Mechanic here! Loved watching your mk build series, I would 100% get this engine up & running, anything is fix able, these engines are super rare now, wether you use the Robin or another chassis, a cosworth restoration series is something I’m sure a lot of us would enjoy watching!
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words, appreciate that a lot! one way or another that engine will be on the channel for some time im sure, took me 30 something years to get hold of one, im going to make full use of it.... question is can we free it off and get in running.... sundays video will be fun
@mistatt-ho3gt5 ай бұрын
Be interesting to see how this all pans out mate - great project
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy, we will find out this sunday one way or the other and we try and get this engine running.....
@richardcollins5765 ай бұрын
I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with this Dom. I would strip and rebuild the engine and put it into an MK/GBS or, if you can get a shell, a mk1 or 2 escort.
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
There is so many possibilities it’s hard to decide what to do, putting it in a mk1 or mk2 escort would be cool but getting harder and more expensive to find
@steakandchips90465 ай бұрын
Dom you've got more pups than the RSPCA 👍🤣
@nigelmoore83895 ай бұрын
Easy answer to your question, rip the engine and gearbox out buy a indy classic chassis from MK (2k) and put it together. With that configuration you will be able to kick Robs arse in his MK until he puts his snale on 😊😎💥💥
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 so many options to choose from, if I do go down that route I’d want a break from building a kit 😂
@nigelmoore83895 ай бұрын
@@TheParrottBros yes m8 I agree but all you do is send the engine and gearbox to MK and get them to sort out the engine mounts and while it's with them get them to fit brake lines and fuel lines, sorted, not so much work for you 😉 😎💥💥
@AngloSaxon15 ай бұрын
I love the look of this car, Looks like you will have to rebuild the engine 😰 I think you should save the engine and put it into a trike 😁
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
That would be a bit mad, I actually have something else lined up for it due to be shown soon
@andycharger5 ай бұрын
It was good chatting about this yesterday mate. Very enlightening!
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
And you mate, nice catch up hopefully we won’t leave it so long next time
@grahambutcher67545 ай бұрын
There seems to be a lot of scrap attached to that engine, looking forward to seeing what you can do with it.
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Ahaha that made me chuckle, all will be revealed sunday.... will it run or will it not
@zimbabwayne56265 ай бұрын
Great video. I think you should convert an orginal mini to two seater turn rear wheel drive. That would be cool. Cosworth mini😊
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Could you imagine! as much as i love the idea that would take more time and money than i will ever have spare haha
@zimbabwayne56265 ай бұрын
@@TheParrottBros it would be epic though :) youve got the wiring in the new one just be shortern the chasis and put on mini top:) but i did look a little while a go a mini shell goes for strong strong money these days. Maybe a mini metro🤔
@callanderbarbers5 ай бұрын
interesting project, Robin Hoods are a cheaply engineered kit to start with, Iv got a mk2 with 2 liter pinto and hillclimb it, they can handle fab if built right, This one needs work but worth doing right
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
I can imagine its great fun with a pinto, ive read a few times they are well matched power to weight, this one just needs too much time and money to get it back to what would be anything near roadworthy and safe, so i would rather opt for a better example
@bobmaryspiller75685 ай бұрын
Did you think it was just going to be a new battery?😂 Sort the engine and put it in the MK, have fun.
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
I wasn’t sure what I was going to find hence buying for the engine and trans. Then anything else was a bonus, that’s certainly an option to be considered 👌🏻
@pigeonguardgames5075 ай бұрын
I'm not an expert by any means, it looks like a huge amount of work. If the engine can be saved then that's a good plan, the rest of it looks like toast to me.
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Your on the money mate, Hey everything can be saved at a price, whether that be time, money or both... While i like the idea of a cosworth kit car this one just requires too much time and money to get it back to being anything close to a safe and roadworthy option.... Now lets see if we cant get that engine running haha
@alaindunkerque595 ай бұрын
Belle vidéo 👌 😉. Bon courage pour tout 👍
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, got 1 more video and thats to see if we can get this cosworth engine running.... Fingers crossed!
