d.p.n.s Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 so waht im thinking of is nissan skyline running gear for the 4 discs around and 5 stud pattern. sr20 turbo and 5 speed bigger tunnel.drive shaft tunnel and diff tunnel. 4 link rear end full cage bubble arch and more when i get started. cheers dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Epic undertaking boe. Always love it when people save cars when others would scrap them for being too rusty etc Keen to see progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 Epic undertaking boe. Always love it when people save cars when others would scrap them for being too rusty etcKeen to see progress thanks mate it will be a slow build as this will be the 1st time ive built the 4link and everything from scratch. but yeh man it will be good to save another 1 from the scrapy. cheers dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 so any way just up date ive fully stripped the car aprt from the doors. i would like to get the shell sand blasted befor i carry on. and i will need a motor and box so i can start cutting the fire wall and tunnel to make the new ones. so i was thinking about a sr20 and then i thought about small block v8 and then the one i would like a rb25 det untill i was told that the ijzgte was cheaper . so im still yet to decide and save cheers dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 so these door pins on my escort are strating to f@#k me right off im going to heat them up on the weekend and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Will be a choice project man! You should go a bit epic and do what some of the other projects on the internet are doing, get a whole skyline and throw all the bits into the escort shell, much like the 200sx minor and corvette/civic projects posted recently It almost seems easier than trying to get the individual bits an pieces to fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 keep it ford boe, Use an the Ford falcon Typhoon engine, straight 6 turboe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Door pins are a pain in the arse. I ended up using a hacksaw blade and a jack to raise/lower the door to squeeze it in. Took ages As for stripping id get it soda blasted, sand is way to abrasive and will pit your panel steel. Think you could even get done with plastic too. Sounds like a mean build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sexychevette Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 lol at sexy minor...gud luck findin a typhoon engine for under 15g Fuckn mean to see crazy shit like this getin built. Definatly go for a nice 6cylinder turbo. They make the best noise and would be funny in an escort. Lols at your floors look just like my chevette when i pull the carpets up. Guna get the mean stripdown once im in my new garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 hay guys. mate belive me if i had $10 +grand for a ford turbo six i would get one i use to have a alloy head 4.1 in a mk2 years ago that was fuking mental. was running escort drums up front hahahaha. its got to be between the toyota or nissan 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 In the southland times today there is a 1989 gtst skyline with slight frontal damage for $1200 ono. Ph 0272595325. Damn cheap! Could get the ball rolling for mya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 In the southland times today there is a 1989 gtst skyline with slight frontal damage for $1200 ono. Ph 0272595325. Damn cheap! Could get the ball rolling for mya i wish mate ive only managed half thats so far. but ive had an idea some poeple will hate this but at the and of the day its my car so i was going to use vl commodore front end and diff so i think ill just buy a whole vl with the rb30 use all the gear i need and use the motor do do the mocking up. then sell the motor and any other shit i dont need and get the motor i want.hahaha then its fuking yeha. i know sound so simple a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Or this http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Nissan/Engines-drive-trains/auction-116201962.htm?p=31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 so just to up date. i havnt done much just got the doors off with a lot of heat and a FBH i stripped out both doors to just the shells and there is little to no rust in them so ill just strip all the paint and pimer them and put them to one side. ok so the BIG PLAN ive been thinking about motors and looking around with my tape measure and doing some calculations and here it is im going to buy a vl comodore rb30 manual. i will use the complete front end and modify it and the front of the escot till it all fits and use the vl power steering rack so that will be 5 stud front with bigger brakes and the rb 30 will bolt in.(and ill turbo it) next ill take the vl diff cut all the shit of it and if its not disc ill change to disc and make up my own coilover 5 or 6 link setup so thats 5 stud rear with discs all round. then ill cut the complete gearbox tunnel gear box mounts and drive shhaft tunnel out and wield into the escort and just go from there. i will have to drive the vl for a while till i can aford another car so most of this will be later this year. but like i say this is the plan fukin yeha i finaly know what im going to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thminiman Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 fucken hope you've got the skills to pull it off, not keen on seeing another chopped up half finished escort on trademe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggo Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Fuck sounds like a big undertaking alrite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 fucken hope you've got the skills to pull it off, not keen on seeing another chopped up half finished escort on trademe belive me mate this one will not be on trademe ive been looking for one for so long to do this and now it starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 look at the escort in my sig it cant get any worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 will the escort is up on a stand so i can wheel it in and out of the garage and next week i may start on the front end. i just need to by a cheap mig. cheers dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Commie looks pretty decent, if it was'nt a Holden id say keep it and find a doner that is rusty or crashed. Yeah where ya finding ya front gaurds and whats the tag on those bad boys? Will have to do a weigh up when you have them both off to see weight differance. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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