Here is my baby finally on the interweb, sorry about the pics but its hard to find daylight these days.
Front:- Prowler front bumper with 4 driving lamps and mesh removed to show rad. Standard bonnet refitted after a bad spell with a dockoff scoop on it. Limo black sunstrip.Findin nemo tax disc holder. Colour coded dash and green poppy coral air freshener.K&N 57i.Green DIY hoses.
Side:- Streetfighter sideskirts.Removed rubstrips.M3 mirrors with indicators.17" MW cypher chrome rims with yoko A539 tyres.Front tints light smoke rears limo black.
Rear:- Streetfighter rear bumper.Evo spoiler.Lexus II Lights.Colour coded rear trim.Powerflow full system inc. decat pipe exiting with dual 6x4 ovals.
Full spec
Standard Car:Ford Escort Freedom
1996 P reg MK VI
1.4MPi PT-E engine 74BHP stock
Mint Green Pearlescant finish
Raven interior trim
Electric windows
Manual Sunroof
Colour coded bumpers
Mods:
Body:Prowler front bumper with lights.
Streetfighter sideskirts and rear bumper.
Evo rear spoiler.Lexus II Chrome lights.
17"MW chrome rims with yoko A539 205/40ZR17
Green side repeater lenses, M3 mirrors with indicators.
Max legal window tints.
De-rubstripped, Colour coded tailgate trim.
Type T window wipers, beesting aerial.
G-Max -40mm Sports Suspension kit inc dampers.
Superflex bushes in rear of front wishbone
Interior:
Cobra clubman black/grey seats.
Momo Pedals,Momo raptor alcantara knob and gaitor.
Simoni leather handbrake and gaitor.
Colour coded dash and other interior trim.
ICE:
/////Alpine CDM9803-R CD player with 6 disc changer and remote.
/////Alpine type S 6.5" components in front.
/////Alpine type R 6x9" in stealth shelf.
////Alpine type R 1241D sub
Legacy 300W amp
Security:
Clifford concept300 CAT1 alarm with remote locking.
Engine:
K&N 57i induction kit with air intake pipe.
Powerflow decat-freeflow mid section-Dual 6x4 oval exhaust system.
Decoke under 20k miles ago.
Green tape DIY over most hoses.
Future mods:
Graphics,Neons,flamer kit,CO2 purge.
Engine change for a mondy 2litre or E-Ram compressor on the 1.4
Hope u like all. Get some daylight pics tomorrow maybe. Might get the car under the wing of a tornado if the guys at work dont mind.Check you all later
**** dude!!!!!!!thats ****in awsome!!!!!likin it very much got ne pics in daylight!!!!!!thats 1 gorgeous escort!!!
Lookin good mate, tell us about the engine/ice/interior
sweet man, seen this a few times only drivin past tho would love to c it up close. nice escort man
I know you, remember seeing it one wek virtually standard and the next time i saw it it was modded like that.
Are you in the RAF? I think my mate says he remembers seeing it in his base a year ago
cheers guys, yup im in the RAF.Get it out and about at the meets over xmas stand down.Me and owen will be doin an aweful lot of cruisin over the 3 weex i have at home, just noticed my sig is missing a vital R in wirral.By the way i'd just like to say to every1.
I am absolutely lovin bein part of CW and i int even been to a meet yet.Used to think the moddin scene bak home was small and not many peeps actually cruised.But now ive just found were u all r at and thats Cw.nice to be on board guys and gals. I remember when there used to be mahoosive meets at the rock about a year ago.Those wer cool.but a lot less social.Loadsa idiots too. Well bubye 4 now, c ya l8er
i like that green
Lovely mate, can't wait too see it up close.
TEAM FORD!
Will make dazza and adam happy
lovely car, very unique. not often you see that colour
Bout time i posted on here - Scoop the car looks great, its exactly how u sed it was when we were chattin other week and would like you to bring it down nxt time u round here (think u sed a coupla weeks b4 Xmas)
Looks very mean mate
cheers dazza and every1 for u compliments.Thsnks to the admin guys hu i noticed have made them a lot better sized and logo'd. C u all later
Have you still got that bonnet scoop on it?
Very sweet motor indeed mate :cheers:
no the scoop had to go m8.
1. i dinked the bonnet and got rid cos the repair wouldve been to expensive and
2. It didnt suit the car, it was unique and everything but the bonnet looks better bald. Am lookin for a replacement tho, im thinkin just holes like F&F Supra etc.... or WRC sorry to copy dazza but WRC is very well suited to the ezza and the car isnt liking the jap look.I wanna go Gti kit, on its ass and deep dish 16"s with a tones down spoiler and changed exuast exits but i think that wont happen
I was just about to say the bonnet didnt suit the scoop, i remember your car being very shiny, get some better pics up here, i am sure we can photoshop some stuff on to it.
