Rhubarb77 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Wow, beautiful car! Keep it na and driving I reckon. If you are going to turbo and efi it then use a more modern dohc turbo powerplant. Just my opinion. Love it though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Vapour Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Hi You could possiably have one of the niceest period modified cars in the country. Please do not take it any further, as you said it took along time to find. You have a mk2 project?? Keep the mk1 as is and drive it. And turbo the mk2 . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhubarb77 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Thanks for the comments and compliments guys. It is a great car and the poll results are overwhelmingly in favour of leaving the car the way it is. Thanks for the votes. Brockzila the MK2 coupe is a 1980 2.0GL Denim pack. Not sure if I want to cut this one up either. But if I sell it who knows what would happen to it? It was a bit rough when I first got it. The interior is shagged. I've had a bit of rust cut out & repaired but overall it's a pretty solid car. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorden Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 That Mk2 is nice! whats the asking price? I also vote +1 to leave the mk1 N/A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I say big turbo. It stopped being an original car the minute the Pinto went in, so just go the whole hog and turbo the bejesus out of it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhubarb77 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 hahaha Jorden I have a good pinto to go with it that needs to be installed. When it's up & running with WOF/RWC I'll be asking around 5k for it. Comes with the original matching numbers Pinto too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Value Buddy Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 That denim is pure sex. The Aussie special escorts are super cool. I don't see the sense in turboing the MK1, but this is from a guy that is content with cruising with a fresh 1600 in his mk1 estate. Do what you like, I say. I'd go the zetec/duratec way, before foreskined induction. But it's your car. (My First car was a canary yellow mk1 two door.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I'm all for turboing it, but completely against Pintos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhubarb77 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thanks. I did look at Zetec & Duratec but to do it properly would've cost at least double what my Pinto did. About $3500 for the retroford fitting kit + shipping & import duty, dry sump (Duratec) $3000 so the steering geometry isn't altered, throttle bodies & engine management $4000 etc. And then the cost of engine mods like cams, porting, rods & pistons, machining etc because a standard 2.0 zetec/ duratec on Carbs or ITB's only makes 150rwhp, the same as my pinto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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