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Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)

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3 hours ago, SPArKy_Dave said:

I want a Swift vs Ghia wagon race... :P

Well jee i wonder who would win that. Swift with probably at least same power as my ghia, less torque, and half a tonne lighter 😒 

Turbo Ghia wagon, well that might have a better chance. But we were comparing to your 5L wagon dave 

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Well jee i wonder who would win that. Swift with probably at least same power as my ghia, less torque, and half a tonne lighter  
Turbo Ghia wagon, well that might have a better chance. But we were comparing to your 5L wagon dave 
Don't forget 7k redline

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39 minutes ago, Thom said:
4 hours ago, Panko said:
Well jee i wonder who would win that. Swift with probably at least same power as my ghia, less torque, and half a tonne lighter emoji19.png 
Turbo Ghia wagon, well that might have a better chance. But we were comparing to your 5L wagon dave 

Don't forget 7k redline

Ah thats why i like a good crossflow. As tired as it is, now it has correct manual gearing it gets its all done before 4500rpm 😂 . 

The new engine (if/when i ever build it) ill be looking to run out to 5000-5500rpm, with a snail strapped to the side of it ;) 

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Don't forget 7k redline
Probably got to rev it to at least 5k to start making any power though, if it's like most other Japanese engines

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Probably got to rev it to at least 5k to start making any power though, if it's like most other Japanese engines

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Dual cams, variable intake runners and variable cam position it's pretty on song from about 3800rpm

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5 hours ago, Thom said:
10 hours ago, Mr Polson said:
Probably got to rev it to at least 5k to start making any power though, if it's like most other Japanese engines

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Dual cams, variable intake runners and variable cam position it's pretty on song from about 3800rpm

yeah the mazda is much the same. comes on song a bit before 4k (used to be 4k, but advancing the timing means it comes on early) and a 7500rpm rev cut. 

I just realised, the Mazda keeps up with my brother's Peugeot 405 Mi16, and thats 1040kg, worked twin cam 1.9L, 130+kw. so maybe the mazda would have a better chance against the swift that i first thought ;) 

@SPArKy_Dave can contest to how quick the Peugeot is, and how awesome it sounds :D 

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On 5/8/2018 at 10:11 AM, Thom said:
On 5/8/2018 at 9:00 AM, Panko said:
True. The sad thing is your swift is probably not far off the pace of my mazda6, until i get it moving lol. The swift has a good 200-300kg weight advantage lol 

900kg and 115kw it's reasonably peppy and I get 5.5l per 100ks out of it

run them at Calder.. then we'll know for sure ..
as for getting 5.5litres per 100ks.. that's something to envy. (better than My diesel gemini and probably goes up the big hills on the Calder Highway better by far too)

 

 

 

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So i wasnt happy with the finish on the wheels, so i purchased a cheap wool polishing wheel set from Supercheap Auto that mount in a drill. 

Wheel on the left is hand polished, but on the right is the wheel polished with the wheels in a power drill. 

 

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I then found out today, that a mob in the UK JBW make reproductions 13" wide steelies  i want 13x6s, they make them wider too. If i decide i dont like the RS wheels, ill be selling them and buying a set of 13x6 steelies 

 

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F183228350647

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The first one yes, but it has the step in the lip. 

The second link is wrong PCD and yeah have a step dpwn in the dish. 

Nobody sells or makes 13" bands anymore, especially step downs to 12". Many of us have tried from the RSOCV, nobody does them :( 

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8 hours ago, 2redrovers said:

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Just something of interest I reckon

:o thats awesome. Id love one. I have my bubbled arched RC Mk1, which cost me a fortune, and a lot of time to put together, id love one with standard arches as well. 

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 thats awesome. Id love one. I have my bubbled arched RC Mk1, which cost me a fortune, and a lot of time to put together, id love one with standard arches as well. 

He mentioned in comments that when done he's going to have a few for sale. Maybe he'll upload the print files somewhere so you could print locally.

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That would have to be among the best sounding 4-bangers out there

 

Lots of sweet pommy stuff in there. Love the mad single-pegger from the Granada and the V6 mk2 Escort. One of my dream cars is a mk3 Capri. Such a shame we didn't get them here

 

 

 

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so all the while i was having success with the XF, the Escort decided it was upset at me for not getting all the attention, like a spoilt little kid. 

it decided it would spit a hissy fit, and split a heater hose...this time not really repairable. 

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