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Jul 17, 2011 12:10:29 GMT
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having bought this on thursday evening i've started getting a few jobs done, not sure who saw the ad but this is how it looked    its not been cared for recently showing most on the drive home with the car getting VERY hot if it was taken over 50 mph and getting a bit smokey too!! brakes are shot with wafer thin discs and the front suspension i'm sure isnt actually connected anymore, BUT it is a project (and daily driver) so the hunt for parts has begun. firstly i've replaced the passenger door handle, got a new steering cowling, bonnet release and cable along with the ignition loom for £30 all in!! next were wheels as all of the tyres were shot so a quick look on ebay and £80 later complete with toyo tyres these were fitted  Big thabnks to my friend martin who on friday called in a big favour and took the old girl for a clean, 40 litres of brown sludge, razor blades to all windows and a hard 4 hours work its like a different car inside, even a quick wash has transformed it   this afternoon i'm off to collect a fully refurbished cylinder head with a lairy cam and some porting work done (never been re fitted to a car since being done) for £51 and am now collecting all the relevent bits to put it on. there are more pictures to come (when my phone works again) of the engine bay complete with original mint battery tray and wing tops!! |
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Ian
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Jul 17, 2011 12:31:20 GMT
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Looks like a great project, i saw the for sale ad this has great potential.
I like the heel change as well.
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düdo
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Jul 17, 2011 13:02:46 GMT
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I like this but forgive my ignorance of things Ford, but what was the difference between this and the Escort of the era?
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crazymonkey
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Jul 17, 2011 13:14:54 GMT
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this was a saloon ;D thats about it. I don't know if they're exactly the same as the escorts of that era but if you look at the history of ford in 1993/4 I think the orion badge was dropped and the escort saloon was born.
So in theory this is just an escort saloon.
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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Jul 17, 2011 13:17:35 GMT
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I like this but forgive my ignorance of things Ford, but what was the difference between this and the Escort of the era? The boot! Orion is a 4-door saloon, Escorts were 3-door hatch and estate, and 5-door hatch and Estate. I think Ford aimed the Onion a little more upmarket too. A Ghia Injection is basically an XR3i with an extra few inches of metal on the back. |
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Jul 17, 2011 17:29:55 GMT
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Like what you've done so far, looks like a nice little project  When I saw this it reminded me of one I got given for free!! It was black and was about 8 years ago, it belonged to my ex mother in law, it had 36,000 miles and it was mint, when I say mint I mean MINT! She always kept it garaged, (no cracked dash!) and only used it to pootle to the shops and back, but back then I was into my MK1 Golfs, so I tried to sell it, but I got no intrest at all, I ended up selling to some bloke down the road for £150!!! Wish I'd kept it! |
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83 MK1 Golf 1.3 Driver-sold
83 Mk1 Golf GTI Pirelli-sold
95 BMW 520i Individual-sold
94 BMW 525i Sport-R.I.P
04 Audi A4 1.9TDI 130-55mpg:)
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roddersc4
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VW Corrado VR6 Storm,Porsche 993 Carrera 4 and Ford Escort XR3
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Jul 17, 2011 18:43:48 GMT
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I like this but forgive my ignorance of things Ford, but what was the difference between this and the Escort of the era? it was also sort of an unofficial stop-gap model for the saloon brigade who mourned the passing of the Cortina and didnt like the idea of a hatch(ie Sierra),but has been said earlier was aimed a bit more upmarket especially the Ghia Inj I'd always wanted an Orion Ghia Inj due to it having a lot higher standard equipment over the equivalent XR3i such as E/W's,C/L,E/M's and the thing that did it for me was the footwell lights!! anyway beautiful car with a lot of potential |
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Jul 17, 2011 18:57:59 GMT
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Very nice, Another Essex plated 1984 Ford!
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Jul 17, 2011 21:03:46 GMT
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ive had 2 Orions and my Ghia was the best car ive ever owned!
Hmmm scouring ebay now for another... ha ha
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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Jul 17, 2011 22:37:01 GMT
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At last !! There is anouther orion owner out there !!! I have got a G plate mk2 onion as a daily drive but have got a D plate inj ghia in the wings waiting to be done.
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1980 mk2 escort 2 door
1979 mk2 escort 2 door
1990 mk2 orion 1.6, Now written off !!
1986 mk2 orion 1.6 i ghia
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we've actually got 3 orions here now the other 2 being a turbo'd 1600e and a bike carbed lairy mk4 base model
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Lawsy
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i always prefered the look of the saloon over the hatch anyway - good save
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Looks a clean car and getting rare sight on the roads now. My cousin had one about 15 years ago with the rs body kit and gold team dynamics wheels  always wanted it when i was growing up.  |
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Jul 18, 2011 15:29:54 GMT
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I haven't seen one of these for years. You have done wonders in the interior. They're quite a luxurious car, the Ghia.
David
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Last Edit: Jul 18, 2011 15:30:32 GMT by dbdb
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Jul 18, 2011 16:12:58 GMT
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Interior has come back better than expected to be honest  Just taken the head to discover the bottom end is shot, so if anyone knows of a good cvh bottom end going cheap, let us know!!!! |
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Jul 18, 2011 16:18:25 GMT
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Jul 18, 2011 16:24:42 GMT
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Jul 18, 2011 18:09:49 GMT
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Looks like a good one ^^^ !! My D plate inj ghia had been in a barn since late 1990 until about 18 months ago when i got it for £150 !! I have put a full 1600e interior in it and changed the horrid brown trim and dash for black and gray trim.
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1980 mk2 escort 2 door
1979 mk2 escort 2 door
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Jul 18, 2011 18:41:52 GMT
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Top work that man!
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luckygti
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Jul 18, 2011 18:46:49 GMT
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Amazing what a clean and new wheels will do funny, I haven't seen one of these for yonks and I looked up at something making a nice noise this afternoon, and it was an Orion, almost the same as this, and then I come home and see yours! Looks to be a good base as well, shame about the engine........ Zetec |
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always wanted it when i was growing up. 
