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    From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

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    My name is Andreas an im new to this forum, only visited som times.
    Im from Norway an are at the moment building my self an GT4 racing car out off an ex rallycross car.

    I bougth the car i december last year (2011) and have been working on it since.
    The plan is to line up to start in mai i hope.

    Abaut the car:
    Built about 15 years ago, and have been used in rallycross by diferent drivers since then.
    The car have never had eny big acidents, so the shell was ok.

    Some specs from when i bought it
    Escort mk2 front suspension and 4 link an wat link at the rear and volvo 1031 axel
    Volvo 2,4 liter engine on 48 webers 249 hk at engine, and 4 speed dog box.

    Some pitures from when i bougth it:











    Some pictures from its last race in 2010:







    Some pictures from the rebuild:























    A hole lot have been done, more pictures to come.

    Today it looks like this and is stil not finished, but wil be !



    Hope you like it, and sorry about my English

    Andreas

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    Nice car you have there and best of luck getting it completed................ and welcome to Turbosport

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    Quote Originally Posted by eric View Post
    Nice car you have there and best of luck getting it completed................ and welcome to Turbosport
    Thanks Eric, the first race is 10-12 mai so hopefully it will go fine...


    Here are som more photos from innside.




























    At the moment i am wayting fore some parts, to the front steering system, and the rear axel set up.
    Some more photos will come when the parts arives and are in position.
    Last edited by Fun /// Racing; 20-12-2012 at 23:12.

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    Nice car, very neatly rebuilt and love the fat arches

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    a verry nice car!!! Cool

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    Quote Originally Posted by david_white View Post
    Nice car, very neatly rebuilt and love the fat arches
    Thanks David W

    The arches are originaly from Gartrac, but have been widened by one Rallycross driver here in Norway and made to fit mk4 Escort

    http://www.runehansenmotorsport.com/index.php

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    Wow like the escort, well done.

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    nice car mate

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    Love that
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    Thanks folks

    Since its christmas tomorrow, I`ll post some pictures so you people can get in the right mood:santa:



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    Lol

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    looking a little smarter now for sure ! :santa:

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    very nice weapon

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    I like that!

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    lot of good work done to this

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    Hi folks

    It have been a while since i last posted here.

    The care is always under construction, and have been tested some times, i finished 7 th of 14 in my first race whit bad brakes and a gear box that jumped out off 3 rd gear so, i was quite happy whit that, the next race i only had problems whit the engine so it now needs an complete look over.

    I had the car on corner weighting before the first race, and i was sure that the car had gained some weight, and tougth it had to be at least 1100 kg, but it was only 965 kg, but i had to put inn 78 kg off weight, since the minimum weigth off my car inn my clas had to be 1120 kg whit me inn it acros the finish line.

    The first test of the new built car.
    Running on slicks and to smal master pump on the front brakes.


    http://youtu.be/ZN0NGYSSDkE

    http://youtu.be/4hUdCsOcAaU

    Here you can se some race picks when the car is in action on Våler and Rudskogen Race tracks.

    http://www.fun-racing.net/186910181

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    Not to much have been done here recently. Due to engine failure there hve not been much joy.
    But things are now locking a bit brigther for 2014, i have bougth an new engine from Ringspeed, 2,5 Us pinto, and an new gear box quaife 60G. so hopefully i will get some more time behind the stering wheel next year.

    The new engine






    So for this winther its al abaut making this new engine and box fit into the car, and some oter modifications to make it bether

    A pic from the last race when the old engine blew.


    In its new garage


    I have also been working on a new race car, this is low budget an just for fun, the goal is to make it as ligth as posible and to be race redy whit me in it at 850 kg. It wil run an zetec and a quaife 26Z gear box, volvo rear axel, 2 link and panhard. up front some gp1 and 4 parts.

















    There are some work left, like cage and some oter smal things, before paint.

