Subaru WRX powered Mk1 Escort

[richy c]

hi , thanks,

i get all your points , i need to have a think about what i will really use the car for ... will i need a boot etc , can i still have some sort of boot , even with rad in etc..

i am still unsure on scoop in bonnet , but the bonnet is a patent , and the rear edge curve does not match the caar at all .. so i am also happy to ruin it by putting a scoop on it

also if i go scoop to start with , its one less thing to worry about at the moment.

Just trying to get it solid enough to bring her home ,as its "waiting at a mates" place

i have come up with an idea for a rad fan setup , not sure if its crazy clever , or stupid yet .. but will show people once/if i try it...

Matt

rs 200 style and stick it on the roof

[Groupcracer]

rs 200 style and stick it on the roof

I hadn't thought of that!!!!

with or with out ears ???



good luck Matt

[16vmini]

not done much recently / holidays / saving / buying stuff

got chance to throw a seat in the other day , and good to see it fits and clears door posts etc ! :



got some 2mm thick inner sills bent up , (upside down in pic)

so need to work out seatbelt point and get this cut/fitted



and also quickly cut up dash bar to re-fit :



I have ordered up some roll cage parts , its a custom mk1 escort , but flat pack , and the legs have been lengthened ( just in case to i need extra length to reach subaru floor )

that should arrive next week.

welding a friends mini is getting in way

[16vmini]

ok got the passenger inner sill cut and tacked in ,these are made from 2mm metal :
created a new seatbelt point on sill aswell





got my child to help clean the inside out a bit , :



i did start on the drivers side inner sill, but got bored and wanted to see if the rear seats fit , they do ! :



hope cage turns up this week , and have Wednesday planned off work , car is coming home soon !

[M11RF]

Great project... Keep up the good/FAST work

[Aaron P.]

plenty of leg room the back .....looking good sao far...ave ya got the escort shell all welded to the scooby pan??? what dash are ya gonna use???

[16vmini]

going to use subaru dash i hope, thats my plan , want to keep as much as standard to the subaru . ( air con / heater etc )

Matt

[16vmini]

ok , had day off work yesterday ,

made the decision to move the escort body 2 inchs forward ! , this would then give me room for a rad , but also make allot more other things line up , my only worry ( and still is ) is if i can make the front arches work :



but , look i have room for a rad and fan !! :



rear arches arnt a problem , as you can easily adjust position :



so i bit the bullet and fully welded the new 2mm thick inner sills , and started plating car up :



no going back now , will have to make front arches work

connected up fuel lines , bled brakes , and popped a drivers seat in ...



then was rude not to see if it moved !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gesgPfVT9ss

its coming home next week ! will be able to do lots more on it !

[13sport]

Nice work mate, can you modify bottom arms to push the wheel further forward in the arch?

[16vmini]

Nice work mate, can you modify bottom arms to push the wheel further forward in the arch?

problem with that is you then effect the caster angles etc ..

simpler to try and lose it in the arch

Matt

[16vmini]

roll cage arrived !

[Aaron P.]

id hatew to think what a conversion of this size would cost if you had some body shop doing it for you .....looks pretty good

[16vmini]

its home



now the real work can start...

[16vmini]

ok first few days at home , first thing first , was to fix the clips on the end of the battery charger , been annoying me for years , and had some ready off a broken charger :



now , onto the roll cage ,

started by hole sawing some holes for the legs to drop into / through the floor

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trial fit of main hoop





then did the same for the front legs



just incase no one knows , these holes will allow me to drop the cage inside the car for welding , then i will cover the holes with 3mm spreader plates.

never done this method before, but seen it on the internet

working on front bar angle to windscren pillar etc



mark twice , cut once



well actually i had to cut again after this .. but better to long then to short

some spreader plates for rear hoop





dont have any fancy tube notcher/cutter ... or space to setup pillar drill with hole saw , so i go old school and grind by hand



passenger side ready for tack , not sure to MIG or TIG at the moment.



need to do drivers side now , then i can work on front roof bar.

and just a quick shot of what i am thinking for rear bars

[mark2marty]

coming on well how are you sorting front wings modify a set of standard wings and position your existing bubble arches on wheel centre line and use back edge to infill ?