Alright fella's, I haven't posted on here for a while now, but thought I'd share my little project that has been progressing over the past couple of years, I hope you guys like it.
It started out as a standard R5 campus which I used for a while and to be honest was a fantastic little machine. Then after much head scratching on what type running gear to use I decided on an Evo5 engine mated to escort cosworth running gear.
We came to this conclusion because I still wanted to retained some of the rear of the car so an engine in the back went in the bin. Front engine rear wheel drive would work but because the rear of a 5 is made of tinfoil there is no real weight over the back to aid traction. So I went with AWD in the end.
We did think about using the full Mitsubishi running gear, but the final engine position would mean that the engine would sit forward of the front axle and very close to the front of the car, meaning that possibly the radiator would have to be mounted in the rear making the car impractical to use on the road I.e. Fan noise and loss of the boot.
So we thought (we being me and Dave Plant from DJM) that an evo engine fitted to escort cosworth running gear would be good, because we could place the front differential in front of the engine, therefore setting the engine further back in the bulkhead and lower into the chassis.
Now I know you CS boys like your pictures so I'll let them do the rest of the talking.
It started out as a standard R5 campus which I used for a while and to be honest was a fantastic little machine. Then after much head scratching on what type running gear to use I decided on an Evo5 engine mated to escort cosworth running gear.
We came to this conclusion because I still wanted to retained some of the rear of the car so an engine in the back went in the bin. Front engine rear wheel drive would work but because the rear of a 5 is made of tinfoil there is no real weight over the back to aid traction. So I went with AWD in the end.
We did think about using the full Mitsubishi running gear, but the final engine position would mean that the engine would sit forward of the front axle and very close to the front of the car, meaning that possibly the radiator would have to be mounted in the rear making the car impractical to use on the road I.e. Fan noise and loss of the boot.
So we thought (we being me and Dave Plant from DJM) that an evo engine fitted to escort cosworth running gear would be good, because we could place the front differential in front of the engine, therefore setting the engine further back in the bulkhead and lower into the chassis.
Now I know you CS boys like your pictures so I'll let them do the rest of the talking.
