rob126
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 04:03 PM |
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doner
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
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 04:08 PM |
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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
Ben
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flak monkey
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 04:09 PM |
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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
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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rob126
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 04:13 PM |
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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?
[Edited on 4/12/05 by rob126]
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Deckman001
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 05:26 PM |
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newer !!
Jason
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rob126
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 06:57 PM |
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ok...
another thing.... is there a substitute gearbox to change the standard 4gear??
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bob
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 07:16 PM |
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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
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rob126
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 07:24 PM |
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thanks mate....
my dad has a cortina mk2!! not used everyday though! they're quite frequent over here also!
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rob126
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 07:25 PM |
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another thing... promise is the last....
is it difficult to change the rear drum breaks to disks?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 07:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rob126
another thing... promise is the last....
is it difficult to change the rear drum breaks to disks?
In a word....yes
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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rob126
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 07:50 PM |
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mmmmm ok!
will ask around abit more!
thanks guy for your help! will be back def.!
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rob126
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| posted on 5/12/05 at 04:03 PM |
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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?
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scotty g
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| posted on 5/12/05 at 04:12 PM |
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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.
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