This is taken before restoring car.

This had stock engine exept accerlite pistons.
GTX28
Oppliger gearbox
Apracing bigbrake kit front and back.

Then fast forward 1,5years.


Pressure washd the body, Do the usual rust places and paint.
Color is Ford Race Red and "couple " rounds of clearcoat.


This is where we stand now.

Will write more info.

More photos https://samihietanoro.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Cossu/

 

totally incredible work dude!! some real hard work has gone into that respect !!!

 

Wow, what a great entrance to the forum. Nice car

 

7.5" rearend with gripper and 108mm driveshafts and Gaz coilovers.



Front brakes 330mm disc and Ap Racing 4 piston caliber.
Rear 325mm with stock caliber.




Little go fast specs

Allmost stock engine, accerlite pistons and arp bolt.
Stock head with adjustable campulleys.
Custom made stainless steel exhaust manifold with billet collector.
G25-660 Garret Turbo.
Custom billet inletmanifold with carbonplenum.
Flexfuel fuel system so can drive with e85 or 98e5 what is most common here in finland
Full Stainless exhaust 3,5" Downpipe and 3" rest of the pipe with one silenser.
Maxxecu controlling the engine,
Haltec / racepak pdm controlling body electrics.
And haltec/ racepak IQ3 Streetdash giving information to the driver.

Target hp is 500 whp with new engine

Got new engine building with 2.2l bottom end with "modified " head and bd15 cams.

Transmission is oppligger gearing
Oppliger front diff casing and Gripper lock
Rear 7,5" with Gripper lock.


3,5" downpipe and front diff

3 " " />
3,5" --> 3 " exhaust




All Parts under the car is powdercoated.

 

Thanks

 

haha, thanks mate

 

Looks really great...

 

Awesome job. Absolutely stunning. Love it.

 

Wow, that's a proper build

 

thanks chaps!

 

Nice Beauty.

Is this old Tommi Mäkinen's Cossie Esco.
Same Repsol look Escort RS Cosworth has been parked many times at Tommi's racecarfactory parkinglot.

 

Dont really know. But i think its diffrent car.
When?
ive owned car since 2013.

 

2005 to 2010 it was there and only on summertimes.. Not on winter

 

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Dont really know.

 

Very nice

 

Thanks

 

Stunning mate keep the photos coming

 

Thanks !

 

Thanks !

 

Did some front suspension uppgrade test fitting with 909 parts.
Looks very nice.

Antiroll bar is coming later.



Need some "rubber protects" for the uniballs.
Does anybody know where to get one for the outside "uniball" ?



Planning to switch coils to Öhlins next winter or maybe custom made shocks.

 

Billet trumpet section





Engine bay starting to fillup.

Carbon plenum not ready yet.

 

That inlet manifold looks beautiful

 

Thanks.

 

Wow yes as above love the carbon plenum. G25 fits nicely in there. Stunning car.

 

Mcgill motorsport for the Joint boots, that's where i got all mine from.

Lovely build

 

Yes, very nice. Hope it makes good power

Thanks, Got mine from Sarlin Raceteam here in finland.

 

Allmost ready

 

stunning car this.

 

Thanks !

 

Very nice mate. Looks awesome

 

Car has been sitting on stands over the winter so had to push it out side to give her a quick wash.
Looks so much better on natural sun light


Out of garage first time this year.



New front arms looks good. Need to shorter bolt tho.



That ass tho


First start maybe in couple of weeks.

 

Power on first time in 2.5 Years.
First start maybe end of this week



Nuke Vacuum Station & Fuel pressure regulator found their places.


New intercooler allmost ready. Setrab core.




New tv onthe wall so its easier look wiring diagrams etc..

 

That is a stunning car mate. I do hope to own one one day.

 

First start done

Two small leaks in oil system but nothing major.
Hopefully soon on the road



Video below :
https://samihietanoro.kuvat.fi/kuvat...616_214309.mp4

https://samihietanoro.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Cossu/.mp4

 

Lovely read and work mate , keep up the good work .

 

Thanks

 

Awesome project

 

First test drive done. No leaks or nothing major repairs.
Success !

 

Thanks guys !


Car has been on the road now for two weeks.
Little bits ans bobs to sort out but mostly everything all good.

And is now motted first time in 3 years.

But saturday i filled fueltank to the brim and was wondering why my socks got wet...
i think sender unit gasket is failed or not in its place. Havent look in it yet.


In first two days got two buy offers of the car.
- Not for sale..


Couple photos :

 

Now tuned to 1.8 bar boost with e85.
Pulls very nicely.
0-100kmh 3,97seconds in wet / moist track

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Video :
https://samihietanoro.kuvat.fi/kuvat...822-WA0041.mp4
0-100KMH