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**rwdrs** · 03-04-2011, 23:05

Yeah, very interesting thread. As many have already said, hats off to yer...

It will take a hell of a lot of patience to see this one through.
I must admit though, I never thought of a Ford/BMW combo, different.

Doing the one with the Sierra Cosworth floorpan would have been the more traditional route.
A rolled ST170 or similar would be niteresting. Turbocharge the ST engine, taking it up to 300 bhp, now that would be a project

Nevertheless, this is a great thread, keep up the good work

**beelzebubs** · 04-04-2011, 12:22

A lot of people have told me the BM is a crap base, and that I should have used a sierra, but then, when I got the sierra floor pan and shortened it to suit, a lot of people said I was mad cause the Sierra was a crap base, saying the front suspension was ok with a lot of dosh thrown at it, but the rear was terrible, and heavy. Seams the way to go is Impreza, but Impreza's in my eyes, when a mk1 is put on top, and you open the bonnet, they look Shi'ite.

yes that front pulley is 10mm from the front panel

and yes that is the exhaust the front panel has been cut to clear.

Unlike a 23 year old Sierra, with the BM I've got disks all round, ABS, even traction control, and all for �175. As soon as I worked out how cheap it would be to upgrade a BM, Ford went way out the window

**rwdrs** · 04-04-2011, 14:32

Originally posted by beelzebubs View Post

A lot of people have told me the BM is a crap base, and that I should have used a sierra, but then, when I got the sierra floor pan and shortened it to suit, a lot of people said I was mad cause the Sierra was a crap base, saying the front suspension was ok with a lot of dosh thrown at it, but the rear was terrible, and heavy.

Unlike a 23 year old Sierra, with the BM I've got disks all round, ABS, even traction control, and all for �175. As soon as I worked out how cheap it would be to upgrade a BM, Ford went way out the window

I hope you don't think I suggested the Beamer was a crap basis for the project, just a little, well as I said, different.

As regards the TC, do you need it unless you've upwards of 150 bhp?
Agreed the Cossie brakes aren't up to modern ones, but the Escort Cosworth is basically a shortened Sierra floorpan, so it can't be that bad. The rear diff for example does not add to the unsprung weight, I know the radius arms aren't exacty lightweight, but there.

175 sheets for the base though is incredibly cheap. As said, the MkI Focus is a good base IMO, lightweigt suspension, good brakes and good handling out of the box.

But I'm sure people are truly interested to see how the BMW Escort turns out.

**fast eddie** · 04-04-2011, 14:38

more pics please!

**beelzebubs** · 04-04-2011, 14:56