Hi there all,

Just a short hello as im abit of a newbie to the forum, but i have been loggin on regularly to find out what can and cant be done as this is my first ford so am abit unsure of it all.

Anyhow lets get onto the project.... purchased a 4x4 sapphire cosworth and an old tax exempt mini... mix them both together and hopefully I will be left with abit of a special track day weapon that will put a smile on my face.

I know it might not be everyones cup of tea but as it will be running a cosworth engine and running gear, I thought people might be interested.

Thoughts and or opinions are welcome

A few pictures...





the boot






I set about removing all the wiring from the cosworth first and removed all the unnecessary wires and components

fuse box before and after





one rusty scuttle in the bin!
















Went down the workshop to see how things were going today and took a few snaps..

Gutted ready for some serious power





The cossy waiting for transplant



Mainly I will be using the car for track and drag action but dependant on how things go i might see about getting it on the road. But the plan is to have it an all out and out racer, ie if it not needed then it wont be on the car! The ABS and power steering has gone along with all the electric windows and central locking

I have some fibreglass doors, boot and an extended 6" front end to go on, hopefully that will allow me enough space to keep all the rad and intercooler up front.

To keep it all in one piece theres going to be a multi point cage throughout linked to the front and rear suspension oh and some rather large arches to cover the 9" wide wheels that are running front and rear.

The engine is going to be T34, stage 3 setup, with hopefully a trip to MSD to map it once its all set up.

Let me know what you think, or if theres anything i should be warned about.

I will update the post with pictures as and when significant progress is made, oh and a thanks to Tony for the pedal box.