Matty Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I didn't notice the cossie comment even though I liked it, a couple of minutes before red5 arrived his neighbour also mistook my car for a cossie, I suppose it's the only thing people see these days these "lesser models" get overlooked and get no love Matty the saph is a 2.0 gls and is bog standard bodywork and bumper wise, but your not the only one who has got mistaken people usually see shiney paint and the spoiler (which is standard his but shared with the cosworth)Teach me for being too smart. Very nice though, that's why I love this site much of the stuff on here is very much off my era! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Well I may as well turn this into a thread for the car and it's happenings, we've used it for work for the past 2 days done about 85 miles in it in total it's been great, it's not a bad motor at all Mrs fp is smitten with it and already has plans for it, I can't wait until tomorrow when I'm off so I can fire into a couple of the jobs that need doing, it might even get a 2 bucket wrong un, hopefully I will remember to update you all myglaren, DVee8, taxi paul and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Daughter #2 has an older one and loves it - it was chosen by her and they went to Portsmouth or thereabouts to collect it (600 mile round trip) - as with yours, completely pain free.She has used it daily for a couple of years and it has just been fully restored and now lives in the garage except for summertime and she has an MX5 for day-to-day use so as not to spoil the Escort. DeeJay, Burnside and fordperv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 I was free this afternoon so it was time to put some choonz in the cabriolet as the ford stereo LCD was non existent so I couldn't see to put the code in, As luck has it as well the car came with a Sony 10cd changer with the cable which will speak to this stereo, I've took it out for now but it's to one side in case Mrs fp wants it in I've also popped a 12" sub in to round the sound out it, running the wiring for this took the longest due to taking the plastics out and running the cables properly I also gave it a clean on the outside while Mrs fp cleaned the windows and plastics, I got the passenger side and bootlid polished then it started raining Then a good Hoover inside Just look at the plastic wood in all its glory I also chased a suspected vac leak on the pipes but nothing showed but I will investigate further That's it for today Angrydicky, Aston Martin, DeeJay and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 That wood on the dash looks so out of place! I love it! tooSavvy, mrbenn and oldcars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Yep I've always thought the mk6 ghia looks awkward inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Top job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Also because i love little details, i bought a tonneau cover, im glad i found one for a decent price, it seems like the ones for sale on ebay have added ford tax Mrs6C, mrbenn, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 For Christmas I got this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ford-Design-UK-years-success/dp/1845849868/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547500668&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=nick+hull+ford+design It details how that fake wood was created, it was quite a complicated process given the end result looked fairly artificial. “This latest Scorpio sported a further example of a new type of plastic wood process, developed by suppler Timbalex. This used a photographic wood print film suspended in a bath of water, with the component to be decorated being brought up beneath the film, which would then drape itself around the shape as it rose”. First used on the 95 ‘frog eye’ Scorpio. BTW I can thoroughly recommend the book, there are a few sellers on Amazon who will do it for about £25. tooSavvy, fordperv, Bucketeer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 Today I have given this a service, replaced the thermostat and found an Ill fitting vac pipe so sorted that as well, I also gave it a polish as my attempt yesterday was rudely interupted by rain, we took it out for a drive with the roof down I think that tonneau cover finishes it off Mrs fp loves this car already DVee8, egg, oldcars and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I remember these being bloody ugly at the time they came out. Somehow now new cars are even uglier and that has made these look better. fordperv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnotFound Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I'm going to get chased from here by a load of shiters with pitchforks, but to my eyes these much better than 306 drop tops. They're also a sensible way of getting around the issue I have with late escorts that my head rubs on the headlining, all in all nicely purchased / tarted up, definitely wood. fordperv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I've never understood why anyone thinks 306s are good looking, horrid blobs those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Today I have given this a service, replaced the thermostat and found an Ill fitting vac pipe so sorted that as well, I also gave it a polish as my attempt yesterday was rudely interupted by rain, we took it out for a drive with the roof down 20190115_133524.jpg20190115_133804.jpg I think that tonneau cover finishes it off Mrs fp loves this car alreadyI would check the thermostat