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    took the escort out of the garage wednesday evening for its first drive,as i was getting it ready for central day,down the the country roads giving it a bit of welly,came to this corner,,,NO BRAKES,ram it down through the gears,managed to get it around the corner[just abbout]brown pants momentbrought the cossie home put it up on the lift had a look,and whoever put the rear calipers back together used clear silicone on the hand brake bracket and i lost all the fliud out of itvery very close call,car is nearly ready now,,bringing it down to harvey on wednesday for a check over as its well down on power

  • #2
    Trouble is, you've got so many we don't know which one you are talking about

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    • #3
      Which one you bringing over tony?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by spiritof'76 View Post
        Trouble is, you've got so many we don't know which one you are talking about
        imperial blue one,,,,,,,,,the slow one

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        • #5
          Originally posted by SCS j1mbo View Post
          Which one you bringing over tony?
          as above,jim,,,,,need to get it looked at,,,i have a standard mk1 focus,and its quicker

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          • #6
            Originally posted by TONY KEEGAN View Post
            imperial blue one,,,,,,,,,the slow one
            Just aswell really given what happened lol

            Mark Barbers old one do you mean ?.............. you still got the white and the pacifica ?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by spiritof'76 View Post
              Just aswell really given what happened lol

              Mark Barbers old one do you mean ?.............. you still got the white and the pacifica ?
              sold the white one.jules,have the other 2

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              • #8
                those calipers were built by hi spec after chroming about 4 yrs ago
                the hand brake never seemed to work properly though

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by TONY KEEGAN View Post
                  as above,jim,,,,,need to get it looked at,,,i have a standard mk1 focus,and its quicker
                  We will sort her fella! How's the monster one? She still flying?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by cossiecrazy View Post
                    those calipers were built by hi spec after chroming about 4 yrs ago
                    the hand brake never seemed to work properly though
                    ok mark,,no i got them done myself this week all fine now,,its allways the same with show cars i think,,start driving them and these little problems start showing up,,,,

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by SCS j1mbo View Post
                      We will sort her fella! How's the monster one? She still flying?
                      flying is right right,jim,,that thing still scares the s*it of mechat to ya next week,jim

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                      • #12
                        very lucky Tony.

                        like you said, the show cars need more driving instead of being laid up all the time.

                        Dave.

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                        • #13
                          you for the portrush show tony?

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by andyrs View Post
                            you for the portrush show tony?
                            what date is it,andy

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                            • #15
                              glad you sorted tony i was worrying about that all night

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