Jobbo

Ian2wdsaffcos

Aye will do mate

markk

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looks pukka m8 - enjoy !!

Dunccoss

Know the car well it was owned by one off my mates for years, that was about 7 years ago. He name was john bass and he runs long buckby motors, car had tiger/ work stickers all over it then. He then sold it to a lad from daventry and then he sold it on.
Car had a 330 bhp engine built by jondell race engines of northampton but that was a long time ago, had loads of good times in this car round tracks like, donn at national day, combe and silverston.

cheeRS DUNC

bbigman2000

Dunc, thats brilliant, thanks bud, thats great to know, cheers, got a few problems with it just now but will get it sorted out properly.

many thanks for the info, I see Johns name etc in the servicing books etc, delighted that it has a bit of history thanks again.

Glen

Disqaulifed driver

fooking lovely mate

bbigman2000

cheers mate nice avatar

Mondi-DZK

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lose the radio that doesn't belong in such a car like yours

Hear the engine much better

Lovely car, a dream !

RSCAT

lovely motor

ballin

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stunning mate lovely car !!!!

bbigman2000

cheers gents much appreciated, was just thinking of whipping the pioneer out and putting it on ebay actually it just doenst belong

gonna fill that hole with guages instead

bb

Mondi-DZK

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Yeah !! That's the way

Dunccoss

Hi again

When john had the engine rebuilt, it was built to stage 3 but with:-

new block as old was cracked due to over heat
standard head and cams
new hybrid T34
Low comp pistons
Standard crank and rods
Dark greens
Pushing out about 350 bhp max

It didnt have a T4 on it then hope this helps, spoke to him tonight he will try and find some pics he said if not i have some.

cheeRS DUNC

bbigman2000

Dunc your an absolute star mate thank you very much for doing that, MUCH appreciated, brilliant

thanks

Glen

COSSIEGAZ

i do luv that car. right need ur advise. i now have afull time job which is cool, means i can now save and get a escort cossie ( me dream car) how ever the plans i have in me head for the outcome of the car is what im having probs with. plans in 550+ bhp with full group n or wrc fully adjustable suspension, coz id like to do track days, quater miles etc, but do i get a rally car or do i get a rd car and do all this 2? if i had oney then id get one of each heheheh. i basically would use the car for shows, tracks days etc, but not as a everyday car as i have a cheap cheerful run about so what ya reckon guys and girls?

Fozy

i must admit that does look cool. Still got the back seats in with that cage. Thats wicked. Take some people out and scare them.

bbigman2000

lol @ gaz

il scare as many as possible mate cheers

COSSIEGAZ

WHTA YA LAUGHING AT FELLA?

bbigman2000

mate i would be happy with 500bhp

defo a good idea to have a cheap run about, ive got the wifes car for when the cossies in the garage LOL

they see me pull up in a clapped out mazda one day then the next day I rock up in the Group N cossie pure class

COSSIEGAZ

lol u know it makes sense. my cheap and cheerful run about is a L-reg pug 106 5dr diesel, slow as hell, and i hate it but u cant argue with Ł5 worth of diesel and that will get me about 70-80 miles lol i recently went to bristol from st.albans, stuck Ł20 worth of diesel in and it came up on the fuel gauge at 3 1/4 of a tank by the time i got to bristol it had dropped to near 1/2 a tank and thats doing about 70-90 mph the whole way.

as for what cossie to get think ill get a grp a car and us that on the road hopefully from time to time e.g track days, 1/4 miles, cruises and shows. for the ones near ill drive to any others i think ill get a trailer and take it. but id like to drive it more often than taht and give it sum real stick on b-roads? so what do i do?

whats ur car like to drive on normal roads and how much did ya buy the car for?