housing, that's some leak. fordperv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 I remember these being bloody ugly at the time they came out. Somehow now new cars are even uglier and that has made these look better.I've had the same feeling about a few cars to be fair, I do think these will catch up with the following mk3 and mk4 cabriolets have pretty soon as they appear to have disappeared from daily circulation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 An arty shot Mrs fp took mrbenn, Mrs6C and red5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 That's a lot of condensation running down the windows! fordperv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Sid the sexist asked me to let you know that he feels that the thread title is deliberately misleading and was even more disappointed to find it was not his sort of escort. fordperv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 To be fair it's not the picture people get in their heads when I say I've been fiddling with a 22 year old topless escort NorfolkNWeigh and sutty2006 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Sills Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I always wanted a Mk5 in red ever since my Army Cadet leader bought one new in 1990/91. Exactly like this.Not sure they will ever make big OSF tax money, in general I think convertible versions in this country are always worth less.That Looks great. I've just made a to do list on Mrs Sills Beetle cabriolet. A trip to the scrappies is in order for bits.????. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 I used to have a red mk5 xr3i cabriolet years back when I was in my late teens it looked great had a right laugh in that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 To be fair it's not the picture people get in their heads when I say I've been fiddling with a 22 year old topless escortIn my phone book , I've got an " Escort Woman" which caused MrsN to raise an eyebrow when she first saw it. It's actually the number of a stupid cow that ran into the back of my Chrysler in a ropey old Eclipse a few years ago, there didn't appear to be any damage, but we exchanged numbers just in case my bumper fell off or summat.Really should delete it, but then I've got numbers in there for half a dozen people who've died. anonymous user 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Today I have given this a service, replaced the thermostat and found an Ill fitting vac pipe so sorted that as well, I also gave it a polish as my attempt yesterday was rudely interupted by rain, we took it out for a drive with the roof down 20190115_133524.jpg20190115_133804.jpg I think that tonneau cover finishes it off Mrs fp loves this car already Great pictures of a Ford fording a ford. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Another job ticked off today, it's been a little bug bear that whilst the exhaust was pretty recent from the cat back the tail pipe didn't exit right and the mounts weren't right so the exhaust wobbled about a lot Mrs fp wanted something that looked a little better as well so she purchased this that came this morning, Aren't her pjs just fantastic A universal backbox with a 3" outward rolled tail I set about fitting it by cutting the old box off and adjusted the original ford bolt on mount so the box sat rightI then set about lining it all up and welding everything up, now it looks like this w00dy, mrbenn and sutty2006 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I take my hat off to you for doing the exhaust work in this weather! Car looks great and the colour really suits it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 The thermometer said 2°c so plenty warm, a little warmer when I was welding the pipe up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 Well I'm getting peed off with the mismatched tyres so im popping to my favoured tyre supplier which is also an alloy wheel dealer in a bit to get a set of tyres put on, I like this local place been going there for years he is very personal he remembers customers and their preferences he also has no problem letting me jack the car up etc This is the place https://www.longtontyres.co.uk Always a good price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 Got the tyres fitted and my god the difference was instantly noticeable just driving down the road, I suppose it would be though the old tyres were around 10 years old and had the consistency of plastic and I'm sure one or 2 were out of shape Took the chance while it was up in the air to have a good look underneath and I am pleasantly surprised at it's condition Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 Well mrs fp wanted this lowered and firmed up as it rolled about in the twisties, so we got some coilovers expecting them only to lower by a little at the higher range of adjustment, how wrong we were, we have gaz coilovers on the other cars and they are great adjustment wise but seeming as this is a cheap bit of fun and the gaz stuff costs more than the cost of the car we got some TA technix jobbies instead Warning those of a sensitive nature look away now This is with the rear at full adjustment up, impressive lows I will say though it drives lovely not crashy and doesn't shake your teeth out of your head and she likes it sutty2006 and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I'm sure you're right about it handling better, but it looks broken and out of proportion, IMHO fordperv and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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