DHMC

Will be the third car to my current collection and probably just on the weekend.

It's a 1.8 xr3i

What sort of options do I have?

Will I need a floor plan to do the engine conversion?

Thinking about doing a zetec turbo conversion but would like rear wheel or 4x4 drive.

Is a standard cossie RWD or 4x4?

can I use a rs2000 4x4 system?

johnandhissaffy

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escos are 4x4

cossiejay

escort cosworth use a modified xr4x4 floor anything is possible with a welder and time

jammerrs

the spoiler wont sit right without work and if you use the inner and outer quarter panels its classed as a cut and shut

Gary F

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They always look shit mate, just get a GTI, RS2000 and be happy

ECOS95

2nd that.

jghs83

3rd, been there done that and been laughed at

alangti

snap i had a escos rep and there is always tell tale signs i even had the quarters that met the lower spoiler a s2 engine so it sounded good had the bannana pod gauges centre console but from the outside it just looked fake as fuck ended up swapping it for a fiesta rst never been pointed at and laughed at so much ever id just buy a rs2000 tbh save the embarasment

Mike C

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They don't always look shit. 99% of the time they do, but I know of 2 reps that have been absolutely spot on. One of those (which was used in the magazine advert for Greenlight Insurance for years, and bet no one on here who didn't know it was already a rep would be able to tell, but was broken a couple of years back).

But the second part I agree with. You'd be better off with something else rather than a poor rep.

S1rst

If done properly and 'fully' so its actually a replica and not a look-a-like (which most dont even look anything like anyway ), then they 'can' look ok. But by the time you make it look half decent youll be approaching bottom end cossie money anyway. Many people do it if they cant afford the insurance or to run a real one etc, but id bet that if they insured it as a replica with everything declared you wouldnt save 'that' much more.

I dont know what other 2 cars you have, but my advice would be to sell the other 2 and put the money towards buying a real one if you can.

ECOS95

If you want an Escort Cos so much that you'll spend Time & money on a rep put it all towards getting the real thing even if its one at the bottom end of the price range.

If thats out of the question go for a good condition S1, S2, RS2000 etc that you won't loose money on when you come to sell. People will always buy a well looked after car & not a cheap copy.

j6kyt

save ur money n buy a real one that my advise.

rst in breaking

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cossie styled cabs are pretty bloody cool i think?

AJC

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id have a rs2k instead

cozzfather

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escort cosworths are shit buy a saxo and modify that instead lol

Cossie_ray

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A good replica escort cossie isnt that expensive to create. I think the biggest problem is getting the wheels to look right on it.

This is my old car. Will be selling this soon as soon as I can find the keys for it.



I must admit it does not look to bad on the road.

RWD_cossie_wil

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Reps are just gay.... save your money and embarrasment and just save to buy a real one, or buy a saph cosworth instead, or an Rs2000, both great cars and much more fun than a crap rep ..

How much of a bell-end would you feel EVERY time someone asks you is it a real one, having to answer no it's a barry'd xr3i?

tay14

this was my replica looked good but the position of the front wheels gave it away.

S1rst

Theres always going to be tell tail signs if done 'on the cheap'. That second red one does look good as far as replicas go. I think its the little things and the attention to detail that makes a good one or a bad one in my opinion. Things like bits hanging off, and poorly fitted parts, lights, bodykits etc. But the main tell tail sign is the front calipers being on the wrong side. Anyone with a real one will almost always be able to tell in a few seconds, but i bet most other people would be fooled by a good one.

Glenn_

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i would just buy a saff cossie. Thats red rep looks nice.

tay14

the worse thing with a rep is that every boy racer in there saxos and puntos try to race you and if its only based on a 1.6 lx or even a xr3i they will fly past.A local knob head raced me in mine in his golf gti,for the next 6 months he was bragging how is golf was faster then a escort cosworth!!!!!!!!!

Bullett

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i hate reps, they never look right and for what it costs i,d rather have a real saff cossie.
reps seem to try and prove more to other modded cars and fail miserbly.

