Guest rambo Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 (edited) Let us know if you need a hand mate, i love the dash, i so need to learn how to fibreglass Edited July 8, 2009 by rambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DjBigkev Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Hey mate great car, I love the afterburners, I've been diein for some of those, where did ya get em from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Nice one mate, any noticeable difference in handling ??? yea mate, handles alot better, and has taken the bounce out of it, (brobably cos the shocks that i took off wer knackered) Let us know if you need a hand mate, i love the dash, i so need to learn how to fibreglass cheers dude, i just got some stuff and had a do, like filler but a bit more stringey lol Hey mate great car, I love the afterburners, I've been diein for some of those, where did ya get em from they were an ebay special (pretty much like the rest of my car bits lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 So are the Coilovers worth it ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I'll have to see if there still available next year !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SiV6Si Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Mark, when you part with the 40 mm springs, can you give me a shout please.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 will do mate, got the rears off just gota get round to the fronts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Real nice looking car m8 loving the weels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SiV6Si Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Thanks Mark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 another update, got it through the mot at the cost of the front seats, they wernt the best quality and having little old 15 stone me sitting in them all day have caused the internals to wear and they are flapping about, INSECURE DRIVERS SEAT so they have been taken out untill i can sort the internals. wheel bearings - one was a fail and another an advisory one outer drum, stub axel and new bearing later the failure side was sorted on a good note, im making up some underbonnet bling, all the bits im making are going to be polished alloy, so far iv made a battery cover n im working on plate that sits over the top of my rocker cover (over the spark plugs) iv also been playing with a few pics, carbon fibre front bib, ill add the pics soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Good Stuff mate, look forward to the pics !!! :icon_salut_gb: If it makes you feel any better, mine has not faired well in the MOT either !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RyAn1988 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 gotta say mate its the best looking mk6 cabby ive seen yet smart as fook :bowdown: them lights on the back r tidy as!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 cheers mate little update iv removed my front splitter, smoothed n sprayed it, refitted it with a bit of piping around round the edge to protect the bumper abit then I RAN IT OVER :throw: its now off again with a lovley crack stright down the centre and at the side where it ties into the bumper, 1 step foward 4 million 27 thousand 9 hundred and 32 steps back (yep i counted lol) iv also got my genuin ford rs2000 skirts to paint and fit, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Sods Law mate, it looked sweet too !!! Speed hump by chance ??? :icon_cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 na mate, caught it on the floor on the way back from the shops, then at speed it folded (m-way) it folded under pretty scary i can tell ya that, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 iv decided to put my car back to standard untill i work out what im doing with it ill stick a link in here with all the bits that im selling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stally08 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 omg man u cant do that i loved this topic and loved this car even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 i know mate, im guna miss it the way it was, doing the buts that i have to it, mainly lowering and big wheels made it a real pain in the arse to use on a daily basis. plus i bought a new mota which is a bit more practicle. ( audi allroad) it may be comming back a bit special, you never know. im still not sure what to do with it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Whatever you do don't sell it Mark as you will miss it.Standard I am all for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 if you end up selling it youl only want another one and you wont find one as good, wont be the same, keep it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 i know what ya mean mate, my dad said i could keep it stored round his, but i feel a xr2 project comming on soon. i do loke my mk6 but i fancy somthing a bit more oldskool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 i love xr2s, if you do sell it then for a old skool ford is acceptable in my eyes lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMcCarthy Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 dont sell it mate you will regret it, take your dad up on his offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 i love xr2s, if you do sell it then for a old skool ford is acceptable in my eyes lol. lol cheers fella well the time has come, it is now up for sale so tell your friends, family, family friends etc piston heads ad is a sad day in the markey house hold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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