1 off mk 2 cortina NOT A COSWORTH (Lotus V8) sleeper
Dec 31, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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1 off mk 2 cortina NOT A COSWORTH (Lotus V8) sleeper
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Dec 31, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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Dec 31, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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You got the Lotus lump in the bay at last, looks a tight fit
Dec 31, 2008 | 10:10 AM
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Dec 31, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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Hi kev, yes its in and resting on its engine mounts.
As for clearance it currently sits 15mm above the crossmember, the nearside wastegate actuater is 10mm above the chassis rail, and the offside turbo is 5mm away from the inner wing.
The throttle linkage n the rear is touching the heater cover, bt i will remove that so the engine moves back 30mm.
with the lump a bit further back the bonnet will then close as at the moment it shuts to within 20mm
Dec 31, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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Dec 31, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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From: Romford
wow this will be metal kool project
Dec 31, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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From: area 51
Excellent
More updates please
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Jan 1, 2009 | 07:09 AM
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Esprit V8 turbo motor?
Will be lunacy, best of luck
Jan 1, 2009 | 08:54 AM
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From: Sunny Devon
thats what you calla tight fit shall be watching this one
Jan 2, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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underneath vew of turbos
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Jan 3, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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Not alot of space in there is there
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From: BALLS DEEP
thats a very tight fit
Mar 6, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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dummy gearbox in place,
Make trans tunnel next then gearbox mount
Mar 7, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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Wow looks cool.The engine looks a tight fit.
Mar 7, 2009 | 07:22 AM
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From: hampshire
wot a great idea !!! thats thinking out the box a modern day lotus cortina!!!!
Mar 8, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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From: Billericay
My brother spoke of this the other night after he picked you up.
Something different
Keep us updated
Mar 8, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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Just for the record..................
Apr 14, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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start of the tunnel
Gearbox mount
Apr 14, 2009 | 10:40 PM
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Apr 14, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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cool looking project, very tight fit though!!!
Apr 15, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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Loads of room!
10m clearance between front pulley and radiator,
6mm clearance between the bulkhead and inlet plenum pipes at the rear.
6mm each side between the turbos and the inner wings
No clearance to underside of bonnet at present
6mm between sump and crossmember
Steering is a chalenge at the moment
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nice
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very nice, shall keep an eye on this
Apr 30, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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exhaust downpipes
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Looks like this will be 1 of the more mentalist fords for this year. ha ha gota love the look of the engine in the bay. going to be insane.
May 17, 2009 | 09:09 AM
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Chargecooler going under the dash somewhere ??
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is that galvanized steel you have used for the trans tunnel?
May 17, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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Awesome thread.
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Oct 8, 2009 | 08:49 AM
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Any more updates? - Excellent job
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From: Essex
Nice idea on the metal forming tooling
Keep the updates coming
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now this is a project i wanna keep an eye on, wow looking good !!
