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[TomRS1800]

Oooh very gritty! I'd be picking that out my teeth for ages mark! Mind you you've done a cracking job there

[niracka]

not been on for a while m8 hows things?? car is looking better keep it up then u can take me for a drive in her lol

oll

[Raymondo]

Looking good there now

Didnt you weld on extra bracing underneath near the front somewhere? I think i remember reading it before but i cant see anything on the photo.

[Excursion]

Looking good there now

Didnt you weld on extra bracing underneath near the front somewhere? I think i remember reading it before but i cant see anything on the photo.

I'd just tacked that on to see what needed modifying. Those Mk5 pieces aren't a straight bolt on - they need a bit of work I'll be doing more than that though, I'm going to run box section along the inside of both sill lips and to the central chassis rails. Give the whole thing a bit more integrity.

[allinking]

Really looking forward to more updates on this its gonna be a great car

[Captain Tightpants]

Sweet mate, lovely work.

Did you get a Plasma in the end?

Steve

[Excursion]

Sweet mate, lovely work.

Did you get a Plasma in the end?

Steve

No bud, what you said made a lot of sense. I was expecting it to give quite a clean line, so it seems more hassle than its worth.

[Jay]

Looks amazing mate!

When my new garage finally gets built next year I'll be looking to do something like this

Keep up the good work

[285Andy]

MAN! i wish i had time to spend on doing projects!

your work looks superb buddy!!

[demolition_man]

been hoping for an update for ages! what's the score? u can't have given up!

[jimmyesh]

LOVING this car! There's loads of new, different thinking gone into this, I found it hard enough going just to get the normally-aspirated 2wd ST170 running gear into mine, let alone trying to turbo AND make it 4wd!!

Absolutely Crazy motor

[Captain Tightpants]

Marks presently not able to work on this masterpiece! I'm sure he will be hard at work again soon!

Steve

[demolition_man]

fair play - hows your escort coming on? havent heard anything of that for a long time

[Captain Tightpants]

Tell me about it!

Really want to be carrying on with it, unfortunately my time and money are held up in other things presently. I'm planning on getting very stuck in this year though. Hopefully having it finished in 2008.

Steve

[demolition_man]

glad u havent given up i'll look farward to seeing more of it then. good luck

[beanyfrst]

I have just gone through the whole 13 pages and that is incredibl never seen so much work go in to a fiesta not ever.

The guy is a genius


p.s is there anything you cant do lol

[heeman10]

naughty, NAUGHTY! It's my naughty little car .

I would like work to re-commence on this car. It is three months and two days since the last update. This naughty little car is dying to be completed by its naughty little owner!

[niracka]

lol i'l second that dude i wanna c this little animal in action.

[Excursion]

OK, back from Thailand and things are rolling again. I've had long running concerns about the adapter plate I created so I've re-evaluated and commissioned a CNC part. I've got to thank both Mark Attridge and Richard Jones from R J Engineered Solutions (he mainly deals with VW>Impreza conversions) for their help and machine work. The 02M gearbox is being reverse-engineed in order to ensure the adapter plate locating dowel positions place the input shaft relative to crank C/L within OEM tolerances (0.05mm). I know for a fact my plate would work (as proven in many other conversions worldwide) but I want to make sure everything is 100% from the outset.

I've got a two week wait for the plate so, in the mean time here are a few photos of my WRC manifold. I just had to have this as the design is excellent (as you'd expect!); ideal primary diameter, length (equal) but most importantly the collector is of high quality which is extremely important for good turbo/throttle response. The primaries are relatively long; torque counts in WRC! This is also exactly what I'm after. The manifold is constructed from Inconel so has excellent heat transfer properties; in fact it’s cold enough to touch 5 minutes after a hard drive.







You can see the WRC thermostat take off (magnesium for insulation!) which keeps the top hose from coming too close to the hot manifold. I've also got some longer leads to relocate the coil pack although I'll more than likely go coil-on-plug.

[Raymondo]

That manifold is a work of art Nice to see some action going on with this again.

Space is going to be a bit tight at the front though isnt it, with the amount the primaries stick forward?

[mike_wall15]

Good to see the work being done again, I'd love to see this project finished, keep at it big boy!

[Excursion]

That manifold is a work of art Nice to see some action going on with this again.

Space is going to be a bit tight at the front though isnt it, with the amount the primaries stick forward?

Engine is tilted right back for better weight distribution/lower COG

[Smo]

Woooo, good to see this on the go again

That manifold does look a bit sexy, doesn't it?

[PMK3]

can't wait to see this car finished,that manifold should do the trick

[xr2imetalhead]

how did i miss this post what a work of art this beast is going to be keep up the good work mate and keep us posted

[FezzR]

although I'll more than likely go coil-on-plug.

Thankgod for that last statement!

keep up the good work

[Brammer]

WOW, thats some very nice workmanship, can't wait to see this completed

[allinking]

Looks good I see the standard breather in place is this staying???

[jimmyesh]

Looking good! I never cease to be amazed by this crazy project I can't wait to see the end result, so different to the stuff we normally see in the Magazines every month

[heeman10]

Yes, I think that coil pack lifespan would be somewhat reduced if it were left where it is at the moment hey? Good to see some bigger pics of the manifold, I see what you mean about the collector! No hurried directional flow changes there! Bloomin marvellous

[Max M4X WW]

Woo good stuff, That manifold sticks out a fair bit!

[ianFRST]

keep working

p.s what was you doing over there?

[TIL13R]

Very Sexy manifold! is it going to be wrapped?

Tiller

[sack@pe]

nuts car your building, im amazed at how u have done it, ive never seen 4wd done like that b4, ford engine, audi gearbox n transfer box. why the audi setup tho? cud u not use a 4wd mondeo box n stuff?

[sack@pe]

oh yea n that manifld is i have no words