@peterlowden38145 ай бұрын
Looking forward to the next one, for me it’s too far gone, I would stick the engine in a TT, what else 🤷🏻♂️🤣
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Dont think i have not considered it haha, sundays video will be fun.... will it turn over, will it run anything could happen 😅
@rickjamesurbanadventures49125 ай бұрын
OMG Dom, i was really pleased for you when you bought it, after looking it looks like its come from scrap heap challenge 😮, love the engine though ❤, keep that, worth a fortune rebuilt, and my choice of car for it would be a mk2 escort. scrap the Robin too many bodges, good luck brother
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy. Bought it based on the engine and gearbox. The rest was a gamble. Would have been wicked to get it up and running but the time and money would be best spent on putting it in something else for sure
@19mati675 ай бұрын
I would rebuild it(save it). It would be good content for you as well. Then compare it with the other, see which one is faster, better handling(compare them).
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
As much as i like your thinking i would rather put it into a better kept kit than throwing money at something thats been too played around with for my liking
@mk1chopper5 ай бұрын
Strip and rebuild the engine m539 style if it's not beyond saving, I'd be very concerned if it was just water in there and not antifreeze, potential for lots of internal corrosion.
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Yes that is quite a concern of mine too... before it goes onto the road in another shell it will come apart for a full refresh but until then lets see if we can get it turning over and even better running.... if its not seized that is haha Sundays video should be a good one
@antonyparrott76385 ай бұрын
Compared to the superb kit car you and Rob have built, this is an advert for how not to build a kit car!!
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
It certainly demonstrates the different levels for finish that’s for sure
@adrianlivesey43755 ай бұрын
those extra braces where there on a sierra rear axle beam
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Thanks for clarifying that, very hard to find certain bits of info online
@Michael-m4y5 ай бұрын
sorry to say but it looks like you bought a right DOG , did bodge it and leg it build this car, I hope you can do something with it and get it back on the road
@needmoretimeplease2915 ай бұрын
Wow, it’s builds like this that give kit cars a bad name. Rebuild and use the engine in another project, the Sierra bits have value but bin the rest. Is it correctly registered? Subscribed and really interested to see where you go with this.
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Its not been on the road since the swap was done, so it will still be registered as a 2L pinto i believe, that wont be an issue as this is not going onto another road either way.... I will get on the hunt for a more suitable rolling project for this engine
@Trig0r5 ай бұрын
You need to strip that engine, if its been sat there with no oil and just water in it there could be all sorts of nasties inside that are better found now, that firing it up and it lunching itself..
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
But where is the fun in that..... sundays video will be exciting one way or the other, Run or Gun 😅
@stevesloan67755 ай бұрын
I’d fully strip it down no ifs or buts about it.
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Well.... this sunday we will be seeing if we can get it turning over, if we can then will try and get it running, if all else fails its coming out anyway 😅
@BWSTT5 ай бұрын
If you decide to steal the engine maybe I should try and 1.8t it? 🤔
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
I mean that did cross my mind 😂
@nickpitsakis7555 ай бұрын
All of us petrol heads have experienced at some point, project disasters. I would scrap this poorly assembled and unsafe vehicle and keep the engine to be rebuilt at a later stage. Just my opinion Dom.
@richardgeorge81205 ай бұрын
Great stuff mate - give me a shout if you want a hand as can po over with a spanner or two :-)
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, had a few late nights there already trying to film sundays video..... is it seized or can we get it turning over 😅
@richardgeorge81205 ай бұрын
@@TheParrottBros amazing. Well as said. Give me a shout if you need any help mate
@richardtemple81415 ай бұрын
Send engine off to Barum Engines. They are Cosworth specialists and fellow youtubers.
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
That would be pretty epic and not out of the question yet.... first i want to see if we cant get it turned over and even running .....
@pivotset25 ай бұрын
Stick the engine back into a sierra, that would be a much better project.
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Id love to but can't remember the last time i saw a rolling shell with ID for less than 20k that wasn't a rust bucket 😅😅
@deanhickling38145 ай бұрын
Stick to TT's dom lol
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Haha im beginning to think your right
@wanchaiwarrior86545 ай бұрын
Dump the car and keep the driveline because the car is almost worthless. Stick driveline in something worthwhile
@gazman59805 ай бұрын
Y are you moaning about it ' Its a barn find it is what it is ...
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
I’m not moaning at all, I’m just stating the facts, was hopeful I could get it on the road but explain why I don’t think it’s worth while. Sorry you perceive it as that.
@RogueTS15 ай бұрын
Definitely pull the motor and tranny. Have them gone through and rebuilt. Then put them in an MK Classic. Would make an excellent car.
@audittrs28855 ай бұрын
Try and sell it dom get your money back lot of work in that car your kit car is a rolls Royce compared to that
@TheParrottBros5 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, lets see if we can get this engine turning over and even running... sundays video should be interesting