View Full Version : What do you think of this?.....
Big_Chap
23-04-07, 12:26 AM
Looks like a regular 3dr cosworth...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Big_Chap/1804200711.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Big_Chap/1804200700111.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Big_Chap/DSC00072.jpg
don't think the die-hard boys will like too much though!
NovaLad
23-04-07, 12:27 AM
lol lol ...
I'm a big fan of the LET, but i can't see why anyone would want to run one over a Cossie motor, especially in a 3 door Sierra !!
Rich
As above.
A lot more development has gone into cossie engines, and a lot more poeple running big power from them.
Big_Chap
23-04-07, 12:54 AM
I'm a big fan of the LET, but i can't see why anyone would want to run one over a Cossie motor, especially in a 3 door Sierra !!
Rich
to be different
As above.
A lot more development has gone into cossie engines, and a lot more poeple running big power from them.
not everyone wants run high bhp. 200 is plenty and a safe 280-300 is also good!
kevster
23-04-07, 12:58 AM
i like that lol
*cobra*
23-04-07, 01:46 AM
That's taking the ****ing piss. Apart from my Nova Sport my other car is an Escort Cossie and I wouldn't transplant a Vaux engine into it for love nor money! I'd sooner let it rot.
damm i thought it was a nice cozza
Kinky Monza
23-04-07, 01:52 AM
What a load of ****!
*cobra*
23-04-07, 01:58 AM
Is that for real? it is kinda hard to tell if it's the same car?:tard:
im guessin he blew the cossie motor up and LETs are cheaper then cossie lumps
thats if its real
Possibly for reliability over a cossie lump lol lol
Novadex
23-04-07, 11:09 AM
its defently a cosworth bay, but i couldnt understand why?
im guessin he blew the cossie motor up and LETs are cheaper then cossie lumps
That's what i was thinking, either that or he bought it without an engine..
It will more than likely be a replica, with a let chucked in
I'd envisage some sort of homosexualness is required to put a LET into a cossie.....
Love it!!
The LET is a more modern engine than the cossie lump. After all the YB is just a 16v Pinto. The YB lump does sport some steel internals. I also can't see the point. However it is amusing. I've seen XE's & Let's in lots of cars, but I didn't think I would ever see one in a Cossie.
I can't think of a better idea to make the Ford purests spit teeth! Although in my experiance the Ford boys and girls are amongst the best people to talk 'cars' with.
craig green
23-04-07, 01:15 PM
Love it! Just for abnormality & talking point.
YBs arent all they are cracked up to be. Just the chips have been readily available since the year dot.
kevster
23-04-07, 03:22 PM
Love it!!
The LET is a more modern engine than the cossie lump. After all the YB is just a 16v Pinto. The YB lump does sport some steel internals. I also can't see the point. However it is amusing. I've seen XE's & Let's in lots of cars, but I didn't think I would ever see one in a Cossie.
I can't think of a better idea to make the Ford purests spit teeth! Although in my experiance the Ford boys and girls are amongst the best people to talk 'cars' with.
im with you on this one dar :thumb:
i personally think it's ruined the whole look of that..
waste of good shell....:wtf:
is it just me or does the engine seem to sit really far back in the bay ??
Big_Chap
23-04-07, 05:34 PM
ok, here's some background.
the car belongs to a friend. he bought it as you see it. the car wasn't a cossie to begin with and infact was a 1.6 iirc but everything about it is genuine cosworth spec from the kit to the interior, the brakes to the rear end. i don't know exactly why the guy decided to build it but i do know that he only put the vauxhall engine in to be different, if he put the yb in then it would just be another 3dr cossie rep and there was a fair wee bit of work in it too, not exactly a bolt for bolt conversion, yb would have been the easy option. he's doing something similar with a mk2 esc.
the owner has no real plans to change it except to enlarge the boost hoses as they are a little restrictive and was talking about a set of comp. mo's but not sure if he still wants them. it was in at wallace performance last week for an evo chip upgrade but didn't fit it because he needs an uprated fuel pressure regulator. the guys tweaked it for stanard running and he's that happy with how it goes now might not even bother with the chip. can't stress enough how nice this car is, no a fault anywhere! if you didn't know better, you'd think it was completly standard!
for all the haters, can't really see how its de-valued/wrecked a good car. he would have paid 2or 3 times the price for a "proper" one and it goes just as well as one!
That's taking the ****ing piss.
whats the matter with you? don't get upset about it:cry: , its not like he did it to your cossie! lol
Nova-Flair
23-04-07, 05:57 PM
Im a big cossie fan and i cant see why the owner has went to so much bother to chuck in a LET, when, at the end of the day, he is just getting similar power to the standard YB, without the potential for big power.
Even if it is just a replica, it would have been much better with either the standard engine or one out of an escort cossie.
lee coley
23-04-07, 06:16 PM
theres loads of old fords with XE's and LET's in them, there easier to find
Dan 130
23-04-07, 06:29 PM
i think being diffrent is good but , he may as well of gone for a cossie lump, its like marmite you love or you hate lol
Big_Chap
23-04-07, 06:33 PM
Im a big cossie fan and i cant see why the owner has went to so much bother to chuck in a LET, when, at the end of the day, he is just getting similar power to the standard YB, without the potential for big power.
