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FHP813 · #31 12-08-2008, 04:01 PM

Welcome to the site John. Where were you "hiding" that car? Marcos told me about the MMP car show that you were in, but I don't remember ever seeing it anywhere else. How did you get the escort caps to work? it doesn't look like you modified them. Anyway if there is anything we can do for you feel free to ask.

28HopUp · #32 12-08-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by FHP813

Welcome to the site John. Where were you "hiding" that car? Marcos told me about the MMP car show that you were in, but I don't remember ever seeing it anywhere else. How did you get the escort caps to work? it doesn't look like you modified them. Anyway if there is anything we can do for you feel free to ask.

I wonder if the Fox 4 cylinder front hubs that he used are small enough for the Escort caps to clear them without modification.

FHP813 · #33 12-08-2008, 04:13 PM

That's probably it.

FHP#1118 · #34 12-08-2008, 09:13 PM

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Whats up guys, its a small world and I've met a lot of nice people recently since I painted my car black & tan, Ive owned 1357 since 1998 I bought her at a state auction in Orlando for 4700.00, it was at Troop E, and driven by Tpr A.Chin who now works for Miami Beach, I have spoken to him but he has not seen the car yet, I know about the passenger door decal facing the wrong way, and the trunk sticker, I have another decal for that door that faces the right way and Im getting more, Im ready to answer your questions.

More decals?? do you have a source for FHP door crests? PLEEEEASE help a fellow FHP brother out! My car is all done sans decals and I can't get FHP door and trunk crests anywhere. I can get them made but can't come up with some clean artwork to copy from. Oh and welcome aboard.

jarhed123 · #35 12-08-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 28HopUp

I wonder if the Fox 4 cylinder front hubs that he used are small enough for the Escort caps to clear them without modification.

John told me he put some 1/4 inch spacers between the caps the wheels. I told him Bernie FHP813 is the man to see for the caps.

By the way 28HopUp, I like how you painted your wheels. Looking nice!!

FHP#1357 · #36 12-09-2008, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 28HopUp

I wonder if the Fox 4 cylinder front hubs that he used are small enough for the Escort caps to clear them without modification.

Originally if the calipers wern't so thick they would clear the wheel I started to modify the caliper and got close to making it work, then one of the guys at the PD needed brakes on his 93LX 4banger which he have converted to a
5.0L, I had to swap the struts as well as the spindles, I also have a 1/4 spacer behind the wheel to help clear the $7 "escort" center caps, In the rear I had no problem whats so ever with the drum brake rear or the Cobra disc brake rear I have

FHP#1357 · #37 12-09-2008, 01:47 AM

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More decals?? do you have a source for FHP door crests? PLEEEEASE help a fellow FHP brother out! My car is all done sans decals and I can't get FHP door and trunk crests anywhere. I can get them made but can't come up with some clean artwork to copy from. Oh and welcome aboard.

Im working on aquiring another set or two, from two different sources and maybe a third, the first two promised to get them for me, the third already got me the fender decals, but thats all I asked for, If I get another set I will sell mine, the set on my car are on magnetic backings, I have two lefts and a right, I have $90 into them, Im hoping for something this week, I'll keep you posted

FHP#1357 · #38 12-09-2008, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by FHP813

Welcome to the site John. Where were you "hiding" that car? Marcos told me about the MMP car show that you were in, but I don't remember ever seeing it anywhere else. How did you get the escort caps to work? it doesn't look like you modified them. Anyway if there is anything we can do for you feel free to ask.

I took it to two of the Ft laud Mustangs/ Bass Pro shows, I got a 1st and a 2nd, it might have been 03', 04', I take it to the Tower Shops alot, it was all Black untill last month, but its always had the steelies, Its always been in my moms garage, as for the escort caps I didnt have to anything to the rears, the fronts I spaced the wheels out 1/4 inch, flatened the grease cap a little and used a little 1/4 spacers,

28HopUp · #39 12-09-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jarhed123

John told me he put some 1/4 inch spacers between the caps the wheels. I told him Bernie FHP813 is the man to see for the caps.

By the way 28HopUp, I like how you painted your wheels. Looking nice!!

Thank you very much, Marcos! Being a man with limited means, I knew powdercoating them was out of the question for now. It took about $12 worth of primer/paint and several hours with the sandblaster to prep & paint all six wheels (I have a spare spare now!). The sandblaster was gentle enough to not score the tires, so they didn't need to be removed from the wheels prior to prep/paint. I used painters masking tape to cover the tires during the painting. Afterwards, I had the wheel weights placed on the inside of the rims for a clean outer appearance.

Here's a larger view of my sig photo with the freshly painted wheels (although I hadn't cleaned the tires while waiting for the paint to cure).

FHP#1357 · #40 12-09-2008, 11:00 PM

this is the only pic he had