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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/09/27 10:42:05
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I have ironed out a few more of the gremlins and have been enjoying driving to work and back in it this week. Still a few more issues to go in regards to getting a roadworthy but money seems to be the restriction at the moment......as it always is. The joys of owning an older car. Changed my mined on the colour yellow too, I think it will look much better All Black. 
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/09/27 19:05:49
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im one of the biggest fans of a black car but would hate to see it on something like this, the brown suits it, i wouldn't go changing a sweet looking ride like that. if you want to defile another car and spray it black im happy to take this one off your hands [88] im serious about that offer 
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/09/27 20:33:15
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What do you mean ? defile another one and spray it black ??
Yes the escort does suit brown but its just not the colour for me.
No thanks on that offer, now that i've got one i'm gunna keep it !
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/09/29 22:42:03
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defile: taint, tarnish, corrupt, degrade
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/15 15:44:35
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I took it out for a ride yesterday and got the windscreen smashed for my troubles  
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/15 17:35:00
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poo pooe, that could have been nasty! Bugger. [:0]
Time for a laminated screen I think.
I had plans to change the colour of mine too but it's grown on me so have decided to leave it brown. It's a good '70's colour after all. [88]
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/15 23:56:23
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I have had it replaced with a new laminated screen today with a new rubber too. It looks so good it feels like there is no screen there at all. Found a tiny bit of rust on top left corner of screen but nothing to worry about just yet.
As for the colour, it has grown on me lately so not too keen on taking it off the road as a project at this stage just to paint it, I want to cruise around in it a bit first.
Black would be nice but a bit too hard to keep clean and straight.
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/17 10:47:33
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Brown is in this year. Its the new black
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/17 20:30:33
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Brown is in this year. Its the new black
I so want a picture of your MK1's together. Before you paint it Yellow.
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/17 21:48:47
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how the hell did the window smash?
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/17 22:05:52
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how the hell did the window smash?
Probably hit his head on it under breaks.
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/17 22:17:50
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quote:
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how the hell did the window smash?
Probably hit his head on it under breaks.
that or a small rock hit the screen near the right hand wiper [88]
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/22 10:54:11
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No it wasn't a rock, nor was it my head. I drove it along a farm track after it had been sitting all day at work on a 36 degree day, when it got a bit of body flex and the glass just exploded, the window did get hit with a stone in that area about 2 months back tho but couldn't see any damage then. Mark, I have taken it on 3 X 280km return trips down to the Great Ocean Road now and it hasn't missed a beat, runs really well along the freeway and is a pleasure to drive. just a few teething problems I had to overcome but now all is sweet as, so no yellow paint for me! Still having dramas with vicroads trying to get the roadworthy sorted,
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/22 11:35:52
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would have been lovely driving that home [xx(]
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RE: HYPO4D Mk1 Escort
2008/11/22 11:43:14
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I stayed the night in a motel and it was replaced the next day. O'Briens had a windscreen in stock but had to wait for a rubber to get couried down from Sydney overnight.
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