Subaru Impreza or evo 4

[Chaff 3,622]

The avo bloke would look at all shells and would pick out all the best ones with perfect panel spacing and straightness and use them for rs and mex then stick a few van parts on em 6 pot dash and pinto lump job done.

[Chid 6,560]

1 hour ago, Greyman said:

An AVO logbook means it was made in fords advanced vehicle operations plant and not just another Dagenham dustbin, all early rs and Mexico’s should have a special logbook to show this otherwise it’s just another 2 door ford made to look like one and not worth a fraction of a real one, it’s also running a 2 litre pinto and it should have a 16 pushrod motor in it, originality in classics is were the money is, matching numbers low miles and service history is what you want

The AVO plant closed in 1975 .. so like I say that's to new to have one seen as it's a 78 car..

And the MK2 Mexico had a 1.6 pinto 8 engine

[gnasher16 30,220]

1 hour ago, Greyman said:

An AVO logbook means it was made in fords advanced vehicle operations plant and not just another Dagenham dustbin, all early rs and Mexico’s should have a special logbook to show this otherwise it’s just another 2 door ford made to look like one and not worth a fraction of a real one, it’s also running a 2 litre pinto and it should have a 16 pushrod motor in it, originality in classics is were the money is, matching numbers low miles and service history is what you want

Absolutely right people are looking to get them back as standard as possible not soup them up for boy racer material.....i used to know all the different works escorts but ive forgotten it all over the years wasnt the Mk 2 Mexico a flat front version of the Rs2000 or was the mk 1 and 2 Mexicos both 1600 ?

Great days they were f****n about with them old Fords....back in the days when anyone had half a chance under a bonnet !

[gnasher16 30,220]

19 minutes ago, Chid said:

The AVO plant closed in 1975 .. so like I say that's to new to have one seen as it's a 78 car..

And the MK2 Mexico had a 1.6 pinto 8 engine

arrr right question answered 

Thats right it was the 1600 Pinto engine and not the 1600 ohv that the 1600 sport had thats right its all coming back now 

Edited April 29, 2020 by gnasher16

[Lenmcharristar 9,838]

41 minutes ago, Rusty_terrier said:

I know f**k all about motors bit my mate swapped the engine in a fiesta mk2 for a mondeo engine  in think  it was and done loads of stuff to it.  Think it was just a tad over 210bhp dont know if it's good but back then it felt like a rocket sure he said he only spent about 2500 all in. Looked like a heap of shite and gave a friend a shot ended up blowing the engine. 

Problem is the fiestas being fwd looses too much power and eats tyres through wheel spin never mind torque steer that makes ya think your going through hedges when the power comes on, rwd or awd are best and more fun in the turbo cars 

[kanny 20,650]

9 minutes ago, Lenmcharristar said:

Problem is the fiestas being fwd looses too much power and eats tyres through wheel spin never mind torque steer that makes ya think your going through hedges when the power comes on, rwd or awd are best and more fun in the turbo cars 

Torque steer is down to a off centre diff...the mrs cooper s is a bitch for it . 

[Chid 6,560]

7 minutes ago, kanny said:

Torque steer is down to a off centre diff...the mrs cooper s is a bitch for it . 

Not necessarily, torque steer is down to unequal drive shaft length in most cases an lsd normally would cut most of it out 

[Chid 6,560]

27 minutes ago, Lenmcharristar said:

Problem is the fiestas being fwd looses too much power and eats tyres through wheel spin never mind torque steer that makes ya think your going through hedges when the power comes on, rwd or awd are best and more fun in the turbo cars 

That's why it was common to try and get an escort rs turbo gearbox for the fiesta rs turbo

[dogmandont 9,846]

Will this ever become a classic Ford. Lol. 

[Lenmcharristar 9,838]

Just now, dogmandont said:

Will this ever become a classic Ford. Lol. 

With the airplane throttle handbrake it could do haha

[Lenmcharristar 9,838]

Any of yas ever try the focus rs mk1?? 

[poxon 5,748]

15 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

If I had the money then I'd get an old skool turbo Ford.... They fetching 3/4 times more money than they originally sold for... Rs 500,Rs 1600i,series 1 turbos..... Drivers cars unlike these new singing mercs, bmws etc.... 

Even the escort mk 3 xr3 are strong cash now mk4 Xr3is are getting stronger or the mk2 fiesta xr2 are strong money imagine knowing then what you know now ever the nova get/gsi an the sr are silly money 

[Lenmcharristar 9,838]

2 minutes ago, poxon said:

Even the escort mk 3 xr3 are strong cash now mk4 Xr3is are getting stronger or the mk2 fiesta xr2 are strong money imagine knowing then what you know now ever the nova get/gsi an the sr are silly money 

In 2008 I was offered a uk mk4 supra twin turbo manual for £6000, a r32 gtr for £6500, Toyota celica gt4 st205 and a Sierra sapphire cosworth for £3000 and because I couldn’t get insured I turned them down and got a Land Rover, to say I’m kicking myself is an understatement.

[poxon 5,748]

13 hours ago, kanny said:

ive got a revo mapped s3  stage 1+  350bhp its quick enough ....chasing bhp can get silly and expensive 

Got a s3 8p2 model only standard 265bhp still plenty quick enough at seeing most things off this is probably the only car I’ve not bothered chasing the bhp this is my idea of a sensible family car theres a back story to me buying this car 

[Igz 1,451]

I’d deffo go Subaru. We used to put both these cars through there paces week in week out and for me the Subaru a much better drive and handling and like others say a lot less will go wrong with the Subaru as long as it’s not a nacker from the start although if it was to take on a track I’d go evo as you would have more fun. My mates got a lotus Colton which he brought 20 years ago it’s now worth 80-100 grand. Think he payed around the 10 grand mark for it