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10-10-2011, 12:20 AM
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| | Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Elan & Robin Hood
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|  Just bought another Cosworth :-)
After a lot of humming and harring, and a fair bit of haggling, I have just bought a Ford Sapphire Cosworth.
2WD, 457bhp, Quaife ATB diff, leather interior, Morette headlamp conversion. I will upload some photos when I get it home.
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10-10-2011, 02:23 AM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
Congratulations! 
No need to ask anything I guess...You'll tell us anyway, just don't skip much! | |
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10-10-2011, 08:09 AM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
Well done OG, looking forward to those pics  | |
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10-10-2011, 09:15 AM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
You butcher!! | |
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10-10-2011, 09:34 AM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
God I hate saphs lol, buy a 3dr | |
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10-10-2011, 09:56 AM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
Nice but does the car know what it's in for? The poor thing, another one bites the dust  I'd like to see your pics.
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10-10-2011, 10:52 AM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
Hopefully OG's intentions are strictly honourable this time! | |
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10-10-2011, 04:23 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
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Originally Posted by MasterAuron  God I hate saphs lol, buy a 3dr | None around at a price I can afford  | |
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10-10-2011, 04:24 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
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Originally Posted by T9 man Hopefully OG's intentions are strictly honourable this time! | What do you think? | |
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10-10-2011, 05:46 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
Nope - it's a breaker for sure! AOBTD (Another one bites the dust! ) | |
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10-10-2011, 05:49 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
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Originally Posted by old-git What do you think? |  | |
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11-10-2011, 01:44 AM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque master
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
I just dont get this " honourable" crap.
The notion that one shoud never break a running car on principle is simply ridiculous.
If thats the only way its economic to buy the parts that your car needs then do people seriously expect anyone to pay more and buy the bits seperately.
The idea has no sensible basis. | |
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11-10-2011, 05:40 AM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
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Originally Posted by SLEEPER I just dont get this " honourable" crap.
The notion that one shoud never break a running car on principle is simply ridiculous.
If thats the only way its economic to buy the parts that your car needs then do people seriously expect anyone to pay more and buy the bits seperately.
The idea has no sensible basis. | Good Lord!  I assume that tirade was directed at me sleeper as the word "Honourable" only appeared in my post? I think you have got the wrong end of the stick here mate and amazingly this inaccuracy has been reached and deduced through barely one sentence posted! 
I am fully aware that OG needs to fund the continuing creation of that monster drag car of his and that breaking these cars is just one of the ways in which he can continue to do so. I am also fully aware that there are proud owners of these glorious Ford Icons, who desperately need these parts to keep their chariots on the road due to the rarity of good quality parts.
I for one intend to be first in-line for tickets when OG's beloved drag car finally goes to make it's debut on track.
At reading OG's original post of the purchase of the Sapphire Cosworth, the romantic in me, hoped to see an announcement rebuild project of the car to it's former glory by Essex's most fastidious car builder; the realist in me however, knew that this was merely going to be the creation of more funds for OG's project!
There was and never has been anything other than the greatest of respect and admiration directed at OG from myself for his project; the original one sentence in my last post was meant only with jest; which OG picked up on straight away (note his reply!)
I hope this has come across a little better now for you Sleeper, and cleared up any misunderstanding!
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11-10-2011, 12:44 PM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque master
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
sorry T9 it wasnt directed at you personally - honourable after all was in italics
In fact I was taking issue with everyone who thinks that breaking a running car isnt right . And there was more than one post suggesting this and the same has been repeated in other threads
Honourable does mean doing the right thing so it is difficult for me to take your post of "Hopefully OG's intentions are strictly honourable this time" any other way because
I always take things literally
The thing is when seriously modding cars not all of us are able to always use new parts and pay someone to carry out all the work .
Often £££s mean many have to do the mods themselves and use second hand parts By definition this means breaking other cars.
Please note [U]I am not saying the first option is in any way a lesser option and it really isnt a slur on those who can afford to go this happy route.[/U
But when you cant it requires a different outlook . | |
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11-10-2011, 12:56 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
No problem sleeper, I do understand exactly where you are coming from now! | |
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11-10-2011, 03:51 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
Blimey! I won't mention it when I get my next one, maybe a split screen VW | |
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11-10-2011, 03:56 PM
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11-10-2011, 04:05 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
Tbh I think you hsould buy up and kill as many Saphs as possible so the engines and drivetrains can go into better looking and cooler cars 
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11-10-2011, 04:37 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
I will do my best, MA | |
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11-10-2011, 05:05 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
Can't ask for more | |
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11-10-2011, 11:08 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
Oi leave saffs alone. | |
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12-10-2011, 12:15 AM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque master
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
I thought saffs were dogs ......................... | |
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12-10-2011, 06:37 PM
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| | Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Elan & Robin Hood
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
A couple that I have bought certainly were! | |
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12-10-2011, 06:46 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
While on subject-ish, do you know how Rod is getting on with his cosworth OG? | |
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12-10-2011, 08:15 PM
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| Re: Just bought another Cosworth :-)
Funny you should ask that, look what I came across earlier lol....  | |
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