converting a mk 3 escort to cosworth running gear
10-09-2007, 07:37 PM
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converting a mk 3 escort to cosworth running gear
who out there can do this for me ,
spoke to a couple of people and there either busy or were talking big bucks ,
not expecting fabrication to be cheap ,
just trying to find peeps or companies who are familiar with what it entails and therefore could poss keep the cost down ??
any ideas who to ask were to goo peeps
spoke to a couple of people and there either busy or were talking big bucks ,
not expecting fabrication to be cheap ,
just trying to find peeps or companies who are familiar with what it entails and therefore could poss keep the cost down ??
any ideas who to ask were to goo peeps
10-09-2007, 09:13 PM
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but i dont want something thats just a a shonky old sierra floorpan botched into it by some diyer
granted there not all like that but ive seen soem go for stupid money ,
i want something thats how i want it to be when finished guys ,
granted there not all like that but ive seen soem go for stupid money ,
i want something thats how i want it to be when finished guys ,
10-09-2007, 09:30 PM
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mk3 cossie
r you fooking daft or wot.y dont you ask me and our lad.lee to do the work for you your a mate arnt you .the only thing is jay wants you 
10-09-2007, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by beefy-rst-2
but i dont want something thats just a a shonky old sierra floorpan botched into it by some diyer
i want something thats how i want it to be when finished guys ,
i want something thats how i want it to be when finished guys ,
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10-09-2007, 10:31 PM
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why you giveing the the gartrac site when all it covers is mk 1 and 2s ?
and if you think im paying what gartrack want you got another thing coming ,
im just saying you dont need to use a sierra floor pan
theres other ways ,
anyone with something worth while fancy adding to this post please
and if you think im paying what gartrack want you got another thing coming ,
im just saying you dont need to use a sierra floor pan
theres other ways ,
anyone with something worth while fancy adding to this post please
10-09-2007, 11:15 PM
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don't use sierra floor pan but use the tunnel you can't beat the way its pressed over a MT75 4x4 box and comes with gear box mount and prop mount and h/brake mount.
if you are trying to get one done within a budget then you will never get a new fabricated tunnel and it will never be as good as the original one
mine are sandblasted before fitting so they are like new
if you are trying to get one done within a budget then you will never get a new fabricated tunnel and it will never be as good as the original one
mine are sandblasted before fitting so they are like new
10-09-2007, 11:22 PM
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Re: converting a mk 3 escort to cosworth running gear
Originally Posted by beefy-rst-2
who out there can do this for me ,
spoke to a couple of people and there either busy or were talking big bucks ,
not expecting fabrication to be cheap ,
just trying to find peeps or companies who are familiar with what it entails and therefore could poss keep the cost down ??
any ideas who to ask were to goo peeps
spoke to a couple of people and there either busy or were talking big bucks ,
not expecting fabrication to be cheap ,
just trying to find peeps or companies who are familiar with what it entails and therefore could poss keep the cost down ??
any ideas who to ask were to goo peeps
Why even ask ??
Cos you can't drive
10-09-2007, 11:52 PM
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Re: converting a mk 3 escort to cosworth running gear
Originally Posted by robrs2
Originally Posted by beefy-rst-2
who out there can do this for me ,
spoke to a couple of people and there either busy or were talking big bucks ,
not expecting fabrication to be cheap ,
just trying to find peeps or companies who are familiar with what it entails and therefore could poss keep the cost down ??
any ideas who to ask were to goo peeps
spoke to a couple of people and there either busy or were talking big bucks ,
not expecting fabrication to be cheap ,
just trying to find peeps or companies who are familiar with what it entails and therefore could poss keep the cost down ??
any ideas who to ask were to goo peeps
Why even ask ??
