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By Wavey
Here we have my Uncles Robin Hood 2b, built in 2004. Unregistered. No VIN plate for kit or for Donor Sierra. Sierra Based with 1.8ltr Pinto engine.
The good bits.
The car has been kept garaged all it’s life. The car starts, stops and steers. Body work in good condition. Cobeau Race seats. As new. Sabelt 4-point harnesses. As new. The wheels are in near perfect order with Yokohama tyres all round with no wear. New battery. New Fuel Primer. New front brake calipers Single Webber Carb with K&N filter No oil leaks. All electrics appear to work except for the rear fog light and indicators (new flasher relay in the post) Lots of paperwork. The not so good bits.
No VIN plates for kit or donor car. Incomplete engine bulkhead. Incomplete inner rear wheel arches. The large Sierra Rad should really be replaced by a smaller one. The high position of the rad means that the reservoir can only be located where the battery ideally should be (ie higher than the top of the rad) The Rad is at an angle which means it's not close enough to the original fan. I do have an electric fan, but the rad should be replaced first before fitting. I’ve not had this car up to temperature, but I would expect it to have overheating issues . For the reasons above, the battery is in a compartment in the passenger foot well. The Yoko tyres are like new, but are 10 years old ☹ The build quality is varied and a lot of it will require attention if this car is to be IVA’ed. Inertia heater matrix is fitted, but I don't think it's very efficient. Selling on behalf of my uncle.
Looking for around £1750 or near offers. I'm based in Bishop's Waltham near Southampton.
Interest / further details via this email address please:-
oloughn@yahoo.com
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By Nicholas Matthews
Hi all. My names nick and I'm new here, I wonder if anyone would be able to help me. I'm after c20xe/let standalone management to run my turbo in my Robin Hood. Is there anyone out there that has one for sale at all. Ideally the xe standalone management.
Many thanks for taking the time to read nick.
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By GCash
Hello
It might be a long shot but I am after a manifold for my Robin Hood which has a 2.0l Pinto. At the moment I have an original Sierra manifold but I would prefer one of the Robin Hood Engineering ones. Has anyone got one that they don't want anymore?
Thanks
Graeme
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By George Laing
For Sale
Robin Hood Polished Body Panels - inc. side panels, cockpit, rear petrol tank cover, rear light surrounds etc. good condition - will come up nice with a bit of elbow grease.
various narrow and wide wheel arches (will need repainting)
i prefer the skeletal look.
£200 ono for the lot
Collection only Snaith (Selby/Goole area)
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By JabawokJayUK
I'm after some advice.....
I have a 2B whcih is running a Ford Zetec SE 1600 (Sigma) engine on a Megasquirt MS2 Extra Engine Management System. It has some modified delorto carbs (they are cut in half) acting as ITB's (sort of). It runs ok, and has apparently around 144bhp. Being a Zetec SE, the exhaust exit is on the Off-Side of the car making sourcing a 4-2-1 Manifold to replace the puny 4-1 that is in place difficult, and likely needing a custom fabrication job.
So here is the dilemma!
Recently I picked up a Zetec S (1700 Puma Engine) for a small amount of money. Its the same bolt pattern, orientation and footprint, but has better internals than the SE, eg Steel crank and rods etc. The original plan was to strip this engine, put some hot cams in it, add some bike ITB's, get some head work done (flow/ported, lifters, springs), and then drop it in as a straight swap with a new beefy 4-2-1 exhaust. The target being around 200bhp.
Should I go this route, I can expect to pay £550 for cams, maybe another 200-300 on head work + the cost of a custom exhaust (I already have the ITB's), so maybe 2K all in.
However, along the way I picked up a set of GSXR ITB's on an ST170 manifold ready to bolt straight on an ST170 duratec engine (I also have a set of ZXR12 ITB's that are bigger but that would need a manifold, which I intend to design and 3dprint in Carbon reinforced Nylon).
So the thing is, given the duratec ST170 engine is the opposite orientation to the S & SE but the same orientation as the Zetec E (Blacktop), eg, "Exhaust on Nearside", there are far more 4-2-1 manifolds available off the shelf (and hopefully second hand) mitigating a potentially expensive custom fab job. Also, being a 2litre engine, with the ITB's and ECU I already have, I am pretty sure 200bhp is achievable without touching the head or opening the engine. Add to that the fact that a decent s/h engine can be had for 300-400 and I could potentially hit the 200bhp target for about 1K, but that excludes any subsequent conversion work I have to do on the gearbox hookup, engine mounts and bodywork.
I already plan to strip the car back to the chassis this winter, and therefore the engine is coming out regardless so while the S is an easier job, fitting something different is not a deal breaker.
Thoughts, opinions, advice all welcome!
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