Originally Posted by
WENNY
a mk1 rs with a late rs motor in isnt a massive job but some of what you said doesnt add up somehow. when you start the conversion get some pics up
and watch out for the new style looms
why?
Originally Posted by
jacko
the mk1 has a bigger engine bay than the mk1 and the chassis leggs are 2" higher on the shell so to put it in a mk1 you need to raise the engine by 2" and notch the chassis legs for the gear box and engine pulleys the rear beam bolts strait in and you can use the engine bed from the mk2 it just needs the mounts moving
as for the fous rs mk2 it has a wider track and the runningear is even wider than the st so you dont realy have a chance
my way would be make the engine and box fit get custom shafts but use a 2.3 volvo motor its cheeper and far stronger and use after market management
cheers I was hoping for this type of answer cheers. I have a mk1 1.6 focus that has been written off with a very small shunt to the rear but other than a bit of a tug to the boot its perfect and cheap. I can get a whole car as a doner and was thinking about just using the complete mk2 wiring loom to get round any problems with wireing and management.
with regard to the focus RSmk1 body panels can u still get them from ford and do u need a chassis number from an rs to get them. havn't tried yet so thought I would ask. I am going to use the mk2 ST 5 stud hubs asi already have the wheels I want to use. (they are on my Mondeo before u ask why have I got wheels b4 the project starts and they are very rare as only 24 sets now are in existance and want to keep them)