Off out to wash it now and get some pics. Just finished work early so im gonna make the most of the SUNSHINe. bright as hell here at leuchars.see ya in half an hour or so
Here u go guys.All washed(poorly) and ready for your appreciation.It might have been sunny but the car froze while i was drying it and the roof i could not get dry.LOL
Lovely colourmatch goin on there.
This should win an award for photogoraphy.
My sub.U cant see the rest of the boot its a mess.
This caught my attention when it flew over my head at full throttle
Hope you all like peeps
very very nice motor indeed. thats gotta be one of the nicest escorts av seen. the chromies and the paint job look supersweet!
Heheh, nice photography matey ..... gotta admit, even though ive seen it in person ( and nearly died in it might i add
) it looks very sweet on those pics.
that is rather nice
im not usually keen on big spoilers but that suits the car down to the ground
i remember seeing you at a set of lights ages ago in birkenhead, and you seem to of made quite a few changes on the car since then
good photo's to
<b>Could this be a possible "Show Car" for the Cruisewirral Show Stand at the Modified Nationals in 2005
U R not serious are u mate.Im proud of my baby and everythin but there are a few raw edges that i cant afford to fix.Ad love to give it my best shot to make it worthy though.Any ideas scoob
sweet lookin escort m8!!!!!
Looks sweet matey...
I will say now it could well be taken into consideration for next years how cars...
Keep up the good work mate..
' oooooo ahhhhhhh' hehe
Am loving the colour. I really am
That is really nice. The interior looks smart and i certainly like that spoiler
Them Alloys are sweet too
Nice one hun.
your car is real smart mate
keep up the good work
how bout this colour, if i got a respray it might be like this
Loving that ride matey!
very very sweet motor....whats with the finding nemo tax disc holder?
Originally posted by scoop2004:
how bout this colour, if i got a respray it might be like this Its nice but i prefare the green me thinks
Hmmm, my idea on your car would look amazingly fantastic but like Im going to give my idea's away
UR CAR IS GORGEOUS M8!!!!!
bet u get a bit of trouble from the
1. The nemo sticker set was a gift from a friend and one was perfectly shaped to use as a tax disc holder so i put it on.Alloy one kept falling off anyway.
2. Evobabe if u think i shud do something to my car thatd be cool pm me if u wanna c it happen.
3. Never ever been pulled by the civie plod. RAF police used to pull me all the time and i get followed by both raf and civie bill a fair bit but i always spy em and play the game till their gone. once i was travellin home down woody road when the cop car infront of me slowed to like 17mph for ages then when someone came up behind me he pulled over and stopped. and the car behind then followed me home, U/C i reckon. God i h8 our laws on the roads
i agree m8 u heard about the new 1 wat they can do!!!!the police tranees can soon detain u and u have 2 wait 4 a real cop car 2 come along with all the brightness of ur lights gadgets and tint test and that!!!and if u run from these people and ignore them u will face the same consiquenses as if u were runnin from the real police!!!!!!
3 words i have to say about that.
BrinG IT ON
I aint got nowt to hide bout my car.I just hope they pull me when im goin somewhere important so i can give em a good screamin at for wasting my time. Such idiots.
i no but how inconvinient is that gonna b thell just stop u 4 any reason weather uve got anythin with ur ar or not!!!!just 2 annoy u theyll call 4 backup!!!!!
Right guys and gals, ive just done a new mod(unmodification) to shrek. He is now wearing standard mirrors again because
1. they look better
2. better visibility
3. M3s were dechroming
4.When sprayed they will look sweet
no way m8 they look sweet m3s but i no wat u mean about visibility does ur spoiler get in the way of the view behind mine does and ive got m3s!!!
Spoiler is fine through all mirrors.M3s were really aweful and they r pants. way too common and the escorts standard ones suit it more.Mk 3 astra ones r scat so they have to be changed. DTM may look good on mine but they mite not have the visibility so sod it. My rear view mirror has fell off and wont stick back on. anyone got any ideas. used UHU all purpose and cello'd it while glue dried but it just does not stick, glue kinda hardens and is completely smooth on the glass side
Were did you get the kit ?? Do you fit it yourself, its a well sweet escort man !
you can get pads from shell or motorworld to re-attach your rear-view mirror. you have to scrape off all the old glue and ****, and a good idea is cleanin both parts with Meths cos it gets rid of the grease.
