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19 January 2007, 04:49 PM
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What are your favourites, or best one's you have seen?
Here's a couple of mine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../stealthmg.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...stealthmg2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...stealthmg3.jpg
http://web.telia.com/~u58212291/x421.jpg
http://web.telia.com/~u58212291/24265.jpg
http://web.telia.com/~u58212291/242051.jpg
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YouTube - Fiesta Cosworth
Here's a couple of mine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../stealthmg.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...stealthmg2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...stealthmg3.jpg
http://web.telia.com/~u58212291/x421.jpg
http://web.telia.com/~u58212291/24265.jpg
http://web.telia.com/~u58212291/242051.jpg
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YouTube - Fiesta Cosworth
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19 January 2007, 05:02 PM
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205 GTi 1.9 MI-16 engine but 1.6 gearbox.
Standard red coloured car, still had the 1.6 badges. Rocketed to 60 because the 1.6 had a closer ratio 'box but topped out at 110 for the same reason. Devil from the lights though.
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Standard red coloured car, still had the 1.6 badges. Rocketed to 60 because the 1.6 had a closer ratio 'box but topped out at 110 for the same reason. Devil from the lights though.
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19 January 2007, 05:11 PM
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19 January 2007, 05:51 PM
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Dad used to have a Ford P100 pick up with a very tuned Rover V8 that kicked out not far off 400bhp.
Apart from the rather fat rubber, it looked pretty stock.
He then went onto a BBR Mitsi Shogun (old shape) that was on about 280bhp - A fun machine but both were horribly unreliable.
Apart from the rather fat rubber, it looked pretty stock.
He then went onto a BBR Mitsi Shogun (old shape) that was on about 280bhp - A fun machine but both were horribly unreliable.
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19 January 2007, 07:57 PM
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There were rumours of a cossie powered robin reliant in warrington a few years ago. Was even said to have a small wheely bar on it. Don't know how true they where.
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19 January 2007, 08:10 PM
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my dad use to have a Triumph Vitesse mark II
he bought it off a chap who was a rally driver hobbyist and wanted the car as his 'sleeper' it had the fettled 2.5 straight 6 out of the Triumph (can't remember model)
Webber carbs
lots of other bits I can't remember (I was only 10)
I used to remember it looked like an old bucket of crap but weighing about 800kg and pushing out about 170bhp it absolutely flew and made the so called hot hatches of the day look foolish.
OK, not a normal road car, but for me that was the ultimate sleeper or Q car as me and my Dad used to call it
he bought it off a chap who was a rally driver hobbyist and wanted the car as his 'sleeper' it had the fettled 2.5 straight 6 out of the Triumph (can't remember model)
Webber carbs
lots of other bits I can't remember (I was only 10)
I used to remember it looked like an old bucket of crap but weighing about 800kg and pushing out about 170bhp it absolutely flew and made the so called hot hatches of the day look foolish.
OK, not a normal road car, but for me that was the ultimate sleeper or Q car as me and my Dad used to call it
19 January 2007, 08:29 PM
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20 January 2007, 11:36 AM
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Love the clio. Reminds me back in the day, my mate had a VX Nova SR, A-reg, the dull yellow with the brown tartan style trim. Looked totally standard on the outside, even original 3-spoke SR rims. One of the first with a VX 2.0 16v lump in. Not special nowadays, more of them about than a standard SR!!
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22 January 2007, 08:35 AM
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There used to be an old Skoda (poss. Estelle) in Brum with a P911 engine in the back of it. That used to surprise a few boy-racers off the lights 
22 January 2007, 08:50 AM
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Algik's?
Wouldn't have said it was particularly stealthy looking in present form though
My favourite was the standard looking Sierra Azura estate with a 400bhp engine it - apart from the 15" wheels it looked pretty stock ( it even had a normal exhaust sticking out ( for show only ) as the real system exit pipe was hidden ).
I can remember the look on one M3 owner's face when I had a passenger ride in it
22 January 2007, 09:48 AM
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Why would it top out at 110mph? Surely the 1.6 GTi doesn't so why should yours?
22 January 2007, 09:53 AM
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22 January 2007, 10:07 AM
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Mine runs an Mi16 box which is the same ration as a 1.6 I believe. It is livelier through the rev range and hits the limiter much quicker. It sure as hell doesn't hit the limiter at 110mph in top though.
22 January 2007, 12:24 PM
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Wasn't my car chaps! just know the owner couldn't get it to do too much over that, it was all off the line. Not exactly untouchable by today's standards but for a 1.6 motor 10 years ago it really flew. I ain't the expert!
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22 January 2007, 01:33 PM
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22 January 2007, 01:50 PM
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22 January 2007, 02:49 PM
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So it should do just under 140 with that gear box?
22 January 2007, 04:04 PM
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A guy I know (Nick Butler) who looked after Dad's pick up did all sorts of sleepers.
Splitty VW camper with 911 Turbo engine (and totally modded chassis of course - Tyres were the only give away).
Morris Minor with nitrous'd V8.
Model T Ford - V8 and used as a pace car for F1(!)
And many others including evil yank-mobiles.
I had endless fun as a kid going there (Dad was good mates with the guy) and drooling over mad cars.
He even put a car into production - The Cirrus Gold.
Splitty VW camper with 911 Turbo engine (and totally modded chassis of course - Tyres were the only give away).
Morris Minor with nitrous'd V8.
Model T Ford - V8 and used as a pace car for F1(!)
And many others including evil yank-mobiles.
I had endless fun as a kid going there (Dad was good mates with the guy) and drooling over mad cars.
He even put a car into production - The Cirrus Gold.
22 January 2007, 04:12 PM
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22 January 2007, 04:21 PM
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My old Datsun 120Y fitted with a Datsun 1600 engine and gearbox.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...er/120why3.jpg
(not mine , but almost exactly the same)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...er/120why3.jpg
(not mine , but almost exactly the same)