'93 Mondy thread - MOT pass

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it's all good fun, at least you're on the right* side of the river Medway now GM.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

The right side of the river is not Essex as far as I'm concerned!

[af1]

Don't recall many Octavia VRS being joyridden in Gravesend.

The vrs was the chase car!!!

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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.

[mrbenn]

It's times like this when it's a shame you can only like something once.

 

Top man, af1!

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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...

 

 

[sierraman]

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.

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In theory, this should help with the cambelt job

 

[mrbenn]

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.

[sierraman]

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.

[mrbenn]

Agreed, solid paints the way to go. Assuming a decent quality aerosol, of course!

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

[Sir Snipes]

I prefer the diesel grille.

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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.

 

 

 

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While I was out getting tyres for the Mazda, thought it a good idea to put some air in the flat GLX tyre...

 

 

 

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Mr Nibblet of this parish has supplied me with a large and heavy blue genuine Ford warning triangle. Thanks to him

 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I think all cars should have a blue interior.

[Yoss]

Apart from ones with red interiors. But I know what you mean, there should be more colour in the world.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

The blue interior on that Mondeo really is something to behold.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

£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.

[sierraman]

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.

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From Flickr and has MOT!

 

[sierraman]

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.

[jumpingjehovahs]

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.

 

 

 

 

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^Cheers.

 

^{Soon be 3 years on this thread, and I appreciate people coming on here to post Mk1 Mondeo content!}

[stuboy]

theres a mk1 saloon in silver i keep missing to get a pic of

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Saw a MK1 estate on Wednesday. I think...

[jumpingjehovahs]

^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.

 

 

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[sierraman]

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