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Re: hi iam new too !!!!!!!

Nice KA! So is it now standard ride height? My Mums Ka (pics it photos) is
lowered with 15' alloys and its perfect (standard Ford lowering kit) going to
give it a bit more ooomph too?




Wed Oct 11, 2000 8:21 pm

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just joined this clud a bit of info you <br><br>i have a w reg ka collection 1.3i one of the short lived unusal colours aqua frost . so far it has a set off ...
doskiska
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Oct 11, 2000
6:16 pm

Nice KA! So is it now standard ride height? My Mums Ka (pics it photos) is lowered with 15' alloys and its perfect (standard Ford lowering kit) going to give...
static1635
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Oct 11, 2000
8:21 pm

IM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING SOME MODIFICATIONS IN THE FORM OF ICE (IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT ) AND ALLOYS. THIS WOULD LOOK GOOD AS IT WOULD GIVE THE KA A BETTER STANCE...
ernie99_uk
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Oct 11, 2000
9:46 pm

I THINK YOUR KA LOOKS GREAT WITH THOSE ALLOYS, I ALSO NOTICED TH OTHER MODS SUCH AS CLEAR SIDE REPEATERS AND CHROME GRILL WHICH WERENT ON THE EARLIER PICS....
ernie99_uk
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Oct 11, 2000
10:18 pm

i really dont know how much alloys affect the insurance not much i expect how ever the differance in wheel size makes hell of a differance (corners at 45 mph...
doskiska
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Oct 12, 2000
7:01 pm

if you dont mind how much did it cost and was it done by an independant garage or ford them selves <br>did you just have it lowered or have the shocks uprated...
doskiska
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Oct 12, 2000
7:51 pm

You absoluley must put on new shocks as well as springs, it is like jelly on a plate otherwise. <br><br>Ford fitted all of the gear to the car as new. It also ...
static1635
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Oct 12, 2000
8:58 pm

stick a K&N induction filter on it, you wont regret it! ICE'll weigh it down...<br><br>the insurance probably wont change, however if you dont tell 'em it ...
static1635
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Oct 12, 2000
9:02 pm

IN REPLY TO THE K+N INDUCTION FILTER I THINK ITS A GREAT IDEA. IF THERES A WAY TO UPRATE THE BHP WITHOUT THE PAIN OF MAJOR INSURANCE HIKES THEN IM UP FOR IT,...
ernie99_uk
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Oct 12, 2000
9:54 pm

sorry i missed the bit about cost, the bodykit and alloys (all fitted by ford from new) came withthe car as my Mum bought it second hand at 6 months old! but...
static1634
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Oct 13, 2000
3:42 pm

i have no idea whats on there i think i will stick to the boby kit idea i think ....<br>and look at lowerering it after i have had the exhaust and the super...
doskiska
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Oct 15, 2000
3:19 pm

HAVE YOU SEEN THE KA IN THE PRESENT EDITION OF MAX POWER WITH THE KIT ON IT?, TAKE A LOOK IF YOU CAN FIND A COPY TO READ!...
ernie99_uk
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Oct 21, 2000
11:35 am

hi all as the name suggests im the proud owner of a probe glad to find a ford owners club on here hope to send some piccys soon keep up the good work and i...
fordprobe20002000
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Oct 24, 2000
10:28 pm

errr which Ka? hows the probe as a car then?...
static1635
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Oct 25, 2000
4:52 pm

Was just looking at the pics in photos and had a laugh at 'modified racing fiesta' pic, that car was in Max Power or some such and the closest that has ever ...
static1635
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Oct 26, 2000
4:58 pm

is your Probe a V6 ? 24v ? - not really up on Probes but I think they are along the lines engine capacity as our ST24 ??. I am trying to start a web page for...
tyrrific2
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Oct 27, 2000
6:16 pm

YEAH, I LIKE PROBES MYSELF, I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WERENT MORE POPULAR OVER HERE AS THERE SUCH A GOOD SPORTS CAR. HAS ANYONE SEEN ANY MODIFIED PROBES AS...
ernie99_uk
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Oct 28, 2000
6:40 am

I BET IT HAS A 950CC HAIRDRYER UNDER THE BONNET, REAL MODS INVOLVE UPRATING THE BHP,NOT JUST ADDING KIT. THE KIT ADDS WEIGHT AND SLOWS THE CAR DOWN SO IT MAY...
ernie99_uk
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Oct 28, 2000
6:44 am

I HAVE A VIDEO AT HOME WITH LOTUS FORD F1 CARS FROM 1967 AND JIM CLARK IN A LOTUS COURTINA (PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST RACING TEAMS OF THE 1960S!) I MIGHT GET...
ernie99_uk
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Oct 28, 2000
2:45 pm

Hello People,<br><br>Right, you guy have gotta help me give my J reg escort so TLC, I have problems and not knowing nothing about cars I need your...
LaRoyalBulldogs
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Oct 28, 2000
2:45 pm

Hello People,<br><br>Right, you guys have gotta help me give my J reg escort so TLC, I have problems and not knowing nothing about cars I need your...
LaRoyalBulldogs
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Oct 28, 2000
2:45 pm

Hello People,<br><br>Right, you guys have gotta help me give my J reg escort some TLC, I have problems and not knowing nothing about cars I need your...
LaRoyalBulldogs
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Oct 28, 2000
2:45 pm

Hi all, I have just uploaded a few pictures for you to have a look at - the ST24 is standard on these pics except for the number plate ;O) - will upload all ...
tyrrific2
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Oct 28, 2000
4:57 pm

whats wrong with your escort, is it just that you want to add bodykit/uprate the bhp?...
ernie99_uk
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Oct 28, 2000
5:47 pm

Hi Mr Probe guy whos ka is it that you like <br>please let us know........
doskiska
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Oct 28, 2000
6:46 pm

we now have 66 pics in the galleries, all i can say is keep posting and keep up the good work!!!!!!thanx:)...
ernie99_uk
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Oct 28, 2000
6:54 pm

Hey Slow down!!!!!!!!! What's bhp???<br><br>I will wanna add bits to my car but I need to get the engine sorted!!!! I've been told I need a new camshaft or...
LaRoyalBulldogs
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Oct 29, 2000
1:30 pm

Oh dear, if you need a new camshaft then its not to bad, its the spinny bit inside the engine that makes everything else spin about, still its not a really...
static1635
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Oct 29, 2000
1:48 pm

if its the cam then it means a complete engine stripdown/rebuild which is costly.you have to weigh up whether it is worth spending a lot of money on the car,or...
ernie99_uk
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Oct 29, 2000
2:25 pm

Justin,<br><br>Thanks for the info! and your right bhp is not a issue at the moment!!!!<br><br>So any cheap ways of getting it sorted??<br><br>Sara...
LaRoyalBulldogs
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Oct 29, 2000
9:19 pm
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