Sad day for my Escort
 

Stripping started!! :cry: It's not as bad as it sounds... I have sold the all the transmission (except rear diff) and have someone who may be into the engine so I've decided to keep the rest of the car and do something new with it :DD:

Bye bye YB!!

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Diesel?

Hybrid?

LS lump I assume?

That has crossed my mind :DD:

Sad day but opening the world to pregress forward. Love your work martain keep it up and look forward to see what you do next with the car

i wouldnt even wanna know how much that lot sold for :eek:

Twin turbo LS lump ;)

BMW v10. You can get it to fit!

With 2 hoooge turbos???:top:

Lightly tuned LS lump with around 500bhp N/A would make for nice accessable power and ideally suited to a rwd trackday car I reckon :)

Was hoping not ever read this Matin, but looking foward to see what you will do whit it now

Got to be an LS!

Glad you keeping the car.
Im having mine painted in repsol colours as yours has inspired me and wanted to look like yours iconic car and one of the best known.
I will await the build thread

LS1 motor sounds good to me.

A sad day that it's coming apart, but will be interesting to see what you do with it.

I've gotta say though, a V8 just seems wrong to me, doesn't suit the Cossie at all!

New cossie engine and Time Attack sounds like a great way forward to me :cry:

Mike

Drift car martin. Compete in the British drift championships. It's getting really popular and would be good advertising for your business

I'd need to learn the art of drifting then!

RB26 would be cool..

Sad day Martin, glad your keeping the shell, look forward to seeing whats in store for it.

You have a pm regarding parts I need pricing by the way :grin:

Steve

+1
I was thinking something Jap, 2JZ would be interesting!

1.4tdi lump for economy? :cry:

Followed the build of this car Martin all the way and the first one aswell,Yours and hafsengen car would be what made want to build one myself im glad to see you keeping the shell and doing something new with it for the future all the best with Martin

I don't think you've thought that through... A 4 pot YB is a tight squeeze lengthwise so where are the other two cylinders going to go??

Gotta be an LS lump, Martin keeps mentioning them and his fondness for them :)

Either way, good man for keeping the car, so much money lost there if it went, fair play :)

There's an RB25 powered one in Performance Ford, couple of issues back. They're six cylinder too aren't they?

Indeed they are but with a monster intercooler the bulkhead would need severe mods.

Would the bulkhead not need chopping up for an LS series?

Not unless you wanted to move it backwards for better weight distribution..

I guess it'll all depend on what the car will be used for then.
Which ever way it goes, I'm looking forward to seeing it in action! :top:

LS, 7-litres plus, twin turbo and 4wd.

Hello 4-figure horsepower the sensible way.

It wont be 4wd this time..

you going to put a zetec in it and fwd it :shocked::shocked::shocked:

alternativly, stick the v8 in the back from an audi, complete with the box and have it mid engined :)

RWD in an EsCos is definitely not cool :(

5 pot turbo would be the way for me!

Tuned 6.6 duramax would be interesting... Lol

Look forward to the build whatever you decide :)

It's gotta stay with a yb! It won't be the reyland Cossie no more if it has a jap lump!

End of an icon in a way :( glad the car is staying tho

We weighed the car before the engine and box was removed and again afterwards, anyone like to guess those weights?? (Not you POrkie!!)

1100-ish kg with box and engine?

Iconic car for me. :(

A YB in a different form for me also for the replacement. Just a bit of thinking outside the box again like last build ;)