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Dar
02-11-04, 09:39 PM
Seen the Mk2 escort with the XE lump in and thought id show you this beauty.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/DPursey/Dsc0221725.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/DPursey/Dsc0221525.jpg
The engine is being rebuilt over the winter and it will have 250bhp for next year...

Cool! :twisted:
Not my car though :(
burgo
02-11-04, 10:13 PM
thats rather kool
scott.parker
02-11-04, 10:44 PM
That manifold looks like a bit of an arse to fit to the head then come off at such a sharp angle?

scott
-Bruce-
02-11-04, 10:48 PM
that looks crazy darren. would be great to see it going around the track.

bruce
Col_Mk1
03-11-04, 12:23 AM
class :P
Ben
03-11-04, 08:08 AM
That manifold looks like a bit of an a*** to fit to the head then come off at such a sharp angle?

scott

Guy who does our exhausts does things like this they fit the engine to the shell etc and then custome build the manifold to fit around the shell/obects etc.
J4MES
03-11-04, 06:20 PM
that looks really nice, guessing its foriegn (opel)...
Glytch
03-11-04, 06:30 PM
That's mint, something to boast about for us xe owners.
Seems like evryone's trying to jump on the wagon:

http://www.ballandboyd.co.uk/glyn/golf_c20xe.jpg

Think he'd be better off getting a real car ;)
Glytch
03-11-04, 06:32 PM
judgin by the other threads in this forum uve all seen that last pic b4 :oops:

Nah well
DrivingSpanner
03-11-04, 06:37 PM
its called a vauxhall lotus or in europe was called opel lotus the cars were built by raynard for a one make series in the ninties, was quite big at the time... are you racing it in monoposto nextyear? isnt that andy utlys old car?