hot hatch time

[mick]

All this talk on motors has made me watch historic rally cars on YouTube

[AJ.]

Originally Posted by Searider

Lowered suspension, Janspeed manifold and system, +60 thou' overbore, big valve head, BCF2 camshaft, all lightened and balanced by Vulcan. 85bhp at the wheels and gave many an XR2 a run for their money. Would have been a real animal if our budget could have stretched to a pair of DCNFs. Standard gearing only gave 100mph for 6000rpm though!

Mine wasn't quite so refined it was my first car bought from my current at the time girlfriends sister fella had been off the road for 1.5yrs took it to Halfords for MOT which failed and they quoted £2500 to get it to pass. I then spent the next 10 months getting it road legal myself and mate who was a mechanic needed new inner and outer sills, a panels, rear wheel arches, boot floor panel, petrol tank, full break system replacement. I'm not good with my hands but it turned out really well in the end but that was back when cars were straightforward and you could see an engine when you opened the bonnet.

It was lowered but by cutting the springs eek! Diamond White with the brown two tone stripe and the black plastic wheel arches and rubber boot spoiler! Embarrassed now to admit this but it also had blacked out windows ha ha

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by AJ.

Embarrassed now to admit this but it also had blacked out windows ha ha

Some things don't change then eh....

[whisper]

I bet you boys used to read Max Power Magazine!!!.....

I used to read it on the bus to college

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by whisper

I bet you boys used to read Max Power Magazine!!!.....

I used to read it on the bus to college

Pahhh. Wasn't it 'fast Ford'?

[whisper]

I've still got my Volksworld mags

They must be over 20 years old now...

[Trailer Guy]

Golf GTi 16v - early one with no elec windows or sunroof etc. still remember the reg! E649 KBL

Also had one of the last XR3is. H reg. not too bad, but nothing like the golf

Both of them were a step up from my MK1 escort - still remember the reg on that too! OUH 810M. bloody things are worth a fortune now!

[Deekus]

I was more of a 'Razzle' kind of lad, when it came to magazines

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by Ian M

Before you start on the who had what, YOU had a WHAT. Typical collectors car Astra GTE 16V, superb. The wayward handling as you gave it the full beans only made for a more interesting experience

Awesome, the red top engine was half built by cosworth. Had one lowered, cut arches with obligatory 6x9s on the parcel shelf. Then got a GSi with the last of that engine before ecotecs.

First car was an ax gt. Lowered torsion bar, again with 6x9sTwin carb 85bhp, flew to 100 then ran out of puff, panels like rizzla paper, glad I never crashed. Happy days

Also had two golf 1.8ts chipped to 200bhp. One still going strong at 175k with the old man. One clutch and a water pump in 120k. VW reliability!

[Searider]

Originally Posted by whisper

I bet you boys used to read Max Power Magazine!!!.....

I used to read it on the bus to college

Did Max Power exist in 1988?

Cars & Car Conversions for me!

[Searider]

I was very lucky that my dad had done some Rallying in the 60's.
When the car started smoking a bit at only 50,000 miles we started looking for a recon engine - but then he remembered a little engine builder in North London - Vulcan Engineering. Needless to say there was some budget creep.
Hours spent poring over the Vulcan, Burton and other catalogues - remember the days before the internet?

Mine was going rusty in places when I sold it in 1993.

Originally Posted by AJ.

Mine wasn't quite so refined it was my first car bought from my current at the time girlfriends sister fella had been off the road for 1.5yrs took it to Halfords for MOT which failed and they quoted £2500 to get it to pass. I then spent the next 10 months getting it road legal myself and mate who was a mechanic needed new inner and outer sills, a panels, rear wheel arches, boot floor panel, petrol tank, full break system replacement. I'm not good with my hands but it turned out really well in the end but that was back when cars were straightforward and you could see an engine when you opened the bonnet.

It was lowered but by cutting the springs eek! Diamond White with the brown two tone stripe and the black plastic wheel arches and rubber boot spoiler! Embarrassed now to admit this but it also had blacked out windows ha ha

[matt h]

Originally Posted by Searider

Did Max Power exist in 1988?

Cars & Car Conversions for me!

No but big jugs monthly did tho!!

[rocknrolla]

[QUOTE=PeterM;598479]...I'll admit I watched top gear last night..thinking yes, yes , yes, yes to those things they were doing.(I was crying with laughter while it was on)

Mine was a ren 19 16v 'chamade'...more upmarket than the 5 turbo and still 138 horses :-)

Who had what?[/QUOTE My mate mike had a 5 turbo fkn rapid jst turn the acthuator up it could do 70 in reverse 135mph in the carpet, i had 1.9 pug with a1.6 box great in the bends good days

[rocknrolla]

Originally Posted by Deekus

Fiesta supersportFiesta XR2


But the winner by a country mile was the Escort Mexico....phew!

I had a RS 2000 WAR530S was the reg ,steel crank, hepalite pistons,i had the head deckt , RL 21 cam ,twin 48s side draft webbers KN air filters,bullit close ratio box, on a 2.8 injection capri lsd now that was a tool, john toovey now at canock built the engine knows hiz onions

[Seabay]

Originally Posted by rocknrolla

I had a RS 2000 WAR530S was the reg ,steel crank, hepalite pistons,i had the head deckt , RL 21 cam ,twin 48s side draft webbers KN air filters,bullit close ratio box, on a 2.8 injection capri lsd now that was a tool, john toovey now at canock built the engine knows hiz onions

I cannot be 100% certain but I think WAR 530S is still around. Often seen rallying in and around Wales. Sponsored by Tenby rock shop. I will have a look through some photos.

[Seabay]

My error. Just checked it is WAR 401S.

[HUMBER P4VWL]

I had the the first 4 years of max power. Gave them all to a car comp

[whisper]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

I had the the first 4 years of max power. Gave them all to a car comp

Do you remember the yellow Vauxhall carlton they built and then gave it away with one years free insurance in a comp.

The kid that won it apparently crashed into a shop window soon after

[Jizm]

Originally Posted by whisper

Do you remember the yellow Vauxhall carlton they built and then gave it away with one years free insurance in a comp. The kid that won it apparently crashed into a shop window soon after

Yep. Remember that.

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by whisper

Do you remember the yellow Vauxhall carlton they built and then gave it away with one years free insurance in a comp. The kid that won it apparently crashed into a shop window soon after

Yep, remember hearing it was crashed pretty quickly.
3 spokes, those wheels were never cool.