Checking in for a few waves.
I'm named Orrin, yes that's my real name.
Im 23, from Blackpool, been an utter petrol head since I was about 12 believe it or not, my Brother who is double my age was always a big fan of Fords and it sort of rubbed off on me.Since passing my test in 2004 I've had all manners of Escort
& Fiesta RS turbo's, 2 x Peugeot 106 GTI, a Mk1 VW Golf GTI, Mk2 VW Golf GTI, Seat Ibiza FR, Mk3 VW Golf GTI, E30 BMW's galore, the list goes on.. anyway;Picked my Turbo up on 14/03/10 at 4pm and broke it at 8pm.
Fantastic! Something simple though which is good news, the knock sensor needs replacing, 'Bobby' from the forum has thrown me a line and sorted me with a GM knock sensor which I really appreciate. The other thing that went wrong was that the Driveshaft bolts worked loose from the 'Box, I had to replace all bolts and washers for peace of mind. Luckily I'm friendly with the parts manager at Mr. T and I got that lot for £50 less than list price.The spec of it is:
Fidanza flywheel
Low temp stat
Fensport fc defender
Magnecor HT leads
Samco hosing throughout
Cooling system recently replaced throughout
Crystal front indicators
Yellow Bilstein shocks
Up-rated springs
Manual boost controller
Mongoose rear section with blitz middle and gutted cat.
Rev 3 rear lights and centre panel
Rev 3 gearbox and LSD
CT20 Turbo
Berk intercooler with hard piping
De-limited
De-tobleroned
rear strut brace
261.9bhp
17" 8
& 9 staggered ET OZ alloys (unsure on model)Apparently, this car is pretty well known, not sure wether that's true or not but I'm sure I'll find out?? The last 3 are
'SOY'..So, some pictures.
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And one for the arty collection.
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The car is a little rough around the edges, from what I can see.
It seems as though maybe the owner before the fella I got it from was a little careless maybe? If it's anyone from here then I mean no offense. Moral of the story is, "if you can't afford to run a car, don't buy one".My plans initially are:
-Get to the bottom of the actual spec-Full respray & repair of the rear sills, remove them fri88ing skirts.-Replace any missing interior bits (Clips, screws & cigarette lighter)-Replace a few bits on the exterior (Headlight glass, crystal indicators need to go)-New seats (Stock leathers or some Bride bucket's, as yet undecided)-Trim the headliner and rear console-Replace every bit of speaker wiring & speakers, also needs a new aerial-Some good rubber all round, T1R's preferably-Polybush the front and replace rear strut mounts-Brake upgrade, for now I'm going to do braideds and some proper fluid-Replace piggy back unit with either Power FC or a Link unit-AVCR-Oil press, Oil temp & boost gauges on the pillar-Aim for 300 bhp, which I believe isn't too difficult?Hope you'll all go easy on me and I appreciate any advice I get from you lot.
I'm sure I'll have a LOT of questions to ask 
Just waiting for the sun to come out now so I can get used to it! There's no chance I'm going out in the rain!
Thanks, Orrin.
