From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

[Tezza2]

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

Hi Tel, I've had to quit my big arch habit due to little garage syndrome!

Hi Dave, it's ok...I know what little garage syndrome feels like!

[E11OTW]

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

Nice project mate! I've always liked these. Looks menacing in black!

[tkracing]

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

updates?

[Fun /// Racing]

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

Nice project mate! I've always liked these. Looks menacing in black!

Thanks

[Fun /// Racing]

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

updates?

Hi there

Havent done anything to the mk3 since september, but will be doing som service and some other mods on it on the new year

But i have continued a litle on the mk2. It wil be preped for racing to, in the lower class. The goal is 850kg race ready whit driver and 130hk as the weigth to Hp is 6,5 kg in this smaler class.

Some pictures so far.



aprox ride heigth been tested





A lot of work has gone in to the front suspension, moved the front suspension pick up points 5cm forward, for better weigth distrubusion.



Welded up a new cross member.



Before cutting



Finished



Engine is only aprox 3 -4 cm further back + 5cm forward on the suspension points



Locking like this when finished



Some more seam welding after removing the last body protection stuff, and some paint, finaly!



Did some minor changes to the front end.



A bit lower, gone fit a splitter and make a mould of the front end.





Theres still a big jobb to be done at the rear. Hopefully the rear nd will be finished before christemas

[finlay]

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

absolutly awsome projects !!!

[Fun /// Racing]

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

absolutly awsome projects !!!

Thanks, glad you like it


Some more pictures of the mark 2.
Been workin on the rear end lately, to get it as low as posible.

Something like this it will be when its finished..



So i had to cut out a lot of metal, and make some new chasi rails





The 4 link boxes was modified, an mounted higer than normal



New tunnel for the rear axel



Almost finished, the hard work is done



Under, there is now god rom for exhaust and rear axel





And have started on a litle exhaust tunnel, and started welding all the new metal. Some progres but it takes time .

[finlay]

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

awwww man that is sweet !!!!!

[jasonxr2racer]

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nice

[Fun /// Racing]

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

My brother made an new film that sums up the whole 2014 racing session.

(theres not musik all the time fore those who dont like that

[Fun /// Racing]

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

Hello

Have started preping for next session. The new rules for 2015 says i can remove 50 kg off the car, the new weigth in my class whit my Escort is 1050 kg with me in it.

Here are some things that i have done to save weigth so far.

Got crazy with the drill and grinder and of to the painter



Did the same here The "suspension" on the hatch (dont know what you cal it?) wil be remowed too.



Unbolted some extra weigth / ballast (metal plates) i had to drive whit before.



Made a new crossmember for the stering rack an saved 3 kg on that alone, also moved it further backwards. Remowed some off the old brackets in the front and saved 4 kg there to.



Also picked up some new fiberglass today, just to have as spare, wil get the rear arches also soon.





A bit wider than the orginal Gartrac items, 26 cm on the widest part



Also did take a big service on the pedal box and rest of the brake system, only 83 days left and so meny smal things to be done

[finlay]

From Rallycross car to GT4 Racing Escort RWD "G3"

😎😎😎

[Fun /// Racing]

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

Hi there.

Time for som update, been working on the old Escort lately before seasion start.

Have made up som new steering parts and fited them. Also whith corsa epas, wich transformed the car to the beter





And new ligther steering arms





Finished



Also made an new exhaust system whit new silencher, was not quite happy whith the new silencher, 107db at 4500rpm is 7db to loud.



New wider wheels for next race 29-31 mai. Upp from 8" to 10" at the rear, stil on 8" at the front.
Will be runing 265 at the rear and 235 at the front for the next race.

New rear tyre to the left





Made up an new splitter also, bigger than the last one, did work fine last race weekend.



A litle film from the first start upp couple off weeks ago

https://youtu.be/c89N-SMdKuA

Controlled the studs and clearence before we went for a training at the race track



Off to training on wets



Things did work fine on training, it was good to drive the car after 7 monts.



So it was ready for its first race this year, i was wery nervus, woud the new steering parts hold?







The car performed nice all weekend, but the break line from the pedal box to the rear did break and was leaking, so the rear breakes did not perform wery good, i first tougth it was the fluid holder that was leaking, so changed that first.





I won the first race on saturdag, and won the first race on sunday and won the last race also that day, it was a great race weekend
I coud not belive it, the Escort was werry happy to i guies, showing the modern car that it was more than just an old car





My team mate in the Altezza did good to and did get 2 second places



Did not have camera in the car this weekend but here are some from the other cars.

Both from heat 2 on sunday.

https://youtu.be/muCwYxjIHEw

https://youtu.be/3BhK61zHpm4

[PaulAlex]

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

Great result after all that hard work - congratulations!

[Fun /// Racing]

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Thanks