Originally Posted by Rab
It's a major undertaking. You basically need to weld a sierra floorplan into the escort body.
So, unless you're very handy with a welder, or, have 15k to spare, then I suggest buying a cossie to start with

He didnt say the drivetrain too, just the engine.
So presumably he meant FWD
Which is a lot easier, although still hard work and doesnt make as good a car as a corsa with a calibra turbo engine that you can do in a couple of weekends, so pretty pointless, lol