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    Very nice cars mate....good luck

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    Thank you

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    cor, look at that engine
    mk4 looks so nice like that, :thumb;

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    Thanks Rwd2ltrfiesta
    Cant wait to try out the new engine, sounded great on 50 s

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    A litle update.

    Been busy making rom for the new engine.
    Made an dummy engine for the jobb, since it will be going inn and out a lot.





    Cuted away a lot of old steel





    made up an new gear tunell and exhaust tunell



    And have started velding it into place







    Still a lot to do, but hopefully i will be finished before 2014, whit the gear box tunell and exhaust tunell. (i hope)

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    hi Andreas, what happened to the volvo ? i have bought one of those to make a change , was it a EVO 2 ? going to build a car similar to your RWD mk3/4 escort for a change also. might be interested in the head etc if there not damaged.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fridgeman View Post
    hi Andreas, what happened to the volvo ? i have bought one of those to make a change , was it a EVO 2 ? going to build a car similar to your RWD mk3/4 escort for a change also. might be interested in the head etc if there not damaged.

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    It was an 531 head, built in Sweden by Bengans racing.

    The head was badly damaged due to a sick fuel pump and a water pump that lost the belt.

    Sold the Volvo engine i August.
    It was a great engine when it was working!

    Some pictures of the damages.











    You must take some pictures of your Escort RWD mk3 / 4 build, locking forward to se how it turns out

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    yes a shame that happened , heres you going for more for what we use in the uk and i,am going to try what you use in scandinavia ! upto yet i have only collected the engine and a zetec why i do not know why i bought that one, zetecs are cheap at the moment. So the hunt for a car starts after christmas,i have a few to look at.
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    better pic to follow
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    Yes its strange i gues, aproxematly 80% off those who drive rallycross here in Norway are using Volvo engines, since they are easy and cheep to get parts to, and robust, the rest 20% are using Duratec, BMW, Wankel and some other engines. There is also an Swede that drives an Sierra whit an Volvo engine in racing, simular to mine old engine and yours, wich goes realy god, beating Ginetta G50s. So its not an dum idea.

    You shoud take an lock at these pages, maybe it can be useful for your engine?

    http://shop.klracing.se/
    http://www.bengansracing.se/
    http://bakaxel.se/
    http://www.sellholm.se/

    Hope you find an god shell, whit out to much rust.

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    hi Andreas, thanks for taking the time to send the links, i have one or two options ,prefer a escort but i have found a mk1 RWD golf which is rare and interesting also, might even have a go at that.
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    No problem Frigdeman

    Been busy in the workshoop lately. almost finished whit the new tunnel.

    Some picks.







    Also got the new gear box for christemas



    Tight fit for the manifold



    So then its time to wish you all a merry christemas and a happy new year!


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    Been busy this winther whit the car.
    Changed alot of the things that did anoy me last season.

    Hope fully i will be finished for the firs race 9-11 mai.

    New year new coolor, the car is celiberating his 30 th birthday.
    Some pictures of the canges.






















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    very nice..like the new black...keep us updated...cheers mark

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    Re: From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

    That's a fantastic looking piece of kit - I once started building a 1700t replica years ago and still regret selling it now. Really do love a decent G3.....

    Keep the pics coming.

    Cheers,

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    Awesome, i want those wheels!

    Look forward to seeing it back in action

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    Very Nice! indeed

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    Quote Originally Posted by madragon199 View Post
    very nice..like the new black...keep us updated...cheers mark
    Thanks, i will post some new photos of the build up soon

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulAlex View Post
    That's a fantastic looking piece of kit - I once started building a 1700t replica years ago and still regret selling it now. Really do love a decent G3.....

    Keep the pics coming.

    Cheers,

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    Pics will come soon
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    Quote Originally Posted by david_white View Post
    Awesome, i want those wheels!

    Look forward to seeing it back in action
    I am considering go down to wide 15" wheels, think it will change the feeling of the car on the track.
    Cant wait to race it agen

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