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Now 50mm closer to the tarmac!

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very nice mate :thumb
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grill looks spot on, not sure of the wheels, prefer the original finish. But its your choice
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They were in terrible condition and needed something doing to them. I'm looking for a set of voodoo's
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SRi_stu wrote:Now 50mm closer to the tarmac!

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Nice to see it in the light!

looks a hundred times better lowered!!! :thumb :wave
" LS was MORE!! "
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cavboy180 wrote:
SRi_stu wrote:Now 50mm closer to the tarmac!

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Nice to see it in the light!

looks a hundred times better lowered!!! :thumb :wave
Cheers fella :thumb
Bit later than promised but i've got some pics at last

For the rest of you....
I recently picked up a leather interior from paul/cavboy, well chuffed with it though all the photos i took when i fitted it and cleaned the car came out absolute poo!

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lether looks spot on buddy
My valver brings all the boys to the yard, dam right its cammed and carbed, dam right it pops and farts, I would show you but the fuker won't start!
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luv the coulor of the wheels looks good,


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Looking very good fella like it a lot ;) :thumb what lowering kit did you use just springs or a spring/shock combo?
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Just springs, cheapies off ebay :thumb
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looks great, the wheels in anthracite really work with a satin red car.
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SRi_stu wrote:Just springs, cheapies off ebay :thumb
Are they the ones made by "Lo" for about £69?

What does it drive like now? Is it bouncy at all?
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Thats the ones, Its still a really comfortable ride even with the smaller tyres on it now.
I'm gonna buy the cortina proper lowring springs from them to :thumb
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SRi_stu wrote:Thats the ones, Its still a really comfortable ride even with the smaller tyres on it now.
I'm gonna buy the cortina proper lowring springs from them to :thumb

Sweet just what I wanted to hear :D :thumb
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next workin day delivery to, I was so pleased when they turned up at work I went straight to the workshop when I finished and fitted them that evenin! :cool
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SRi_stu wrote:
cavboy180 wrote:
SRi_stu wrote:Now 50mm closer to the tarmac!

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Nice to see it in the light!

looks a hundred times better lowered!!! :thumb :wave
Cheers fella :thumb
Bit later than promised but i've got some pics at last

For the rest of you....
I recently picked up a leather interior from paul/cavboy, well chuffed with it though all the photos i took when i fitted it and cleaned the car came out absolute poo!

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Hi mate i'm glad it went to someone decent and it looks the mutts nuts in there!!! :wave :D :thumb :wave
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Spent a few hours cleaning the car yesterday,

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Then took a trip to the graffiti tunnel in london last night

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Gotta say thanks to Dan/Humbucker for the new griffin on my bootlid. Smartened the back right up :thumb
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SRi_stu wrote:Gotta say thanks to Dan/Humbucker for the new griffin on my bootlid. Smartened the back right up :thumb
Glad to be of service! Looks good!
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This cav looks awesome fella love it big :thumb up ;)
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the gsi grill suit's it realy well dude
My valver brings all the boys to the yard, dam right its cammed and carbed, dam right it pops and farts, I would show you but the fuker won't start!
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She looks well nice.
And gsi grill really does look good on her m8.

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This cars going for scrap now, 23rd my cortinas home from an engine swap and my new daily.......a mk2 cav cd1 arrives
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Are you breaking it or just weighing it in ?
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SRi_stu wrote:This cars going for scrap now, 23rd my cortinas home from an engine swap and my new daily.......a mk2 cav cd1 arrives

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