Ford Racing Puma #160/500 (Déjà vu)

[Gally]

Déjà vu innit?

Anyway last year I decided in my wisdom to sell the best car I have owned... http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?642965-Ford-Racing-Puma-467-%A35500

In hindsight it was still the right decision as they were at their height price wise before slumping a tad recently for rather high mileage examples so although I wish I still had it... it was the perfect time to sell if that makes sense.

So here we are today, an Audi TT V6 and a 182 Trophy later back where I was a year ago back in a Racing Puma archgap wagon!

And so the project begins, #160/500... Palenty of parts ordered already will give an update soon!!

 

[DaveDreads]

Re: FRP #160/500

There's something wrong with you and I think you should get professional help.

Glad you're happy though mate.

 

[Adam.P]

Re: FRP #160/500

There's something wrong with you and I think you should get professional help.

I agree with Dave, however, awesome car (again) sir.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Re: FRP #160/500

LOL.

Atleast everytime you compare it to something you'll be able to back it up by actually having one you f**k!

Good buy mate, hopefull see it/you over the summer months!

 

[Heez]

Re: FRP #160/500

Plate makes it.

Will be interesting to see how this turns out.

 

[Cliotoby]

Re: FRP #160/500

Swirlmarks.

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[JoedotwasT5phy]

Re: FRP #160/500

lulwut?

 

[Gally]

Re: FRP #160/500

There's something wrong with you and I think you should get professional help.

Glad you're happy though mate.

Haha! You have a Cortina fetish how the hell do you not understand my madness!

LOL.

Atleast everytime you compare it to something you'll be able to back it up by actually having one you f**k!

Good buy mate, hopefully see it/you over the summer months!

Indeed mate. Paintwork needs a lot of work (from my standards) but it was the whole point of buying one cheap that had had proper mechanical work done. For eg 2x front calipers at £600 fitted less than a year ago, 2 new brake discs less than a year old at £400. So it's a good buy, so far...

Plate makes it.

Will be interesting to see how this turns out.

Very happy with the plate, it's been fitted since it left the factory. Again the mountain of history this one came with is mind boggling.

It's a project as I said so looking forward to seeing how it come together myself. About £100 worth of bits being fitted tomorrow night just for starters!

 

[Gally]

Re: FRP #160/500

Swirlmarks.

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Swirlmarks at the least of the problems on this paintwork!

lulwut?

Oh hi there Billybob4.

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

Re: FRP #160/500

What was wrong with the trophy??

 

[JD]

Re: FRP #160/500

Saw a thread lower down entitled "Trophy replacement". Presumed it was yours! Thread title disappoints. Last time you didn't post pictures until it was at least clean!

 

[DaveDreads]

Re: FRP #160/500

Haha! You have a Cortina fetish how the hell do you not understand my madness!

This is true. lol
I've also recently developed an attraction to Mk1 Granadas.

Liking certain cars is like finding a bird attractive that none of your mates do,
you don't care, you just want to get inside them.

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Re: FRP #160/500

You going to be lowering at all? seems like a bit of an arch gap lol
Glad you're happy though, Only reason I'm not a fan is the one in work with me (not FRP just puma) it's completely put me off them. Ill try and sneak a pic later lol

 

[Tunst]

Re: FRP #160/500

You going to be lowering at all? seems like a bit of an arch gap lol
Glad you're happy though, Only reason I'm not a fan is the one in work with me (not FRP just puma) it's completely put me off them. Ill try and sneak a pic later lol

If you ever get chance to drive an FRP do it... You will not be dissapointed, it will soon change your mind

 

[Gally]

Re: FRP #160/500

What was wrong with the trophy??

Erm it isn't rusty, it's not built by drunk men at Ford and it had no archgap.

Great cars, infact brilliant cars, but like I said in the other thread, the 2 of them were sat side by side when I bought the Frp, the Trophy was immaculate and I never even gave it a second glance.

Saw a thread lower down entitled "Trophy replacement". Presumed it was yours! Thread title disappoints. Last time you didn't post pictures until it was at least clean!

No it wasn't! I posted pics that I took at the services. The Trophy was waiting until it was clean, more because it was Pink!

 

[Goodj]

Re: FRP #160/500

Good boy Gally.

Sell me this one when you're done

 

[Ian_182]

Re: FRP #160/500

Utter madness.

