My Project!

hyphon12 · Jun 17, 2007, 10:29 AM

Just recently me and a couple of my mates have decided to start a project car, what we are planning to do is build a classic car that was used in rallies (hopefully a Mk.II Escort

so i can make it look like my avatar) and basically build it up from an old chassis that we will fix up and modify so we can use it to race on track days and maybe use it as a road car on a good day.

The reason im posting this is because im wondering if anyone has any experience on this and i would really appreciate some advice on this kind of stuff and recommendations would be great from the resident experts on SCF. (omg this is the only time i've been serious on this forum

)

EDIT: oh yeah my mates are fairly experienced, one of them has been working in a Mercedes Garage for 7 years and my other mate is a trainee mechanical engineer and has been for the past 3 years and i have been working on cars for a few years so alot of stuff can be done by us.

UPDATE: PAINT JOB COMPETITION:- Me and my mates have agreed to put up a competition on this forum to get a paint job its a mini we're building so who ever can design the coolest paint job wins and it will be put on our car

skyline_luva19 · Jun 17, 2007, 10:39 AM

i have a few pals who have built a rally car, the best was a cosworth engined 206, was fast as hell but was written off in cyprus, if you need contacts pm me

hyphon12 · Jun 17, 2007, 11:19 AM

Here's a list of possible cars we might do:
Ford Escort Mk.II
Peugeot 205 GTi
Austin/Rover Metro 6R4
Mini Cooper
Audi Quattro
70's Mitsubishi Colt Galant GTO MR (unlikely

)
70's Toyota Celica

thenewguy4891 · Jun 17, 2007, 12:00 PM

Oh wow, if your friends are mad experienced, this should be a no brainer for you guys.

BTW thats a lot of choices, will you be finding the actual thing and fixing it up or just building it from scratch on another set of chassis...

pawan · Jun 17, 2007, 12:03 PM

my take on what you should do get a old gallant put in a evo4 engine from some s asian countries including awd it will make a fast car.

hyphon12 · Jun 17, 2007, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thenewguy4891

BTW thats a lot of choices, will you be finding the actual thing and fixing it up or just building it from scratch on another set of chassis...

we need to decide what we are gonna build then get a chassis for that car, fix it up then strengthen it and build a shell on top, its gonna be like a kit car but we're planning to get genuine parts

thenewguy4891 · Jun 17, 2007, 12:15 PM

Oh then that should be really interesting... Good luck on that, sorry i cant help lol, i just dont have the knowledge or the hook ups for this kind of stuff.

pawan · Jun 17, 2007, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyphon12

we need to decide what we are gonna build then get a chassis for that car, fix it up then strengthen it and build a shell on top, its gonna be like a kit car but we're planning to get genuine parts

go for the evo swap then the indian galants shre the same shell as 4,5,6 evo not sure about your galants.you will have awd to.

skyline_luva19 · Jun 17, 2007, 12:23 PM

http://gntengineering.co.uk/services.htm

these are the guys to talk to, geoff (the owner) is a good friend of my uncles and made him a very nice custom exhaust which exited the rear bumper, ill see if i can find pix. he built the 206 cosworth and helped with quite a few projects such as a 306 widebody

hyphon12 · Jun 17, 2007, 12:32 PM

^^^ thanks, this guy must be good

skyline_luva19 · Jun 17, 2007, 12:47 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Eavh8CK64

hyphon12 · Jun 17, 2007, 1:26 PM

he must be really good, i have to say if i cant afford to build from chassis up i could turn my car (look at sig) into a GTi rally car, it would be alot cheaper

Deano · Jun 18, 2007, 5:27 AM

My paps and m8s have all built and rallied mk2s and mini coopers - if you should choose either of them and there’s anything particular you'd like to know drop me a msg.

Chiso · Jun 18, 2007, 6:31 AM

Sounds like fun Hyphon! That would be a real blast making a rally car then getting to race it. Oh well I wish you luck, but keep us updated.

SRT expert · Jun 18, 2007, 7:42 AM

Thats fun Hyphoon!! My dad and I are suppose to start on this cutlass that we have sitting around in the back of the house. Keep upating us on the project and hope everything goes just fine.

