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My cousin Steve loves his Subaru Liberty B4 Twin Turbo.



He used to race it at various tracks around Sydney, Eastern Creek, Oran Park, and so on. Despite the fact that it goes from 0 to 160 in AAAAAGH SHIIIIIIIIIT LEMME OUT! it just wasn't fast enough. His times always appeared as the first name after the WRXs. He didn't like that much. A few weeks ago he pushed it a little hard, the tyres were a bit cold, and suddenly he was doing some sideways gardening and heading for a tyre wall. He missed everything, luckily, but it made him realise the Liberty B4 was a) a little too heavy, and b) too nice to bend. (makovette Notice the lack of Rice!)

He needed something to monster the V8s. So he bought this:

Escort with a Cortina motor. 2 litres, 4 cylinders of V8 Monstering. The little 'scorty out-accellerates, out-brakes, and out-corners almost everything.

Steve likes his Escort.

Comments

[trpeal.livejournal.com]

I'll admit I don't know much about cars, but I had two Escorts, and I'll assume that they're pretty much the same over there as they were over here (and over in Europe; when I was in Sweden, everyone who wasn't driving a Volvo or a Saab seemed to be driving an Escort). And putting a V8 in one?

Yikes!

I'm sure that thing moves! The brakes and steering have to be hopped-up, though.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

There's not enough room for a V8, but there is enogh to drop out the 1500CC motor and stick in a 2000CC job from a Cortina. This thing is fully kitted out: roll cage, 5-point harness, and no interior to speak of.

[trpeal.livejournal.com]

Ah, rereading your original post, I see what I missed. I fixated on the "V8 monstering" and passed over the "4 cylinders". ;)

[smof.livejournal.com]

Escort's kick ASS. And Scooby's are the sex. I therefore deem cousin Steve to be 'cool'.

[makovette.livejournal.com]

No Uncle Ben's in that TT Scoobie anywhere, smoooooth and schweeeet!

Gotta love the red car, sounds like a hella blast to tear around the track in!

Thanks for the excellent gear head pics Batty!

CYa!
Mako

[http://users.livejournal.com/killjoy_/]

Wait a sec... I thought Cortinas had the 1.6L Kent or Lotus Twincam (of the same displacement) at most? Of course, when I think of 4's doing monstering, I can't help but think of the good old Cosworth BDG/BDX... ;)

Spiffy vehicles, in any case.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Australian Cortinas had a 2l motor, and the Capris had a 2.5 V6 in them. The originals from the UK didn't have enough grunt for us Aussies.

[http://users.livejournal.com/killjoy_/]

Ahh, yeah, I could see that. Evidently the originals from the UK (minus the Lotus TC ones) didn't have enough grunt for the English either, from talking to some. ;) Still the pushrod Kent based one, or the SOHC Pinto type mill?

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

This one has the SOHC, with twin Webber carbies and a set of extractors. No blowers required, just a damn fine engine.

[http://users.livejournal.com/killjoy_/]

Ah, Webers... what glorious bits of kit, those things.

[ngarewyrd.livejournal.com]

Cortinas (at least, the curvy ones, not the ol mark 1 and mark 2) were sold also with the six from the aussie falcon here, you think that a 2 litre cossie in 'em is powerful, just think of what four litres of cast iron lump in the front made 'em like =8D

[http://users.livejournal.com/killjoy_/]

I've heard good things about that six... seems like dropping it in something Escort-sized would mess up weight distribution a bit though. Plus, I'm something of a Cosworth fan.

[ngarewyrd.livejournal.com]

*chuckles* it sorta made the balance of the ol Cortie a little unstable also, buuuut, with a bit of tweaking, the cortina could be fitted with the Current (yes, they still make that same iron sixbanger, much improved though) four litre six, and drive quite quite well

*pout*

[oceansedge.livejournal.com]

I wannnnnnnnnnnnnnnna GO!!