Nice work, did  it feel good to beat a Porsche

Nice work, did  it feel good to beat a Porsche

Luke

Nice work, did  it feel good to beat a Porsche

It always good to beat another brand of car. Thats the beauty of the speed limit. all cars are on a pretty level playing field. It then comes down to the cars handling and acceleration.
 
and of course the driver.

>>comes down to the cars acceleration
 
So you need to fit the 5.3 diff then... 
 
 

Here are a few of the action shots taken by some of the many sports photographers. I managed to find these on the net.
Here are the links to other great shots from the event.
http://circlework.com.au/2012/05/26/targa-south-west-2012/
http://www.pixelculture.com/?page_id=12355
http://www.brianwhite.com.au/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=10107#page=1
 

the only great thing about WA is the fact you can get awesome personal plates. as seen on your car. My mk2 RS2000 is in melbourne and still getting about with the WA plates. 2 reasons, 1 its cheaper, 2 im changing them to custom plates from WA soon too ;)
 
PS, bloody nice MK1. my first car was a mk1 that i sold far too cheap and regret it to this day, but still loving my mk2 RS !!!!

Thanks Mate,
 
this is a keeper. I sold my first Mk1 as seen on page one. Thats how i ended up here.
 
Ian 

I thought you were sending the motor to me for christmas
Awesome bro, would love to tweak one of these for a resto one day
 
 

fahley

I felt the need for some more power and built myself this little gem.





Cosworth engine
2WD head
205 block
Lightly ported head
Kent CW22 cams
Wossner piston
CR 10.3
High volume/pressure oil pump
Will run 45DCOE Carbs
ashley exhaust
Machined cam cover
Vernier cam wheels
I'm hoping for around 200HP that will be complemented with a celica 5 speed box (not yet fitted) and this hilux diff, fitted to the car last week.





The diff has Nissan A32 Maxima single piston calipers and discs which fit nicely on the hilux diff without modification. I made some new aluminium brackets and used the nissan hand brake cables.The lower ratio diff placed a lot more torque on the standard springs so I have fitted a reverse eye lowered setup. I will have to see what happens with this. Fitting the hilux diff also meant that I had to change to a 5 stud pattern, so I also purchased a big brake kit for the front from UPC on ebay.





The kit fitted onto the capri struts well and i believe they are VE commodore calipers. This forced me to fit the pedal box riding the engine bay of that ugly booster. I like the engine bay a lot more now that the booster is gone.



Along this jouney I have started doing a few superkhanas and other tarmac events with some other escort buddies.





Competition soon started to hot up so I fitted new 250lb front coilover kit (with the help a good mate who owns a welder) and a Kmac 24mm swaybar and adjustable camber/caster strut tops; I didn't want to overdo the stiffness as the car is still used regulary as my daily drive.



Along with the upgrades to suspension I wanted an all around package and decked out the boot with the rally look but kept the carpet to soften and maintain the road use standard.





I'm not sure when the cossie engine will hit the car as the pinto is still strong and many historic events will frown upon the late model engine. Here are some recent shots of the car taken this week. I still have the interior to complete.

Wow, thanks for thew refresh on the car.
 
Fahley

It been a while since a post. I have been busy giving the engine bay a tidy up and fitting the much longed for cossie lump.
Here are a few pics of the refreshed engine bay.