Jun 17, 2007, 10:29 AM	#1
hyphon12 Merc Grease monkey Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scottish Borders, UK Posts: 4,448	My Project! Just recently me and a couple of my mates have decided to start a project car, what we are planning to do is build a classic car that was used in rallies (hopefully a Mk.II Escort so i can make it look like my avatar) and basically build it up from an old chassis that we will fix up and modify so we can use it to race on track days and maybe use it as a road car on a good day. The reason im posting this is because im wondering if anyone has any experience on this and i would really appreciate some advice on this kind of stuff and recommendations would be great from the resident experts on SCF. (omg this is the only time i've been serious on this forum ) EDIT: oh yeah my mates are fairly experienced, one of them has been working in a Mercedes Garage for 7 years and my other mate is a trainee mechanical engineer and has been for the past 3 years and i have been working on cars for a few years so alot of stuff can be done by us. UPDATE: PAINT JOB COMPETITION:- Me and my mates have agreed to put up a competition on this forum to get a paint job its a mini we're building so who ever can design the coolest paint job wins and it will be put on our car __________________ 2005 SEAT Leon Cupra R - 221bhp & 206lb/ft Last edited by hyphon12 : Jun 23, 2007 at 10:14 AM.

Jun 17, 2007, 10:39 AM	#2
skyline_luva19 is not my name Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: somewhere sunny :) Posts: 7,565	i have a few pals who have built a rally car, the best was a cosworth engined 206, was fast as hell but was written off in cyprus, if you need contacts pm me __________________ As long as they keep my 911 I'll be happy til I die. - monkeyfkker

Jun 17, 2007, 11:19 AM	#3
hyphon12 Merc Grease monkey Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scottish Borders, UK Posts: 4,448	Here's a list of possible cars we might do: Ford Escort Mk.II Peugeot 205 GTi Austin/Rover Metro 6R4 Mini Cooper Audi Quattro 70's Mitsubishi Colt Galant GTO MR (unlikely ) 70's Toyota Celica __________________ 2005 SEAT Leon Cupra R - 221bhp & 206lb/ft

Jun 17, 2007, 12:03 PM	#5
pawan Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 1,430	my take on what you should do get a old gallant put in a evo4 engine from some s asian countries including awd it will make a fast car. __________________ necessity is the mother of all invention.

Jun 17, 2007, 12:23 PM	#9
skyline_luva19 is not my name Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: somewhere sunny :) Posts: 7,565	http://gntengineering.co.uk/services.htm these are the guys to talk to, geoff (the owner) is a good friend of my uncles and made him a very nice custom exhaust which exited the rear bumper, ill see if i can find pix. he built the 206 cosworth and helped with quite a few projects such as a 306 widebody __________________ As long as they keep my 911 I'll be happy til I die. - monkeyfkker

Jun 17, 2007, 12:00 PM	#4
thenewguy4891 Experienced Join Date: May 2005 Location: North Jersey Posts: 970	Oh wow, if your friends are mad experienced, this should be a no brainer for you guys. BTW thats a lot of choices, will you be finding the actual thing and fixing it up or just building it from scratch on another set of chassis...

Jun 17, 2007, 12:15 PM	#7
thenewguy4891 Experienced Join Date: May 2005 Location: North Jersey Posts: 970	Oh then that should be really interesting... Good luck on that, sorry i cant help lol, i just dont have the knowledge or the hook ups for this kind of stuff.

Jun 17, 2007, 12:32 PM	#10
hyphon12 Merc Grease monkey Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scottish Borders, UK Posts: 4,448	^^^ thanks, this guy must be good __________________ 2005 SEAT Leon Cupra R - 221bhp & 206lb/ft

Jun 17, 2007, 12:47 PM	#11
skyline_luva19 is not my name Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: somewhere sunny :) Posts: 7,565	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Eavh8CK64 __________________ As long as they keep my 911 I'll be happy til I die. - monkeyfkker

Jun 17, 2007, 1:26 PM	#12
hyphon12 Merc Grease monkey Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scottish Borders, UK Posts: 4,448	he must be really good, i have to say if i cant afford to build from chassis up i could turn my car (look at sig) into a GTi rally car, it would be alot cheaper __________________ 2005 SEAT Leon Cupra R - 221bhp & 206lb/ft

Jun 18, 2007, 5:27 AM	#13
Deano Starting Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 19	My paps and m8s have all built and rallied mk2s and mini coopers - if you should choose either of them and there’s anything particular you'd like to know drop me a msg. __________________ Cant this town go one day without a riot?!!!

Jun 18, 2007, 6:31 AM	#14
Chiso In memory of Randy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 691	Sounds like fun Hyphon! That would be a real blast making a rally car then getting to race it. Oh well I wish you luck, but keep us updated. __________________ In memory of Randy, R.I.P

Jun 18, 2007, 7:42 AM	#15
SRT expert SCF Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 5,623	Thats fun Hyphoon!! My dad and I are suppose to start on this cutlass that we have sitting around in the back of the house. Keep upating us on the project and hope everything goes just fine. __________________ Rome was created faster than Gran Turismo 5. - Evo Powah <-- LOL

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