55k mk1 escort

Pirate , i think you may appreciate this one

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/679727.htm

[Martyn]

OMG ! I had one like this back in the late 70's. I wish I still had it !!

[pirate]

about 20 k to much ,if it had history still too much, get me a shell and ill build you a killer escort for 20 k. ps sod the twink and the bda engines cost to mich to get the power and cost to much when thay go bang which is sooner than later . go jap mk 1 or mk 2 with honda 2000 eng 240bhp out of the packet. or old school 2.1 pinto group 2 .190bhp all day long and unbusterball,or how about a XR4I and drop a mustang 5ltr and mt75 gear box in with a 1oobhp shot of nos,

[crow sti]

Had 2 xr4i some years ago, scarry cars to drive never could tell which way they would try to chuck me off the road next. not like my old 2.8 capri what a out and out fun car that was . didnt they do the xr8 in australia?

[Scott.T]

Originally Posted by pirate

about 20 k to much ,if it had history still too much, get me a shell and ill build you a killer escort for 20 k. ps sod the twink and the bda engines cost to mich to get the power and cost to much when thay go bang which is sooner than later . go jap mk 1 or mk 2 with honda 2000 eng 240bhp out of the packet. or old school 2.1 pinto group 2 .190bhp all day long and unbusterball,or how about a XR4I and drop a mustang 5ltr and mt75 gear box in with a 1oobhp shot of nos,

Interesting stuff....
seen a few Mk1 & Mk2's running Vauxhall twin-cam units. Supposed to be nice, but I could never put a vauxhall unit in a Ford.

There must be some good twin-cam options for the pinto block these days, that can run some sort of engine management.

Always fancied a cossie powered Mk1. But like the Twink/BDA cost too much when they fail...well they used to when mine failed.

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

Interesting stuff....
seen a few Mk1 & Mk2's running Vauxhall twin-cam units. Supposed to be nice, but I could never put a vauxhall unit in a Ford.

There must be some good twin-cam options for the pinto block these days, that can run some sort of engine management.

Always fancied a cossie powered Mk1. But like the Twink/BDA cost too much when they fail...well they used to when mine failed.

The MKII I was in at the weekend was running a 2.0l naturally aspirated Cosworth putting out about 240bhp and that was with a 205 pinto block

[pirate]

lots of the classic rally boys use red top vauxhall engine its head was designed by cosworth , you can get 24o bhp with standard internals so cheaper than norm asp cossy. and you can get ali cam covers to make look old skool like the duretec has been