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thanks, its nice think its shorter than my last koxx xtp but im enjoying it ordered a echo sl 108 freewheel and a new chain as it has a crap cheap freewheel currently, looking to get up to shipley glen over xmas and new year!

Nice, I built a 1641 with twin dell 36's for this bus, sounds great and goes fine for a old van!

yeah just clearcoat, pulling it apart soon for a proper resto and full paint job we have had 5 years good times rolling as a rat van was a bargain!

after 7 years of not riding beacuse of finding the love for building fast cars ice just got a new bike from about the same era of when i stopped is my nice monty 221 ti im sure it isnt as light as some of the newer stuff but its got some nice bits and a good base to start learning again! sorry there not great pics!

Don't think so, done compression check all is good so hopefully it's fine. Starting to strip and restore my vw camper in the next month or so, so playing with the kit car will take a step back I think

100 bhp stock, this one of mine is 340bhp currently Anything is possible if you put your mind to it, 150bhp comes at a resnoble cost, larger jump to 170, anything north of 180 is a 5k engine build realisticly

Not a duratec, it's the sigma engine, lightest 1600 ever made, designed by Yamaha for Ford as found in millions of blue ovals around the world

vw you say, i have some of them! van dark flit cab

Shawspeed 7 type, ive had worse this year with it to be honest!

snapped a cam shaft, if you going to do it might as well make an effort and do it properly, clipped the limiter in 3rd then there was a bang! gives me something to tinker with this winter! new cam in made carbon scuttle base too

Ok, best get looking around a building one

Hi, After a light reliable bike, the ti parts are the only difference really from what I can see and they should be no weaker than there cheaper counterparts Brakes though I am concerned about as I want these to be spot on!

after re igniting my trials riding after 5 years out building fast cars! last bike i had was a short xtp been looking on tarty bikes at the echo full built bikes seem good value for money and light too, these two http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/20_inch_trials_bikes/echo_lite_dual_disc_2013/c10p11565.html http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/20_inch_trials_bikes/echo_lite_sl_dual_disc/c10p11616.html anything else worth looking at and what are people thoughts around these bikes? also are the brakes echo own or hope rebranded? ta

we have had 210bhp from them wih forged engines, 180 was stock bottom end with uprated rod bolts, shawspeed ss4 cams big valve wored head, throttle bodies omex 600 ecu and a nice exhaust there also the lightest 1.6 engine ever built so perfect for these cars

335 270lbft not bd for a 1.6 it was a n/a engine before 180bhp and to be honest it was more usable and fun in a way, now its just silly the vid is only 250-260 bhp got a fair bit more ontop of that just seems a little pointless on the road and i havent had chance to get it out on track

i have a few on my youtube if you want to have a look at the others here is one

haha yes true, its not bad learning all the time will get better and better things are never finished

yes that the most complete thread, there are afew on other forums i use

hehe your right! im a dab hand with cars and engine builds, its s shawspeed 7 esque car with a 1600 ford sigma engine, 610 bhp per ton at the moment

think yourself lucky! its a slippy slope, i started like that, then its a steel crank dry sump, billet turbo dth throttle bodies before you know its its 6k gone in bits alone! not a ford engine is it? nice a frind just picked one up, purple limited edition one goes ok

What engine is in the westy Adam? Xe or zetec? I've a 7 type car too great fun!

Loving the t25 Got a bay myself! Pic of one of mine from its euro trip, taken at the side of the ring