So it's time to present my project, which I planed for quite a long time.
Actually, I don't know how much time I spent in looking around for all conversions done by you english neighboars...

It's not a secret that I have much respect of Wenny's Escort Cosworth... I love your car!
Outside absolutely clean... inside motorsport stuff...

So as you can guess... mine will be also absolutely clean...

So back again to my project:

Some months ago I bought a crashed Sierra Cosworth 4x4... The shell was garbage, but the rest was ok...

Next job was to find a Escort MK3 shell... and here it is...



It's in an amazing good condition. No rust!!! And that for 150 Euro (I think about 100 pounds)

Then I looked around for a Sierra 4x4 shell, so that I can take the floor pan out.



I took out everything of both shells...



In order to fit in perfectly the floor pan of the Sierra in the MK3 sheel, I had to weld up a kind of measurement frame or jig...
The frame is welded... the rest will be bolt on so that I can use the frame for future conversions... You never know...

All important mounting points like engine, stabilisator or gearbox will be on the frame, just like a fingerprint...

Here is the frame



the first brackets...



guide rails...



Yesterday I drew some guides, which will helps me in centering the axles perfectly...



These parts will be lasercutted in the following days...

That's it up to now... Updates will follow soon...

Cheers

Cyril

For my German friends: Jep... alles mit TÜV...

 

quality work there matey
keep the updates flowing

 

So your not going to have it done for the new tax month then!
Top job.

 

Always love the german project. So much quality

 

looks like you`ve got a well thought out plan, keep us up to date with the progress and if theres anything you want to know just pm me
oh and edit your first part of the post you`ve spelt my name wrong
cheers wenny

 

cool project...will keep a eye on this...good luck...

 

Awesome stuff... keep the pics coming!!!

 

Eagerly await updates on this!

Also, awesome fabrication work!
James

 

 

nice project Cyril

Keep us updated

 

keep it comming

 

Thanks alot wenny... be sure I'll contact you in case I have a problem I can't solve... and... sorry for writing your name wrong
Did I mentioned that I love your car??

@all
thanks for supporting...

Due to my job, I only can work on this project on weekends, so don't expect to get an update every 2 days

ATL safety fueltank just arrived... pics next week...

Cheers

Cyril

 

Great project, and a well equipped workshop to do it too

 

Great project

 

Great project, like i said before.......

all the best to create that Beast

 

The next brutal Mk3. Great project. Good luck with the creating. I hope that I find You on car show in the future.

Cheers

 

Wicked project mate, will be a proper sleeper!

I also see something about TUV, Mike!

 

cheers cyril and dont worry about the name, you got any specs on what your going for yet

 

 

great project

are you keeping the front track as it is on the sierra like in wennys mk3 or narrowing it like on his van ????

 

awesome

 

@Guido: thanx again... but nothing compares to your freaking Focos!

@Wenny: first, I want to put the Sierra floor pan into the Escort and put in the stock engine... when everything works fine and TUV approved, I wanna go for much more power... like 450 hp... But as I'am not an egine specialist, I can't tell you at this point what exactly will be done on the engine... I have to talk with Guido

@blacky: I'll take the complete floor pan form the backseats to the front... I'll keep the Sierra track... The rear axle will be fixed on custom made brackets

 

the front wheels will stick out past the arches with the sierra track unless you use thinner front wheels

 

I will definately be keeping an eye on this one. Some fine metal work will be seen here no doubt!

Mart.

 

just need to find a sierra now so i can start mine

 

as wenny says the front wheels will stick out he had wheels made to get round this

on his van the bottom arm's & driveshafts have been shortened & the anti rollbar pinched a bit to get the track down so the wheels sit right

saying that for ease of build & repair keep it sierra track

 

What a great project and top quality work building the frame

Looks like you have a rather nice place to work out off and all, well equipped thats for sure.

Keep up the good work and keep the pics and updates coming. Will be keeping an eye on this as always fancied building a rwd mk3

 

Brian

 

I'm keeping an eye on this. Looks good so far

 

ohh just so happens ive just got a sierra estate 4x4 2,0 if your interested beefy

 

Great project !!!!!

I hope you get your TUV on your car,without problems.

 

Thanx everybody for the positive comments...


I'm just back from my workshop and did the first measurements on the Sierra... tomorrow, I will put the Escort on the jig and continue the measurements... I think, that during the week I will decide where to place the cuttings on both shells...

@RST Appie: The car will get TÜV... alle important steps especially the welding is under survey of an engineer

@blacky: I'm quite sure to keep the Sierra track... I don't need to shorten anything, as I will put on some rims which will fit perfectly to the arches.

 

lovely work...
mk3's forever...!!!!!

 

mondao 15" steels are the best fit we found for the front but if you want alloys its a one off job & you will need them to be made

 

Do you plan to make it road legal for Germany?

 

@Stefan (XR2): Jep... as mentioned, the construction is under survey of a TÜV engineer and will be road legal... I won't have started the project unless I am not sure to be able to go on the road and have alot of fun

Today I put the Escort on the jig and measured a littlebit around... It's amazing, but both shells are quite similar... Never thought that...

Pics coming tomorrow...

Cheers

Cyril

 

Sweet project

 

Arrived last week... Some tubes for the jig...


Some pics of the Escort...

 

shame to cut that car what a clean example ...

but i will be keeping my eye on this..

 

Good work mate, keep the updates coming!