Stavros

Pretty cool, nice quality job










Vid too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyudv-wsh90

Johnny Knoxville

love it, something different

Fil

Thats a dam clean body for a hatch!

And a meaty cage in there


All round looks a good fit for purpose conversion

rs1072

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thats different

SteveH

Thats mad!!
Love it!!
Any idea why it wasn't cossie'd? Are SR20DET's cheaper?

Red16

why go to the effort of fitting that when a YB would do the same job

Jamz

Exactly what I was thinking, maybe a weight thing? SR20's are all ali. Saying that though I do like it

craigos

smart tidy looks factory too,grim wheels tho

SteveH

Maybe had a 200sx and wrapped it or something?

Stavros

Im not sure why, wasnt because he crashed an SX, as would be a seriously handling downgrade going to a sierra.

Seemed a little odd to me, but when he can do all the fab work himself, knocking up engine mounts isnt hard.

The whole car was done from a standard Sierra shitbox.

Reasons I can think of is much cheaper to buy a good one, and at lower levels of power anyhow- much more reliable.

Not loads lighter.

Red16

so stick it in another 200sx then, you wouldnt put your YB engine into a 200sx shell because you crashed your Sapph

Stavros

You would if you wanted to put a YB into something that actually handled.

Johnny Knoxville

Looks like you could get a 2JZ engine in there?

Red16

although thats true... you still wouldnt, you'd just tune the 200sx instead and sell the Sapph parts to help some other ford bloke mend his taxi

Stavros

A 2J is WELL over a foot longer mate. So not really.

Can put anything anywhere if want, but a 2J wouldnt jus pop in no bother.

SteveH

Good point, i'll have a

I would imagine a sierra shell is cheaper though?

Jamz

Not really, I almost bought a complete car minus it's engine for a few hundred quid, it was an auto though.

Rab

Looks nice. Would look better with 200SX front wings, lights, doors, rear 1/4's, some wilder wheels...............

vroooom ptssssh

probably allot cheaper in the long run than using a cossie engine!

good engines too!


gotta agree with Rab tho, would of been better jus getting a 200sx

xr_craig

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That sounds like a lot of work

indycos

iTrader: (2)

cool. should have done a 3dr or saff shell for it though, much better looking!

pani_k

iTrader: (1)

something different at the end of the day.

fari play to him for doing his own thing and not doing what every fucker in the world does as you see the same thing time and time again and it gets boring.

Chip

iTrader: (3)

Cool if somewhat pointless project, bet it doesnt drive as well as a 200sx would have done.

If you have a sierra hardon though it makes sense, the SR20 lump is just SO much better value than a YB!

dojj

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who were they craxy's who bolted in a gt3000 engine into a sierra then? complete with both turbo's?

i'm sure there will be pics of it on someones hard drive

cossie4i+

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Same as, always nice to see something different.

Steve.

cossie4i+

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Think that was in a Red XR4i ?????

Steve.

cossie604

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That would dessimate all, after you've put about 10grand in it...over night parts from Harry's, you know.

SteveH

IIRC It was a scottish guy, It ended up with wide arches and all sorts.

It was a nissan 300ZX lump too, got the mag with it in somewhere...

dojj

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might have been, it was in one of the mags a while ago

Stavros

It was a standard 300ZX lump in a wide arch 4i

Rab

He told everyone it had about 900bhp though

But strangely enough, would never use it on the strip....

dojj

iTrader: (3)

it could well have had 900 brake
but bolted to an mt75 it would have probably lasted all over about 30 yrads before turning into a millions bits of shrapnel

so he was doing everyone a favour by saving their lives not running it up the strip

Mike C

iTrader: (1)

Ah that one, yeah! Remember the feature in Fast Ford from Circa 2003/2004

Stavros

Why would he run a Ford box when the 300ZX box is massivley strong and would bolt straight up?

lead_foot

iTrader: (1)

The world of Dojj, where black is white and white is black.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

you make me sound like michael jackson

besides, i was only making a comment as to why he would claim it was 900 brake and then drivei it like it was 55 brake

Rab

It's probably because he was a penis. But the gearbox issue is another explanation...

JohnnyB

That car used the Nissan box

cossie daz

love it

lozi

even if it is pointless its still pretty cool and definatly different i like it