Elvis

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Ford fair has made me really want a track car now
i mean really really want.

I am thinking MK1 Mondeo v6? set of coilovers, pollybushes, etc etc..
looking something like this



Any other Fords that will make good track cars, cheapish mind you, as it will probably get written off

p.s done want anything fiesta sized.

Dangerous Malcolm..

I was gonna say a Fiesta.

lead_foot

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Puma?

ANy reasons you just wanta ford track car?

Elvis

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1.7 puma would not be so bad.
why do i want a ford? because im stupid and like them

Drunken Master

Clio 172. 2k to buy now...

BM08

If you took of the blinkers that would open up alot more possibilities and possibly better/faster car for the money

Elvis

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its a girl sized car.

BM08

But a girl sized car which will be overtaking you in your mondeo, even though you have a big v6 booming away

RichieST

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Cougar? The same as a mondeo but looks a bit better. Strip it out, drop it on a set of comps and it will look the business

Chip

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Only on a ford site


Forget all the stuff about it going round bends and stuff, just worry about what it looks like.

cossie350

I love Fords but they dont make great track cars unless you chuck lots of time and money into them, much better for your pocket to go the Clio/205 route.

Elwood

No way?! Seriously? Performance bargain.

I think the tried and tested route of something like an XR2i would be the way forward, or if the budget stretches and you're willing to do some remedial work, a Fiesta RST.

RichieST

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Sod off chip.


The man said he wanted a mondeo. I however pointed him in the direction of a slightly better looking mondeo.

Chip

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A more expensive and probably less rigid one

andy-rs

mk5 2000! cheap as chips now!

Chip

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Good suggestion

forevaford

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nuffin wrong with a mondeo guys, i currently own several fords including saff cossie , s2rst and a mondep is the best handling, best braking, most stable car iv got and probably ever owned. just a bit slow thas all.
soz guys i just cant have people slating mondies

Chip

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Is there something wrong with your saph?

thebigmacmoomin

Can get a Puma 1.7 for Ł1k.

Andy

Toe Knee

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what about something like an xr3i?! slightly bigger than a 2i but easy as fuck to get parts for/replace.

The gf was going to use a mk4 xr3i to do her motorsport licence but its turned out to be rotten and half the parts have ended up on her m4 cabby now

Oranoco

Mk5 XR3i/RS2k cheap as chips. XR2i's are a hoot and you can mod them pretty cheapily. Look at nomaderst's track XR2i 16v. It's a riot on track

combi van man

astra gsi or cav,nippy motors

Spiky

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sod having a ford, better off starting with a car that handles out the factory, and we all know which make that is

i'll give you clue.

click my you tube vids

BM08

Head is telling me "french bean tin piece of crap" but the heart is saying "great cheap track toy"

Spiky

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dude check my latest vids session 6 7 8 from the MLR day, and then say ford. NO WAY

24vcossiemat

I would have a mk2 xr2 with twin 40's and 48 jets, crap for driving slow but flat out on a track would go like a train

marco polo

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rs2000 mk5/mk6 great cars .....under rated by alot of folks.... but trust me they are good cars with a few little mods


marco

Rcjm88

A puma is the same as a fiesta in a different shell!

scoobypete

my old bos has a 1.8 mondeo, same shape as above and he just wants rid, wants me to srap it for him, you could prob have that if its any intrest.i think H/G has gone tho but not to sure. just give me a p.m
pete

Chip

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Ive never seen a fiesta with the 1.7 engine unless its been aftermarket converted

Elvis

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XR4i any good?

Chip

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Good as in fairly reliable and reasonable fun = yes
Good as in will stand a chance against a clio etc = no

Elvis

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i dont care about beating clios etc, i hate small cars.
idea of a track car is for me to have fun in.
are they easy to convert to rwd?

Rcjm88

I didnt state a 1.7 puma



Yes i know, i know it was a 1.7 stated above! Fiesta are still not bad little cars though!

Chip

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Yes, converting an XR4i to RWD is easy mate.

All you need to do is the following:

Stand next to the car.
Shout "I am a cock"

It will be rwd

Mike C

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mattxr3i

I personally run a mk5 XR3i 130 track car. Uprated Gearbox (MTX-75) and brakes (disks all round) as standard. Suspension does need sorting though from the off but otherwise not a bad package. They weigh 1090kgs according to Ford and I have taken 100kgs out of the interior - yes I was that sad to weigh everything and even more sad to have an excel spreadsheet with it all on. With 130bhp ~130bhp per ton it ain't too bad and the zetec is quite receptive to mods. The other good thing is that the zetec doesn't mind being revved so should be able to take the abuse.







Oh and the Integra in those pics got half a car length on me every lap and eventually had to call it a day because the brakes had overcooked!

TurboShed

My recommendation was going to be XR4i - it's RWD it's Ford - but I know nothing of track cars.

Elvis

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ah cool, i thought they where all 4wd
so it looks like i will get a shonky sierra.

burnzy