Lol yeah had a few of the purists moan,

The reason for the new shell, is we liked the look of the RS but welding on the rear arches, no thanks!. So we got a new shell from fords, the donor cars were an RS and an ST and a 2ltr

In regards to the mangement, our orginal plan was to fit cossie 4x4 management to it but we didnt go that route in the end. The management that comes with the ST170 is a blackoak (pile of ....), which as yet no one has even managed to chip it.