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Saw this in a Feature on Drifted.com recently Absolutely gorgeous!!!
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Yeah you can say that again Fred!! ;D But still we can all dream ehh!!
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Howdy fellas!! Been a long long time since I've been on here due to laptop trouble and general life trouble and whatnot. But I'm glad to say I'm back!! Have some pics as thanks for being such a great forum ;D Meet the fleet as it currently stands! Starting off with the newest member. . . Mk2 1980 Transit with a 1.8l NA Toyota diesel engine. Nauseatingly slow is an understatement!!But it gets me to work and back so can't complain Short term plan is to fit a 2.5 Di engine and box.Long term plan is to turn it into a recovery truck The King!!!!1980 Land Rover Series 3. My fave by far! SORN'd last week and missing it terribly but there is a good reason! Soon to get a 200TDi,rebuilt 'box with O/D,parabolic springs,all new brakes,power steering,new tyres etc!How soon is anyone's geuss though!! The Kool Kruiser 1971 Triumph 1360 Used to belong to my best mate but he thought he wasn't using it enough so I stepped in to keep it in the family. Need to get that roof off though! Needs some TLC really(bushes,shocks,box rebuild etc) but since it's still drivable I just wind the stereo up,slip on the Aviators and feel gooooooood!! ;D The Beast 19something Ford Capri All primed,just need to get it painted and put the engine back together.Got a mild 2l Pinto to go in with bikecarbs and a SC box for now but long term plans include twice as many cylinders The Hoonigan 1975 Ford Escort Bought in Feb for norra-lorra money.Apart from the smashed face and some rust in the front corners of the sills,it's pretty sound.Rear arches especially are amazing! So plan is get it repaired,lowered and poly bushed,slip in a 1.8l Pinto I have lying around and go have some fun And finally these 2. . . Just waiting! Forgot to get a pic of the usual daily,poor thing! It's a 1974 Mini which is currently having the engine lightly breathed upon and some basic mods to the front suspension.hilos and polybushes namely. Hope you like 'em and feel free to comment at will
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don't give up mate! Old Fords don't die. . . .
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Sounds like a cool idea and one me and my 2 best mates have floated around at times(hillclimbing Mini maybe-we're all into Minis) but in the end always fell through as we've all got enough personal projects and neither of us want to end up fighting over a car.
Be careful but go for it I say!
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Jul 25, 2011 20:30:53 GMT
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Finally caught up with this thread!! Many thanks for all the help lads! This will hopefully be happening sometime later this year after I've done up my Land Rover a bit and got the Mini through the MOT. By the way,I did think about a Vtec or a Vauxhall but I can't affford a subframe and I like to do things differently anyway
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Jul 13, 2011 21:38:02 GMT
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Rear Arches look the biz mate! Great job! Awaiting updates on the front. . . .
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Jul 13, 2011 21:35:41 GMT
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Wow some super fast progress!! Keep it up lads! Wish I could make it down there sometime!
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Definitely cut the arches in my opinion! Otherwise you'll lose the Fiesta shape. Massive welding skillZors there! But I guess you've had enough practice eh!
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Looking good mate! Can't wait to see it welded,slammed and sideways!
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Cheers mate forgot that place! Lurking as we speak! Any one know about the Ford gearboxes? i.e. will a 5 speed from a Mk2 Fiesta diesel fit a zetec?
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Gonna be awesome!! Keeping an eye on this one for sure!
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Jun 29, 2011 20:09:23 GMT
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Massive respect mate!Such beautifully neat work!!! Can't wait to see it runnin!
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Jun 29, 2011 19:44:56 GMT
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I see where your coming from Mark. I've got 2 pairs of Metro disc brakes so I could modify 1 pair to fit under the 10s and try it out like that,then change if I don't like it. Still wheelspin in fourth would be kewl! Definitely surprise all the idiots who've been laughing at me lately!!;D
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Jun 29, 2011 19:05:27 GMT
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Holy arched Batmam!! Looks great mate,you have to do it!!;D
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Jun 29, 2011 19:00:34 GMT
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Ohh sugar! That sucks man! Just glad that you're ok! Am just about to pick up a free Sierra for drifting duties and this thread has been a mahooosive inspiration!! Please get another one!!;D
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Jun 29, 2011 18:54:32 GMT
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Ooherr!! Some great ideas there chaps! Would the 'box from a 1.3 petrol Mk 4 Escort be the same as the Fiesta one? And would a 5 speed box from a 1.6 diesel Mk2 Fiesta fit the Zetec? I can get the former from a mate and have the latter in a Mk2 to be broken up!
And Bomber I heard CVHs in N/A form absolutely wasted petrol. Is this true? And is the unit in the pic an RS Turbo engine?
Many thanks for all the help lads.This is starting to look like a possibility after all!;D
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Jun 26, 2011 19:47:07 GMT
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Just thought I'd run this stupid idea past you knowledgeable lot before I do something silly!
So I've got this old Mini which is my daily driver and recently it's started burning fantastic amounts of oil,which frankly is not very desirable. Therefore I started thinking about changing the engine.Now I've got at least have a dozen other 998 engines in half decent condition which I could swap in in half a day and be done with it. But I got to thinking,if I'm going to go to all that trouble why not go to some more trouble and make it much faster? I have a 1.3 Turbo from a metro but don't want to fit it because it needs putting together again and I'm afraid what with the heat over here it won't last long. So I started looking for alternative engines. I was going for a 1.6 Ford Crossflow on a Mini 'box but the conversion kit is either unavailable or mega money so am currently thinking of going for a 1.8 Zetec on a standard Ford FWD gearbox. Engine will remain standard as well. I'm liking this option as they're quite cheap on Ebay,come in FWD,should be reasonably economical and quite fast due to lack of weight and the license will only be about €150 whereas a 2l is nearly €500 and probably impossible to insure. I'd like to keep it on 10 inch wheels all round but will obviously be fitting disc brakes. What do you lads think? The thing I'm worried about most is whether it will fit physically due to the gearbox being on the end of the engine.I will be making all mounts etc myself:I'm pretty handy with a welder.
Cheers lads! ;D All help and/or suggestions of other engine very welcome!Prefer to keep it british though!
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Jun 26, 2011 10:59:40 GMT
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Very very very epic as always mate!! Can't wait to see this finished!!!
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Jun 20, 2011 19:55:24 GMT
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Bloomin brilliant!!! Can't wait to see this finshed!!!
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