mk1 Escort with 4wd

[CossieGlyn1]

Can it be done?

 

I've got a mk1 Escort shell, and a broken Escort Cosworth. Can I fit the 4wd setup into my mk1?

 

Glyn

[Vista]

I've no idea whether it's already been done, but I do know that Ford managed to make 4WD mk1 capris using a Massey Ferguson 4WD system

 

All I can say is that if you have the budget then anything is possible and where there's a will there's a way.

 

Good luck and keep us posted.

[escamino]

Deffo can be done. I have seen a cossied 4wd Mk1 in modena green with bubbles. It was featured a couple of years ago in fast car I think.

[tim]

the gren 3 had a saph 4x4 floor i believe with a mk1 shell welded on top,there are a few ways ofdoing it

[CéDriC]

Deffo can be done. I have seen a cossied 4wd Mk1 in modena green with bubbles. It was featured a couple of years ago in fast car I think.

Right i've got a pics somewhere...

[CossieGlyn1]

Thanks for the replies, I'd love to see a pic if anyone has one.

 

It's not that I'm defo going to go 4x4, but since I've already got everything I need, it seems a shame not to.

 

Some people say don't do it, some say do. I'm still not sure yet. I like rwd for the sheer fun factor, but I like 4wd for the amazing cornering ability.

 

If I can keep the weight down below the escort cossie, then it should be an animal. I had the engine tuned to give me a 0-60 in under 4 and a top of 160ish, so in a lighter car with same transmission system it should be quicker.

[Vista]

but I like 4wd for the amazing cornering ability.

 

I'm with you there mate, I had a Celica GT4 a few years back, it was uprated quite significantly and whilst there was plenty that could keep with it on the straights, not many could touch it on the twisty bits.

[Morley]

It is possible, we have got one coming up from Malta. 4x4 Escort Cosworth running gear...

Anything is possible if you put your mind to it

[J_mk1]

It is possible, we have got one coming up from Malta. 4x4 Escort Cosworth running gear...

Anything is possible if you put your mind to it

 

And if you got the dollar lol

[mista weava]

whats the budget?

[Gareth]

It is possible, we have got one coming up from Malta. 4x4 Escort Cosworth running gear...

Anything is possible if you put your mind to it

 

Is that a black one with cossie 5 spokes, bubbles and a leather interior

[Paul F]

Isn't there a 4x4 mk2 escort that uses lots of parts from a subaru?

[Gareth]

Isn't there a 4x4 mk2 escort that uses lots of parts from a subaru?

 

Thats in Ireland m8

 

It uses an entire impreza floor pan & running gear

[Morley]

It is possible, we have got one coming up from Malta. 4x4 Escort Cosworth running gear...

Anything is possible if you put your mind to it

 

Is that a black one with cossie 5 spokes, bubbles and a leather interior

 

The very same one m8

[Gareth]

I've seen some pix of it b4,

 

Looks like a top job

[mk1super]

Deffo can be done. I have seen a cossied 4wd Mk1 in modena green with bubbles. It was featured a couple of years ago in fast car I think.

 

Mini rep of that sounds good someone find pics!

[tim]

4wd mk1

[Retromotorsport]

And every year on the MUll a RWD rubs the noses of the 4WD WRC cars in it wake.... 4wd for mud.. rwd for tarmac ... or what i'm saying is when was the last time you saw a 4wd saff beat a 2 wd cossie???

 

its a lot of work for a lot of dissapointment, think long and hard before doing it

 

Hate seing the ads..

 

" Project for sale , partly completed 4wd Escort ......blah blah Sierra blah blah another project forces sale "

[PIG]

think a company called dj motorsport will do the converstion.they seem to do any converstion on any vehicle.think they built macrea's mk2 as well .goggle it m8 you may find something on them

[Rick]

keep it rwd thats the whole point of owning the osf

 

that subaru one is basically a subaru wearing a mk2 skin lol

[mk1super]

Any one found pics of the Green one?

[Gareth]

keep it rwd thats the whole point of owning the osf

 

that subaru one is basically a subaru wearing a mk2 skin lol

 

True m8, u dont buy it to rip the live axle off, and fit

 

a load of ricer running gear to it......

 

I bought mine cuz its RWD and has a live axle...

 

They were good enough for professional racin back then,

 

So its good enough for me now

[CossieGlyn1]

Ok, let me make a few things clear.

 

I've not decided if I am going rwd or 4wd. I like both for different reasons.

I basically wanted to know if it was possible, which obviously it is.

The budget doesn't matter, I've got a lot of favours I can call in to get fabrication work and painting done.

I just fancied something different.

 

I love mk1's, and have fancied one for ages, I was just never in the position to get one until now.

 

Now, I understand people love rwd, in an out and out drag race, with two cars of equal power and torque one using rwd and one using 4wd, we all know the rwd will win.

However, I've gone head to head against cars of equal power on the open road and had a great time leaving the rwd in my dust, 4wd cornering ability can't be overlooked.

[Jelly]

Yes it can.

 

Oversteer is the stuff legends are made of!

[Retromotorsport]

You say in a head to head on the twisty stuff the 4wd wins... fraid not ..never has when all things are equal .. take the BTCC .. to entice Audi in the said they could run lighter than the RWD cars and the FWD cars lighter still. All engines where capped to around 300bhp.

 

 

You said you asked if it was possible .. well anything is possible with the right funds... thats how we get cars like the Zonda and McLaren F1.

 

All i was stating is the fact that i have seen 2 4wd conversions and if both cases the owners where dissapointed with the results .. one being a 105e Anglia and the other an Escort... lots of work for no gain..

 

Its very hard to do something original these days with cars .. I mean penske where raving about their 3rd damper on the anti-roll bars of their Alms car a couple of years back... shame the Gt40's did it first at Road America in 67.

 

Whatever you can think of to be different has at one time allready been done.

 

The reason that manufactures have 4wd cars in their range is to sell to markets that have bad weather.. snow for 6 months of the year, which is why Germans have 4wd and sell a lot to the scandanavians. Ford wanted a slice of that ..hence the 4x4 Sierras... and estates at that.

 

I'm not against 4wd it has its place, many a building site wouldnt function in winter without 4wd.. but as the vast majority of our driving isnt in mud or snow ...or even when wet with some peoples cars , there just isnt the need to have all the inherent drawbacks of 4wd.

 

if you really want to do something thats not seen a lot, do a version of the old supersaloons... get a Formula 5000 car and plonk an Escort body on top... big power, light low chassis and wishbone suspension allround.

 

At the moment Rob Crompton is trying to revive the old Thunder/special and super saloon cars.. he has located a lot of the old cars .. the Stars and stripes manta .. the F5000 Beetle, Baby Bertha, and Robs Vauxhall Belmont (5.7L V8) so yes there may be some cars out there that are mid engines V8's with saloon bodies... but when was the last time you see one on the road......??????

 

Now thats different