nick 401 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Hey its mint to see anotha mk1 2 door bein brought back good stuf man, pretty sure i saw ya towin it round bout a month ago or sumthn so wil be sweet to follow ya progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Hey its mint to see anotha mk1 2 door bein brought back good stuf man, pretty sure i saw ya towin it round bout a month ago or sumthn so wil be sweet to follow ya progress thanks mate and thats a nice mk1 you have there dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick 401 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 cheers man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I'd be super keen to just see you wack a rb25de head on top rather than piss around turboing it and I'm sure you'd see a reasonable power increase, though obviously not as much as the turbo conversion. the thing with the motor is mate i think it will be enogh i meanits a 3L 6 cylinder with a turbo in a mk1 escort and it pulls like a school boy in a heavy vl in standered form . i have to agree with him on that. the rb30e has fairly modest output stock, and ok output boosted, but if you boost it, to get any decent output it will end up peaky as. if you use the twincam head, you can make more hp than the single cam turbo if done right. it will be way more controllable, and with a heavy engine in the front of a light car, you'll need that. even if you boost it, you could stick with a small turbo and low boost and make even more power and still have a more linear controllable power band. the thing with re engineering it later is that the cert will be invalid if you twincam it and it will require another $500 cert. your call though. the sohc engine will definitely make it fly even na, just if you boost it, it might be a bit tricky with so little weight. the ute is insane like that (but it is pretty extreme turbo wise) spinning the wheels at any speed 120+ in 5th in the wet and all other gears too. in the dry its suss in 1st and 2nd even with race tyres. just my thoughts on it. that other dudes one looks mean, if its anything like that it should be wicked. i'm sure you'll be happy anyway escorts are neat little cars! fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 You can get stuff added to a cert for $100 or $150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 ok, not from mr fraser you cant, least, thats what he told me. i didnt know they had different rules on it though. thats good to know. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 ill wait till the things built with all the bits the way i want them and then see what the certifyer has to say and just go from there. as for the motor being heavy in the mk1 ive got a idea in my head of how i want it and from what ive worked out (if i can do it) there should only be max of 1 piston over the front of the crossmember. hopfully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 sweet all under control! cool car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 looks like it will be a tight fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 shit yeah thats crammed in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 ok so my panels are done the rears are just like normal bubbles but he done them 50mm wider to fit over the tyres. there has also been a change of heart about the motor choise. i know ive planed it all out and bought the doner car but!!!!!! im still going to use the full vl running gear but for the price its going to cost me for putting the rb30 in plus turbo set up,intercooler,plubing,injectors,computers ect ...ect...ect... i came to the conclustion that that money would best be spent on a v8 and manual set up nice old school 302 w 4 or 5 speed and probbliy a wee bit of nos. cheers cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 stay rb30, it will so much better in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 stay rb30, it will so much better in the end i dont know mate i will make all the running gear so that it rolls and tuns 1st that will take will give me time to think but i must say im swaying to the v8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 RB25det Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 RB25DET, ill second that. or if your going v8 why not a smaller and better lexus v8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 the main reson for the change of mind guys is ive had a lot to do with turbo cars and making turbo set ups and im just wanting to go back to my old days with a nice mild running carbied v8 no turbos and no computers if anything ill probliy go superchaged later on or nitrous oxcide. and i drove my brothers 302 mk1 capri and fucking loved it and i realy fucking loved the sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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