hey guys, finally saved enough coin to buy an sr20 (apprentice rates = gay)

ive got her sitting in the bay, i bought a xmember off of 510pom, and it fitted straight in.
ive noticed the steering column fowls on a cast of the motor which appears to be unused. see pic,
i read somewhere that people cut it off but want to double check incase its something i will later need to bolt to.




thanks
Shea man

keep us updated on the build Shea id love to see how it all goes because im looking to do the same conversion in my mk2 by the way what diff set up are you using?

Cut it off. It is not required. You can take it back by about 15mm.

Indeed! chop it

cool thanks for the confirmation, i'll get to it this week.
wishihadars1800 im using a hilux lsd that came fitted to the car already, should go alright

pictures are pretty crappy, not much of a looker but a fair stockpile of parts for the old girl, all of which including

s13 sr20det w/ 5 speed gbox
high flow exhaust manifold
enlarged plenum
ems dualsport ecu
quick rack
anti dive kit
adjustable swaybars front and rear
adjustable strut tops
braided hose kit
4 spot volvo calipers on brembo rotors
bias adjustable pedal box with hydralic clutch
hilux lsd
fixed back racing seats
4 point racing harness's
half roll cage (thinking about taking out)
autometer guages
power windows
central locking
keyless enty
alarm w/ immobiliser...

enough to keep me going for a while.

looking good Shea with your cross member did you modify your standard one or buy a complete unit all ready to go for a sr20det?
and with your fix backs im curious how you went about mounting them because mine are giving me a hard time nothings linning up aggggh would you be able to get a few pics of your seats and mounts cheers


josh

hey josh, i bought a xmember off of andrew kemmery from here on the forum, a little while a go he was selling the last one for half what i paid, you should see if hes still got it as these are great, motor drops straight in no hassles.

i haven't yet fitted the seats because i am waiting to have the motor and box bolted in so i can set the angle of the seats accordingly

Shea man

Good to see that you are getting back into it

ok Shea cheers yeah il have a talk to andrew when ive got a decent amount of money to fund the conversion i gota finish painting the car first anyways haha
cheers josh

Going by the photos, the engine seems too high, specially at the front. This means your gearbox to tail shaft to diff angles will be incorrect if the tunnel and floor are not modified extensively.

The "510 pom" crossmember loweres the steering rack if I'm not mistaken. NEVER lower the steering rack on a street driven, lowered Escort. The reasons have been covered before on this forumas as to why. The Works Escorts had a lowered rack crossmember because they had "raised" suspension, and so steering rack angles remained the same.


Have a good read of the following links. A little bit of info on the often overlooked (and potentially deadly) incorrectly aligned/installed tail shaft when doing an engine conversion.

http://autospeed.com/cms/A_108655/article.html

http://Holdenpaedia.oldHolden.com/Tailshafts

http://www.gwb-essen.de/fahrzeugbau/english/seite_22.html