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The Ford Appreciation Thread



  Clio Trophy
Oh you can't just leave us with those,
you've got to have more detailed photos of that project?

not really got any other photos
been off the road for 12 months after eating 3 XE's , being recomissioned into a Road rally spec car (as previous) with quite a bit of a tidy up

shell had a good referb a couple of years ago (not by me)

main spec

2.0l pinto
4 speed quaife pro straight cut/close ratio box
Quaife LSD and 5:1 Cwp
Princess four pots 285mm discs front/xr31 calipers and vented discs rear/bias pedal box
Bilstiens all round front compression struts/not linked but tramp bars and panard rod

basic hopefully reliable spec nothing groud breaking just a good handling sideways package that should be affordable if I can keep it at this level

all the normal rally prep stuff Full cage / buckets 4" harnesses etc etc got a few pics of my old rally mk2's will get a few up on here, I also do all the alloy fab for all my cars fuel tanks etc etc

heres a few for starters ;)

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MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
I was out in the "Red Barron" as its called and bloody hell its a stunning motor and a 400bhp Focus was left in our dust

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  182 Cup & DCi 172
Some of my fords I have owned over the last few years:

Escort 1300 XL:

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Focus 2.0 ESP:

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Focus ST-2. Had this a few years and went through 2 main phases - tiger striped (stage 3 around 320bhp/500Nm) and non striped (stage 4 350-360bhp/600-650Nm):

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And my favourite phase:

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My current Ford:

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Unfortunately now saving for a house so just got the Clio 182 & Sierra until a house is bought then going back to some big power turbo car of some description

Rob
 

The Chubby Pirate

ClioSport Club Member
  Golf R
That Rysol Esc' Cosworth is what i need in my life.

If i turn over the lottery i'm going to be making some of the owners of these cars rather wealthy.
 
  Clio Trophy
Cool as f*ck!
I bet you have a right laugh driving that?

Do you run a Sierra as well?


Dont have the sierra anymore as I did a deal on the orange escort for it

was a cracking car but loosing money way to quickley as it cost 5 k to build ...
 
not really got any other photos
been off the road for 12 months after eating 3 XE's , being recomissioned into a Road rally spec car (as previous) with quite a bit of a tidy up

shell had a good referb a couple of years ago (not by me)

main spec

2.0l pinto
4 speed quaife pro straight cut/close ratio box
Quaife LSD and 5:1 Cwp
Princess four pots 285mm discs front/xr31 calipers and vented discs rear/bias pedal box
Bilstiens all round front compression struts/not linked but tramp bars and panard rod

basic hopefully reliable spec nothing groud breaking just a good handling sideways package that should be affordable if I can keep it at this level

all the normal rally prep stuff Full cage / buckets 4" harnesses etc etc got a few pics of my old rally mk2's will get a few up on here, I also do all the alloy fab for all my cars fuel tanks etc etc

heres a few for starters ;)

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Out of interest do you know someone called Nick Staveley who used to be into rallying?
 
Ford still have that Escort Cos, it's in their heritage centre. I love the black three door, I've got pics of it on my laptop.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
I f**king love this...

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One of my favourite cars in the whole thread. Look at it in that colour.

I just found out the late Fiesta RSTs could be had in Silver? Proper rare?
 

DaveDreads

aka Philomena Cunk aka Barry Shitpeas
ClioSport Club Member
I used to know a girl named Lara who had a similar Capri to the one Dave last posted but I'm sure hers was a D reg. It was max power featured iirc.

Quick google search:

http://www.fordcapriforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=34583

I've been making a file of Capri photos for when I get one and that was already in there because of how brutal it looks,
impressive it was built by a girl, yank V8 power is the ultimate goal for mine.
(if I ever manage to keep hold of £1500 for more than a week)
 
  Clio MK3- Chatterbox


Loved that Fiesta.... Was you the one that stripped it, and repainted inside... Its was my good friend Steve's... Was looking standard when he bought it.. He had a fit when he found it was used round Combe in the rain..... HA HA...
 

Jekyll

ClioSport Club Member
I've been making a file of Capri photos for when I get one and that was already in there because of how brutal it looks,
impressive it was built by a girl, yank V8 power is the ultimate goal for mine.
(if I ever manage to keep hold of £1500 for more than a week)

She was the gf of my landlady's partner's son. It came into our workshop plenty of times and went through a few stages. I remember we was spraying the rear of it matt black and practically chocking to death!
 

DaveDreads

aka Philomena Cunk aka Barry Shitpeas
ClioSport Club Member
I'd like to know what the old bill had to say about the spikes on the wings,
they go mental if you have jagged bodywork let alone spikes for impaling people. lol
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Amazing updates Gally, this is the greatest thread in the history off the internet!

My latest contribution.

The Road Warrior lives!

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What an awesome Capri! Drive to death!

I need an old Ford! This thread depresses me!
 
  V6 255, 172's, JCW,
I'd live another mk1 XR2. Black or Silver again for me I think :) The black one I had before was a bit of a nail tbh, but the silver one was nice! :)

Did you notice the decal missing from the rear quarter panel?
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
So it is mate I actually posted from my phone, couldn't really see the picture.

I'd have a mk2 over the Mk1. But I also fancy a Silver XR2i. My friend had one that needed welding underside, so sold it for £500 profit... he regrets it everyday. It was a K reg and utterly immaculate. On tickover it sounded new!
 
Good article in evo this month, rs500 :)
Cool, cheers for the heads up!!

I f**king love this...

zyra5uva.jpg


One of my favourite cars in the whole thread. Look at it in that colour.

I just found out the late Fiesta RSTs could be had in Silver? Proper rare?
They are yeah, iirc only 50 of them made. Late J & some on a K plate. I went to look at one (K51 NTR) years ago, it was proper rusty & was owned by a chav. I walked away as it had a hard life :(

I agree about the Morette comment later on, they don't look nice on it.
 
So it is mate I actually posted from my phone, couldn't really see the picture.

I'd have a mk2 over the Mk1. But I also fancy a Silver XR2i. My friend had one that needed welding underside, so sold it for £500 profit... he regrets it everyday. It was a K reg and utterly immaculate. On tickover it sounded new!
A Silver 2i will be a later one mate, a 16v version that's when they put cats on them.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Yeah the last of them.

Need to find a Silver FRST for sale. As I said earlier I hear they are uber rare late one.
 
Yeah the last of them.

Need to find a Silver FRST for sale. As I said earlier I hear they are uber rare late one.
Did you seem my post #437 ? I was referring to Silver FRST's there mate.

Good luck mate! I reckon less than 20 are still alive now!

Also, some normal colours came on late reg plates, there were some red K plate cars around too.
 


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