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Jan 23, 2014 20:23:59 GMT
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Jan 23, 2014 20:56:56 GMT
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That looks loooooovely, the only thing I can never get my head around is stickin Vauxhall engines in a Ford, but you can't beat a flat front mk2 with forest arches.
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grumpy
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Jan 23, 2014 20:58:42 GMT
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Thats a double phwoar from me
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Jan 23, 2014 21:01:46 GMT
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That looks loooooovely, the only thing I can never get my head around is stickin Vauxhall engines in a Ford, but you can't beat a flat front mk2 with forest arches. No different to putting a Ford engine in a Chrysler group vehicle as with the Sunbeam Tiger  Paul H |
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Jan 23, 2014 21:07:54 GMT
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Correct
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Jan 23, 2014 21:18:26 GMT
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cheap well trodden route to often big power, typically cheaper than a similar output Ford engine for example.
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Sacrilege !
Very nice looking car too bad its got the vauxhall lump .
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if sparks don't fly you're ridin too high !
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Jan 24, 2014 12:41:03 GMT
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Always makes me laugh when I see people calling 'sacrilege' when someone puts and XE in a scrote.
I bet they'd be happy enough to see that boat anchor of a Pinto dropped in a Chevette tho!
Lighten up people.
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Jan 24, 2014 12:54:05 GMT
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how did they get 2.5 ! is it alloy motorsport block ?
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XE'd mkII Escort [pics]DarrenW
@darrenw
Club Retro Rides Member 74
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Jan 24, 2014 12:58:17 GMT
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how did they get 2.5 ! is it alloy motorsport block ? I shall find out! It wouldn't surprise me... |
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Jan 24, 2014 13:13:00 GMT
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Jre or qed lump is likely, rally engines, lots of grunt rather than outright power, though still circa 300 bhp!
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Jan 24, 2014 15:28:13 GMT
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Of course, in other parts of the world you're pretty much doing it wrong if you haven't put a Chevy motor in your old Ford.  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Fossilfish
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Thank fossils for fuel!
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Jan 24, 2014 19:20:27 GMT
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The XE has a Cossi-cast head so kinda right!
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Thank fossils for fuel!
1996 Jeep XJ Sport 2.5 Manual
1975 Scimitar 3.0 V6
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Jan 24, 2014 19:26:09 GMT
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The XE has a Cossi-cast head so kinda right! Early xe's had a coscast head out of the gte Astra, my pal currently has a group 4+ mk2 in his garage with a honda s2000 lump going on bodies, still in primer at minute but will be proper when complete |
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2014 23:24:43 GMT by keefylad
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grumpy
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Jan 24, 2014 19:56:19 GMT
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I'm guessing its got a long stroke crank and rods . I don't know of any big bore blocks for these but you don't know what exsists in big money motorsport world . It must go like scalded cat !!
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Steve
Posted a lot
Making progress in small, easy to handle chunks of awesome
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Jan 24, 2014 20:18:47 GMT
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Loving the wheels, really work for me |
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Jan 24, 2014 20:30:23 GMT
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The XE has a Cossi-cast head so kinda right! lol, thats the same logic as putting a corsa gsi engine in an elan 2+2, well its kinda lotus ! |
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Jan 24, 2014 20:38:32 GMT
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Has anyone started transplanting the Focus ST lump into MKII's yet ? Mate has just bought a year old one - it's a five cylinder 2.5 and "quite nippy" !
Paul H
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Jan 24, 2014 20:43:45 GMT
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Has anyone started transplanting the Focus ST lump into MKII's yet ? Mate has just bought a year old one - it's a five cylinder 2.5 and "quite nippy" ! Paul H Yes lovely lump, Made by Volvo! (and possibly the only reason Ford bought Volvo!) Steve |
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