Escort Cosworth track car *95% done*
14-03-2006, 05:08 PM
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Escort Cosworth track car *95% done*
Just started the rebuild of an escort cosworth to have some fun on track days. I did drive lots of race cars in the past and thisone will be built to my specifications, not the regulation ones 
Mike Rainbird is providing the knowledge and the right parts (many thanks !!!!) so nothing can go wrong
Started out with a standard cossie that was first stripped to bare shell and then freed from its rust on sills, under the battery and in the boot. Then I went through the hassle of removing each and every bit of the tar mats (geeez, that was terrible...) but worth the effort cause i shaved 40 kilos off the shell by doing it.
Right now we are seamwelding the whole car (i admit it.....i did look at martins car to know what he did and welded the same spots....) and fitting the custom cages cell (am i stupid or was the bender drunk ?).
As soon as i get a place to upload pics they will follow
Heres a parts list so far:
Quaife Diff front (with thick case) and rear
Quaife 5-speed dog box
GRP Hood, Bonnet, Doors, wings and quarterpanels, WRC bumper,....
380/6pot AP front
330/4pot AP rear
8x18 compomotive with Pirelli P Zero Corsa
pectel monitor and T6 ECU
AiM Dash
leda suspension
fuel cell from ATL
perspex all round except front screen
custom carbon bits by Xsport
Harvey Gibbs 600+ HP engine
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Michael
Mike Rainbird is providing the knowledge and the right parts (many thanks !!!!) so nothing can go wrong
Started out with a standard cossie that was first stripped to bare shell and then freed from its rust on sills, under the battery and in the boot. Then I went through the hassle of removing each and every bit of the tar mats (geeez, that was terrible...) but worth the effort cause i shaved 40 kilos off the shell by doing it.
Right now we are seamwelding the whole car (i admit it.....i did look at martins car to know what he did and welded the same spots....) and fitting the custom cages cell (am i stupid or was the bender drunk ?).
As soon as i get a place to upload pics they will follow
Heres a parts list so far:
Quaife Diff front (with thick case) and rear
Quaife 5-speed dog box
GRP Hood, Bonnet, Doors, wings and quarterpanels, WRC bumper,....
380/6pot AP front
330/4pot AP rear
8x18 compomotive with Pirelli P Zero Corsa
pectel monitor and T6 ECU
AiM Dash
leda suspension
fuel cell from ATL
perspex all round except front screen
custom carbon bits by Xsport
Harvey Gibbs 600+ HP engine
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Michael
04-04-2006, 07:10 PM
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theres news ..... ..... the website with pics is finally up and running in a minimal version.... check it out :
http://escosracer.es.funpic.de/default.htm
escosracer
..... the website with pics is finally up and running in a minimal version.... check it out :http://escosracer.es.funpic.de/default.htm
escosracer
28-04-2006, 04:13 PM
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NEWS :
- Engine/ECU/Turbo is finally sorted Will arrive in +- 10 weeks
- The Quaife 5-speed dogbox is being freshened up @ CTS as we speak
- Shell metalwork all done, GRP parts now being put on
I caaaant wait anymore to take this car out to the track.....hehehehe
Michael
Biiiiiiig Thanx to Mike Rainbird......this project would not be possible without him
- Engine/ECU/Turbo is finally sorted
Will arrive in +- 10 weeks - The Quaife 5-speed dogbox is being freshened up @ CTS as we speak
- Shell metalwork all done, GRP parts now being put on
I caaaant wait anymore to take this car out to the track.....hehehehe
Michael
Biiiiiiig Thanx to Mike Rainbird......this project would not be possible without him
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15-11-2006, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Franco
Who made the rear beam fella?
(do you mean the drop link arb setup?)
15-11-2006, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulCossie
Originally Posted by Franco
Who made the rear beam fella?
(do you mean the drop link arb setup?)
yeah thats the one!!
15-11-2006, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Franco
Originally Posted by PaulCossie
Originally Posted by Franco
Who made the rear beam fella?
(do you mean the drop link arb setup?)
yeah thats the one!!
17-11-2006, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JHS
Looking good 
Where did you get that banana pod...?
Want to share the engine specs with us? Or is it undecided yet?
Where did you get that banana pod...?
Want to share the engine specs with us? Or is it undecided yet?
Got the banana pod with the car, donno where to source one m8
Enginespec...I am getting Mike Rainbirds current engine, rebuilt and upgraded.
Exact specs will be decided next weekend when i get to meet harvey
Most likely we will get around 550 HP out of it using the T4 mike currently has on it.michael
29-11-2006, 06:48 PM
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Definite Engine Spec :
200 Block w/ low CR pistons
prepared head by harvey gibbs
T4 Turbo, Maram Shafted for ALS
T6 Pectel
Real swedish plenum (by Mike Rainbird)
8 Injectors
Result we wanna see :
540HP reliable on 100 octanes, a bit more on race fuel
200 Block w/ low CR pistons
prepared head by harvey gibbs
T4 Turbo, Maram Shafted for ALS
T6 Pectel
Real swedish plenum (by Mike Rainbird)
8 Injectors
Result we wanna see :
540HP reliable on 100 octanes, a bit more on race fuel
06-12-2006, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Cool! However, that oil cooler looks like you it won't allow the oil to get up to a good operating temperature and may need blanking off as necessary to achieve the 110°C required.... 
thats why i will be using temperature activated pumps on which you can set the temp required
michael
08-12-2006, 07:41 PM
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ok.....heres the latest changes :
- welded up a bracket from 5mm steel to mount the wrc handbrake next to the gearchange lever.
- finally all gauges have arrived (except the waterinjection one im afraid...), put them where they belong => in the carbon dash thingys
- Solved the ET problem with the brakes, got a set of racing dynamics 8"x18" with ET33 minus the spacer of 18mm => ET 15
michael
- welded up a bracket from 5mm steel to mount the wrc handbrake next to the gearchange lever.
- finally all gauges have arrived (except the waterinjection one im afraid...), put them where they belong => in the carbon dash thingys
- Solved the ET problem with the brakes, got a set of racing dynamics 8"x18" with ET33 minus the spacer of 18mm => ET 15
michael
