Ratchet
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The user formerly known as Thomas
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Bit of a random post this really, but was doing a bit of Google surfing as I have just bought a Alfa 147, was seeing if I could find any tastefully modified ones.... Anyway it led onto me remembering about the alfa romeo 33 diesel which had a 3 cylinder VM diesel in it, (sadly I couldn't find any pictures of that particular engine I doubt it really fitted with the character of the car hence why there really uncommon.) Got me thinking about some of the diesel engined cars that we never got over here, mainly early 80's stuff like the mk2 polo diesel and the fiat panda 1.2 diesel (both which I have never seen in the metal, have seen pics on here of a turbocharged mk2 polo 1.3 d though) ![]() and the mk1 Opel rekord that has an impressive bonnet bulge which looks like it should house a bent v rather then an old 2.1 diesel   Was just wondering if there was any interest in these odditys, and if there are any others out there that I havent mentioned [edit] fixed pictures [edit edit] first pic still isn't working for me, despite being hosted on my photobucket, might be an issue on my side tho.... |
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Last Edit: May 6, 2012 16:13:33 GMT by Ratchet
Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization.
1971 vw beetle 1200
1978 international loadstar 1700 4x4
1987 landrover 110
1994 Yamaha FZR600r
2010 honda CBF1000GT
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bortaf
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E30 324 TD   |
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R.I.P photobucket
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Ratchet
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The user formerly known as Thomas
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didnt know they made one of them, Europe only i guess? as was the 4wd E30 if i remember right
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Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization.
1971 vw beetle 1200
1978 international loadstar 1700 4x4
1987 landrover 110
1994 Yamaha FZR600r
2010 honda CBF1000GT
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The uk did get left hooker 325ix's officially for a short time.
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Marina/Ital 1.5 diesel; used the B series diesel in non-turbo form, glacially slow acceleration but would hum along at 70mph all day at 40+mpg. I had one a geezer bought to commute to Spain in, had all the TC trim and 'comforts' and I think one other may exist here. Most were taxis in Spain and Portugal....
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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Volvo 340 fitted with Renault diesel sold in Europe. Also Lada Niva with Peugeot lump. Marina with 1.5 diesel sold overseas.
Paul H
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Me and a friend own one of the last remaining Mk2 cavalier 1.6 diesel estates... pictures to follow.
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Went to look at a 1.6D cavalier in Birmingham in the early 90's - didn't think anything about it till I got there and it was a MK1! Never even knew they existed!
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Not quite the same, but Malta is rammed with the likes of Mk1 Escorts and Itals running TD conversions!
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1979 Chrysler Horizon 1.3 GL 1980 Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia 1985 Ford Sierra 3dr 1985 Ford Escort Mk3 1988 Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 1989 Ford Escort 1.3 Popular 1995 Volvo 960 1996 BMW 525i 1998 BMW 323i 1999 BMW 530d 2003 BMW 530i . www.facebook.com/ABCARPIX |
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Went to look at a 1.6D cavalier in Birmingham in the early 90's - didn't think anything about it till I got there and it was a MK1! Never even knew they existed! any idea how powerful they were? i know the mk2 cav diesel is 52 raging shetland ponies.... |
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Dunno to be honest i though my MK2 was about 60 bhp originally but a few had escaped over the 300,000 miles it had clocked by the time i got it. I never found it to be particularly slow though (at the time) and would alway return 45ish mpg
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This is something I've always been nosey about, I had loads of car info-porn books growing up and they always had listings for the obscure versions and I always checked for a diesel version. The diesel Cadillacs of the late 70s always intrigued me. I know they get a terrible reputation (anyone had one?) but how bad could they really have been?  I gather it was a "dieselised" version of the Oldsmobile 350ci petrol V8. With a hundred and twenty horses from that it must be one of the lowest specific outputs (horses per litre) in history. |
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v8ian
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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roscocav Wow, I didn't realise there were any Mk2 Cavalier Estates still running petrol or diesel. I had one years ago and seem to remember that it used to cost me a fortune in handbrake cables. Due to the fact theat they broke all the time and were a main dealer part only.
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roscocav Wow, I didn't realise there were any Mk2 Cavalier Estates still running petrol or diesel. I had one years ago and seem to remember that it used to cost me a fortune in handbrake cables. Due to the fact theat they broke all the time and were a main dealer part only. Haha, thats because my mate and I own them all! between us we have: 1x Arden blue hatchback which ive just bought a c20let for 1x Black L spec mint hatchback 1x Diesel 1.6 estate - Red 1x Petrol 1.6 estate - gold 1x Petrol 1.6 estate which is currently getting chopped into a pickup 1x Petrol 3.0 V6 omega engined estate 1x Petrol LX hatchback 1x Petrol CDi Hatchback 1x mk3 cavalier "concept" (basic model) I also run an insignia turbo as a daily I also know of an estate running a 2.5v6 up in blackpool, theres on in ipswich which is a 1.6 low spec Somewhere I have a picture of most of our cars lined up outside our unit, will try and dig it out!  The one getting converted to c20let. currently running a c20xe in a massivly smoothed and de-wired bay. LXi next to it.  Gold 1.6, middle one has been cut into a pickup now, the end one is running a 3.0v6.  il try and get the pictures off my camera of the diesel later! |
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Last Edit: May 7, 2012 5:11:42 GMT by roscocav
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It is indeed an Olds V8 based on the gas 350(they did have their own stronger block, though). Like a lot of engines/vehicles with bad reputations, it was put into production too quickly. It came out in '77 or '78 IIRC. They had terrible problems with head gasket sealing and fuel pumps among other things. On top of that many GM dealership mechanics didn't have much diesel experience. Many complete engines were replaced under warranty. GM kept working on the design and by '82 or so they were at least acceptably reliable, though still not a performance engine by any stretch. By then the damage was done and nobody wanted one. Too bad Olds didn't take the idea further and turbo 'em  'Course, that certainly wouldn't have helped the head gasket problem... Brian |
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i used to have a rover[sdi shape] that was fitted with a 2.4 turbo diesel,engine was great but the body work just fell away and the electrics had a mind of there own.used to tow my race car with it no proplems.after 2 years of use the mot came up and no way was it going to pass,but sold it for more than i paid for it to a bloke who wanted the engine for his land rover.
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jasonj
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In Europe you could get the Opel Kadett E (Mk2 Astra) with the Isuzu 1.5TD engine. Shame it never made it here.
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Team Supercharged Opel Ascona 400.
294bhp - 235 lb/ft
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bortaf
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cab driver i used to know had a LHD fiat uno diesel he cabbed in, sold that cos he built a 1.7TD nova saloon to cab in, twas the fasted cab about at the time! absolutly flew and got 50+ MPG, i hated that man lol |
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