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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Very nice.


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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Bypass the matrix temporarily, all you need is a piece of 15mm copper tube with an olive soldered on each end!
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Love a mk1 in this colour ! Very nice !

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    True that is an option & a easy fix as I am a plumber but driving on the M40 in the rain with a steamed up windscreen aint my idea of fun. ( have you seen the forcast for sunday ) tawny.
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    your heater fan will still work and it will clear the screen fine even with no heat from the matrix, just set it on high and have the window down a touch. ive got the heater in mine but not plumbed in and the blower cleared the window fine, especially when out arsing about in the snow!

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Not a problem now just got to remove the old leaky one , supose after 40 years we all start to drip a bit at sometime.


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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    loks the tits son

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Like this car very lots mate

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Thanks for the comments guys tawny.



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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    out with the old & in with the new, much better seats & dont look a miss too.
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    should be a comfortable ride to the AVO day now tawny.
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    They suit it but the original seats siuted it better imo mate.what you doing with the old seats? The recaros are mint tho

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    yes the old seats did look the part but the recaros do the job better for me I am keeping the originals for when I retire & restore it back to a standard mexico ( that means buying all the original stuff back off fridgeman lol ).
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    thought you had retired.
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    No mark just getting a bit of practice in first
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Saw this last nite at the Griffin. Stunning car & a real credit to ya!!

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    I actually spotted this poking out of your garage a fair few months ago when it was a shell,saw it goin down the 38 a few weeks ago and it looked mint,didnt think it'd be the same car though,looks really nice,i dont normally like bubble arched mk1s but think cus this looks "period" it works,i do like a bit of cosworth power to and plan on goin down that road with mine (probably when i retire,im 31 at the mo,ha) still actually need to get the thing welded up 1st.

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Saw this at avo day and thought that deserve's a picture, stunning!

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    not a big fan of bubble arches but i love the colour ......never seen a broon yin before

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    This one.


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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    careful with that exhaust tawny!

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    What size was the first exhaust and the one on it now?? Lovely motor I like the colour but my misses isn't too found of it
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    I must be all growed up now then and paying for it!

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    luvley car you have there mate, how long has your dad been driving it ?
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Quote Originally Posted by gorilla1q View Post
    What size was the first exhaust and the one on it now?? Lovely motor I like the colour but my misses isn't too found of it
    Its allways had a 3" stainless system but it had a 4" tail pipe which was on the donor sierra. The system is a mongoose but only using the rear box the 4" tail pipe looked a bit too blingy so it was reduced to 3".
    The system was an easy job to do, just cut into sections & welded back in the right order with the crossover behind the gearbox to ease box removal without taking off the exhaust. tawny
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Cheers Tawny I was looking at getting a 2.5 possibly 2.75" system (c20let engine) with a 3.5" tailpipe when mine is done but think the 3" tail looks about right
    When I grow up I will have a MK1 Escort

    I must be all growed up now then and paying for it!

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    I tried to upload some photos of the exhaust for you but it now seems that you have to resize all your photos now to get them to upload even ones that I have put on before now are too big. Not really into computers so its all a bit of a flaff to do for me so no more pics from me. tawny.
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    Cheers mate do you use the uploader tab button next to the sponsors at the top of the page or the icon in the message area as I had trouble with the icon when uploading but it was ok when I used the uploader tab?? Pics would be great if you manage to sort it lol
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    Sorry chap I just tried that method & it says files too large , I know of others on this site who have the same problem so it appears to be the site which has changed & not my photo size. tawny.
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Any idea of the dimesions of the wheels tawny, offset etc... they look just right

    i cant decide on 13's or 15's when mines done, sometimes i think 15's on an arched mk1 but then i see a nice set of 13's and im back to 'undecided'

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    8x13 on the front ET-5
    9x13 onthe rear ET-17
    These sizes were reccomended by minilight as the tried & tested sizes for an arched mk1 with a baby atlas.
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    I must admit 15s look good , look at fridgemans mex ( pigs old car) 15" comp mls look good but I have heard that if you go to 15s you experience poor handling over the 13s.
    Any opinions on this matter please. tawny.
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    one way to find out matey is to borrow my spare set for a bit, i think you will find it better not worse
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    Tawny says happy christmas to all of you out there & all the best for the new year & thanks for all the advice & help over the last 12 months
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Love the coulor!!

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Thanks for the comment , only putting back what ford intended to be a nice colour but fashon said it was not the colour of the time , but now BMW / AUDI have this brown shade in thier range.
    So what goes round comes back around, as the saying goes.
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    Finally found an anglia to keep the mex company.
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    A few more of the new project.
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    That is one very clean Anglia , only trouble with that pic is makes me want to get a Mk1 Escort to keep my Anglia company now

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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    that car is in better nick than most 5 year old modern euro boxes ! will be nice when its had the mods done.goner be another nice one from the derbyshire crew.
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    Re: Tawnys mk1 mexico

    Yipee pictures worked....
    This is one hell of a nice car, don't get better than this to start a project with...

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