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Old 11-06-2013, 08:29 PM
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Default Mk3 escort conversion to 4x4 cossie - advice and help needed
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.

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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
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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.
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pay someone like jano £2500 and save yourself the hassle
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Don't do it...too much hassle...I've got a mk2 coverted
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pay someone like jano £2500 and save yourself the hassle
If there was someone decent up north then I would do but don't know of anyone.
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Don't do it...too much hassle...I've got a mk2 coverted
Erm.... Ok thanks for your help
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Originally Posted by white2lsr
If there was someone decent up north then I would do but don't know of anyone.
andrew gallacher

beefys mate in the north east looked like he made a great job of beefys s1 that he didn't finish.
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Originally Posted by studabear
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?
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Another vote for jano,,, just cause he seems to have done a fair few and finished them too
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Put a Subaru under it, cheap as chips now with plenty of tuning potential. No cosworth tax either
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Originally Posted by white2lsr
Beefys mate, who was that? I thought he bought the shell all ready converted?
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.
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Originally Posted by PaulT
Put a Subaru under it, cheap as chips now with plenty of tuning potential. No cosworth tax either
That's a good idea apart from,,,, well the Subaru handles the bollocks as it is so why spoil it in a cabrio ?
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Anyone got a number for jano? Might be worth having a chat with him.
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