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spiderweb

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  1. well its comming to the nice weather.. seen loads of classic cars about in the last few days...so iv started on mine lol...looking forward to taking her out when done lol...orded a load of rubbers ect from this company....it also may be of intrest to some on here.....http://www.classiccar-trim.com/ as ford do not do/stock any parts for my ford escort mk3....

     

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    they do parts for other cars too......

  2. thank you...you could be right about sunroofs not fitting..my car has been stood in a barn since 86...its either run silicone round it..or replace it..it does not let in water..but bits of rust gets in your hair lol....and theirs not many mk3s about..and sunroofs are mainly found on ghias,xrs,and rs turbos...so their a bit on the gound..even on ebay.......

  3. I bought a brand new boxed brake servo..for a escort rs turbo..£10..not a mile from me..fitted like a glove..and replaced the master cylinder..2 jobs done..renewed fluid..and whent to city seals..£2.50 and bought new oil seals..now the dissy is as new..as I did buy a new dizzy but for a 1300..and mines a 1600..the car drove like a 1.1...just had my vv carb fully reconditioned...£30..all parts was genuine ford..only thing that was reused was the body..choke mec..ect thrown away...car been stood since 1986..all perished

  4. hi im after a few bits for a ford escort mk3 ghia..any one breaking one..its mainly trim im looking for....carpets,door weather strips and a sunroof...sunroof iv been told the mk-6-7 fit???that iv got to see as the roof curves on the mk6-7....some one may have fitted one.....

  5. Radio Sheffield said that police are looking for a gang of about 15-20 asian youths some wearing masks that was responsible for aiming fire works at passing cars and buses and for a time blocking abbeydale road, but its not a new thing the link reports on what happened last year.

    http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/sheffield-firework-yobs-pelt-999-crews-1-5099453

     

    nothing will get done then...............

  6. hi iv just started metal detecting with my disabled son..both of us are keen to learn..but now looking for permition to metal detect on farm land..we will obey rules,fill in holes,and take all rubbish away..if theirs any land owners/farmers..that will let us do this please get in touch with me...its also a good way of making friends,dating fields,and keeping fit....theirs just the 2 of us...not a coach load of people.....thank you for looking...I will be taking out insurance..so we will be coverd...for accidents ect lol........but will not leave any potholes..and leave it as we found it....thank you

  7. well at the moment its saved from the scrapyard..i got a brand new brake servo..bought it not half a mile away from me..that some one bought it for his rs turbo that he had never fitted..so after 27 years the car is taxed n tested having lived its life in a barn..is now on the road....the only thing..the mot tester had to say was about it ..iv never seen a mk3 escort in such good condition..and that it is as new..with no advisories..with 2 oil leaks..but does not come under the mot test..a leak on the gearbox/drive shaft...and the dizzy..both now fixed..felt sorry about the car tho..bought a new battery for it..connected it up..and it started playing the 80s music..the owner had left the old tapes in it...from the 80s...the wurzils...lol and the drifters...

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