escort cosworth full build update 28/5/11 , its home

[xr4x4rs]

the wings i went through mike rainbird im going to start cracking on next week as the car will be back to a shell as im not happy with a few things so starting again lol

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[tezmanian devil]

them wheel's are maaHOOsiv
what ET are the rear one's?

looking good though dude, cant beleive your taking it back to a shell again though lol, your nut's!!
good luck

[xr4x4rs]

update time again

ive finally gotthe wrc wings on thanks to my mate rich (twellsie) he came round and panel beated the creases out i put in and shaped them better so they fit better

managed to get teh side skirts fitted lovely aswell



















door gaps










skirts











as you can arch liners dont fit anymore



bumper gap



i have also stripped teh car bare, as i want to start again but make it better, so all looms, sound deadening, heat tape etc alll been taken off, my glass has been removed aswell, and tailgate is off

heres somepics of the sound deadening







all cleaned up







started to re seal where i pulled sealent off





then re sound deaden teh boot area







and some random pics lol

monster truck anyone?





and to see what the wheels would look like on coilovers fully down lol







oh and i borrowed this aswell



next is to widen the rear quarters for the wheels

[fezzajsy]

looking good mate

[M K]

Hello mate, awesome work with the car for a start

wanted to ask, with the electro plating i assume it doesnt matter if you plate over the threads and bearing faces etc?

also if thats the case is there any reason why you couldnt get the complete front hub and hub flange electro plated?

how durable is it once done?

thanks
marc

[xr4x4rs]

i wouldnt get the bearing faces electro plated on hubs or inside carriers, if you mask them up then they can be done

its fairly durable but like anything metal plated a slight scratch and it wil go rusty

[jona bona]

Ive had mine done

[xr4x4rs]

ok time for another update

finally got round to widenening the arches

what idid was clean up the insides, drill all the spot welds from inner and outer and pull them apart

now i wanted to keep the original lines of the car and ive just managed to do it but i have at least 3-4 mm clearence now of the wheels which is enough for me

so heres some pics



after widenening bare in mind these over lapped and now they sit flush



then i seam welded the joins together and then put extra plates round the lot to give its strength back





then it was primered and seam sealed











to give the clearence i was after











not much but next is skyline gearbox

[Tev]

looks ok,

[fezzajsy]

nice one,still looks tight..

[xr4x4rs]

another update, the skyline gearbox tunel is finished to a point where im happy, but it may need a slight mod later on when the time comes to fit it properly, i dont know yet, plus i may have made it a sliht bit higher, but rather do it this way than have it too low

so the 1st bit was to cut the gearstick hole, i made a quick template of and marked where i need to cut





all cut out



i also cut the side of the tunnel for the transfer box



i then put the gearbox into place, only to see that i needed to cut a bit more as the gearbox has a plate on it which is higher than the gear stick, so ended up wwith a hole like this



gearbox now in place







now with a 20mm adaptor plate i need the gearbox to sit 5cm from the bulkhead and ive just done it, i carnt get the gearbox any further back without major mods





i then noticed the rear of the gearbox pushing the metal up, so while the box sat in place i drilled some holes and snipped the metal out until it was free again, and ended up with this







seat all in, and it still moves forwards and backwards easily



how the gearstick will sit



then i welded it all up, as i dont have the special equiptment to form metal i had to do it instages, so it looks a mess, but its strong and you wont see it, all the top and underneath are full welded up







how the gearbox sits under the car





and operating 3 jacks on ya own witha skyline gearbox is a pain but i managed to do it lol

i then dressed the welds up, didnt want to do too much as it loses strength, i then primered, then painted then seam sealed just togive it a bit more protection, after it will have paint again then sound deadening then primered and painted again













the underneath will be done wehn i get the car on its side later this month

next is the rear beam bolts as i have to drill these out and weld nuts into chassis legs as one of the owners cross threaded both main bolts

and a couple of pics of it outside as i had to use the garage to do an engine conversion ona fiesta

[bazzle]

looking good, keep it up

[AquariousRS]

Wow thats alot of work. Well done

[Gav Diamond]

A great deal of work there mate, will be great when its finished

[fezzajsy]

coming along nicely mate,keep it up

[Munch]

keep it up

[Twins]

fantastic project

[Tev]

come on the progress on this car is so slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what the fook r you playing at!

