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for the running gear, could  consider the mx5 engine and 5/6 speed, looks like the fit pretty well. 

they are a pretty good engine, the early NA model are 1.6 and later NB are 1.8 with 5 speeds, with the MY00 getting the 6 speed manual,

 

this is in a mk2 Cortina

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/maudsland/cars-vans-utes/69-mk2-cortina-mx5-engine-and-gearbox-need-gone-asap/1212982891

 

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2 minutes ago, wok said:

for the running gear, could  consider the mx5 engine and 5/6 speed, looks like the fit pretty well. 

they are a pretty good engine, the early NA model are 1.6 and later NB are 1.8 with 5 speeds, with the MY00 getting the 6 speed manual,

 

this is in a mk2 Cortina

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/maudsland/cars-vans-utes/69-mk2-cortina-mx5-engine-and-gearbox-need-gone-asap/1212982891

 

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on the escort you will have to cut the radiator shroud and move it forward, same as if you were fitting a 2L Pinto. 

FYI. the 2.3L Duratec from a n/a Mondeo or Mazda6 would be my choice, and the MX-5 6 speed box bolt up to those engines, and fit into a large aftermarket manual tunnel  :D 

 

if i was going to build another one, that would be my choice of running gear 

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well you could actually get an auto MX5, though pretty rare I would think for obvious reasons!....""insert yawn emoji" !.....😀

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1 hour ago, 2redrovers said:

Spot on emoji106.png

Was a quick demo of Big Bertha for BGDAV when he stopped in. That's the cheap burnishing grinder thing I got from ebay.

 

The one where I wore half the roller away, cleaning two doors, and a quarter? 🤔

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On 11/7/2019 at 6:37 PM, 2redrovers said:

When an update isn't an update... Just posting a couple pics so I can link them elsewhere and make my life easier. Carry on all... f3f8ccfe955cc8cf6273ff37c68af1fc.jpgde739528f0c6a37d4ca9022a36c01300.jpg

 

looks ready to work on in this post.. is it full of tools and parts yet, with stuff stacked on the roof and under it? 
 

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Yay you didn't forget me
It's surprisingly empty actually. It's got my N gauge coffee table layout hibernating /keeping safe in the back and a few things sitting on the bonnet but otherwise I think it's empty. There's a bunch of stuff under it though. The wheel alignment ramps being the biggest thing, had nowhere else to stack them. It might be coming off there soon so the torana can go back up in the air.

I'd like to do something about it soon but I'm dying for a rest break. We'll see what happens when I get money (soon?)

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