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Postby sco77y transit » Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:14 pm

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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby bigmastif » Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:01 pm

smart as fook man 8) 8)
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby dan_w » Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:24 pm

ive seen your orange recovery truck a few times on the coast road near chilli a few times on my way to work, and it looks ace matev 8)

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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby sco77y transit » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:24 pm

dan_w wrote:ive seen your orange recovery truck a few times on the coast road near chilli a few times on my way to work, and it looks ace matev 8)

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you may have seen my tilt and slide about then i used to do a lot of work at a salvage yard in north shileds still help them out when they are bizzy
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby sco77y transit » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:25 pm

bigmastif wrote:smart as fook man 8) 8)

should i put silver strips on green one or just leave it way is cheers
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Postby winterheating » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:33 pm

reflective silver would be good.
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby sco77y transit » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:47 pm

winterheating wrote:reflective silver would be good.

i didnt think of that nice one i was just thinking of same colour as mirrors and grill like the 60 reg transit sport with anneversery bits on but the reflective is similer i think any way sorry bout spelling hope you no what i an on about
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby winterheating » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:22 pm

can you tell me how much difference the raised bed on the mk5 make to the handling when loaded right up, compared to having it flat like the mk6.5 :?:
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby sco77y transit » Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:13 pm

winterheating wrote:can you tell me how much difference the raised bed on the mk5 make to the handling when loaded right up, compared to having it flat like the mk6.5 :?:

dont no mate havent realy used green one yet but i think orange body is better for loading
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby transitandy » Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:45 pm

what a lovely collection you have m8y 8) 8) 8)
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby sco77y transit » Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:20 pm

transitandy wrote:what a lovely collection you have m8y 8) 8) 8)

cheers m8
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby supersport » Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:24 pm

shame you can't get alloys for the green one as it would finish it off.
servicing from £75, pm me.
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby sco77y transit » Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:21 pm

supersport wrote:shame you can't get alloys for the green one as it would finish it off.

before i put body on the back i was going to change running gear to single wheel and put sport alloys on but how far do you go cheers
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby AlanN » Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:22 pm

Love what you've done with the MK5 8)
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Re: my recovery trucks

Postby sco77y transit » Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:28 pm

AlanN wrote:Love what you've done with the MK5 8)

i people say mk6 is better but i think its the mk5 just had its 4th engine in last sunday has td back in it now hoping to take them to transitmania have to see how things are neer the time cheers mate
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