STAFFY OWNER

Both nice looking cars.

m4tt274

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i would put money that if u drove a escos rep through town 50% of people wouldnt even know what an escort cosworth was, and then of the 50% that did know what one was i bet 99% wouldnt be able to tell the differance.

Twellsie

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why would you want to buy a car that is going to make every fooker want to race you, but not have the engine to back it up?


buy a saff cossie

Robs Frst

Agree just get everyone racing you

G950KDT

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soem cant afford the 15k price tag most es-cos are at, and a rep is as good as they'll get to the real thing for insurance reasons maybe.... if its done professionally and not bodged up it'll be a decent looking rep, although most out there have been done to a not as pro effect as others these days, take your time and look for a good one mate, theyre few and far between but theyre worth it.

p.s. i'd have one no probs i cant afford at present to have a real es-cos, does that make me a pikey fooker for wanting a car to be a replica of a car i think is one of the best looking fords ever? me personally i think that it would be not too shabby!

m4tt274

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escos are depreciating faster then the latest laptop at the moment, ive seen about 5 on the market l8ly for like 6K and they arent selling at the 20K they used to. so maybe you will be able to afford one soon.

Chip

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If you want one to pose around in and look like you have an escort cossie then fine, buy one, its not my thing personally, but im sure most people wont realise.

But dont then start trying to make it actually go like a real one, you'll spend a fortune doing it, more than buying a real one probably, and it will be worth hardly anything at the end.

So if you want to progress from a slow replica ot a fast one, then just sell it on and buy the real thing.

Chip

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assuming those 5 were complete and working cars on orginal ID etc, you must be the biggest numpty in the world for not buying them all and breaking them or selling them on here, you would have made a fortune!

If you see any more at that money please PM me, I will give you a 1K finders fee on each one I buy


Thats assuming you arent just talking shit after being taken in by some of the scam ads out there.

tezmanian devil

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my car that im building atm is basically a cossie rep, but with a rs2k front end, i cant see the problem with rep's myself, not everyone has the money to buy the real thing, and might not want the constant hassel of fixing the thing to only break down again anyway. when i had my old saph cos i couldn't enjoy it through fear of it breaking, which is why i'v spend load's on zt'ing my 'rep' rather than wasting it on a real one.

MadMac

Reps are just not worth it. I mean you could spend a few grand getting all the parts to make it look like a cossie. And at the end of the day your going to be driving around in a rep! Everyone is going to race you and I guarantee there is going to be a point where you go "I wish I had a real one"

Get a RS2000 or GTI for now, dont do anything to it and save up for a real one.

MATCOS

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Really I must have missed them then
They are still going for strong money, in fact this year one sold for £47k
There are just a lot on the market at the moment due to the recession and hence why they are taking longer to sell, but cars are still making £20k.
The good ones will only ever go up in value, in 10 years time they won't be worth £6k believe me.

Oh and I don't mind reps providing they are done really well, it's the shoddy ones that let the side down, the second red one above looks nice .

G950KDT

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spot on chip, the looks are all its for with one, like buying a 2.0 twink sierra and making it a 2wd cos rep, same thing but people never mention them as being bad, always just es-cos reps, probably due to it being how hard they are to make decent compared to the sierra ones no doubt.

p.s. u find them at 6k and i'll go halfers with you!

jammerrs

i dont think a rep would look half as bad if it had no whale tail, this is the only reason the majority of people recognicse a cossie imo

my mate didnt beleive me there was a saph cossie because it had no whale tail

EDIT: but i surpose thats what people want, to be recognised as in a cossie

S1rst

Wow! Please show me where these £6k cars are please as ill buy the lot and give you a good drink out of it. You havnt been looking at the scams have you by any chance and think there actually genuine? There still £10k-£20k+ depending on condition, with the odd shitter going for just under £10k maybe every now and then.

paul16v

6k lol

yellowsierra

better of getting a saph as shit escos money will buy a top end saph

Glenn_

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6k for a escos i think i might sell the saff and get one bought.

Bullett

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either scams or really fucked end of.

good cars still get good money.you are still looking at 13-20k for one thats usable and nice