VDH Escort MK1 Tarmac Rally Car

[VDH Racing]

Hi.
Here i want show you some pictures and informations from my Escort MK1 Tarmac Rally Car from the beginning till now (project not complete finished till now because it get new painted and some new interior, details about the new interior later, hope in the early 2011 it get finished).
At the beginning it was an 2,0 Pinto 8V engined car with 4 speed straight cutted gearbox, later then it get´s an Volvo M47 5 speed straight cutted gearbox.
Now it is an nearly finished 2,4 16V Cosworth engined car with 6 speed Quaife 60G gearbox.
Engine has 291,3 HP @ 7100 rpm and 305,2 NM @ 5500 rpm.
Between 3700 rpm and 7700 rpm it is always over 250 NM.
But let´s start with some photos from the beginning:

[Escort TC]

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For what you want to use the car.
Historically
German group H
I think it will be difficult. Large wheel arches in Group H are allowable?
If the cage is a certificate or homemade?

[VDH Racing]

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Hi.
Car is already used in German group H.
It is long time ago that i drive a rally with the car because i work in China for my company since Nov. 2006.
But i drive with the large wheel arches the 3 Städte Rallye 2006, this was also first rally with the Cosworth engine.
The roll cage is "homemade".

[Escort TC]

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If you work in China you do not have the new H-rules, perhaps. Since Jan 2010, no large tunnel and no more big wheel arches are allowed. Any changes above the door sills are not allowed as far as I know. I am not a large specialist in group H.
The homemade cages must have a lot more reinforcements. (Double door struts, gussets, diagonals and more). Jan 2011 even new ones. Must you make even read the manual.

[VDH Racing]

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Hi

At the first Thread i mentioned that i start with some photos from the beginning, this means the pictures are from 2003/2004.
Big wheel arches are unchanged, roll cage has some changes.
This year i have watched the Rally Vogelsbergcup, it was a race for the DRM, i have seen group H cars with large tunnels.

[Retromotorsport]

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Welcome to Turbosport

[VDH Racing]

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Thanx for the warm welcome!!!

[360phil]

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Car looks great. I like the extra vertical bar at the A pillar - WRC style.

One comment - the door bar looks a smaller diameter than the rest of the cage - not the best place to save some weight?

Looking forward to seeing some more recent pictures.

[SHIFTYrs2k]

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I like the look of that mate and I love the sound of your engine!

[VDH Racing]

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another picture from the bodywork at the very beginning















@ 360phil
the roll cage is only made with 40mm*2 & 50mm*2 pipes, no smaller size. same when you buy an rollcage from OMP or some other company... maybe it cheat on the picture

[VDH Racing]

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last but not least it comes the "big" day when i pick it up from first painting job :-)
i was very happy when i have it at home because it was a little bit "swinging" during the drive.
but i had only 3 kilometer to drive, so i drove not faster then 30 km/h (sunday morning, everybody was in the church expect me so the street was empty)

[pal72]

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another picture from the bodywork at the very beginning

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@ 360phil
the roll cage is only made with 40mm*2 & 50mm*2 pipes, no smaller size. same when you buy an rollcage from OMP or some other company... maybe it cheat on the picture

Hi. i see u have canged the "blue" ting on the axel, does that mean u have more than one? interested in on for my axel..... sorry for bad english... i am norwegian.

Pål Åge

[VDH Racing]

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@ pal72
you mean the propeller of the wattlink?

cheeRS joki

[VDH Racing]

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here pictures infront of the second painting jobs...





... and also then painted!



but this was not the design what i want have so a friend must make some job.
a view stickers and then it looks better!









styling finished!!!

[sambo]

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Ze crazy Germans!