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EJ20 Powered Mk1 Escort
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Not my project but a mates. He has posted it on my forum so i thought i would share....I will continue to copy and paste progress as it happens.
So here go's.... Ok had this Mk1 escort sat up drive for over 7year's been used as a shed to store junk, i was going to put cossie engine in it but decided on the Subaru ej20 in instead. With the cost of both powerplants and the power a wrx can as standard it was a no brainer. The idea is to is to lock up the centre diff and run it rear wheeldrive, keep it as close to Mk1 looks and handling as possible Here's what i have done so far. The Mk1 Attachment 56021 have cut out tunnel and replaced front floor pans Attachment 56022 Attachment 56023 I've used a mockup ej20 engine and g/box( no internals in either) to aid with the fabrication of engine/gearbox mounts I had to cut out front inner wing's and widend and box chassis for clearance...made engine cradle to hold engine which is only tacked at the moment, needs a lot more work yet.......also started on making exhaust header's also only tacked. Attachment 56024 Attachment 56025 Attachment 56026 Attachment 56027 Removed gearbox tunnel support welded in mount for subaru gear linkage. Attachment 56028 Started on gearbox mount today and finished. Attachment 56029 Attachment 56030 In car Attachment 56031 Also started on gearbox tunnel will try to finish this week. Attachment 56032 Attachment 56033 Here's an update decided to finish the crossmember and engine cradle also moved engine back an inch to try and get bit more space at the front for radiator , its very tight! Found another crossmember in the garage in better condition than the other rusty thing. Cut off escort engine mounts and made plates to weld over hole and stiffen up crossmember Attachment 56034 Attachment 56035 Welded up Attachment 56036 Then welded engine cradle nicked the plates from a subaru crossmember where engine mount sits. Attachment 56037 Put crossmember back on the car, lined up and tacked engine cradle to crossmember, then removed again and welded up the whole thing together, sprayed to stop rust for now. Attachment 56038 Attachment 56039 Attachment 56040 Attachment 56041 and fixed back on escort Attachment 56042 Attachment 56043 Here's another update..... Ok got the subaru gear linkage and shortened it 100mm so the gearstick isn't sat where the handbrake is. The subaru linkage has 2x bar's one fixes to the side of gearbox to steady the gearstick the other fixes to gear selector on gearbox (but you all knew that) so shorten both by 100mm. The rear gear linkage mount i made before was a f**king wast of time, the propshaft hits on it!! so have made a new one that sits higher up on the tunnel. Attachment 56044 Attachment 56045 Attachment 56046 Made and shaped new bit of tunnel to go round the gearstick and welded in thew hole tunnel to car. Attachment 56047 Attachment 56048 Attachment 56049 Attachment 56050 Also made a propshaft out of the subaru prop and escort prop ,will get it balanced later Still got to make mount's to hold the split prop mount up, wiil get pics up soon. Here's a small update... Haven't done much this weekend i have been working on my Type RA but did couple of hour's today . Made two mounts to fix and hold the propshaft to the tunnel but never had time to weld them :) Attachment 56051 Fitted but not welded yet Attachment 56052 Ok here's some more pic's managed to do quite bit of work to the Escort this weekend Finished inside of car, for now anyway. Welded in impreza seat crossmembers, now impreza seat's bolt straight in on subaru runners Attachment 56053 Fabricated new inner wings with holes to remove the spark plugs from under wing's complete with alloy cover's Attachment 56054 Attachment 56055 Attachment 56056 http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture055.jpg Attachment 56054 Finished moking up/tacking tubular headers and started to fit cossie intercooler and radiator as i said earlier its a very tight, the impreza rad is way to high i just hope the cossie rad will cool it ok. The water pipes are in wrong place for impreza engine so will probably buy an alloy rad and get pipes moved/rewelded unless i can find something else. Cossie intercooler will limit me to 300bhp but ok for now. Attachment 56058 Attachment 56059 Attachment 56060 |
Epic, subscribed :D
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That will be one tasty escort when it's done with a nice burble to boot.
