Thanks for the replies everyone.

Inferno115, the conversion is a bit of messing around and there are many ways of going about it. Cosworth engines are getting older now, so finding a good engine to start with is getting more difficult.

Being an RS owner you have much more space to fit an intercooler which is nice, There are many little bits and peices that require alot of thought.

If I was looking at doing another conversion I would use the original sump, which requires custom engine mounts and some trimming of the firewall lip to get the engine further back, I would also use the T5 gearbox which requires a larger gearbox tunnel. And an aftermarket ecu is something well worthwhile as well.. as the mine has never run as well as it should with the standard computer and there is a lot of messing about with old wiring looms etc.

Bearing in mind that you will also need to upgrade your brakes and diff on top of this I would say that $15k is a realistic price for such a conversion if you are smart. I wouldn't bother trying to cut any corners as it comes back and bites you (as I have learned the hard way over and over (uni budget, haha)) Make sure every single component you use is new or rebfurbished.. otherwise it just ends up costing you more in the long run.

So I guess do your research and do it once, there are many of us out there now that have done the conversion so there are a lot of people to offer you advice on how to go about it.

Cheers,
Damion.

thanks damion that was great, yeah id make sure id do everything right the first time, ive learen't the hard way that cutting corners takes longer in the long run


now time to start saving

out of curiosity what colour blue is that?

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Originally posted by 550hp mk2 cortina

really nice work there mate! Good to see you have the guts to keep on with the car even though it seems like you always get kicked in the teeth with it.
Believe me you are not the only one!

Keep it up mate.

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Yeah, it certainly comes with the territory.. The worst part about it is that when I have some decent cash flow happening again I am planning on pulling it down and doing everything how I want it to be, terrible addiction this one [:p] I want to keep enjoying it for now though.

Inferno115: The colour is Ultramarine out of the standards chart.. although mine is slightly darker than what it is supposed to be as the paint supplier stuffed up when they mixed it up the first time. I found this out when I repainted the engine bay the first time and the colour was two shades lighter [:0]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone.

Cheers.. It doesn't really move too far off the mark until third gear.. so i guess some decent tyres are required.

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Originally posted by Mk2_2dr_2L
Yeah, it certainly comes with the territory.. The worst part about it is that when I have some decent cash flow happening again I am planning on pulling it down and doing everything how I want it to be, terrible addiction this one [:p] I want to keep enjoying it for now though.

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Now your statring to remind me of myself.... A fussy Son of a B@#ch whos always thinking of things to improve on

LOL

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ahahahahaahahahahahaha

Sexy looking Mk2 Mate!

Question...why the reverse lights under the bumper?

Thats a nice practical modification then and million % better then original items if the switch decides to work as we know.

I took the car for a 600km round trip to Noosa and back on Saturday to go and have a look at the hillclimb and the car ran well, although as expected it doesn't like climbing steep hills or traffic.. so I think that a fancy ally radiator will be on the cards in the near future.

I think I will also endevour to move the engine further back, if I trim the lip along the firewall I should be able to get the engine another inch back, which will hopefully allow for me to fit some bigger fans in there aswell depending on whether the new radiator is the same width as the current one. I am not sure if my gearbox tunnel is going to allow me to go much further back, but time will tell.

Just have to start saving some money again [;^)]

Damion.