This project has been inspired by the fire breathing big BHP Group B rally cars that were banned in the mid 1980's. With a love for these cars in mind I'm creating a mid engine RWD track day car using a MK6 Escort as the base car and a Subaru Impreza turbo engine/gearbox to power it.
With the Subaru engine being quite light and having a low centre of gravity, (due to the flat 4 configuration) the car should have a good power to weight ratio and hopefully handle well, with a good suspension setup.
January 20th, 2012
The engine bay is finished, the front panel is welded on and the roll cage is tied into the front turrets. I am just trial fitting the front wings and the bonnet at the momment to see how things line up and all is good, i need to fabricate new mounts for the bumper and the wings next.
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January 20th, 2012
The rear turrets are now finished and tied in to the main cage, i used the top parts of the turrets out of the subaru and fabricated the rest myself, i made a jig to keep them positioned correctly whilst i cut them out. Check out the gallery for plenty pics. The next job is to fabricate the rear subframe mounts.
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June 15th, 2011
After many grueling hours welding welding and a bit more welding i am pleased to say that the peugeot finally has a new floor,bulkhead and engine bay that once belonged to a subaru impreza, all the welds will be ground down and seamed sealed to make a nice job. The next job is to complete the cage.
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March 12th, 2011
This is another subaru that i have brought for a few extra parts So if anyone needs some cheap parts let know, full running gear available for a conversion cheap. email- jmsrenton@yahoo.co.uk
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March 12th, 2011
The peugeot has been completly stripped out to a bare shell and the whole floor section with the bulkhead,suspension turrets and front chassis legs cut out, i have braced the shell to keep it nice and solid and bolted it to a perfectly square jig that i have made so everything can be aligned up nice and true later on. The next step is to completly weld in the subaru floor pan, bulkhead and engine bay section which to my supprise fits like a glove after a LOT trial and error trimming down.
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I'd be very humbled if you would feed the beast...