McGoo 69

Right this is my first post so go steady lol

I have a ford fiesta si 1.6 at the moment, its my first car (when i start to drive) and im already thinking of selling it after a few months of driving and getting a Escort Cosworth Replica.

Now i dont want some half arsed replica i want a near enough perfect copy bar the engine (id get the real on if i could insure it)

So in your expert opinions etc whats the best base model to get a replica in, so its the most cossi like.

Ive seen these as ideas

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...3831&rd=1&rd=1

that one is spot on for me, id like something like this, what price do they go for?

Or a cheaper one like this and ill finsh of the crap bits myself. Like remove the crappy stripe and sort the interior.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...4924&rd=1&rd=1

Any help/info/opinions will be spot on

Matty

Gregs

out oh the 2 the first one looks ok but the second one has no mot! and a crap stripe the engine looks like it has some poor mods too

S1rst

Top one looks better, but the bottom one does have potential with a few ŁŁŁ spent on it. Looks like the door cards have been sprayed blue!!

Top one just needs a proper cosworth interior and proper escos/rs2000 headlights and sidelights to finish.

McGoo 69

yes obviously the 2nd one isnt as good, the 1stone is the db's but will obviously go for more.

the 2nd one isnt bad considering the wheels go for about 400ish on the bay.

id obviously remove the stripe and finish the rest of myself.

who has replicas on here?

whats the best engine to go for? Something like a 1.8/2.0 zetec of a turbo'd engine so its more cossi like?

L3 COS

you say wots the best base model to get one in,i dont spose it matters too much as long as its been done nice,personally id have to get one that was based on an rs2000,least you can say its still an rs
as long as you can insure one? otherwise will have to be a standard jobby for low insurance.

G1EN

Not too keen on reps meself, I personally waited untill i could get the real mccoy, but if your willing to spend moeny then go for it..

I would say the 2nd looks better and more believe, for some reason im not sure of, just remove the stripes as you said you would and get the full cloth interior and pop out windows and you'd have a gooden.

Bear in mind, if you are willing to have a good one and look after it, i presume you will tell your insurance company about the mods, which will prob bump your insurance up up alot still.

Good luck with it tho.

McGoo 69

im going to be finding a rep whats already done.

id like to wait till i could afford a proper one like you say but im 17 and ill have to be at the least about 25 till i can have one.

and by the time im 25 there probably hover cars about or sumit. lol

anyone got a rs200 at 18?

thats probably the best bet like L3 said

Pob5454

A cautionary tale for you! I looked at doing a replica about 8 years ago when the first kit came about with Carlton Autos.

Only problem was when I called the insurance for a quote, as soon as I mentioned it was a full copy, they asked me for the value. They then said the same value would be the insurance quote!

I asked why and his words were "if it looks like one, it'll get stolen like one, and we don't expect you do have it by the end of the year!!". I'll never forget that!

Cosworths have lost their limelight appeal since then, and the scum of society have focused more on the Subarus now so its likely that the insurance will be much cheaper, but I wouldn't expect it to be similar value to that of a standard 1.6.

Just to be aware that its worth calling around for insurance now to get some quotes. If it isn't all declared, it isn't insured.

I still check the replicas every week though on ebay! hehe. The red one is excellent IMO, just needs the lights as mentioned already.

The other one needs the interior tidying up, but the exterior looks pretty good.

I'd definately have a good look at both, and make sure they are as good in the flesh as on the photos.

Good luck mate!

McGoo 69

thanks for that matey.

sort of guessd that it will be robbed like one.

but you carnt have anything nice nowerdays without theiving scum so i still want it.

just get a good alarm and thts the best i can do. not letting scroats spoil my fun!

Mk5_XR3i_130

best to get one thats based on rs2000 and has decent spec, also the red one is not genuine cossie parts its replica kit

Pob5454

Its a good kit though - the front wheel is smack in the centre. It always makes me smirk when advertisers put "genuine Cosworth rear arches". Hows that then?

Mk5_XR3i_130

i know the kit thats used as i'm buying the same kit, it is the best kit available but its not genuine.

the kit has complete bolt on front arches instead of the half size bond on crap that fits over you orig wings, and the rears are full bond on arches that meet the spoiler sides at the correct height. it is a very good replica.

no-one makes a metal version of the kit.


and yeah the genuine front wings dont fit well like you describe.

McGoo 69

ah cool cool. not to mitherd about them not being genuine, its just that everything is cossi, or cossi rep which is what i want.

Id buy the cossi but id have to wait till im 25, fuck waiting 7 years lol

vodoo1

ive got a rep , everythings genuine with ford reciepts - quarter panels front wings sideskirts front and rear bumpers spoilers interior wheels morettes etc and its a 2lt turbo will dig some pics out if you want ,

Mk5_XR3i_130

yep dig some pics out pls mate, do you front wheels fit the arches properly though?

what i'd like to do with mine is fit genuine rear quarters but where to find them thats the thing

vodoo1

front wheels fit perfectly , its had the subframe modded to bring the wheels base forward everything lines up as it would on a real one , 2 minutes and i'll post some pics up

Mk5_XR3i_130

cool, did you do the work yourself mate?

vodoo1

one with my bros escos havent got any good pics as i havent had the chance since doing the turbo conversion to get some done but you get the idea

vodoo1

brought the car with the kit on 3 years ago now had it resprayed as soon as i got it cus it was rough then added the morettes cloth interior and zvh myself , also has pop out windows cosworth dash clocks banana pod etc

Mk5_XR3i_130

fine replica mate, are you planning to fit the cosworth centre console + handbrake console?

also cossie clock and steering wheel would finish it off nicely

Pob5454

Wow, thats one really good replica!! Top stuff mate.

Foxx82

Bump. Not taxed or motd since 2008. Any idea what happened to it.