Thanks Trev and Stuart - food for thought, I must admit I have a hankering to return to the 70s an Escort would do that big time, having seen the price of very rusty examples though it might be prohibitive, as for an integrale, I can always dream

and having rebuilt a few twin cams back in the day at least I know the lump well lol
An E36 isn't my cup of tea to be honest (I know its rear wheel drive but its a beemer - sorry Stu) I already have a VW mk3 golf with coilovers (rather a fat vr6 admittedly lol) but the lighter mk2 and a turbo lump mmmmmm:drool5:
I can see why this can be addictive