Even if it is just a replica, it would have been much better with either the standard engine or one out of an escort cossie.
you ever tried to buy an escort cosworth engine? ever seen one in a scrappers? the word "hens" & "teeth" spring to mind.
and as i said before, its all about being different :thumb:
I like that, not so much for the 'different' factor, but more for the guys balls and willingness to do it, and blatantly not care what the anal purists think.
Ive got a similar plan which im hoping will really p1ss off the VW boys in a year or so lol.
LUV2XLR8
23-04-07, 07:56 PM
bang on car, its been said, a lot of the rally boys stick the vauxhall engines in as they are cheap and theres plenty about.
Besides he could have just left the 1600 x flow in it which would have just been a good looking car that went like a fart.
KPautomotive
23-04-07, 08:45 PM
ummm its a photoshop you fools! lol
That'll teach me not believe everything i see lol
KPautomotive
23-04-07, 08:50 PM
Loads of faults.... good photoshop tho.
Got me to begin with!
dhdev (Oli)
23-04-07, 08:56 PM
I'd envisage some sort of homosexualness is required to put a LET into a cossie.....
I'm gonna have to agree with Stu after all he knows about all things :gay:
Big_Chap
23-04-07, 11:37 PM
Loads of faults.... good photoshop tho.
Got me to begin with!
name some then!
suppose its a complement really its seen as being so unbelievable
you ever tried to buy an escort cosworth engine? ever seen one in a scrappers? the word "hens" & "teeth" spring to mind.
and as i said before, its all about being different :thumb:
i saw an P reg Es'cos Lux up for salvage auction, needed nearside rim+tyre, lock set, front bumper, it still sold for ?9k
Big_Chap
23-04-07, 11:40 PM
I'd envisage some sort of homosexualness is required to put a LET into a cossie.....
how? can no-one grasp idea of being different?
how? can no-one grasp idea of being different?
I wouldn't worry about it:thumb:
yes its different. and well done for the engineering nerve to do it.
meh...Id have stuck with some sort of Ford lump, even if it wasnt the YB
never thought id see an let in a cossie lol
seen loads of xe's in mk2's etc but anyone ever seen an let in say a mk1/2 escort?
SUP4NOV4
24-04-07, 09:57 AM
Loads of faults.... good photoshop tho.
Got me to begin with!
Ive had a look and its abit funny if its real then well done but the ford boys get really touchy about there ford especially when theres vauxhall stuff with it, the picture of the engine bag does look sus, the air filter pipe is going straight into the block not to the turbo, the dip stick looks drawn on, i cant see the second cam pulley only 1 ?
Big_Chap
24-04-07, 05:20 PM
never thought id see an let in a cossie lol
seen loads of xe's in mk2's etc but anyone ever seen an let in say a mk1/2 escort?
thats the whole reason it was built! lol
he's doing something similar to a mk2 esc now! ;)
ok, here's some background.
the car belongs to a friend.
why don't you believe its real? :confused:
am i going to have to video him doing donuts with the bonnet up? lol
Big_Chap
24-04-07, 05:25 PM
Ive had a look and its abit funny if its real then well done but the ford boys get really touchy about there ford especially when theres vauxhall stuff with it, the picture of the engine bag does look sus, the air filter pipe is going straight into the block not to the turbo, the dip stick looks drawn on, i cant see the second cam pulley only 1 ?
the air filter pipe bend downward to the turbo, you can only see the inlet pulley from this angle as the exhaust on is covered by the dist bracket and cambelt, the ancillary belt is bolted to the end of the exhaust cam pulley. :thumb:
anymore questions? lol
That is awesome! Fair play!
Would love a 3dr Cosworth.. even with a Let in it! lol
Why does the rocker cover sit in the bulkhead/firewall then, if its not a shop then its mounted directly to the shell lol, its a good shop but once you go back and look you can see it is!!!
Dan 130
24-04-07, 08:43 PM
thats the whole reason it was built! lol
he's doing something similar to a mk2 esc now! ;)
why don't you believe its real? :confused:
am i going to have to video him doing donuts with the bonnet up? lol
yeah lol
Big_Chap
24-04-07, 10:57 PM
Why does the rocker cover sit in the bulkhead/firewall then, if its not a shop then its mounted directly to the shell lol, its a good shop but once you go back and look you can see it is!!!
do a search for cossies, thats how they sit. the closer the is to the middle, the better the centre of gavity, which means well a balanced car and good handling !
Philsutton
25-04-07, 12:44 AM
excellent, bet there are people out there almost crying. Reminds me of this one lmfao. Should have been the other way round, i.e diesel in a mint cav turbo 4x4 lol
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/car-talk/209130-saving-cally-t-pics.html
SUP4NOV4
25-04-07, 01:08 AM
the air filter pipe bend downward to the turbo, you can only see the inlet pulley from this angle as the exhaust on is covered by the dist bracket and cambelt, the ancillary belt is bolted to the end of the exhaust cam pulley. :thumb:
anymore questions? lol
That air filter pipe must have some bend on it especially a pipe that big, the inlet cam pulley is massive nearly the full size of the rocker cover, the power steering bottle?
M4RCM16v
28-04-07, 05:16 PM
hi this is my car:thumb: , it is real and no photo shop lollol , i will get bigchap 2 put better pics up soon
big gra
28-04-07, 06:10 PM
hi this is my car:thumb: , it is real and no photo shop lollol , i will get bigchap 2 put better pics up soon
what possesed you to do such a thing? nice car and nice engine, but not together!
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