I'm planning on building a mk3 escort 4x4 cossie. Currently im at the stage where I'm gathering as much info on the conversion as possible before I dive I to it. I want to try and avoid problems other people have come across if possible. Hopefully I have an xr4x4 donor car and I have a rolling mk3 shell sitting in my garage.

Can anyone give advice on doing this and post any pictures. I've looked through various threads but non of them show pics of or go I to detail about the floor swap.

Thanks for any help.

 

Friend did one of these a few years ago, was great fun.
Was rear wheel drive too.
Will see if I can get him to write up about it for you
Well worth doing

 

If you could ask him that would be great. I don't want to five in head first. I want as much info as possible.

 

pay someone like jano £2500 and save yourself the hassle

 

Don't do it...too much hassle...I've got a mk2 coverted

 

If there was someone decent up north then I would do but don't know of anyone.

 

Erm.... Ok thanks for your help

 

andrew gallacher

beefys mate in the north east looked like he made a great job of beefys s1 that he didn't finish.

 

Beefys mate, who was that? I thought he bought the shell all ready converted?

 

Another vote for jano,,, just cause he seems to have done a fair few and finished them too

 

Put a Subaru under it, cheap as chips now with plenty of tuning potential. No cosworth tax either

 

Special k i think beefy used to refer to him as, I'm sure if you have a look through beefys project thread or message beefy he will advise better.

 

That's a good idea apart from,,,, well the Subaru handles the bollocks as it is so why spoil it in a cabrio ?

 

Anyone got a number for jano? Might be worth having a chat with him.

 

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Enjoy!