egg Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 it's all good fun, at least you're on the right* side of the river Medway now GM. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 The right side of the river is not Essex as far as I'm concerned! dozeydustman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
af1 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Don't recall many Octavia VRS being joyridden in Gravesend.The vrs was the chase car!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Pushed out of the garage (front brakes were locked on, but she moved), it got the sun* on its back for the first time since last December The battery off af1's Saxo was good enough to get her to run (first turn of the key) Then a bit of chat was had, and this Y2K picture was taken... Date set for next week for af1 (with my dubious help!) to have a go at cambelt and pump! Top bloke for helping out. michael t, Burnside, danthecapriman and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 It's times like this when it's a shame you can only like something once. Top man, af1! Kringle and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 Friends, you may have noticed I have raised some cash by roffling a bass guitar on the open forum. I can reveal why! Here is an OEM, original, unpainted, black top rear bumper!! A dealer was selling off stock. It appears to have arrived in one piece. This may be a spend to save, as now, painting this bumper will be much cheaper,as they don't have to do two colours. This is for the base of course... danthecapriman, fordperv, Datsuncog and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 In that colour you might, in the right circumstances, do a passable job with an aerosol. I’d doubt very much it would be much cheaper to paint, you’ve still got to mix the paint and the difference in labour is fractional. At a guess £80-100, that’s the sort of figures I’ve been quoted in past for similar jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 In theory, this should help with the cambelt job GrumpiusMaximus, RobT and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I was quoted £90 (plus the dreaded) to paint a front bumper locally. Unfortunately, by the time I’d wasted £40 on paint and lacquer having a go myself, the quote went up by £40 as there was extra work putting on a barrier coat. That was a metallic btw. Suspect I could have waited and wet sanded it for a better diy finish but needed it done sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Wouldn’t tackle anything metallic, but a flat blue should go on no problem providing you aren’t blending it or spraying it somewhere damp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Agreed, solid paints the way to go. Assuming a decent quality aerosol, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Let's talk a bit more about launch cars (let's not, says everyone else) This GLX diesel (yes, a different grille for the uninitiated) was built in September 93, so obviously wasn't included in the original batch of March '93 cars for press work. DVLA says tax expired in August 2004 - so only an 11 year life, for a car that no doubt went on to be a workhorse. RobT, Dick Longbridge, oldcars and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 This GLX doesn't even have an FMC plate, and was reviewed in January '93, so must be one of the mythical* 92 built cars? Unfortunately, we will never know as the DVLA and Etis have wrenched this car from their memory. That crooked number plate would be photo shopped today. oldcars, RobT and GrumpiusMaximus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I prefer the diesel grille. egg, MorrisItalSLX and michael t 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 K34 FMC was photoshopped on to this image, as it actually belongs to a green Escort according to both Etis and DVLA. The Escort died in 2008. GrumpiusMaximus and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 While I was out getting tyres for the Mazda, thought it a good idea to put some air in the flat GLX tyre... RobT, Angrydicky, oldcars and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Mr Nibblet of this parish has supplied me with a large and heavy blue genuine Ford warning triangle. Thanks to him MorrisItalSLX, Conrad D. Conelrad, GrumpiusMaximus and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I think all cars should have a blue interior. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Apart from ones with red interiors. But I know what you mean, there should be more colour in the world. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 The blue interior on that Mondeo really is something to behold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 £100 to paint a bumper in 2 pack and baked - it's not worth pissing around with cans....? Weather is too cold now unless you have a heated garage. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 No it’s not. I’ve given up with rattle cans, unless it’s a nice flat colour like white or something it always looks worse than a few scabs. Only thing I’ll paint now is stone chip onto areas where the original stuff has worn off. The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 From Flickr and has MOT! michael t, RobT, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 It just looks a fucker though with those shit stripes all over it. He ought to have spent the money on sorting out it pissing oil out everywhere instead of those absolutely ridiculous graphics on the side. Mk1 Speed... Wow. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Spotted this today in a very wet Chertsey and thought of egg. Looked in very good condition, but was very wet. Just noticed it’s parked in front of it’s much fatter, younger brother. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Cheers. Soon be 3 years on this thread, and I appreciate people coming on here to post Mk1 Mondeo content! jumpingjehovahs and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 theres a mk1 saloon in silver i keep missing to get a pic of egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Saw a MK1 estate on Wednesday. I think... egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Cheers. Soon be 3 years on this thread, and I appreciate people coming on here to post Mk1 Mondeo content!I think it’s a great thread! Tinged with nostalgia too, when I was a kid my uncle had a burgundy 1.8LX L???VAE (I think) replaced with a Mk2 1.8 Verona in silver. The Mk1 was, I always thought, a bit of a looker. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Sorting put the piss wet through boot in mine at the moment. Determined it’s come from the wiper grommet. Already sealed back lights up, that’s a given, they all piss water in through there. Still selling quite a few bits of the saloon I broke, people will pay a fair bit now for the genuine Ford uncracked thermostat housings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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