On my old escort the mirror kept fallin off but when i cleaned off all the old crap and used meths it stuck back on fine with one of them special stick pads
by the way, that blue colour looks well sweet! i like the shrek green but the blue...mmmmm mmmm!
Just lettin you guys know that Scoop is currently home for 3 weeks and doesnt actually have the internet at home.
So he isnt gonna be able to get back on the forums until he is back up in scotland.
sore you car up close today mate whilst i was modding mine, very nice indeed mate good to have it with us.
keep up the good work looking great m8
Originally posted by scoop2004:
Spoiler is fine through all mirrors.M3s were really aweful and they r pants. way too common and the escorts standard ones suit it more.Mk 3 astra ones r scat so they have to be changed. DTM may look good on mine but they mite not have the visibility so sod it. My rear view mirror has fell off and wont stick back on. anyone got any ideas. used UHU all purpose and cello'd it while glue dried but it just does not stick, glue kinda hardens and is completely smooth on the glass side
deffo dont go 4 dtms my car had them on thats why i changed them u cant c a thing!!!
Originally posted by scoop2004:
2. Evobabe if u think i shud do something to my car thatd be cool pm me if u wanna c it happen.
No way!!!! You will tell everyone. You will just have to wait untill it happens on my car
kit was from autotint design,ultimate velocity and MC Rallying. Fitted by a little shop next to kfc down by the rock.DNA.I would not recomend them unless the kit is very easy to fit.Use kerr mate cos i hear he is the best in the area.
Cheers gadge.Yur car is ace and the flamingness looks fantastic hopefully ill be able to get flames outta mine somehow.
C yas l8a
Here are my latest 2 small bits for my car.
Grafix on my sunstrip(thanks to martin at SPLAT)
And a nice little bit of damage from the railing at the end of my cul-de-sac style road
nice mate, nice! the tissues on the dash r the funkiest mod goin! Incredible! (har ha!)
You leave the incredibles alone. I love pixar films ok.Dont knock it til uve seen it. Also they r my GF's and its her personal touch on the car
sweet sunstrip mate different to most of the cruisewirral ones
Doing another (un)modification to the car tomorrow. Gonna put the cat back on to improve fuel consumption and give it a more bassy note instead of the massively loud rassp it has now. I dont like it. Its cool when it backfires all the time but just sounds awful under acceleration.Let you know how good the new note is tomorrow
Just given shrek another handful of coice mods these include
1.Changed my black no-tacho dials for a white set including rev counter from my mates 1.8Si. Lush looking(also repaired heater illumination while i was back there)
2. Chopped top 2 inches of shift lever so the knob has a shorter throw and looks 10x better with the gaitor all scrunched up sporty style.
3. Got official Fod footmats in the front from mates wrecked Si
4. Binned that awful parcel shelf and started to install 6x9's in 4x6 holes in the boot trim. Also tidied the boot loads while i was at it.
5. Broke my clifford plastic trim that goes around the LED. It flew around the car too so its lost All in all interior now looks fab
Pics on saturday
scoop its lookin good hunnie. hay drive it to the wedding lol
Ive been at it again, Now my exhaust has been unmodified by refitted the cat.
It took a while and was a pain in the ass but not it is complete.
Done it for the mot but it will not be gettin de-catted again as i believe it sounds 10x better with it.
Economy should pick up and the sound is a lot more bassy and smooth,sporty is the way.Cant hear the zorst when the stereo is set to 19/35 or above, Little bit raspy when stationary reving but on the move it is smove hehe.
Me and my unmodification is goin to get me a green standard car in about 3 months if i keep goin.
Cheers sazzykins but u wouldnt wanna see the underside of it
Speaking of which i tidied my boot up today and moved my sub to face across the car left to right. Leavin me with a fait bit o luggage space. Also moves the front lockwood grill forward so it is more flush with the bonnet/bumper line. Sanded the spoiler back a little bit too so hopefully it will stop rubbin the rear wings. (WAS VERY POORLY FITTED BY MY LEAST FAVORITE BODYSHOP IN THE WHOLE WORLD)and they refused to fix it. WEll they can F off i will do it meself
As for the front bumper the filler has small lines in it that are the filler cracking
I hat fibreglass(and dodgy peeps who claim they can fix it when they cant)
Oh my god im good.
Today i wired up my rev counter all by myself.( im a big boy)checked the wiring diagram in the haynes manual and put a wire between the clocks and the ECU.