Dunccoss

Sorry mate john doesnt know the comp of the engine.

bbigman2000

cheers Dunc thanks mate

Gaz my car was reasonably cheap, wouldnt be right to discuss prices, but I feel for the amount of extra's I got on it, I was happy.

you couldnt really drive a Grp A car with the quaiffe diffs etc on the road for long as transmission heat etc would get to much, but yeh the odd b road blast is cool, just not to much sustained speed

mines awesome bud, awesome, it really does handle and go just as good as it looks and as you would expect from a seam welded caged shell

G

Spiky

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car looks tops dude


when u say heat from box????

as the car i want has to have full quaife tranmission, so i can drive it hard and not worry

jameswrx

Hi Glen, nice car mate

I think they're missing you over at the GTR forum

bbigman2000

thanks mate appreciated, yes when your using the quaiffe boxes and diffs, transmission heat is an issue, you should be ok if you get coolers set up though bud ?

james hiya mate, yeh il get back over there to stir those turkeys up shortly, my mates 7k rebuild lasted 3k miles now the bottom ends GONE AGAIN, skylines lmfao wot a joke

wighthot

Nice to see another rally livered car on the road, looks good mate

bbigman2000

yeh bud, ive seen you sig before, absolutley wicked car, if I can get mine anywhere close to the condition of yours il be delighted

wighthot

Would be great to get a few photo's of the cars together!!!!!! but as we live at different ends of the country, can't see it happening

Keep up the work though

Spiky

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maybe a threesome when i get mine

wighthot

Would make a good "grudge match" feature in performance ford

Spiky

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not that would be top

except i'm only gonna have a t3, with restrictor

MATCOS

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Wow mate what a car
Cant wait to see it at next years shows
Mat

bbigman2000

wighthot & spiky

thats an amazing idea I reckon they would well go for that, 3 rally reps together it would be wicked

matcos, cheers buddy, nope you can see it in the flesh soon, cheers

Porkie

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Who told you that mate?!?!?!?! Sorry, but that a load of poo!

By the way matey, I really do think yours is a LOVELY car and is really cool bit of kit as a weekend toy that can also be used on the road... But why do you call it a Group N car???

Have you seen a Group N Escort Cosworth? They don't have radios and back sets mate. They have proper boxes, proper diffs and LOTS of hardcore Rally bits, like water injection, antilag, proper brakes all round, hydraulic handbrakes, Big roll cages.. proper fuel tanks etc...

I REALLY don't mean this as a dig, I just think that now you are learning more and more about the car and the Cossie scene so maybe you now understand what it is

John_bonus90

proper car mate.

bbigman2000

hi bro,

This is a Group N ford motorsport shell
12 point triangulated roll cage welded in
it has plumbed fire extingusher system
harnesses
sparco buckets
water injection
4 pots on the front

I think thats most of the way there isnt it ?

dont worry il get the rest sorted out, gimme a chance ive only had it 3 weeks, and so far, new engine, new paddle clutch, new diff, and new driveshafts

Porkie

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Forget the Group N stuff mate, So it has a motorsport shell... alot of 'built' cossies are built from these. Martin has 3 of those shells sitting in his workshop right now! Its got a weld in roll cage but no rear diagonals (which is quite cool on a road one actually, much more usable!)

My mates saxo has harnesses, seats, and wilwoods on the front so that means nothing A Real rally car has uprated front and rear diffs, uprated diff casings, probably runs at LEAST a Bigtooth Quaife box, but more likely a 6speed Dogbox and most run full antilag, air-air etc... It would have a bagtank and fuel system in the boot, all fuel and brake lines would be in car. Lots more as well...

It IS a very very very nice car. But its no where near being a Group N rally car.... However I bet its a lovely road car and a wicked rally rep! I can also see that its going to get better and better by the improvements you have made even in the short time you have owned it

Look forward to meeting you and seeing the car soon I realise its a long way but why don't you try and come to the Beds trackday at Bedford in Febuary? Should be some good cars there. I'll be out on track for sure

GARETH T

Porkie,

your worng mate, some ford group n cars did come with rear seats, and s rear removable cage bar, so you could fold the seat up and use them! its shows one on the "story of the escort cosworth" if you have a little watch! also they didnt come with propper boxes, they rallied them with standard gearboxes (and gears inside) and standard diffs , i think group n rules still say that they have to be standard cases brake disks have to be standard size with standard calipers too

group a is a whole different story though

Porkie

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The back set bit I didn't know but thats the FORD built cars though... BUT I must admit I didn't know that As for the other stuff, I am pretty sure I am right.

BUT as for the other Group N regs... sorry mate but you are wrong.

All that has to be standard is pretty much the suspension pick up points! I used to think that Group N meant showroom spec... It doesn't. Check out Group N regs on the net... there are some mad things out there. And all the cars have uprated transmissions now...

bbigman2000

porkie

cool mate yep totally with you I shall endeavour to get all those things done as soon as possible

the rear diagonals are removable bud