[xr4x4rs]

well if i had help it may go quikcer but as im doing it on my own and other things to do like painting bicycle frames im sure the car would be getting somewhere, but im in no rush lol

[Tev]

Originally Posted by xr4x4rs

well if i had help it may go quikcer but as im doing it on my own and other things to do like painting bicycle frames im sure the car would be getting somewhere, but im in no rush lol

bla bla bla,

all im hearing is excuses!!!!!!!!!!!!!

im waiting to be asked over to help, the pot of stoppers by the door ready!


oh and you may have to paint the frame again i scratched it

[andy escos]

very nice work so far fella what are you doing for a clutch & fly wheel with the skyline box & is the mainshaft long enough to go in the crank spigot still ,or are you cutting off the mounting flange of the skyline bellhousing & welding on the adaptor plate im deffo going to do this conversion on my escort so any info is greatly appreciated andy ps love the wrc front wings .

[xr4x4rs]

Originally Posted by andy escos

very nice work so far fella what are you doing for a clutch & fly wheel with the skyline box & is the mainshaft long enough to go in the crank spigot still ,or are you cutting off the mounting flange of the skyline bellhousing & welding on the adaptor plate im deffo going to do this conversion on my escort so any info is greatly appreciated andy ps love the wrc front wings .

befire i did this conversion i spoke to martin at reyland and he said he will be designing an adapator plate hence i went ahead with it, not the main shaft will need maching down slightly by the lucks of things, the clutch etc i will leave down to reyland as i dont know what to do on this part, i have a rough idea but not 100% sure

the adapator plate should be a bolt on, but the skyline bell housing wll need modding for start motors being on the other side to a cossie

an the adaptor plate i will be around 20mm hence ive moved the box back far enough to compensate for the plate

[Richie.]

Looking good there Rich


Those 10's are so cool Wonder if i can get them on the Ka

[Zetecfiesta]

great work!!

[xr4x4rs]

Originally Posted by Tev

bla bla bla,

all im hearing is excuses!!!!!!!!!!!!!

im waiting to be asked over to help, the pot of stoppers by the door ready!


oh and you may have to paint the frame again i scratched it

what you mean you scratched it, i got that near as god dam perfect


rich you know the ka needs 10s

[CarbonRick]

This will be a truly stunning machine. Keep the updates coming.

[CRAIG HAYTER]

looking good Richy pm and let me know if you sold them fuel lines please?

[xr4x4rs]

another little update

i finished sound deading the whole car again and also strengthened my rear turrets up

the sound deadening







the turrets, basically boxed them in, took me 2 days to work out how to do the plates, looks simple but i couldnt do it and was getting very very stressed as its so simple, got there in the end though, also seam welded the the complete strut before boxing it in













next is to start prepping the inside reay for paint

[Twellsie]

looking good Rich

you like that seam sealant dont ya, lol

[xr4x4rs]

yes mate, just finishes it of lol and smooths out rough edges

[miller3]

Do i recognise those dolly wheels?

[andy escos]

any chance of sorting your pics out i really need to see your gear box tunnel cos ive got to do mine this week

[graham c]

you going oceanliner box as well andy am thinkin of this but dont need it yet

[andy escos]

Originally Posted by graham c

you going oceanliner box as well andy am thinkin of this but dont need it yet

yes i am going to mod tunnel while cars in bits so i havent got to do it later

[xr4x4rs]

pics should be back online soon, if not ill re host them as photbucket is wank

[andy escos]

thanks rich for the pics much appeciated mate

[xr4x4rs]

no probs mate, but you will need a gearbox to make sure the position is ok

im going to be measureing the length of mine as i just got measurements for thr r34 6 speed,so im hoping ive made enough room

[Glenn.]

Boooo i cant see the pics.

[M K]

bandwidth exceeded!

[graham c]

is it a 32 box your usin ? is their a push type and a pull type?