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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/11/30 21:45:35
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I like the " not the same as the next blokes " build this guy has put together with his mk1. Back where I come from there are quite a few Rotary installations into Escort's and Cortina's. In Classic Ford mags defence it does say on the cover RESTORE MAINTAIN and MODIFY ! MK1ONP    PNKBTZ  
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/11/30 23:11:07
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...hey Jules.....do you think your feature had anything to do with the rise in the popularity of Jap engines in the uk???????
I think you have a lot to answer for young lady.....now go to your garage and stay there for a month![88]
RJ
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/01/12 03:10:32
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that pink van is ok though I prefer black interior but why go all to that trouble and not install the sexy twin cam dash [x2x]
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/01/12 05:32:39
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Originally posted by racin jason
...hey Jules.....do you think your feature had anything to do with the rise in the popularity of Jap engines in the uk???????
I think you have a lot to answer for young lady.....now go to your garage and stay there for a month![88]
RJ
 no i dont think so jas. i think they just looked at other options that could be used to be 'different' as for going to the garage for a month...yea i really need to be there concentrating on work on the new project(s) 
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/01/12 09:57:26
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as for going to the garage for a month...yea i really need to be there concentrating on work on the new project(s)
Bring on the V8 corty.... [}:)] [}:)] The XE is the same engine we have in our 2.0 16V Holden Calibra, to my knowledge, no one has completed one here in oz? Shaun
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/01/12 17:29:45
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wats wrong with half of u? i jus read the whole thread and u's r kidding ur self...
that mk1 is an awsum car... and the guy has obiviously spent alot of time and money... its clean and looks good doesnt have a hektic autosalon paintjob with airbrushing all over it or discusting chrome wheels which dont belong on any car...
so putting an sr in it is running out of money?
not every 1 can afford to source and build a cosworth... dont get me wrong i love cosworths...
y not put an sr in it? sure its not that different but there cheap to buy get parts easy and cheap and still make 400rwhp with ease and still be driveable and reliable...
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/02/12 20:32:27
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IFyou can get some of the guys with cosworth conversions to tell you the truth, some will tell you that if they could do it all again they would choose the SR20DET. It's cheaper to do overall, parts are everywhere & can belt out a poo poo load of power.
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/02/12 20:38:30
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IFyou can get some of the guys with cosworth conversions to tell you the truth, some will tell you that if they could do it all again they would choose the SR20DET. It's cheaper to do overall, parts are everywhere & can belt out a poo poo load of power.
What a load of cr@p [V]
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/03/12 07:27:38
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quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by 3sc0rt IFyou can get some of the guys with cosworth conversions to tell you the truth, some will tell you that if they could do it all again they would choose the SR20DET. It's cheaper to do overall, parts are everywhere & can belt out a poo poo load of power. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EEEEERRRRRRRRRRRTTTT wrong[xx(] i wouldn't  if i could do it all again it be a werked ls1[}:)]
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/03/12 09:04:56
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Originally posted by 3sc0rt
IFyou can get some of the guys with cosworth conversions to tell you the truth, some will tell you that if they could do it all again they would choose the SR20DET. It's cheaper to do overall, parts are everywhere & can belt out a poo poo load of power.
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EEEEERRRRRRRRRRRTTTT wrong[xx(] i wouldn't if i could do it all again it be a werked ls1[}:)]
Yeh there is nothing quite like the sound of a worked LS1 rattling its gudgeon pins on a cold quiet morning [88] Sorry its gota be pure ford for me [;^)]
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/03/12 10:38:45
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Originally posted by 3sc0rt
IFyou can get some of the guys with cosworth conversions to tell you the truth, some will tell you that if they could do it all again they would choose the SR20DET. It's cheaper to do overall, parts are everywhere & can belt out a poo poo load of power.
What a load of cr@p [V]
So because it's not what you would do it's CRAP? I didn't say everyone did i? Im not sayin it's the best way to go, i just said that's what some people's opinions are. Hey I love Cosworth and im not knockin them at all, but if i could have a Mk2 that could belt out simular power for half the price with a endless supply of parts that are so easy to get... I would do it, You can call me Crap every single day of the year, but ill still have a mk2 that goes just as fast and have alot of change in my pocket
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/03/12 10:48:42
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Never on this forum have a read as much rubbish as i have in this thread over the last week.
