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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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Come on guys whats stupidest conversions you,ve seen
Was flicking through ebey earlier and seen nice zetec engined convertible 100e
thought nice might have a bid on it till i looked at the pics
Some twat converted it to front wheel drive
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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106 1.5D engined fwd Moggie Minor
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 01:35 PM
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capri with a merc 6 litre v12
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 01:49 PM
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capri with a merc 6 litre v12
Ah nowt wrong with that aslong as ya dont butcher both cars to it
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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Ah nowt wrong with that aslong as ya dont butcher both cars to it
I think he means that lucifer bird who did just that.
Hope I'm not telling you what you already know!!!
If not check the build thread,if it still exists,her Capri is the worst shed I've ever seen.
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106 1.5D engined fwd Moggie Minor
That's incredibly lame.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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an original mini with a vauxhall zafira 1.7 tdci engine in it
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 02:39 PM
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Stupid as in pointless? Or stupid like crazy stupid bet that's a handful, stupid?
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 02:59 PM
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Ford Sierra with a 1.3 Vauxhall Chevette engine in it
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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Anything that has the headlights from another car.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 05:14 PM
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I think he means that lucifer bird who did just that.
Hope I'm not telling you what you already know!!!
If not check the build thread,if it still exists,her Capri is the worst shed I've ever seen.
i know what he means somehow i dont think that car will ever see the road again
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CrOwSoN15
Stupid as in pointless? Or stupid like crazy stupid bet that's a handful, stupid?
stupid as in waste of time pointless stupid
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Less.
Ford Sierra with a 1.3 Vauxhall Chevette engine in it
Never fpmsl.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SMILER258
an original mini with a vauxhall zafira 1.7 tdci engine in it
Bet it goes like stink though!
Love small light cars with silly amounts of torque. Desperate for a Peugeot 205 STDT. Basically a GTi with a diesel engine. I reckon a 2.1 TD from a 406 with a mild tune would be a right handfull and would drop straight in!

I must stop thinking sooner rather than later, otherwise I can see me spending a load of money
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by caprizetec170
i know what he means somehow i dont think that car will ever see the road again
Let's hope not!!!
She looked a proper nasty girl too,the type that was a "giver" rather than a "taker".
Nasty nasty nasty.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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theres a vid of a rat look audi a4 s line on youtube with a 2 stroke engine and fucked up bodywork and suspension type ,rat a4 sline in youtube, can someone do a link for me?
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Used to be a great used car garage in Hayes Middlesex back in the 80s called Ed Turners, used to have a very random selection of big powered cars such as a fiat 126 with a rover V8, a 426 hemi powered transit van and many many other wonderful cars, god I miss that place as it was the only place around that my capri fitted right in, as the rsoc hated my car as it has a yank V8 in it
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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Is this the one you mean? Haha
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Vann1992
Is this the one you mean? Haha
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SfQ315JoiF0
thats it
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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I like the wooden slats on the rear door, looks like some 'quality workmanship there!
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Garethw1986
theres a vid of a rat look audi a4 s line on youtube with a 2 stroke engine and fucked up bodywork and suspension type ,rat a4 sline in youtube, can someone do a link for me?
wtf
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Someone thought making a cortina into this would be a good idea.

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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:40 PM
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went to buy some bits off a guy once and he had a diesel powered chopper thing, was like a little donkey engine off an industrial compressor i think he said, was attached to a thiumph gearbox, thing looked horid !!
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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genuine saff cosworth, Crystal blue, engine died so it recieved a 2.3D (pug engine!!)

poor thing, guy wouldnt sell it either
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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it was availbale with that engine fited to a sierra so he dind't do anything worng
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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IIRC somebody recently linked pictures of a mk1 escort with a 1.8td engine fitted fwd
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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tuned pug 306 turbo diesel engine on a motorbike guy reckoned it did 180 in 3rd gear just one look at it made me realise there is no way anyone would have the testicles to take it over 60mph as you would be blown off it it looked to have worse aerodynamics than a garden shed
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 10:07 PM
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my conversion though i think its for the better not worse,
corsa c combo, rid of the stupid million sensor crap engine to a astra tds isuzu
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by davidfox280585
my conversion though i think its for the better not worse,
corsa c combo, rid of the stupid million sensor crap engine to a astra tds isuzu
a guy on turbosport has dropped one of them in a mk1 or 2 escort to use as a daily, fairly bulletproof engine and great mpg too
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by davidfox280585
my conversion though i think its for the better not worse,
corsa c combo, rid of the stupid million sensor crap engine to a astra tds isuzu

That's a much better improvement.
I think a mk3 mondeo with a mk2 td would be a better car as well,save the pump injector issues then.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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Seen someone converted a mk1 escort to fwd with a diesel engine, that took the fucking piss!!!
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by orionmojo
Someone thought making a cortina into this would be a good idea.

That's not a Cortina. It's a 'Starcraft' kit car.


There was an XJS convertible on ebay a while ago which has a diesel conversion!
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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my old e30, i removed a perfect order m20 2.5i and fitted a 3.6 td vm marine engine for no other reason than i had the car and engine sat here and thought lets try and do that on literally no budget lol
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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Well, IMO it's for the better, but there's the old boy in PPC mag that's got a 27litre tank engine in a Rover SD1
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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a mate of mine has a saff cossie which has a range rover 4.2L V8 in it, sounds incredible.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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The lad that built the 4x4 zetec turbo fiesta years ago has recently put a vauxhall V6 in a daewoo matiz. Dropped on porsche rims. Built it for a laugh as someone brought the matiz in with a blown hg. Was about to scrap it and got the tape measure out.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe91
a mate of mine has a saff cossie which has a range rover 4.2L V8 in it, sounds incredible.
A guy from lincoln had a Rover V8 in a sierra years ago. Everyone used to laugh at the 16v badge on the back. Was a proper sleeper
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 10:48 AM
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Went to view an XR2i with a Zetec swap from CVH. The bloke had used the wimpy 1.6 from an Si.

He kept telling me how it flew as it was the same size but had 16 valves.I didn't have the heart to point out he'd downgraded his car.
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