If everyone thought bog standard pink hyundai excels were the only way to go, would you drive one???

Oh come on, give us a break will ya.

Do you really think this car is "different"? Do you expect us to believe that this is the first ever SR20 MK1 Escort? Or the first with Silver Paint? Or the first ever to have big wheels?

Its all been done before, so in your terms of reality this is just another car following an all too familiar trend -jap motor, slammed and on ridiculously oversized wheels for the model of car, just like every other car in Street Machine/Hot Fours/Fast Fours etc. etc. Folowing the same trend.

And as for engine conversions well I may have been around a lot longer than most of you becuase i haven't seen anything "different" in any conversion in years. 4 years ago was last time i saw something different when the first Duratec coversion was done. Anything else was old hat.

Having said that it does appear from the pics that this is a well built car with great finish and attention to detail - a credit to the owner for their vehicle building ability.

But like a few "game" others on here, i personally (in my honest opinion) would have liked it a lot more if it was on different rolling stock and powered by Ford.

GT

beenhold my tong a while on this but here it goes...

Mickas Posted - 24/11/2009 : 09:37:35
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He really has F@%KED a good car....

Why go to all the expense of doing that to the body work and put an SR20 in it?? Did he run out of money??defently Not the bloke is loaded,this is his daily driver!!!probably want sumthing easy to maintain and practial

whooligan Posted - 24/11/2009 : 08:15:55

I'm all for doing things a bit different but those wheels are just ridiculous. They look what they are - an afterthought.least there was sum kinda thought,instead of copying everyone else!
The seats also let it down. Baby sheite brown against silver - Sack the interior designer, they're obviously colour-blind.
what's the motor? Stirfry20?i'm not much of a fan of it either but who cares they're cheap,pleantful,reliable and make decent power...good bang for bucks!


Australia's best???? More like Australia's 1/2 rrsed.please point out the best then!so all of use losted and confussed people know how we SHOULD modify our cars to make them better![I'm sure its tough getting a gig with Classic Fordyou really think that?poo poo.. now i know how close mind sum of you are...u can get in there easy enough as been the 1millionth car running super'boring'lites 13x7's and a pinto/kent wif webbers,but please don't let this car represent Small Fords from Australia. It just re-inforces the myth that Aussies are a bunch of nut bags with very little respect for the Blue Oval heritage.why not his put in more hard werk then most!were has this myth come from?and do we really care about what another country thinks of us...NO

side note: this isn't a personally attack,normaly i stick to "if you haven't got anything nice to say,then don't say it at all"but some people need to wake up its not no longer the 70/80's... wish there a few more open minded people on this forum!

this truely is something else

i have been on a few of the UK forums, oldskoolford in particular and i find they r all very suportive of one anothers cars no matter what the modifications r.

i think that if someone from the UK jumped on this forum and saw the reaction to this car they would b horrified and i think that would b the only thing tarnishing our repuation!!!!

i don't think anyone has the right to be saying such stuff about the car, in particular the part about him running out of money. thats an absolute insult!!!

this car has been heavily modified and i agree not to everyone taste and to some extent not mine, but by saying that this car is an absolute credit to the owner and his ability to think outside the traditional views of a mk1 escort is an understatement.

i dont think you can be pushing about these kinds of cars from our forums or from out clubs as there r probably going to b more and more of them, this car and the mk2 on ebay r just a couple of examples, and they r the new thing, yeh theyre not traditional but at the end of the day they r still the cars we love and we should b seeing more about what goes into the work of them rather than just looking at hte size of the wheels and what motor is under the bonnet

an absolute credit to u bud, its a beautiful car and very well done. i personally look forward to ure next item ... it mite b a bit more accepted here ... HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS GUYS ITS GOT A COSSIE !!!

is the owner a member here?

Yes...its just not cricket is it[V]

Its a great car with great workmanship and personal flair...and goes like stink

After building a highly modified car myself that is quite possibly one of the purest blueblooded of highly modded Small Fords in the country(Ford Engine,Gearbox,Clutch,Diff,Tailshaft,Suspension,etc)I'm happy to put my hand up and say I'd defianately own this car if I was in a position too[:p]

If its purety your after then the next installment will definately comply...Fresh B&H GrpA Cossie powered but understandable if George now doesnt feel like sharing...

Praise in public...persecute in private[;^)]

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Originally posted by Phil

Praise in public...persecute in private[;^)]

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And Freedom of Speech!!

Not to be confused with tall poppy syndrome in some cases[;^)]

Sorry guys...Im not a fan of bagging someone's personal achievements in public...not even in private I think we are treading a fine line here.

Different opinions are good for us...it just depends on how they are delivered as to whether they are effective or not[%]

I posted my thoughts back on page 1 but now im really confused,I have Escorts running 13/14/15/16 Inch wheels and like them all, all have their place, 13's ride nice, 14's fill the guard a bit more but still ride soft, 15's cheap tyres/look big and 16's tight ride but look awesome IMHO. I'd have 18" Modena's but i'd have to buy another car cos I could never take my Simmons off.

I say horses for courses.

Appreciate the good stuff. Im with phil on the "praise in public" comment unless someone is ripping someone off on here or really out of line everyone needs motivation, certainly not welcoming for the owner if he is a new member to our board and see's this stuff, what if like me he has a couple of cars ? and this is just his baby he splashed the cash on, the ultimate in "his" eyes.

Ben.

Nice car but was dissapointed with the transplant option.
2.5lt Duratec would have been tough and different. I know you get plenty of power from the SR but they are starting to get like @rseholes, everyone has one.

Obviously the guys likes old school and new school.