RV8 into P reg Escort 2 door??

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Sun May 23, 2010 6:19 pm

My Son has started the job. I've got involved with a 9" grinder and have swapped hubs to opposite sides so steering rods are at the front where we need them. I've trawled the net but have not found another conversion like it yet?

Anybody seen one??

Pel

CastleMGBV8 · Post by **CastleMGBV8** » Sun May 23, 2010 7:37 pm

Perry,

Front or rear drive shell?

Kevin.

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Mon May 24, 2010 9:14 am

Hi Perry,
did I get this right, you are converting from rack behind the front wheel centre line to rack infront? Just if so you need ot do some more work to sort out the geomatry of the steering.
Best regards
Mike

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Mon May 24, 2010 10:31 am

kiwicar wrote:Hi Perry,
did I get this right, you are converting from rack behind the front wheel centre line to rack infront? Just if so you need ot do some more work to sort out the geomatry of the steering.
Best regards
Mike

Dead right, otherwise it will be 'interesting' to say the least!!

Chris.

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon May 24, 2010 10:39 am

ChrisJC wrote:
kiwicar wrote:Hi Perry,
did I get this right, you are converting from rack behind the front wheel centre line to rack infront? Just if so you need ot do some more work to sort out the geomatry of the steering.
Best regards
Mike
Dead right, otherwise it will be 'interesting' to say the least!!

Chris.

Its was front wheel drive. It will be rear wheel drive. All it needs to do is go in a straight line for short periods

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Mon May 24, 2010 11:09 am

Hi Perry
unfortunatly unless you are happy to weld both wheels in the straight ahead position perminantly you are going to need to restore some Acherman effect to the steering, or at least not have it working back to front, Otherwise it will be unstable in roll (even in a straight line) it may be as simple as swapping the sterring arms side to side or turning them over, but a line through the centre lines of the steering arms needs to converge somewhere close to the centre of the rear axel (for rack in front of the axel centre line).
Best regards
Mike

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon May 24, 2010 11:27 am

Cool!!
You can come over later in the year and be in charge of the big grinder Mike

This is going to be one hell of a laff I reckon

bones · Post by **bones** » Mon May 24, 2010 1:38 pm

Ok this could be daft. but could,nt you use a mk2 escort cross member and make that fit and then use the mk2 steering wrack. I cant remember how the bay looks on a mk3.

rich

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Mon May 24, 2010 1:53 pm

Hi Perry
If you want input from an interfeering know it all give me a shout and I will be over (the grafting of the Mk11 cross member sounds like a good solution. . . your approach seems more fun (as usual!)

BTW if you ever need a random selection of brake discs (new and in pairs) for this project I can bring some over (I could explain

)
Best regards
Mike

topcatcustom · Post by **topcatcustom** » Mon May 24, 2010 2:21 pm

Pel- as Mike says I think it's pretty important you get the steering set up pretty good- if the arms dont point to the centre of the rear axle and you touch the steering it could go mega wrong at any speed

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon May 24, 2010 2:23 pm

bones wrote:Ok this could be daft. but could,nt you use a mk2 escort cross member and make that fit and then use the mk2 steering wrack. I cant remember how the bay looks on a mk3. rich

Sounds worth a look mate!
I'll do some searching

bones · Post by **bones** » Mon May 24, 2010 2:55 pm

Had a search and found mk3 converted to rwd,but they used a cossie engine in it. Front x-member was from a capri as that seemed to fit better and so was steering rack.

rich

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon May 24, 2010 3:08 pm

Its P reg so a MK6 I believe

bones · Post by **bones** » Mon May 24, 2010 3:58 pm

A mk6, well that shows my knowledge of car years,

rich

JJMclure · Post by **JJMclure** » Mon May 24, 2010 4:00 pm

see john sleaths website under 'Berty' not a P reg but not far off