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Old 12 August 2008, 07:09 PM
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Loads of small jobs done today , I'm down to a final snagging list so must be pretty close . There was an issue with the rear wheels fouling on the inner arches , to be expected i suppose as i must have lowered it about 5 inches , anyway I've set the ride hight slightly higher all round now and no problems . Front skirt came from wrc spares as promised so that's been fitted . Just down to geometry set up and a clean now , looks like i'll be doing that myself for now ready for the weekend then a full detail when i get back ( Matt )
Hoping for a pro photoshoot in the very near future with a few of the other cars I've done !

Old 12 August 2008, 07:19 PM
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finishes the front nicely mate yup can do full detail when you get back no problem. have a contact at banzai. could be worth seeing if we could get a joint feature / advert?
Old 12 August 2008, 07:37 PM
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Wow amazing project
great stuff!
Old 12 September 2008, 05:06 AM
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Old 12 September 2008, 06:02 AM
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Not sure I like it....................much!!!!

Holy cow batman that is stunning. Well done mate. Thats a hell of a talent you have and you must bea saint for patients?

Shame I can't make the Rally Day at CC otherwise I'd love to see this close up.

Give yourself a huge pat on the back mate and when Matt comes over to detail it give him a kiss from me (optional of course).

Steve
Old 18 September 2008, 10:25 AM
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Loving that bumper !

Your phone will be ringing shortly
Old 18 September 2008, 07:48 PM
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Very nice made .
Old 20 September 2008, 08:50 AM
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Theres a lot of hard work and massive amonts of talent gone into that
Awsome effort
Old 20 September 2008, 04:20 PM
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well done chap looks the dogs well worth the hard work
Old 20 September 2008, 07:17 PM
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Just read the whole 9 pages with interest...very good, I really like that...a testament to your talent, keep it up
Old 21 September 2008, 09:00 PM
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Thanks for the comments . I'm back onto this now .
Rear suspension first , I've a set of these on order ,
Old 23 September 2008, 01:01 PM
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wow, awesome work (i've just read all 9 pages for the first time!).

you must be well chuffed with how thats turned out
Old 23 September 2008, 04:33 PM
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I think the thing to do now mr ABW is to strip it down and clean up / refurb all the parts underneath. make a ABW advert / real show car of it.

could do with a bonnet painted if you want to do a trade off on the detailing
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Originally Posted by mneame
I think the thing to do now mr ABW is to strip it down and clean up / refurb all the parts underneath. make a ABW advert / real show car of it.

could do with a bonnet painted if you want to do a trade off on the detailing
sounds good m8
Old 26 September 2008, 10:26 PM
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Fantastic effort mate. If you consider that the original WRC car is designed with many thousounds of hrs by CAD jockeys, to replicate that by hand is absolutely stunning.

Hope to see it in a decent mag to record your fine work!

Why can Subaru not sell something like that as a LTD ED rather than the RB320 which is a quick scour of the parts bin with no imagination whatsoever? There would be a que with cheque books round the M25!

Total respect mate.
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Originally Posted by Andy Murdoch
Fantastic effort mate. If you consider that the original WRC car is designed with many thousounds of hrs by CAD jockeys, to replicate that by hand is absolutely stunning.

Hope to see it in a decent mag to record your fine work!

Why can Subaru not sell something like that as a LTD ED rather than the RB320 which is a quick scour of the parts bin with no imagination whatsoever? There would be a que with cheque books round the M25!

Total respect mate.
Cheers Buddy , no mags are interested m8
" looks too much like a wrc car "
Old 26 September 2008, 10:59 PM
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Unbelievaaable! They would rather advertise new hatch Impreza's under the guise of enthusiast's. Subaru's = Rally Cars, not driftin or street racing crap.

Anyway, Scoobynet is the mag for the real enthusiast.

I'm off to the McRae Stages tomorrow for the ultimate entry list of MKII Escorts. Heaven in the woods!
Old 26 September 2008, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy Murdoch

Anyway, Scoobynet is the mag for the real enthusiast.

I'm off to the McRae Stages tomorrow for the ultimate entry list of MKII Escorts. Heaven in the woods!
I agree , enjoy tomorrow m8
mk2 escort
Old 14 October 2008, 03:25 PM
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I'm back onto this now . I've made my version of the camera pod . just out of filler at the moment I'm going to get a mold made and start producing some
Old 21 November 2008, 06:42 AM
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Looks stunning in the flesh
Old 21 November 2008, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by dynamix
Looks stunning in the flesh
Cheers buddy .I'll sort your bits over the weekend
Old 21 November 2008, 05:31 PM
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It looks like there was a lot of work in those 1/4's and front wings I suppose thats why most people just buy the FRP inserts
Old 21 November 2008, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by stevebt
It looks like there was a lot of work in those 1/4's and front wings I suppose thats why most people just buy the FRP inserts
Tell me about it Steve , I'm taking some moulds off it now to make it easier next time .
Old 21 November 2008, 06:11 PM
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Should make for a nicer set of rear arches them darren.
Old 21 November 2008, 06:13 PM
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It must make you feel soo much better knowing you did the car in full metal trim rather than the moulds
Old 22 November 2008, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by stevebt
It must make you feel soo much better knowing you did the car in full metal trim rather than the moulds
Yes mate well worth the effort
Old 25 November 2008, 10:48 PM
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i'll take a camera pod if you do get a mold done.

amazing work, a cracking looking car !!!!!!!
Old 26 November 2008, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by minty
i'll take a camera pod if you do get a mold done.

amazing work, a cracking looking car !!!!!!!
They'll be available next week I'll post some pics
Old 26 November 2008, 06:07 PM
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Excellent work bud, car looks amazing.


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