Cos you can't drive
ha ha
sorry mr too fast too furious lmao
10-09-2007, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewfgallacher
don't use sierra floor pan but use the tunnel you can't beat the way its pressed over a MT75 4x4 box and comes with gear box mount and prop mount and h/brake mount.
if you are trying to get one done within a budget then you will never get a new fabricated tunnel and it will never be as good as the original one
mine are sandblasted before fitting so they are like new
if you are trying to get one done within a budget then you will never get a new fabricated tunnel and it will never be as good as the original one
mine are sandblasted before fitting so they are like new
what about the rear mountings and the engine mounts
is the any way without having to chop in cossie inner wings like ive seen it done
11-09-2007, 12:52 AM
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The list goes on of people who are capable of carrying out this conversion properly.
Only issue is money as its not cheap done right.
A mate of mine had or still has a new Gartrac mk4 convertible shell, its a right shame its a cabrio as I would of probably had it off him.
He also built a Escort Cosworth convertible using the genuine inner wings and all other panels from a Esc Cos, most people think its got a rs turbo engine under the bonnet, little to they know its actually got a T4, 8 greens and plated diffs all round lol
I'd imagine your looking at 5k to do a shell properly and you need a mint one in the first place too !
Cool project though, ultimate sleeper if done right
Only issue is money as its not cheap done right.
A mate of mine had or still has a new Gartrac mk4 convertible shell, its a right shame its a cabrio as I would of probably had it off him.
He also built a Escort Cosworth convertible using the genuine inner wings and all other panels from a Esc Cos, most people think its got a rs turbo engine under the bonnet, little to they know its actually got a T4, 8 greens and plated diffs all round lol
I'd imagine your looking at 5k to do a shell properly and you need a mint one in the first place too !
Cool project though, ultimate sleeper if done right
11-09-2007, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by beefy-rst-2
Originally Posted by andrewfgallacher
don't use sierra floor pan but use the tunnel you can't beat the way its pressed over a MT75 4x4 box and comes with gear box mount and prop mount and h/brake mount.
if you are trying to get one done within a budget then you will never get a new fabricated tunnel and it will never be as good as the original one
mine are sandblasted before fitting so they are like new
if you are trying to get one done within a budget then you will never get a new fabricated tunnel and it will never be as good as the original one
mine are sandblasted before fitting so they are like new
what about the rear mountings and the engine mounts
is the any way without having to chop in cossie inner wings like ive seen it done
11-09-2007, 10:33 PM
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i know youngy , and sorry i didnt get your calles yesterday , i was busy
i know its a pricy conversion ,
but you weight in building a well specced zetec motor and your looking well into the 6 k mark
and thats just the motor
then put into that all the brakes and suspension ( that ill ahve to get either way
you can get a stage three cos motor with all ancillares for around 2100-2500
went u weigh it up it starts to be not far off big cash either way
only advantage being
ITS BLOODY REAR WHEEL DRIVE YALL
andy would it be cheaper if there wernt a rush bk for it lol
i know its a pricy conversion ,
but you weight in building a well specced zetec motor and your looking well into the 6 k mark
and thats just the motor
then put into that all the brakes and suspension ( that ill ahve to get either way
you can get a stage three cos motor with all ancillares for around 2100-2500
went u weigh it up it starts to be not far off big cash either way
only advantage being
ITS BLOODY REAR WHEEL DRIVE YALL
andy would it be cheaper if there wernt a rush bk for it lol
19-09-2008, 09:45 PM
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oddkidds, escort was done by a guy in scotland in his little council garage as i went and bought it and that was done by fitting all the sierra inner wings complete floor bulk head which in turn made it a bit rough and spoiled the seating mounts and position front and back so the way andy-g does it is bang on, my cab has fabricated tunnel and part sierra bulkhead and front strut tops from sierra fabbed into escort inner wings so it still looks factory keeping the correct look of inner wings
19-09-2008, 10:13 PM
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wennys mk3 had the tank underneath at the back till we moved it into the boot
& if you want to look under the van for any ideas for placement of things just pop to wennys it lives on the ramp lol
& if you want to look under the van for any ideas for placement of things just pop to wennys it lives on the ramp lol
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