Bioshock
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Sept 16, 2013 7:52:08 GMT
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I went over to TFS Performance in Aldershot on saturday, to see my old mate Stuart, who I hadn't seen for a while. We got chewing the fat about this and that, looked at a couple of his customers cars, a Blue WRX that had just had a full 400bhp engine rebuild,a Purple STi with a money no object 600 BHP ongoing engine project that has taken 10 months and various bits and bobs. I was looking at some of the battered Scoobys out the front and asked if they were spares cars. well, said Stu, not the red one, that's quite intresting and opened the bonnet.   To say I was shocked was an understatement! This started life as an RA, the ultra light Impreza, that had been bought for £500 as a rolling shell. Stuarts boy had wanted to start drifting and an MX5 was bought and was sitting in the back of the workshop when Stu got thinking about the RA. Next thing it was converted to RWD and the gear sold for £250, a 2.0 Pintp and gearbox was bought for £250 and viola, a learner drift car that can get it's  out, without being uncontrolable for £500. If he likes it and gets the bug, Stu's going to drop in a BMW V8 or SRDET lump. When I showed a few mates the pics, the general reply was WTF! but when I look back to how easy it was to get the back out on a MK1/11 escort or capri, it starts to make sense  Daz. |
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Last Edit: Sept 16, 2013 7:55:45 GMT by Bioshock
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craig1010cc
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Pinto Powered Impreza...craig1010cc
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Sept 16, 2013 8:00:56 GMT
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I like that, any idea how much chopping was needed to get it in?
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Bioshock
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Sept 16, 2013 8:16:50 GMT
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I like that, any idea how much chopping was needed to get it in? Not a lot to be honest. The steering column needed rose jointing to clear the Pinto's exhaust manifold, new mounts fabricated and that was about it. Obviously the pinto is smaller than the Boxer turbo, so fitment was never going to be an issue. Life is a lot easier without 10 miles of electronics, Ecu's etc. |
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mk14dr
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Pinto Powered Impreza...mk14dr
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Sept 16, 2013 8:23:18 GMT
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Interesting and oddball use for a pretty cool shell. I'd be interested in seeing how well it drifts.
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Bioshock
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Sept 16, 2013 8:58:06 GMT
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It's had a couple of shakedowns and is suprisingly quick. Never going to set the world on fire, but that wasn't what it was built for. It would have been easy enough to create a monster drifter, but you know how what teenagers are like, one minute they want to do this, then the next minute its Naaah I want to take up something else!  |
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Sept 16, 2013 9:15:51 GMT
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Just the other day I joked about how no-one has fitted an old Kent engine into a Focus and here's a Subaru Impreza with a Pinto lump on a carb! |
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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Sept 16, 2013 9:27:25 GMT
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How cool is that kids dad to do that for him.
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Sept 16, 2013 9:35:13 GMT
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That's so different it's cool. At least when it's running it wont sound like it's got a missfire |
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mk14dr
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Pinto Powered Impreza...mk14dr
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Sept 16, 2013 9:35:41 GMT
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Where a Pinto lives a YB will fit...
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79cord
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Sept 16, 2013 10:00:23 GMT
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I'm impressed how far back it sits, showing just how bulky the Subaru flat-4 & transaxle manage to be, & end up weighing as well, even with plenty of alloy bits.
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Bioshock
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Sept 16, 2013 10:19:56 GMT
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We used to love Fords when we were kids. Back when he was 20, Stu had a factory X pack RS2000.Think he sold it for about £400.We talked about that the other day, when he had finished beating himself up! Now its Subarus of all shapes and sizes. If you're around the Aldershot area, pop in and see him for a chat opposite the football ground. This is his 9 second Race impreza.  |
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Sept 16, 2013 10:48:15 GMT
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Where a Pinto lives a YB will fit... That's what I was expecting to see when I opened the thread...! |
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Amazosan
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Sept 16, 2013 11:03:45 GMT
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Where a Pinto lives a YB will fit... Or a supercharged Duratec, if you have the moolah. |
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Sept 16, 2013 14:48:46 GMT
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This almost reminds me of a sierra hatchback that came up for sale a few years ago with (if memory serves me right) had a 1300 chevette engine fitted. By the sounds of it, the pinto lump had been sacraficed for the shuvit... and instead of scrapping the sierra, they just plonked the 1300 back in its place!
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Bioshock
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Sept 16, 2013 14:53:44 GMT
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When he lifted the bonnet, the first thing that sprung to mind, was the White 924, with the Beetle lump in the back |
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adamb
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Sept 17, 2013 9:30:04 GMT
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Known about these cars for a while, I work with Ian who has helped to build them both, the race car is awesome.
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Sept 17, 2013 22:54:06 GMT
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Pinto's rock !
Best 4pot of its era imho .
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if sparks don't fly you're ridin too high !
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Sept 18, 2013 16:45:32 GMT
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His workshop is 100yds from my house. May have to pop in for a gander
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
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