Here are the photos that I got from Mr. Wimpey. Its just so prudy.

Here is the quote from the e-mail that was sent to Josh.

Quote:

Beautiful thing !!! :-) Built in the guy who owns it's garage. He's a professional fabricator who used to work for some of the big names in UK / Irish tarmac rallying.

Engine is a 2.4L duratech from Scholar Race Engines... 290bhp on rally cams (mild).
Quaife heavy duty 6-speed sequential box
Atlas 6-link rear end, etc.etc.




































Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/26/2010 02:41PM by Andrew_Frick.

MOAR

Still Moar

You might consider going through and weeding out the 5+ extra shots of the same thing. Just because the camera is 2 feet higher doesnt mean its not still a picture of the front grill....

There were a few exterior shots that did that.

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WOW

That thing looks like an absolute blast. Thanks for the shots.

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Brap Brap.

Damn. Seriously, why would you even bother with AWD when cool shit like this is out there.
I'd love to go Duratec and Group 2 in a Merkur.

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Grant Hughes

Nice car! Seems pretty basic though. Looks to be built with over the counter parts bolted into place.

With the exchange rate the way it is today, one of these could be replicated here for a reasonable price.

Andrew

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urr Wrote:
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> Nice car! Seems pretty basic though. Looks to be
> built with over the counter parts bolted into
> place.
>
> With the exchange rate the way it is today, one of
> these could be replicated here for a reasonable
> price.

Sure, for some definition of "reasonable".

Exchange rates ain't going to make some of those parts cheap. Less painful, but $15k instead of $20k for a trans is still kinda painful. I also don't want to think about how much that steering column is worth, although if someone makes a Little Black Box to control the electric steering coming through on a lot of newer cars, this would almost be junkyardable.

And then there's trying to FIND a MkII on this continent. I'd start looking into 240s too, since they're already here.

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/28/2010 07:16PM by Pete.

Pete Wrote:
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> urr Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Nice car! Seems pretty basic though. Looks
> to be
> > built with over the counter parts bolted
> into
> > place.
> >
> > With the exchange rate the way it is today,
> one of
> > these could be replicated here for a
> reasonable
> > price.
>
> Sure, for some definition of "reasonable".
>
> Exchange rates ain't going to make some of those
> parts cheap. Less painful, but $15k instead of
> $20k for a trans is still kinda painful.

Hehe - my thought exactly. Dunno about that engine - is 2.4 Duratec something readily available on your side of the pond?
Lots of the UK MK II's run totally specialised 2.4 or 2.5's I4. Almost one-off. Capable of +300 horsies. Expensive stuff for sure...


> I also
> don't want to think about how much that steering
> column is worth, although if someone makes a
> Little Black Box to control the electric steering
> coming through on a lot of newer cars, this would
> almost be junkyardable.

What's so special about the column?
Anyway - with regards to the never electrically assisted columns, then that has been done quite a few times. Apparently not too complicated. Opel Corsa/Vauxhall Nova columns have been grafted in to Mk I and Mk II Golf's several times in the UK.
... and those columns are fairly cheap on fleaBay.

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Brgrds
Brian

wildert Wrote:

>
> Hehe - my thought exactly. Dunno about that engine
> - is 2.4 Duratec something readily available on
> your side of the pond?

2.4 is not a factory size. Basically, every Ford product from about 2003-on that had a four cylinder, as well as many, many Mazdas, used a 2.0, 2.3, or 2.5l Duratec. They are proving to be indestructible, meaning cheap at junkyards since there is no demand for them. Not like the GM Ecotec which is having some serious timing chain tensioner issues...


> What's so special about the column?

Electric assist. You can see the motor on the right side.

> Anyway - with regards to the never electrically
> assisted columns, then that has been done quite a
> few times. Apparently not too complicated. Opel
> Corsa/Vauxhall Nova columns have been grafted in
> to Mk I and Mk II Golf's several times in the UK.
> ... and those columns are fairly cheap on fleaBay.

Again, essentially all small- and mid-size General Motors cars here from 2007 or so on have electric assist on the column. A lot of other makes are using a motor on the rack, which makes life easier on the steering U-joints. GM had problems with steering shafts even before they decided to move the assist to the column...

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.



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Pete Wrote:
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> wildert Wrote:
>
> >
> > Hehe - my thought exactly. Dunno about that
> engine
> > - is 2.4 Duratec something readily available
> on
> > your side of the pond?
>
> 2.4 is not a factory size. Basically, every Ford
> product from about 2003-on that had a four
> cylinder, as well as many, many Mazdas, used a
> 2.0, 2.3, or 2.5l Duratec.


Come on Pete, a mere typo, 'sides he's one a den Veee Dubya guys so can't 'spect him to pay attention to Ford?mazda motors---he'd get too depressed if he did!





They are proving to be
> indestructible,

On what planet are rods and sometimes pistons NOT FAILING?



meaning cheap at junkyards since
> there is no demand for them. Not like the GM
> Ecotec which is having some serious timing chain
> tensioner issues...
>
>
> > What's so special about the column?
>
> Electric assist. You can see the motor on the
> right side.


Opel Corsa stock since what 5-7 years?
>
> > Anyway - with regards to the never
> electrically
> > assisted columns, then that has been done
> quite a
> > few times. Apparently not too complicated.
> Opel
> > Corsa/Vauxhall Nova columns have been grafted
> in
> > to Mk I and Mk II Golf's several times in the
> UK.
> > ... and those columns are fairly cheap on
> fleaBay.
>
> Again, essentially all small- and mid-size General
> Motors cars here from 2007 or so on have electric
> assist on the column. A lot of other makes are
> using a motor on the rack, which makes life easier
> on the steering U-joints. GM had problems with
> steering shafts even before they decided to move
> the assist to the column...
>
> Pete Remner
> Cleveland, Ohio
>
> 1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
> 1978
> Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.
>
>
>
> Edited 1 times. Last edit at May 29, 2010 by Pete.

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