Problem lay in the fact that the ECU had a protective shroud round it that was riveted to the ECU holder.After 4 hours of bending,drilling and bolt-cropper usage the shroud came away and i got the wire spliced into the ECU.For some reason there was a cable in the whole but it does not appear behind the clocks so i had to use new wire. Kapron aircraft wiring to be precise.Gucci stuff.
Doing this involved having the ECU disconnected and the battery was of all day.ECU's forget there programming after 8 hours so upon restartin the car for the first time the car had to map the fuelling again from what all the sensors told it. This means that it is a lot better to drive,took ages to find idle when i first started it but thats normal and it idols at about 900 nice and smooth
Rev counter is come in very useful and ive found my power band 3900-5000.
Tightened handbrake today too and fitted Si interior lights(includes 2 readin lamps and clearer filters so the light is more brite!)
Also got rid of the interior sun strip tint as instucted and it actually loox better. Dont wanna take the CW and FR of tho.We'll have to see wot mot guy sez!
Im gettin real good at this DIY stuff
Black betty bambalam!!!!!!!!
Dials fully workin now!!!
Lookin sweet matey, now you can see what revs you are actually doin
Pix from RR day,cheers webby
My lovely dash
New plans are doin up the interior to a top spec level, Adding elec sunroof and big sunvisors with lights in,grabhandles with lights in etc....
Just thought of somethin matey, just been lookin at that 2nd pic ..... and i think you should really get a new steering wheel. That ugly black circle seems to be spoiling the look of the interior, if you got a modded one in there it would look damn sweet.
Id stick that at the top of ye interior mod list, would make a huge difference
On the cards mate but only for a Si 3 spoker, i wudnt go aftermarket as i dont wanna lose my airbag, may get the Si one retrimmmed too!
Airbags save lives
Now i have seen your car in the flesh(and daylight) it looks sweet nice to see sombody modding a 4 door escort think the colour is great and the wheels are well nice. What you going to do next scoop.
You know,the usual.
Engine change, trickin' up the interior a bit with DIY re-trim and high spec interior lighting bits etc.... Sun visors with built in lights (stationmiek is an inspiration) and such.
Also gonna recon my wheels to anthracite and maybe undercar neons and graphics
Maybe even NOS
Sounds great mate. your plans sound great. Don't know about the sunvisor with lights in thou. Will have to see to judge.
To be fitted by the end of the week:
Si Leather 3 spoke sports steering wheel
Ford badge on front wing by my sponsor strip
Right hand 6x9 to be built into the panel
Needs a good tidy and a bodykit jiggle before the nationals including meshing
Can anyone help me fit my mesh,i dont even know how to glue it in or nothin
use bodyfiller mate easiest way and it wont go anywhere once its dry.
car looks mint
I know what you mean about the noise, my exhaust hasn't even got a silencer in there!
Seriously needs one in, might even do the cat thing you did.
have you taken the cat off if so did it run fine after ford sed not to take my cat of as it might not run right
ok im thick i see you have next time il read before i post
It used to be removed,it ran fine, now it is back on as i hated the rasp of the exhaust, also performance didnt really increase with it off. Not worth the hassle on a 1.4
thats good i was hopeing to take my cat of
its just killing my car at the mo
i put my foot down an it sounds s##t
it takes a while to get to 3000rpm
then justs it goes mad
Plans to re-vamp shreks whole exterior.
Remove prowler front to fit Si/GTi spec front and add laguna splitter(possibly blended in)and mesh
Remove streetfighter sides to fit vented and meshed GTi skirts
Remove streetfighter rear to fit Standard rear and add GTi spats and mesh
Fiesta ST side stripes
Recondition alloys and spray them a new colour
Plans for rest of car
3 spoke steering wheel from Si
1.8 engine swap
BMC CDA induction kit.
Exhaust rethink
FSE
All of this is gonna be done by myself and a few mates over the next 4 months or so
why looks sweet as it is mate
doesnt fella, u need to see it close up to spot the cracks etc... Also its not very practical the way it is so i want it to be smart and sleeper-esque. GTi kit is subtle, spoiler may remain yet but i dont know.
Heres a chop ive just done of my next major mod.
Its the GTi/Si spec front bumper from the scrapper i have in my possession.
Hope u like peeps,just a taste of what shrek will look like in the summer
im confused are you takeing your bumper of to put an gti/si one on
if so why it looks good as it is
im looking at getin the cossie lip for mine as the si bumper looks a bit plane
the prowler is ruined mate, full of cracks etc and im tryin to tone the car down to be sleeper like i sed before, thinkin of some sort of unique tweak to make it stand out from the rest of the GTi fron ends
Isnt the whole idea of a sleeper to be a fast car which looks standard? I thought u had a 1.4?