Good luck with it.

 

[DanielJames]

Re: FRP #160/500

Cool cars these, are they cheap yet? I've always wanted one

 

[Munson]

Re: FRP #160/500

Told you so IMO.

 

[Cliotoby]

Re: FRP #160/500

Swirlmarks at the least of the problems on this paintwork!



Oh hi there Billybob4.

Why whats up with it?

Your last one was mint. I bet you wont top it with this one

 

[Gally]

Re: FRP #160/500

Time to make things shiny!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Re: FRP #160/500

Ferploffle [geddit ]

Anuvva wun.

Details ? Miles / spec etc ?

 

[Sir_Dave]

Re: FRP #160/500

Just for you Kev

Lap times of Pembrey:

DC2 Integra Type R - 1 min 15.48
PH1 Clio 172 - 1 min 15.40
Racing Puma - 1 min 13.75...

 

[Cliotoby]

Re: FRP #160/500

Make sure you get that inner rim wiped properly.

 

[BoatNonce]

Re: FRP #160/500

You going to be lowering at all? seems like a bit of an arch gap lol

Gally, you're mad.

 

[Chi]

Re: FRP #160/500

Just for you Kev

What about Trophy time? 1min 10 I reckon

 

[Gaz.]

Re: FRP #160/500

Can't say I'm surprised, the TT was the polar opposite, the Trophy wasn't far off being a similar thing but not to the man who pisses Blue!

I've no dount you'll have it tidy as hell.

 

[DanielJames]

Re: FRP #160/500

Just for you Kev

​Bullshit.

 

[Scutch]

Re: FRP #160/500

​Bulls**t.

LOL!

Nice move Gally. Can't say it's a forward step but it's not a backwards one either as if a car makes you happy it's done it's job.

Looks sweet.

 

[LIL B]

Re: FRP #160/500

Oxide.

 

[willcrook]

Re: FRP #160/500

love these cars, they handle sooo sweeet

funnily enough, without a doubt the loudest (presumably) road legal car I've heard was one of these in Manchester - not sure wtf he'd done do it

 

[Scutch]

Re: FRP #160/500

love these cars, they handle sooo sweeet

funnily enough, without a doubt the loudest (presumably) road legal car I've heard was one of these in Manchester - not sure wtf he'd done do it

Morphed it into an Impreza?

 

[BoatNonce]

Re: FRP #160/500

My money's on a missing exhaust.

 

[Gally]

Re: FRP #160/500

love these cars, they handle sooo sweeet

funnily enough, without a doubt the loudest (presumably) road legal car I've heard was one of these in Manchester - not sure wtf he'd done do it

That sounds like the car I now own!

 

[Gally]

Re: FRP #160/500

Oh and now to my standards... Although the exhaust is like new!

 

[Tunst]

Re: FRP #160/500

I actually seen one yesterday and in standard form i forgot how raspy the exhaust is in standard form, even put my window down to listen to it


Edit: have you taken the exhaust off to polish it or is that a new one?

 

[welshname]

Re: FRP #160/500

He was provided with the original one from the seller

Glad to see you back where you belong in a blue oval. Quite looking forward to this one as last time round I didn't really catch the thread till the end of it's time with you.

 

[Gally]

Re: FRP #160/500

Ferploffle [geddit ]

Anuvva wun.

Details ? Miles / spec etc ?

Details. Erm i'm the 4th owner although the last guy didn't have it long. He bought it to use as a Toy but never got the chance really.

90k miles. 20,000 less than the one I sold and half the price. Masses of history with it and some parts that came with the car that would probably cost the same as the budget of a small third world country.

It's just lacking finesse at the moment. Plenty of time though. Took me 2 years to get #467 up to scratch!

Just for you Kev

Lols! God I love reading that review/road test.

​Bullshit.

Believe it. It happened.

LOL!

Nice move Gally. Can't say it's a forward step but it's not a backwards one either as if a car makes you happy it's done it's job.

Looks sweet.

Thanks Neil. Hope you're well mate. Not in the head obviously just health wise... ken?

 

[Gally]

Re: FRP #160/500

It's even funnier the link still works now... http://www.itr-dc2.com/resource/itr_puma_172.pdf

Hi Dave.

 

[C.J]

Re: FRP #160/500

Nice project you have there, again.

How long did you own the last FRP for?