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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 08:28 AM
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hi guys after a lot of thought and money i have landed a 4x4 mazda turbo 2.0 litre and in the next few months will be fitting the tunnel and running gear in a mk3 escort shell dressed in rs turbo kit as i have bought 2 s1 rs turbos one is mint and totally restored the thing is i wanted to change the colour to black but now decided to do the mk3 shell in 4x4 and paint it black and keep the s1 origional. i have tonns of spare parts for s1 and s2 rs turbos but have no need for them if any one needs anything then feel free to ask thanks guys
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by sergiokahn
hi guys after a lot of thought and money i have landed a 4x4 mazda turbo 2.0 litre and in the next few months will be fitting the tunnel and running gear in a mk3 escort shell dressed in rs turbo kit as i have bought 2 s1 rs turbos one is mint and totally restored the thing is i wanted to change the colour to black but now decided to do the mk3 shell in 4x4 and paint it black and keep the s1 origional. i have tonns of spare parts for s1 and s2 rs turbos but have no need for them if any one needs anything then feel free to ask thanks guys
for the time and money you will be spending putting a mazda engine in for may as well YB it !!
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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the yb route has been done by nick at specone hes pioneered that ages ago i only want to do something different so 4x4 mazda was a brainwave idea passed on to me through a guy at the local breakers yard. who had one to break and i took him up on the idea keep you posted guys
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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good luck to you, it will certainly be different....
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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and dare i say it ... the mazda running gear more reliable - the boxes and diffs are bullet proof
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