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Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:19 pm

Very nice dude, does look odd seeing a ford lump under the bonnet but that's not what the conversion is all about! This is a propper driving machine! winkeye
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:23 pm

looking good bud :thumb:
Get a tech 2 front bumper though
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:36 pm

looking good nice street sleeper.
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Love it :D
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:09 pm

Looking good :cool:
Turbo power is calling, but I still want 6cyls :cry:
buster wrote:Get a tech 2 front bumper though
Good spot mate, thought you were going mad at first :mad:
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 6:54 pm

buster wrote:looking good bud :thumb:
Get a tech 2 front bumper though
well spotted that man,the original got ripped after an off road incident and this bumper happened to be on a white touring at my local scrappies,itll do for me though winkeye
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:08 pm

soooo council! burger kings and angel eyes, alpenis snide badges! lol :D

it's fast so thats ok
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:13 pm

wash it u lazy sod!! :D

and then film it so i can go

whaaaaaah! when it rips concrete up from 1st to 2nd :P
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:59 am

I bet thats fun to drive!!!!!! good work mate! very :cool:
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:34 pm

Thats a real nice motor know thats gona be rapid as i have a cossie parked in the garage. Yeah you should put up a video so we can see how quick it is.
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:17 pm

Simon13 wrote:soooo council! burger kings and angel eyes, alpenis snide badges! lol :D

it's fast so thats ok
lol

of course simon.

you look very upper class in your 4 door SE.
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:10 pm

Simon13 wrote:soooo council! burger kings and angel eyes, alpenis snide badges! lol :D

it's fast so thats ok
i grew up on one of the roughest council estates in edinburgh so that explains it :D although the alpina badges where on it when i bought it and are getting changed for carbon fibre black/white bmw roundels.whats burger kings though? :?
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:18 pm

how hard is it to do a conversion like that
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:20 pm

noney82 wrote:how hard is it to do a conversion like that
easy,you just drop the car off at the specialists then return several weeks later with a very large wad of cash and drive away winkeye
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:17 pm

so thats the easy way lol, dear do then
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:24 pm

noney82 wrote:so thats the easy way lol, dear do then
indeed,Ԛ£2600 just for labour charges.to buy everything needed would add about another Ԛ£3000-Ԛ£4000.fortunately i owned everything already from my previous project winkeye
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:26 pm

BLOODY HELL!!!!!
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:30 pm

then there was the best part of a grand for a new turbo not to mention the brakes,suspension, custom exhaust etc it soon adds up 8O hopefully this one will last a while as i cant afford to do another one :roll:
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:31 pm

why you done another one before this
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:46 pm

noney82 wrote:why you done another one before this
yes, a 1985 rwd toyota celica cosworth but i cant find the relevant post on it with pics :?
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did you post a forum about it
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that was my first major project,Ԛ£28000 over 8 years wiped out in 30 seconds,the last pic being a page from redline car mag :roll:
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Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:04 pm

Love it & want one
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Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:45 pm

very nice m8 bet that suprises afew people. :o
drove a 330 bhp rwd saph a few weeks ago was an absolute riot, shittin and grinnin at the shame time, id love my beemer to go like that thing did, i loved the way it stepped out 1,2,3 when the boost came in.
but i`ll never have that kinda cash :cry: :cry:
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Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:37 am

Nice mate but ditch those shonky ht leads and get a heat shield for the turbo!
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SPADGE wrote:Nice mate but ditch those shonky ht leads and get a heat shield for the turbo!
theres a little bit of tidying up to be done yet in the engine bay and on the car generally,its on my list of things to do.ive been concentrating on getting the mechanicals right first and im there at last winkeye
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R U D E :cool:
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SPADGE wrote:Nice mate but ditch those shonky ht leads and get a heat shield for the turbo!
theres a little bit of tidying up to be done yet in the engine bay and on the car generally,its on my list of things to do.ive been concentrating on getting the mechanicals right first and im there at last winkeye
Its a cossie mate you'll never be 'there' :D
If you need any cossie bits and pieces give me a shout as i still have numerous spares kicking about for them!
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:48 pm

ive fitted the white rocker cover and underbonnet sound proofing.i prefer the white as its less 'in your face' than the red .i think ill do the lettering in blue to match the hoses and im about to t-cut the engine bay paintwork
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:49 pm

looking good fuzzy

engine bay could do with a clean
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fuzzy wrote: im about to t-cut the engine bay paintwork
thanks max,im on it though winkeye
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:59 pm

pimpmobil wrote:Love it & want one
Sorry for the thread hijack, but were you at The Yeovil show this summer?
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:44 pm

looking good fuzzy.It definately suits the white rocker cover,good mod. :cool:
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