Mk3 1990 fiesta ghia!! Bad news, maybe the end!!
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Cheers mate its getting there slowly!!
My exhaust fell off today!! Like really fell off!! And i got bitten by a donkey!! So a bit of a s**t day tbh!!
My exhaust fell off today!! Like really fell off!! And i got bitten by a donkey!! So a bit of a s**t day tbh!!
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xr2ilookalike :what was you doing to get bitten by a donkey or shouldnt i ask
Holding the tail out of the way so he could do some filming.
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!
Not quite i was literally doing nothing!! The exhaust is getting fixed tomorrow!! I think everyone between here and work is now deaf because of my drive home!!
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The exhaust is back on
This may be welded an braced but it was pushing against the gear linkage (bloody typical)
Just cut the brace off and got my dad to weld it up again!!
Its all good now
This may be welded an braced but it was pushing against the gear linkage (bloody typical)
Just cut the brace off and got my dad to weld it up again!!
Its all good now
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im not surprised judging by the direction its taking before that clamp
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Well thats pretty much where its meant to sit anyways, just a little bit out its fine now though, i have noticed, where the bend is, there really should be another support, that really was a s**t design imo!!
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!
Hi guys, i am aware i have made no progress recently. Its really annoying but i have been broke recently!! Basically, i want some weller steel wheels or something similar, if anyone has any ideas!! Then i will be a lot happier about the way it looks!! I also dont understand wheel offest like et35 etc. if somebody could explain this it would help!!
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There used to be LOADS of sets floating around portsmouth because everyone had some at one point. There was a company that made them dirt cheap - £15 a wheel. Just keep an eye out on various wheel forums and ebay, a set will pop up
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Re: My mk3 Ghia project!!
Gusghiamk3 :Hi guys, i am aware i have made no progress recently. Its really annoying but i have been broke recently!! Basically, i want some weller steel wheels or something similar, if anyone has any ideas!! Then i will be a lot happier about the way it looks!! I also dont understand wheel offest like et35 etc. if somebody could explain this it would help!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_(wheel)
wellers would look good
others may correct me but i think you would only have problems with rear wheel drive off set wheels if your car is low as they would catch the arches but then you could go down the stretched tyre route but dont over stretch they come off
personally im not into stretched tyres i wouldnt like to think it to pop off as i try cornering etc
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I think it would be perfect if the rim came level with the outside of the arch, the tyre was a little bit stretched so it just tucked in the arch and i think the frots are ok so they don't need to be mich wider!! I will have a look, any good wheel forums?? I really would love to get a set and chrome them, i have only seen 1 chrome set on ebay and i had no money when they were on!!
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thats james
eufez!
pm him for pictures/info...
eufez!
pm him for pictures/info...
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personally i dont think they suit, they just look like white standard mk3 wheels tbh, not worth the money
you could get nice set of alloys for similar dough
you could get nice set of alloys for similar dough
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Sir Michael! :thats james
eufez!
pm him for pictures/info...
had a feeling it was his car
i found it on internet just googled mk3 fiesta pictures
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yeah theres a lot of his pictures on google for some reason hahaha
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But the ones i want are slightly different, a bit more dish and the triangles are not slanted, like the ones that the guy called laki from bosnia has on here!! But i will pm james and see what he says!!
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i know what you mean, just not my cuppa, id go for a set of silver Si 14 inch steels anyday!!
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Yeah exactly like that!!
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they are how i imagined them before i found a picture
didnt realise there were 2 types with either slanted or straight cut slots/holes
didnt realise there were 2 types with either slanted or straight cut slots/holes
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I prefer the straight ones!! But 14" steels could look good too!!
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So, i got up this morning and thought cleaning my car would be a good idea, ad i have been ill yesterday and i'm still recovering and i have little energy, anyways, i went out the front and this is what i saw
Obviously not ideal and it took me a while to de-ice but afte i cleaned it i thought relocating my no. Plate would look good, this picture is just a trail i would attatch it properly and centrally if i did it, i was just wondering, would it be legal??
Obviously not ideal and it took me a while to de-ice but afte i cleaned it i thought relocating my no. Plate would look good, this picture is just a trail i would attatch it properly and centrally if i did it, i was just wondering, would it be legal??
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Straight and level or its a fail I'm sure
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What, u mean for the mot??
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dont need a front no. plate for an mot...
"i dont think"
"i dont think"
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You definately need one mate, i know you get f**cked if you dont have one on the road!! oh well it'll get sorted!!
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sure iwas told otherwise, nevemind cant see them doing you for it being like that though
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Michael! :dont need a front no. plate for an mot...
"i dont think"
wtf you talking about?!
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Convinced myself I was right - f**k knows where I o the idea from
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