"Old" Old Skool or "New" Old Skool. Which camp do you sit in & why??

[mk1rally]

i was thinking of this for the lakes, but is this a bit to much,, it is period

That's lovely!! Got to love the sidepipes too. original with period mods for me.

[bigbadsquare]

This is a dilema im having personally at the moment, do i keep my 1600 sport period and original with standard carb, steels etc....

Or

Do i lower it , put nice minilights on and add twin 40s ????????

I want my cake and eat it

[windymiller]

For me, it's old school stock, or with period mods.

Though I do like a YB in a Mk1/Mk2 which I'm guessing is seen as new-old? I'll defend that though as it's basically a modified pinto...

I tried new-old with my first ever Mk1... EFi engine, electric windows, de-locked, remote locking, Escort Mk4 Recaros... I basically ruined it

I understand why people go for things like Zetecs and S2000 engines, and I appreciate it, but it's not for me. It takes away the essence of old Fords IMO. It should take a few cranks to start while you've got your fingers crossed, and shouldn't idle like a limo, and it should be noisy when you plant your right foot!

[Jimmyd]

Period mods only for me - s'pose that makes me old school.

[rsjohn1]

Im old School myself and theres nothing better than a car that has loads of period or period looking mods!! when it comes to a road car. pinto,warrior or bd and nothing else bearing in mind im a Mk2 man. I do love the look of a white mk1 rs16 with 7x13 mags and a few period trinkets

I also like the grp4 look but it would have to look as period as poss from the outside with all the modern tech under the skin, big modern AP's, Tractive, rear anti roll bar and proflex ect, engine wise it would have to be millington as first choice. Not into the really modern plastic look of some grp4 cars.

John

[Lee R]

Old skool/school Period mods. Nothing looks worse than an old car with new style wheels on Etc.

[wiggyrs]

Old skool here, with period mods

[Duratec John]

old school standard no mods

laugh my head off when i see strut braces on an old car they dont need them

Ford thought they needed them at the time because they homologated them.

[steven f]

Ford thought they needed them at the time because they homologated them.

i agree on a works rally car but not a road car like most on here and on ebay

[trialscort]

i agree on a works rally car but not a road car like most on here and on ebay

I'm with you here, my trial car hasn't got one on. Standard struts bend before the body flexes, I've bent quite a few struts over the last 20 or so years, but have never found a need for a strut brace.

[Duratec John]

We had always fitted a strut brace on our cars.



But then they get used in competition.

[paul mex]

I'm with you here, my trial car hasn't got one on. Standard struts bend before the body flexes, I've bent quite a few struts over the last 20 or so years, but have never found a need for a strut brace.

Main need for a strut brace is there dead handy to hang the engine off when changing x-members

[gazd]

When's a mod not a mod as it could be classed as a upgrade or a optional extra, wheels tyres, carbs, suspension, brakes, decales, xpack, body spoiler,as long as it's period to that era I think it's exceptable so old or new skool as long it's a ford I love em

[mk2mania]

my strut brace gives me an extra 3 mph and 5 extra degrees of sideways,,, and is an essential mod on my rally/modern/retro/old new sckool modified thing

[gazd]

my strut brace gives me an extra 3 mph and 5 extra degrees of sideways,,, and is an essential mod on my rally/modern/retro/old new sckool modified thing

Lol