egg Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 Remember I painted this NOS grille last year? Well, now the nice weather is here, time to put it on. But I didn't like the original rusty screws. So I got some new OEM ones from a Ford dealer because I'm not* a rivet counter Before.. After... Doing this got me going cod-philosophical One of the reasons I drive older cars is because fighting against the dying of the light, trying to slow down entropy, and because extending objects usefulness beyond their designed lifespan gives me actual pleasure. 99% of the 93-96 Mondeos are bean cans. Only 0.25% are actually taxed and on the road. So all that human energy and world resources have moved on. For me, it's a reason to be alive, particularly as I'm aware I'm beginning to decay myself. So that's why I've been painting and fitting a new grille to my 27 year old Mondeo. And you thought it was just to get me out of the house.. Vantman, danthecapriman, RobT and 34 others 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 One Chodtastic Mondeo you have there @egg, as I've said before it's one of my favourite cars on Autoshite. New grill looks really nice. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 That looks great! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 be a great car to take to aylesford next year for the all ford show egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Want to replace the front number plate screws, they are 5mm diameter self tappers, I have millions of 4mm of course! And they won't hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Pop them in a vat of Coca-Cola overnight, then clean with scotchpad and repaint maybe? EDIT: when I worked for a Ford dealers years ago, I had the job of fitting the new number plates. IIRC, the MD ordered a massive box of screws from Ford so it may be worth seeing if they sell them? egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Normally yes, but the thread has gone completely on one of 'em Homebase is open today, I'll pop round and get something suitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Pack it out with some PTFE tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Now sorted with new screws and caps that don't quite fit because of the round head screw. Still the old AS mantra, better than it was. And yes, I do actually have a new plate still to fit. This was prep. Lacquer Peel, Eyersey1234 and paulplom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I absolutely love this car. Love that you take such good am are of it! KWhite, egg, Eyersey1234 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 5:13 PM, egg said: fighting against the dying of the light, trying to slow down entropy, and because extending objects usefulness beyond their designed lifespan gives me actual pleasure. For me, it's a reason to be alive, particularly as I'm aware I'm beginning to decay myself. Poetry. Should be a meme on my lounge wall. Split_Pin, jumpingjehovahs, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 2 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said: Poetry. Should be a meme on my lounge wall. Happy to help! LightBulbFun, stonedagain, vulgalour and 19 others 10 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 ha ha great stuff! MOT was due 1 June, so now extended until 1 December... LightBulbFun, jumpingjehovahs and Eyersey1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 4 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said: I absolutely love this car. Love that you take such good am are of it! I do too, it's Chodtastic GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 hour ago, egg said: ha ha great stuff! MOT was due 1 June, so now extended until 1 December... Haha, glad you like it - I was worried it would come across as mickey taking, which it wasn't, I actually think it's a lovely bit of writing. Interestingly when I typed in blue mk1 Mondeo into google this picture was I think the 5th to come up! egg, GrumpiusMaximus and Eyersey1234 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 A article on the BTCC Mondeo from December 1993, in cars and car conversions magazine. Kindly provided by @Christine The only other MK1 Mondeo without a sunroof (apart from the base). They amazingly got the weight down to 950kg. And at an international event at Monza Brodders, w00dy, Semi-C and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Potato cam ! GrumpiusMaximus, danthecapriman, Brodders and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Brilliant. Thanks for sharing. I really got into BTCC at this time, I think they used to show it on Grandstand on Saturday afternoons. It may have been 1992 that I first started watching it; IIRC the privateers often had bmw e30s still. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00dy Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Definitely one of my favourite Autoshite cars. I had the Scalextric of that BTCC Mondeo as a lad. and it was always my preferred choice over the E36. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 the super tourer survivors, surprising how many are still about, had a passenger ride in a prorive one in 2000 when i worked for ford, my driver was anthony reid. bloody scary http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/152/ http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/61/ http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/260/ http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/109/ http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/262/ http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/178/ http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/89/ http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/217/ http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/60/ http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/110/ http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/104/ timolloyd and egg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Updating wall pictures and won the picture off ebay, and had frame and mount with another picture I lost interest in.. and seeing ur mk1 and btcc stuff I thought I'd show you paulplom, egg and Christine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Christine said: Potato cam ! 1994. Peak BTCC for me. I wish I still had my red Alfa 155 some (semi) interesting trivia, that Renault 19 in the picture is driven by the dad of Red Bull F1 driver Alex Albon egg and 155V6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 There are two touring car replicas I'm aware of. The blue one (Isis blue) started off as a base... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, egg said: There are two touring car replicas I'm aware of. The blue one (Isis blue) started off as a base... Red one hes been making a btcc rep bumper, and blue one, dude waiting heart bypass op and then sort out bumpers as someone drove into it Edited May 26, 2020 by stuboy cause im stoopid egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Yeah, was sad to see the damage to the blue one, I think he's put 10 grand into that car! stuboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 i ended up spannering well labouring to alvin powell one night at knockhill on his prodrive mondeo, clutch had gone so gearbox out job. to think in club racing these guys are basically motorhome and trailer, far cry from the million quid per car per year ford paid prodrive egg and wesacosa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWhite Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I'm biased being a Mk1 owner, but this is one of my favourite cars. It brings me a great level of comfort knowing that a K Plate BASE in arguably the best colour is in safe hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Matt Neal has had a terrific career...i think he had a mondeo for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Matt raced a ex wsr built car, replica is the red one above. He is still racing touring cars for his own team in a honda civic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Wow I didn't know Mat Neal was still at it. He must have seen it all by now. big_al_granvia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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