Let them laugh pall, love those projects.
Building a few myself

Contact Piper Cams, they still have the drawings from old days.
Gains are 10% power & lot more torque

This summer hope to finish same car with T3 turbo from Escort RS Turbo, all coolers from Airtec, custom exhaust, some work on pump & injectors to see 160bhp

After that my Orion Mk1 1.6d is on for a VNT turbo conversion from Focus Mk1 with boost activated vanes for about same result.

Oldskool power with modern technology

Just look @ this bloke from Malta :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igL_gSYDdyU

http://picasaweb.google.com/thedevilsownracer/FEZMalta#

RWD 200wheel horses w/o NOS, 280 with dual stage NOS on stock block & internals