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great project, didn't want the pics to stop! excellent fabrication skills
please keep the thread updated to same standard |
lovin this
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I take my hat off & salute you sir! Stunning work!
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Subscribed!
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That's some impressive work, looking forward to the updates:thumb:
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Subscribed. There is an epic amount of rust involved, hope all that gets sorted.
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Big respect for merging two such legendary cars. Also subscribed!
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If my numbers come up tonight then i'll swap you for that car when its finished !!!
Check out the bottom but one car... http://www.subarubits.co.uk/index.ph...formation_id=8 |
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No major updates due to him working on one of his other escorts, an S2 RS Turbo converted to RWD 2.1 Pinto powered.....Its 99% finished, just needs an MOT.............Ill try and get to his over the weekend to take a few pictures of that car for anyone who is interested.
This is another one of his Escorts sat in the garage waiting for its turn..:D Attachment 56061 Attachment 56062 .......oh he also has 2 Scoobys..... A forged, 6 speed, SC46, Syvecs controlled WRX RA and a V3 STI RA....he is a greedy fecker! |
he likes his scorts dont he!
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Originally Posted by jayallen
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No major updates due to him working on one of his other escorts, an S2 RS Turbo converted to RWD 2.1 Pinto powered.....Its 99% finished, just needs an MOT.............Ill try and get to his over the weekend to take a few pictures of that car for anyone who is interested.
This is another one of his Escorts sat in the garage waiting for its turn..:D http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...igg/RS2000.jpg http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...stigg/RSYB.jpg .......oh he also has 2 Scoobys..... A forged, 6 speed, SC46, Syvecs controlled WRX RA and a V3 STI RA....he is a greedy fecker! |
Any update on this project Jay?
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Awesome, subscribed. I like the spec of his RA, wouldnt mind a pic.
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Work has progressed quite abit, he is flat out on this project....I will get round sometime and get some pics.:thumb:
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Nice one!
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am so jealous that people can do this with cars. wish i could do it. having a garage to store stuff helps!
seriously, this thread is wicked and although a lot of it goes over my head, its interesting nonetheless. :) Good Luck ! :) |
Subscribed. Come on Jay pop round and get some
More pics for us. Seems an update is overdue :D |
Originally Posted by Broxi
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Subscribed. Come on Jay pop round and get some
More pics for us. Seems an update is overdue :D Things have moved on slowly ;) |
update needed :)
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Brilliant project.
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A pic update.......Just popped round to take a few photo's, progress doesnt look like its moved on much but a lot of "underpinning" work has been completed....anyway..;)
The "mock" engine is still in place whilst things are worked around it....Like the self fabricated rotated turbo setup, mocked up using a VF28 but there is a SC46 ready to be bolted to the finished product..:thumb: http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...6-23121807.jpg Inner arch with front strut fitted and strengthening panels welded in at the top. http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...6-23121814.jpg Turret boxes nicely welded in place. http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...6-23121838.jpg http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...6-23121901.jpg ................along with the strengthening box's welded in place for the 6-link rear axle . http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...6-23122135.jpg The rear axle is a 2.8 Capri Special Atlas axle which has been shortened with brackets welded on for the link bars for the 6-link setup. http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...6-23122238.jpg Transmission tunnel. http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...6-23122056.jpg This is what he is working on at present.....Steel bigwings. The first one already fitted, the second one cut out and work in progess(what he was doing when i just went round) http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...6-23121939.jpg http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...6-23121918.jpg The front wings will be a complete fibreglass/bigwing all in one affair...less weight..:D He is working nights next week so he hopes to get a lot done in the daytime(weather permitting) Ill try and update again soon..:thumb: |
Nice..
Thank's for the Update. :) |
This will be amazing! I'm really pining for an old school ford at the moment.
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Amazing project, more updates needed.
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more man more, get and see ya mate with camera in toe, clever guy there, knows his onions a..
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Nice project. :thumb:
One of my mates saw similar when he went to some show, couple of pics; https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...48169589_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...96288396_n.jpg |
i really shouldn't look at threads like this lol
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