Nightkid
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 posted on 15/2/05 at 10:01 PM |
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1.6 mk2 escort
I’m trying to build a Locost, following as close as I can to the book design. Problem is that I can’t find a 1.1 mk2 escort but have found a 1.6 one
instead at a local scrapyard. This scrapyard guy is selling me this 1.6 in bits (not as a whole car). He has the entire bit, just not in a car form.
He is offering all the bits I need off a donor car for around £300, says the engine is tested and it’s a runner although I have never seen it. There
are advantages and disadvantages of getting the parts individually and not as a whole car. What do you guys think? I’m worried about SVA as the
individual parts can be from completely different cars therefore impossible for me to keep a record of where there come from. This is going to be a
problem when SVA-ing? Cheers for the help.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 15/2/05 at 10:09 PM |
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The only people who get 'excited' about where donor parts come from is the DVLA. Get receipts for the major components and they'll
be happy. The SVA testers don't care, as long as you have a letter that says how old the engine is (ask later!)
The only issue is that you'll probably get a 'Q'-plate if you haven't got the original car's documents - but
there's lots of people (like me) who don't care as long they have a car to drive on the road!
Otherwise, don't worry.
Happy building!
David
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Nightkid
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| posted on 15/2/05 at 10:24 PM |
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cheers for that. i dont think i'm too bother about "Q" plates either. I be lucky just to get the car on the road! 
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Trev Borg
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| posted on 15/2/05 at 10:32 PM |
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SOUNDS EXPENSIVE
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
By that time, who cares.
You're a mile away, and you've got his shoes
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 15/2/05 at 10:44 PM |
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Tell that thieving t**t of a scrapper to stick that price. For that type of money you could get a rolling chassis of EBAY. He sees you are desperate
and is just taking advantage.
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 16/2/05 at 08:04 AM |
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For example:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&a
mp;category=29750&item=4528584827&rd=1
Which is a 1760 crossflow rally engine in a rolling chassis for sale in cheshire.
Not £300 though... and you should decide for yourself how well the chassis was made.
BTW if you end up using a xflow engine from a crashed RWD rally car like I did, renew the crank pulley regardless of its apparent condition and check
that the alternator mounting holes are intact on the block!
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Nightkid
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| posted on 16/2/05 at 05:21 PM |
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Dave
That rolling chassis looks decent and definitely save me a lot of time and money but the reason why I’m building a Locost is to learn from the
building process. Buying a rolling chassis kinda defeat that point. Thanks for the advice anyway. Cheers
I been thinking (as usual) that I should try and get a mk2 1.6 escort whole but then a 1.6 mk2 Escort is really rare these days. I can get all the
parts individually but I never built a car before so if I had a whole donor car then when I take the parts out I should be able to put it all back
together in the Locost chassis. I would have no idea how everything goes if someone just give me all the parts. So if anyone seen a decent 1.6 mk2
for sale, give me a shout! cheers
[Edited on 16/2/05 by Nightkid]
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 16/2/05 at 06:49 PM |
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Good on you, boy, and good luck hunting!
I know where there are 2 complete scrap cortinas, been there ages. Midlands area.
U2U me if you want details.
Dave
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Nightkid
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| posted on 16/2/05 at 10:18 PM |
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Could you use a cortina or corpri as a doner car instead of a mk2 escort? if so what chassis will I be building and how different is it from the book
chassis? I know someone who can sell me any spec of carpri cheap so maybe thats the way to go. Thanks
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clbarclay
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| posted on 17/2/05 at 07:23 PM |
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Capri's have wider rear axles than escorts, ideal if you want to build a wider locost. There are several designs for wider locost about.
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