cossiecrew

been looking into it and what fords do you guys suggest using as track cars and any pics im talking cheap cars not cossies and stuff. low cost is what im talking about xr4x4s ,xr2 etc etc what do you suggest and pics would be most appreciated

Anonymous

xr2

Spiky

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series 2,

roll cage (welded)

non rust shelll.....good luck finding one

180-200 bhp

good suspension


that will be a top track car


else as chip says xr2

DAN P

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XR2 mint little cars

timrud

Sorry to hijack your thread, but if anybody knows any 4x4 Sierras going cheap (tax and MOT not really needed, just good shell) PM me

Porkie

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What car do you run on the road?

cossiecrew

TRY A WANTED AD LOL

cossiecrew

at present porkie none cossies in rebuild status and my escort gti runneraround is engine less until i can be arsed to put the other 1 in why do you ask matey ?

timrud

cossoecrew i will lol

though somebody might look in here that has one thats all

Clare

Ive not long bought a little cheap and cheerful Fiesta RS1800 to throw round a track, and after seeing Steve and Robs Fiestas driving round Bedford I know its going to be a fun, cheap way to do track days

cossiecrew

rs1800 would be mint but they aint cheap what about mk3 xr2i what are they like ?

Porkie

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I bought a tatty old 3 door to do track days in....

I got a bit carried away

RichardPON

cossiecrew

lol considered tracking the 3 door but its if the cossies blows up its pricey to fix as if it was an xr2 then engines are like 10 a penny

Porkie

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The original budget for the Sierra was Ł3500...

cossiecrew

lol Ł3500 im chatting Ł500 banger

Sunil_FiestaRS1800

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Ive bought a slightly damaged rust free si for 100 quid. Im gonna put a std mondeo 2.0 zetec lump in it, strip it out put my old lowereing kit on it and use that for a track car . Cheap as chips should go alright aswell

Paddy

XR2 or 3i if it has to be a ford?? The Essex RSOC 3i looks like ALOT of fun

IF you don't mind non-ford tho [cue the narrow minded muppets ] Nova's are SO cheap and if you check through Rally sites and Motorsport news, there's SO many second hand bits for rally cars, cages etc cheap

Clare

Depends what you define as cheap? I paid Ł800 for my little shit box

Escy

phase 1 106 Rallye (1.3 ones) - would spank a 2i on track (not sure if they are that cheap though)

or a cheap S13 200SX (can be had under Ł500), maybe an S12 Silvia (very cheap),

david

Has to be an XR2 just for the fun factor alone

Jimboxr4x4

Check out this site. The guy had a n/a 2.9 XR4x4 and a Twin turbo one as well. There are some good in car videos of them hacking round various different tracks. The n/a one had about 160k miles on the engine when he bought and clocked up a few thousand more track miles and was fine. If you want cheap, reliable and relatively quick, avoiding front wheel drive, then you could do a lot worse than a V6 4x4. Check out his site:

http://www.xr4x4.co.uk/

Gra

hi mate
I wanted a cheap solid RST, bought a 2owner 61k stored for 4 yrs RST for Ł1100, needing nowt more than a battery tray and fuse box panel, othwise standard and fine. The plan was not to drop it off to a garage and buy lots of trick bits but to build a reliable cheap (ish) track car. So far its not cost alot, and is caged, harnessed, mild engine mods, (cam, chip zosrt, cossie cooler and soon 4x4 cossie turbo, cossie brakes,) but all in all not cost me more than 2k so far, and when done should be a damm good laugh, and if it blows its not all that exspensive to fix, i just done my headgasket myself for Ł50 on sat

Gra

meant to add, insurance is only Ł229 fully comp insured for RSOC approved track days as well

Stavros

800quid for your own ass?

Thats what i was thinking myself, RWD is always more fun

Coldo

If it has to be a ford. id go for a Fiesta/Escort RST. One of the two..

If it was down to me though, id go for a 205 GTi (the 1.9 model) shit of a shiny shovel, round a track,(maybe with a bit of work...) i rekon they'd spank most rst's/xr2's

SteveB

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Cheap and chearful...... XR2i 16v

Spiky

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must not reply

Thats what i was thinking myself, RWD is always more fun[/quote]


agreed

Rob M666SCC

Like mine.....

Paid Ł800 for it
Spent a few ŁŁŁŁ on cage,brakes,seats etc but it was excellent fun

cossiecrew

thats lookin proper trick that mate

mmanse

Just bought a XR4i janspeed turbo to use as a track car but after finding out how
rare they are i might try restoring it instead

brad

im lookin for a track toy aswell
im goin for a tatty old 325i bmw tho fookin rwd arse end happy loony toons on acid type of thing no turbos to go wrong 150 quid to replace the motor if it goes bang cheap and cheerfull

Ollie

XR4i shit hot fun ,did track day at dono last weekend , cost 50 quid n did 230 miles no probs on track , held the 4x4 s off n more entertaining lol. 4x4 s good cheap fun as well though .

cossiecrew

lol ollie i heard about brad in that 4i this is where the idea come from beach tellin me about you boys in these 4x4s and 4i we want a piece of the action

M7 COS

Only slightly!!!

M7 COS

XR2 all the way!

cossiecrew

by xr2 everyone means mk2 yeah cus i here people call the 2i xr2 aswell ?

M7 COS

It has to be the XR2 Mk2, the MK3 XR2i is a decent motor but it doesn't handle as well as the MK2 and it doesn't seem as quick.

XR2's were some of the quickest cars I saw on the track last year.

There's one that's got a 2.0L Zetec that's rapid!

cossiecrew

yeah i understand that about 1 with a 2.0 zetec in it but im talking factory stock not engine conversion cars but xr2 mk2 is possibly on the cards

M7 COS

Don't get me wrong they are quick as standard or near standard and LOADS of fun!!!

Peugeot 205 GTi's make good little track weapons too!