hi all, was thinking of starting a locost...
I already have a 1.6l (bored to 1.7l) from a cortina mk2 (engine similar to escort mk1 and 2). can I use this engine? and would an escort mk1 be a good donor?
hope it can be done... managed to obtain: BUild your own sportscar... and i rly want to start 1!

thanks guys

You can use that engine no probs.

Good luck finding a mk1 escort !!!! most people now use Sierra's for all their bits as escorts are a little hard to find now

Cortina engine should be fine.

Better finding a MK2 escort if you can...

Take a look on my website if you want to learn a bit about donors...I am just too lazy to type it all out here again!!

Oh and...welcome to the nut house

David

thanks guys.... actually i can find escorts at £100!! (im not in the UK... im from Malta) we still use these classics!
a porb is that its easier to find a mk1 than a mk2!... why is a mk2 better?

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newer !!

Jason

ok...
another thing.... is there a substitute gearbox to change the standard 4gear??

Sierra 5 speed box should bolt straight onto a crossflow engine.

I've got to admit i couldnt believe the amount of mk2 escorts and mk3/4/5 cortinas there are on the greek islands,and still in use every day.

good luck with the build

thanks mate....
my dad has a cortina mk2!! not used everyday though! they're quite frequent over here also!

another thing... promise is the last....
is it difficult to change the rear drum breaks to disks?

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Originally posted by rob126
another thing... promise is the last....
is it difficult to change the rear drum breaks to disks?

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mmmmm ok!
will ask around abit more!

thanks guy for your help! will be back def.!

was talking to a guy today... he said i'd better look at a Ford Capri rather than an escort as a doner since engine it has the same but they have better breaks... is this true?

Capri is a bigger car than the Escort so the brakes are almost certainly better.
Its not worth changing the rear brakes to discs on a car as light as a Locost, they stop just fine as they are mate.
Cheers. Scotty G.