curt42241 Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Hi! I am considering building a Cosworth Vega and a few questions came to mind: 1) Is there a promo of it? 2) Where does one get accurate wheels for a Cosworth Vega? 3) Has there been a diecast? Thanks!! Curt Baker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 This would be a good question for that Ask Gregg & Jairus column, although I have my doubts about that Gregg guy...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I have no idea either.... so Jairus is a wash as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Ok, I did some searching. Looks like the wheels could be scratchbuilt using a set of 8 spoke minilites with a thin sheet of styrene behind and 8 tiny little windows cut out between the spokes. Not easy, but I suppose you could get away with simply painting a set of minilites gold.... As for the diecast question, I went to the Model Car Hub question and answer site and punched in Cosworth Vega in diecast, kit or resin. They will email me back results and I will post it here. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Keith Marks and Fred Cady have Cosworth Vega decals. Seems someone once upon a time made a resin Cosworth engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt42241 Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 Yes, I have a set of the decals that Keith traded me some years ago along with others and I traded him some of my Last Detail decals so that is what set me in motion on this path. Seems Keith has a photo of the resin engine too shown in the same set of frames as his Cosworth Decals. Nice idea on the wheels, I thought of minilites too but they aren't quite right. The styrene behind them would be a real challenge as rusty as I am. Currently I am debating whether to sell or build the sealed '76 Vega kit I have. Keith's decals have given me pause abt selling. If you hear anything abt the engine (I have posted Keith abt it too) or the wheels I would greatly appreciate it. The Cosworth wheels may be a project for as my skills become more re-lubed, after this >ten year layoff in building. Soon I will be posting photos of my Cougar Eliminator (started over ten years ago before I stopped building to be The Last Detail) but have been struggling with the battery hardware and the poorly configured (inaccurate) engine bay. By next weekend it should be ready to post a photo or two. what the heck, here is one from a week ago. Thanks guys! Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Well, I thought I saw some wheels that would work by Fujimi. Here is a pic of a Cosworth I took last year in Iowa: I think these wheels look really close: What do ya think? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSilva Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 This guy usualy has the engine. http://stores.ebay.com/MasterDetailer-Detail-Parts check recent feedback because it sold, maybe it will be there and you can see the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 This project will have to be a labor of love. I also have the decals, and a couple restorable Vegas that I want to make one into a Cosworth. Nobody makes the wheels; all the ones shown are good starts, but require a lot of fiddling/work/whatever to make into anything approaching "replica". I'd almost rather just throw vintage Panasports on it and pretend the owner of the 1:1 did so as well :wink: As for the engine, the R&D one isn't correct for the Vega; in fact I think it's a Ford engine. I can't say for sure. The Cosworth Vega is a 2.3 litre engine. Electronic fuel injection, stainless steel headers, production cast aluminum wheels, 16 valves in hemispherical combustion chambers, dual overhead belt driven camshafts, and pistons sliding directly on die-cast aluminum cylinder bores were all used and pioneered by the Cosworth Vega long before they became common on later cars. The intake/fuel injection on a Cosworth Vega is very unique looking, I see none of that detail in the photo on R&D's site, that mill looks like it has sidedraft carburetors instead of FI. You'll have to see pics of an actual Cosworth Vega engine to see what I mean. Visit the following website if you haven't already: http://www.cosworthvega.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Only response I got back from Model Car Hub was that their inbox was too full to take another request. No help there! :roll: As for the R&D unique engine... I could consider that a great choice as a starting point. A little research and you could fab your own F.I. intake. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Back in the day, the FI on the Cossie was finicky at best and more than one enthusiast scrapped the FI for a set of Webers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I'm not very well versed with the Cosworth Vega, but when I saw the one in Iowa last year I took a few pictures. Here are some engine shots I took: I think it's a neat little car. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 i believe that resin motor is a direct repop of the motor in the ford escort from esci which is probably long out of production. i believe but not sure that replicas and miniatures of maryland makes a nicer one in resin and also in white metal; from memory it seems to match the photo above better though it breathes through weber sidedrafts instead of fuel injection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 The Cosworth engine is actually de-stroked from 2.3 Liters (Stock displacement for all other Vega's), to 2 Liters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M. Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I've been considering modeling the Cosworth Vega wheel on CAD and having a stereolithography master made for casting. I have used this process before and while it's not cheap (figure $75-$100 for a wheel master that is smooth enough to cast) it would yield a highly accurate part. I used to own a Cosworth Vega with the Hutton conversion for sidedraft Webers and I've wanted to model one for quite some time. What is the consensus for the most correct kit tire for a Cosworth Vega, so that I can use it to scale my wheel pattern to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Welcome to MCM forums Tom. I think you will fit in very well here! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe2o3 Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 I found these wheels in an MPC kit of the '74 Vega (at least I think they came out of that one) . I used the stock rims in that kit. May not be exact reps, (5 lug, Little bit narrow spokes) but they may be a start if interested. Dave Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zebm1 Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 R&D Unique has two (2) sets of Minilite wheels for sale..price is $5.00 Shallow offset--> http://www.rndunique.com/rnd_displayitem.cfm?pk=25 Deep offset--> http://www.rndunique.com/rnd_displayitem.cfm?pk=31 Cosworth BDA 1600 cc engine:$7.50--> http://www.rndunique.com/rnd_displayitem.cfm?pk=109 Lotus 1600 cc Twin-cam engine: $12.50--> http://www.rndunique.com/rnd_displayitem.cfm?pk=108 I'm not sure, but I think that tha Lotus twin-cam is tha same block as tha Cosworth BDA..... I just bought tha Hewland Transaxle kit, to see ifn I can modify it into a Colotti transaxle...for a model I'm assembling parts for. zeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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