Cheaper? What an absolute toss. Horsepower, no matter which engine you use will cost money and lots of it. No matter what the initial purchase price, the cost of parts, doing the work yourself or paying someone else - at the end when it is all finished (if it ever is) the final cost will be be comparable from one type to another.
The only thing that ends up cheaper in the end is the resale value of your vehicle - because those prospective purchasers who are out there in the market and are cashed up enough to pay the big dollars aren't interested in mixed-brand classics.
I stand to be corrected and i am sure this will send a few of you rushing to prove me wrong but i have never seen a bitsa classic Ford reach its original listed price or even beat it. They always end up discounted.
And DIFFERENT, really? There is a Old Skool Lambo in Melbourne that has just been converted to electric drive - yep thats right pull out that lovely old classic V12 engine and stuff it full of phone batteries and an electric motor.
Now that is different, but to me it is and always will be absolute sacrilege.
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/03/12 11:25:38
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Originally posted by geetee
Never on this forum have a read as much rubbish as i have in this thread over the last week.
Cheaper? What an absolute toss. Horsepower, no matter which engine you use will cost money and lots of it. No matter what the initial purchase price, the cost of parts, doing the work yourself or paying someone else - at the end when it is all finished (if it ever is) the final cost will be be comparable from one type to another.
The only thing that ends up cheaper in the end is the resale value of your vehicle - because those prospective purchasers who are out there in the market and are cashed up enough to pay the big dollars aren't interested in mixed-brand classics.
I stand to be corrected and i am sure this will send a few of you rushing to prove me wrong but i have never seen a bitsa classic Ford reach its original listed price or even beat it. They always end up discounted.
And DIFFERENT, really? There is a Old Skool Lambo in Melbourne that has just been converted to electric drive - yep thats right pull out that lovely old classic V12 engine and stuff it full of phone batteries and an electric motor.
Now that is different, but to me it is and always will be absolute sacrilege.
Good Point, But the ammount of people doing a SR20 Conversion instead of a Cosworth is why? First thing that comes to my mind is $Money$. Ask the guys who have done the SR20 Conversion in their cars, ask them why they didn't go the Cosworth.. they sure didn't do it to p!ss off all the patriotic Ford fans that's for sure... I can bet you they all looked into the Cosworth route, but chose the SR for a few different reasons. I wont say because i'll have everyone contridicting left right and center lol [88]
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/03/12 11:38:48
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This mk1 Escort is a beautiful car and the owner has done a great job! For me (i have done the cosworth conversion!) it looks a hell of a lot easier than doing an sr conversion! everthing matches being ford and i would never put an sr20det in any of my cars!! EVER... sorry once you have tasted cosworth power.... you wouldn't look at the Jap engines... if you were looking at a better engine you would be going something euro and well built [:u][:x)] not something thrown together and requiring a full rebuild to belt out more power than a cossie stage 3 chip on a standard engine! You say the main factor is cosworth parts and the prices if you do your research the parts are pretty much the same, and you can track them down easily!!. Just because Autobarn and Supercheap auto stock the parts doesnt make the sr20 better than a cossie... and a worked sr20det is not cheaper than a cossie!! talk it up as much as you like. if you want big power out of a sr20 you have to spend money! and lots of it too! just like a cosworth! I know cosworth conversions have been done over and over... but there is a reason for that! the sr20 conversion has been done over and over because of convienience nothing else... IN MY opinion! Most people who do sr20 conversions always tell you... its because i couldnt find a cossie [:u][88] you all know it [:I] I reckon if Phil added up the cost of his car Vs the Cost of this mk1 sr it would be very similar! (VERY EXPENSIVE!!!) BOTH CARS are a credit to the builders!Well done building a great car Phil!! and this mk1 escort is pretty awesome too...even if it has a sr20 in it JUST MY OPINION!
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RE: The Mk 1 Escort from hell! Australia's best?
2009/03/12 11:38:51
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The escort in question isn't my cup of tea. I think the rims are just a little over the top and given the choice I wouldn't buy the car. The bloke I bought my Mk1 4 door off has found himself another Mk1 2 door and he's planning to put a Commodore V6 into it with a fibreglass tilt front. Not my cup of tea either but good luck to him. The thing that I like most about owning/restoring/modifying/playing with an old Ford is that it's my car and I can do what the wife let's me do with it.
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