Some more cars, some good, some not so good

[Barry]

Here is some more cars I've had through my hands.

Ford Escort Mk5b - This started out as an ordinary Ford Escort Mk5b. I fitted the full bodykit from a Mk5 RS2000, bumpers, skirts, spoiler, bulged bonnet. Also had full Recaro interior from the RS2000. Fitted a 130bhp 1.8 Zetec from a later model escort. Wheels came from Mondeo Si. Also added a decent sound system.

Vauxhall Chevette - 2 door saloon. I have no pictures of this complete but it ended up as a stock car with a 1250cc engine. Also ended up getting trashed in the first race.

Mercedes 190E - This was a nice car to cruise around in. Never gave me any trouble either. Completely standard apart from a line lock which meant I could use the footbrake to lock only the front wheels and do huge burnouts.

Volkswagen Polo Mk2 - I love these little Polos. I've had 7 of them in total. This was a nice example with less than 20k on the clock. I was (trying to) racing a guy in a V6 Vectra one night and smashed it into a traffic island. 

Peugeot 205 - Still have this one at home. Originally started as a 1.7 NA diesel, dangerously slow. Fitted a 1.9 turbo diesel, larger fuel pump and injectors, and a turbo from a 3.0 V6 Renault Espace. Currently around 200 BHP. Really fun car to drive because it looks completely standard and nobody knows what's under the bonnet. A few guys in new cars have been embarassed at the traffic lights. Has a nasty habit of breaking driveshafts though, they just weren't designed to cope with the torque. Plans for it are eventually fit a 2.1 turbo diesel from the Peugeot 406 and add a nitrous injection kit.

Daihatsu Hijet - I don't know what was in my head the day I bought this but it was cheap. I sold it to a guy who eventually fitted a Hayabusa engine in it.

 

[Barry]

Citroen ZX16v - Very rare car and pretty quick. Fantastic chassis for a FWD, same as Puegeot 306. 60mm lowering springs in the front and rear torsion bars adjusted to match. Alloys came from Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9. Around 170 BHP with adjustable tuning. Sold it and last time I heard, it's now running ITBs and making big horsepower.

Citroen Saxo - I can't remember if this was a 1.0 or a 1.1, I've had a few of them but I remember this one was very flashy as it had electric windows. Really fun little car to drive and chuck around corners.

Ford Escort Mk1 1300GT - All kinds of cool. Spotlights as the original headlights were like candles. RS alloys. Weber 38 DCOEs, 4 branch manifold, straight through exhaust with cherry bomb tailpipe. Very loud car. Problem was that it was full of isopon. Sold for a lot more than was paid for it. It went to a guy who was going to do a full restoration on it. Probably worth somewhere in the region of 150k dhs now.

[brandan]

Isn't Hayabusa is a bike's engine? How can they use that in a car and what gain you get man? Is your profile Merc is same as posted above C280 (I guess)?

[Barry]

Google 'bike engined car' and see what results you get. 

Bike engine conversions are popular in cars generally weighing 600-700 kg or less, mini, caterham, imp etc. Fitting a bike engine means you can have the same power as a car engine in a lighter unit, you can rev higher, and 9 times out of 10, you have a sequential gearbox to go along with your conversion. 

That is my 190E in my profile pic. The 190E was the predecessor to the C Class so you're not far off. 

[amid]

You really got me so curious barry. Best video for bike engined car I found on ytube, hear the roar at 1:01, amazing.

 

 

[Barry]

I like this one. Fiat X19 with a 1000cc GSXR engine. 

 

[Barry]

Found a few more pics.

BMW E36 M3 - Very fun car to drive on a wet road, huge slides at 70-80 MPH always put a smile on my face. Also had M3 Evo Individual, very special car. Can't find pics of it at the minute but they'll turn up sometime. This particular M3 in the pic though was a piece of shit. It was just hanging together but it was fast and went sideways, that's all I was interested in. Plus it was cheap!

Mercedes C220 CDi - Nice torquey diesel engine and nice car on the motorway. Pretty reliable too. A set of injector seals was all it ever needed.

Opel Ascona - This had a 2.3 8v engine, twin Weber 50 carbs, 4 branch manifold, straight through exhaust system with cherry bomb tailpipe. Loud and sideways.

Peugeot 306 D-Turbo - Great chassis and very economical. 90 BHP standard but made 130 BHP with a couple of tweeks to the injector pump and turbo. Could never get the boost compensator set up properly so was a real smoke machine while the turbo was waiting to spool up.

Ford Sierra XR4i - 2.8 V6 engine. Wasn't as fast as you would think but it made the most wonderful noise and would happily throw the tail out at road junctions. I would kill to have it parked in my garage now.

Lexus IS200 - Quick enough but not so fast. Liked to drink petrol a lot considering it was only a 2.0. This was the sport model so came with LSD as standard and everyone knows LSD is codeword for DONUTS!