Try Finland?

Hows the Capri Rob?

Quote from robt :

or should that be latvian, i always get the flags confused

Quote from The General Lee :

Try Finland?

Hows the Capri Rob?

Umm... Still don't get it. :doh:

buuuuuuurp

http://i195.photobucket.com/al ... chel4AGE/mr2/d0ab6730.jpg

Quote from BigPeBe :

Nah, a turbo'd Pinto would do the job.

VTEC is a nice engine, but I think putting a jap-engine on Ford is a horrible idea.

I have a cousin who has a Ford probe 24v 2.5 and probes with mazdas engines DOHC's... and that car rolls pretty fast. If it only was RWD.

Im planning to get one myself.

Quote from sgt.flippy :

Can I have your front splitter?

That's not actually my car, so no !

Quote from The General Lee :

Try Finland?

Hows the Capri Rob?

nope, latvian (Big PeBe is finnish, the other guy with the slower sierra was latvian )

capri is......leaky its slowly rotting the floor through and theres nothing i can do about it as i have nowhere to take my car apart and nowhere warm enough to dry it out i give it 6 months before its a feww hundred pounds of welding on a perfect shell.

Quote from spenceris :

I have a cousin who has a Ford probe 24v 2.5 and probes with mazdas engines DOHC's... and that car rolls pretty fast. If it only was RWD.

Im planning to get one myself.

Yes, Probe is a horrible car.

With proper Ford I mean something European, from 60's to 80's and RWD/AWD + of course the one exception Cossie-Escort.
Or Mustang or something, but from 90's and up I think Ford hasn't done much interesting cars.

Quote from robt :

nope, latvian (Big PeBe is finnish, the other guy with the slower sierra was latvian )

Ah ok, I'm stupid.

1970-1987 was definately the best time for ford, id think id have every european car (and van) from that era if i could. i think ford need to become a retro make, all the old bodyshells with better internals (though lots of people do that now) Saw a project on a forum the other day, had an original Mk1 escort, and fitted the 2.0 duratec engine out of a mondeo into it without any body modifications at all

Yeah they do fit Duratec's on RWD Escorts ie. in rallying but in street use too.
Mk2 Escort with 2.3 300 bhp Duratec with side-draught carbs / ITBs = win.
Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxSec111VCc the other Escort has a Vauxhall XE in it, gotta admit I like that too.

Zetec is also very nice option for Oldskool Ford.
Or N/A Cossie lump mmm...

Quote from BigPeBe :

Zetec is also very nice option for Oldskool Ford.
Or N/A Cossie lump mmm...

Lots of guys are going duratec mainly as in 5 or 10 years time spare parts can be taking from scrapyard really cheap, unlike trying to find pinto/cossie parts.
as for the zetec......its 122kg compared to the duratec 92kg!!!!

Quote from robt :

Lots of guys are going duratec mainly as in 5 or 10 years time spare parts can be taking from scrapyard really cheap, unlike trying to find pinto/cossie parts.
as for the zetec......its 122kg compared to the duratec 92kg!!!!

For me it's quite hard to imagine that someday finding Pinto parts would be hard.

Yeah, it's older than Duratec, so naturally heavier too, but I quite like it too and of course for now it is the cheaper one to get.

pintos are getting rarer here. And also, duratecs are in all ford and mazda ranges, so bits are everywhere. dont fancy the change myself for the moment, maybe when they get more bhp then a pinto
Found it intresting to see how they are built, the crank is right up inside the block so it doesnt even go near the sump

I've noticed the 2.3L Duratecs are becoming quite popular for both N/A and turbo applications.

Also this is going to be awesome when finished. Proper oldskool.

Quote from robt :

pintos are getting rarer here. And also, duratecs are in all ford and mazda ranges, so bits are everywhere. dont fancy the change myself for the moment, maybe when they get more bhp then a pinto
Found it intresting to see how they are built, the crank is right up inside the block so it doesnt even go near the sump

I would like to change to Duratec probably, but I'm not yet so rich so not for quite a while I think.

Quote from pb32000 :

I've noticed the 2.3L Duratecs are becoming quite popular for both N/A and turbo applications.

Also this is going to be awesome when finished. Proper oldskool.

Yep, I've been checking a thread about that car on PF.

I'm all into oldskool Escort's, but a mk1 Cortina is one of my dream cars too. Mk1 Cortina with nice N/A lump (or even with turbo, but I myself would go for the N/A power) is something what makes me drool, or even an Anglia.

would have been nice wth a 400bhp cossie engine, had to cut so much of the car up for the duratec

also, i dunno if id go for the 2.0 or 2.3, 2.3 has a taller block then the 2.0, dont really want to have to move everything to fit it under the bonnet. Think it all depends on my money situation, might go cossie or V8 if i have the chance
Someone has a capri with an oldsmobile V8 pumping out over 800BHP!............using an open differential

couple new updates on mine you can see my progress here

http://vx220.ukct.net/vx220-main.htm

latest one : new carbon splitter.

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/2592/02122008431.jpg
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/2592/02122008429.jpg
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/2592/02122008430.jpg
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/2592/02122008432.jpg

Quote from robt :

Someone has a capri with an oldsmobile V8 pumping out over 800BHP!............using an open differential

This one maybe?

I like the Capri because it has a typical long bonnet, just like a Viper.

Quote from hrtburnout :

This one maybe?

I like the Capri because it has a typical long bonnet, just like a Viper.

thats him

Quote from hrtburnout :

This one maybe?

I like the Capri because it has a typical long bonnet, just like a Viper.

my neighbours would go mental if i did that. lol

i get it in the neck now when driving off.

Quote from hrtburnout :

This one maybe?

I like the Capri because it has a typical long bonnet, just like a Viper.

Oh it's a fat bloke with a Capri, yea. Or am I supposed to call him a Ford Owner?

Oh yes - I just passed ma driving test *dances*

Just rining the insurers up now before I peel off the L-Plates and go for a spin in "the beast".

Congrats Jak. Just think you can now take the missus out without having an audience!

WTF.

Quinn want £964 off me on TOP of my premium now that i'm a high-risk driver.

Time to find a new insurer, then :X

what do you pay now jak? If you already pay under £1000 that sounds about right.

Quote from Jakg :

Oh yes - I just passed ma driving test *dances*

Just rining the insurers up now before I peel off the L-Plates and go for a spin in "the beast".

Go away and die.

grtz rly ;-;