bought this 2.0 pinto saph of ebay for 450 quid



in fairness it looked like a complete grandad mobile . but there is no rust , has been undersealed since new , got full service history , 2 owners from new and only done 62,000 miles ,

got it looking abit more tidy and done a few shows in it


but on the roads it was as usefull as a nuns tits tbh , the pinto had to go to make way for more power .

had a choice of engines

Yb cossie -everyone has one and there dam expensive,
v6 cossie - everyone has one and theres too many wires etc for my likeing,
rover v8 , had crossed my mind at first but i just dont think rover goes well with a ford ,

5.0 ford 302 v8 , BINGO!

first things first , get rid of the pinto and type 9 , slung it on ebay for £250 and immediatly a bloke bought it to drop in his anglia .



And this is how it is sitting at the moment


have orderd the 302 from real steels and am going to collect it on the 5th , in the mean time , need to source a T5 box , some decent suspension as mine is fooked ,

more to come when i get some time to work on it

 

i will be watching this thread mate,good luck

 

I have a 1.6 saph and its all petrol and no power but the car is mint its as basic as cars get but has a sunroof. i'm two minds on a pinto or a 2.0 zetec or do it up as a cosworth

 

well the pinto in this one really had no go , it was alright top end but get up and go was shite , but then it only had the crap carb etc.. was thinking of sticking a set of twin 40s on it , performance cam , exaust etc . but at the end of the day i would have spent more than 400 quid , and so far i have only shed out 200 quid for the v8 as the pinto paid for the rest ,

 

Cool project

 

looking forward to seeing this pan out, wicked idea mate

 

Top project.I love sierras and i love V8s.

 

not much to report at the mo , as every project has its boring parts , this wekk just been poodling around after work clearing the garage up and making it easier to work , cleaning up all the grease and shit in the engine bay , and sourcing parts

watch this space

 

Keep the updates coming

You can't beat the sound of a V8

Mark

 

cool is a 5.0 302 that cheap?

whats the hp as std on those??

Paul

 

I'll be keeping an eye on this rather closely - Didn't realise the Ford V8 was so cheap neither

 

They vary a hell of a lot, I got one from a Thunderbird and it came with 150bhp
Best one is the H.O Mustang engine 225bhp to start with and came with forged pistons as stock, easy 500bhp with a turbo or two.

Mark

 

unfortunatly the shell is now up for sale would be a great one for a cossie reshell .

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...STRK:MESELX:IT

 

How come you getting rid? iv got a efi 302 in my 3dr and its alot of fun, just ordered a pair of turbo manifolds for it so it will be more fun.

 

Tbh would love to do this but am working nearly all of the time now and have got too much to do on other cars would love to see someone on this site have this motor so get bidding lol reserve is 200 if anyone is interested

 

im gonna keep an eye on tis one

 

is back on the bay again http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...STRK:MESELX:IT

 

how much you looking for

 

Hi guy
Will a 302 V8 from a late model Mustang fit a T5 from a 2WD sappire Cosworth ?
Or are there any mods involved like changing the bellhousing or making an adaptor plate ?
Thanks

 

http://www.realsteel.co.uk/section2b.pdf

£207 for the bellhousing.

Mark

 

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