Read back a bit mate and u will see i plan to have a 1.8 engine by september and then i plan to be pushin 140BHP at least by xmas. Just so i can surprise all them BMW 318 etc that like tryin to play with me on the M6.(not that i will exceed 70 officer) Cant wait!
wats the score on cossie transplants scoop?not got one of them planned?
hahahahaha!! Like i can afford a 5 grand engine./Then the boc and transmission etc. Ur mad.But the score is.I aint doin it but if i was to do it, ya need loads done to ur car.4WD conversion.Wheels will need changin to cossie offset as the offset is loads different. Cossie brakes(at least) Full seam welded body with strut braces all round. New suspension. The works. A cossie conversion costs an awful lot mate. Ill be happy with 140+ BHP and FWD(for now) then i get my scooby
just think of all the ho's ud get tho man..ur pussy rating wud go up loads
not as loud as mine now mate
Well ive grown up since i had mine done and now its re-catted. im also thinkin of goin back to single exit to lower the noise,deepen the bass and up the performance once i have the 1.8 engine and GTi rear bumper
How ill ur 1.8 engine have more horses than dazza's 2.0?
With a few choice mods mate, However by the time ive got 140BHP he will have 160. Read back and i think u will find what mods im plannin for the engine. BMC Carbon indu kit,Full PERFORMANCE exhaust,Chip,FSE,And maybe a E-Ram compressor
Throttle body mofo. Just checkin things out and ive found that i can get a bigger ford throttle body thatll bolt straight on to the 1800 and give me at least 10 more horses. The best thing is that i can get one for about 30 nicker.Watch ur back this summer dazza or your gonna get owned
Due to damage to my chrome,i have decided to re-do my wheels.
Currently i am in the process of de-chroming them.
Its workin dead well and one rim is already 95% chrome free.
Once theyre done i think ill leave em till after the nationals then
after that ill take all the kerbing out and respray them a lovely shiny grey.
is it expensive to chrome alloys?
Chroming wheels i imagine would be rather expensive. I bought them chrome and now the are black mostly. But they are sat on a dead shrek. Car is dead and now empty of stereo. Topic will be closed by tomorrow night if they write it off which is what i think is gonna happen.Poor shrek
spray em pearlescent green
Classic case of read the post above there meesh. The car is getin binned so why do i want em green. I may get to take em off the car if the insurance refuse to pay out for em, if so ill recon them to the buyers colour choice.Fancy em sted?!
you could re incarnate shrek as a coffee table on wheels if u want. that would look nice with green wheels
The escort is goin and im pretty sure ill be gettin one of these.
Yes yes, i know..another civic. I like them and they are rather affordable with so so so much potential. I just have to have one
Welcome to the DARKSIDE Scoop need any advice on which one to go for give us a shout matey! If thats the one you want in the picture thats a EK9 Type R there like rocking horse poo to get hold of and only available as an import!
Dont get me wrong, i do like civics, and since the Fast and the Furious came out they've become a lot more wide spread, lots of people getting onto a good thing. But maybe have a look for something a bit different?? Andy, Al, Mav, Stubbzy, AX_125, all have Civics, Dave the rave would still have his if he had his way, would you not perfer something a little different?
Luckily the Coupe is still fairly rare in comparison.
There is alot of Civic's on this website, but they aint hugely common on the open road in my opinion.
Originally posted by MisterAdam:
Dont get me wrong, i do like civics, and since the Fast and the Furious came out they've become a lot more wide spread, lots of people getting onto a good thing. But maybe have a look for something a bit different?? Andy, Al, Mav, Stubbzy, AX_125, all have Civics, Dave the rave would still have his if he had his way, would you not perfer something a little different?
suzuki swift 1.3 gti 4wd rare car or a 1.0 dihatsu charade gtti turbo
Swift is an idea ill consider but they seem rare.Aint really into small cars tho. I like medium hatches at the smallest
306 Rallye?
gonna b difficult scoop 2 make a civic luk as gud as sum on this site scoop. good quality motors tho. a little more power than ur scort to so shud b a gud move.
i think if you went for a Civic you should think about some "Unique" mods you can do to kind of make it a bit more of an individual. Last thing you want is to get one and to have people say its "Just another civic".
It will be unique. Not a lairy bodykit but im thinkin of race graphics and a real smart interior with custom doorcards and the sort.Post in my new car topic and could this thread please be closed down, thanks admin/mods