Hi all,

New to the forum.
love hands on and projects!
work offshore but also own a smart repair business.

Building a 205 at present and going to convert to YB 4wd.
I will post pics in due course.
Might be looking for some help with parts and if anyone has celette escort cosworth frame mounts or made frame mounts....would be good to hear from you

Regards.

Gary.

 

Hi Gary, welcome to the forum. I have a 205 yb 4x4, there is a big thread on it on here if you search Caddyshack or 205 4x4. My car has 4x4 ford Sierra mounts welded in to the chassis so has the front and rear beams from the Cossie.

 

Welcome mate

You’ll get on great with Caddyshack on here he’s got a nice red 205 with a 4x4 cossie setup.

Do you do paint less dent removal?

 

Beat me to it

 

yeah I have the pug stripped at present... was running a gti6 turbo, but want something with a bit more grunt and stability! no point having that power if you cant lay it down!

the plan is to modify the original chassis and weld mounts to accept the front cross member, trans tunnel and rear diff cradle / suspension mounts.
nice little project
looking for bench mounts at present for MZ towers.

 

Yeah Adam , can do PDR within reason.

 

Personally I would probably run Mitsubishi Evo running gear if you want lots of power. The front cossie diff and the cossie gearbox is not very strong for anything over 400 ftlb of torque...the uprated stuff is quite pricey. My diffs and box ran over Ł10k to handle 469bhp and 500 ftlb.

I have got a 205 gti6, I imagine a turbo would corrupt the chassis even with lsd.

What body kit will you run to cover the 4x4 width? Maxi, t16, Dimma or just wide arch spats

 

Not sure about the kit yet, however the t16 kit looks amazing .... im not looking for mega power....400/ 450 bhp in a car like that will be more than enough.
the gti6 was running standard internals and low boost....very rough conversion done before I purchased the car.....hence why im getting shot of it!

I don't even have an engine / box or any parts as such yet....wanna do the chassis first then think about the rest once its all done and ready for the build.
ive got a lot of genuine pug 205 parts,,,,wings, etc etc, so don't know if its worth while keeping or selling if considering another kit, but ill cross that bridge when I come to it.

 

But your running 469hp on standard internals you couldn’t do that in an Evo

 

Pm me your number mate got a couple of annoying little dents on the cossie that I’d like rid of nearer summer time?

 

The running gear will take 600 safely, don't know about the engine