Mk4 Ford Escort engine swap and Rear wheel drive conversion THE FRANKENSCORT EPISODE 4- Build photos

1989 Ford Escort home build using Mazda Rx8 axles, a BMW M54B30 engine with a Holset HX35 Turbo and custom widearches, all work carried out by me at home on the driveway this is a slideshow of all the photos documenting the build from start to finish!
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[@brejones3646]

amazing my man u really do some incredible work

[@darrentylor5473]

Only those who have walked this line will truly know the challenges you faced and the patience you had to have to see this through to the end, looks great, enjoy your project!

[@kevinharker1840]

not sure about the blue roll cage and rear spoiler, rs 1700t would have looked good, but certainly an amazing build......ON YOUR DRIVEWAY !!!!!

[@TheCraigy83]

3:53...theres practically nothing there look how little metal there ia once you remove the thin floor..theses are scary weak and ive been in one off the clock past 140mph 😬

[@fordstheonlyway]

Proper driveway build, respect, love it mate.

[@matthewmanchester681]

This taught me anything is possible 😮

[@gothikia]

Damn man, you've done an amazing job on this build. How much time and money did you sink into it if you don't mind me asking?

[@valeriepike8296]

I'd completely forgotten how much work went into this - absolutely amazing!

[@nickscunny]

A good build.... Can’t wait to see this finished (again 😁)...

[@chasevans7171]

Stunning car. Had to mute the sound halfway through vid though. Hideous noise.

[@staffordshirebullterrierli7411]

HOLYSHITBALLS!!!!!!!😍 How much did this conversion cost?

[@larryjimbob]

The MK3 should've always been RWD from the start! Nevermind Ford, it's been put right now 😉😁

[@brano8952]

Some balls doing all that work outside on the drive 😂👌🏻👌🏻. Unbelievable how well it turned out mate 👌🏻👌🏻

[@zackraiden5875]

It is great but damn is must be easy having a garage with all the gear aha! Doing big stuff on project cars suck when you live in a council house with no garage! Props to him though it came out great!

[@analogfreund9019]

Excellent Job, Musik Oh Man is so Bad

[@leeevans4635]

Not a fan of the cage work i'd have done it differently but a definate thumbs up to the rest of the build not seen BMW parts used before most of these seem to be Sierra based👍

[@manlikemike8206]

So glad to of stumbled across this video. A lad 2 roads from me has a s1 xr3i (is it. Its not a original s1 rsturbo) but it has a 700bhp cowworth enigine in and its on the rears. Great video mate

[@keithoherrin710]

It's adorable. You turned an escort into a mustang. It looks like a mini fox body mustang!

[@casperwillinghamculleton3287]

Absolutely amazing the way this car was transformed absolut beast

[@THEFRANKENSCORT]

Thankyou 👌😊

[@casperwillinghamculleton3287]

Escort wit a heart of a bmw n d running gear of a rx8 sweet as a nut I like it any plans for upgrading this beast in future r just keeping the way u built it ?

[@THEFRANKENSCORT]

I will be making some changes soon mate yeah, will be more power when its finished too, different suspension, might have a colour change too!

[@casperwillinghamculleton3287]

It's going to be epic wat Eva u do with it can't wait ta see way the outcome is keep up the good work

[@TheMancalorian]

its definately a proper UK driveway build.

[@paulfeatherstone7095]

Hello what a fantastic Job you have made love it ! .

[@MBLegend89]

Dammn amazing build iv all ways wanted to get a audi s2 awd and put a escort shell on it :) but im to lazy hahah

[@ferenckiraly9844]

a szivem örül hogy vannak még ilyen csodálatos emberek akik lelket lehelnek egy régi vasba minden tiszteletem aki ezt csinálta gyönyörü lett!!!!!!!

[@andrewsmith-zi7db]

Really amazing build but would of bean a lot better to hear it run that spoiled it

[@craigorford9932]

Well done kook build,I bet at the traffic lights it’s fun

[@doctormoore5937]

One of the most incredible builds I've ever seen! Well done man!

[@robertgrant2813]

Amazing job! Some of best design and build work is done at home by passionate and skilled people with vision. 👍

[@denverhester351]

She looks mint asf

[@timprice9129]

Any update on this beast? I remember it was crashed, and you were rebuilding it, did you rebuild it after?

[@SB-ke3yf]

A Great bit of engineering 👍🏿

[@peterbalac1915]

3 minutes in I was thinking this guys insane , 30 seconds later I subscribed!! Got to watch the full video I'll be back,,,,,,

[@paulleslie9110]

Mate this is honestly one off the best builds ive seen on a mk4. Some off your works scary genius cant wait to watch ur other vids. Im doing the rst conversion on mine ( first engine swap ) and im having a bit bother with my loom. Im just swapping the engine loom , keeping lights etc. but the relays at the footwell i know i remove the pink fuel relay and replace with the pink rst one , but the green relay next to it that runs the warm up reg etc with the brown wires do i remove this one? I can post a video if it helps... cheers

[@deanhayes7406]

Absolutely awesome build, you're a very talented fabricator.

[@karlalton3170]

Dude Awesome job for a home driveway build you should be very pleased with yourself 😁😁🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@billmarshall6321]

Need more you’ve got me hooked now! Sick car sick work 👊🏼

[@Goonie-dv3fw]

that is one hell of an amazing build

[@guyelliott8656]

Well done mate it's on my bucket list love the colour too 🤤

[@jondrizzle4554]

Hats off to you that is one awesome build fella 👏

[@1969ashley1969]

That's so so good, I love it. Respect fella.

[@peterarries7879]

Awesome build, what an amazing car you have created 👊👊👏👏

[@grahammcmurran7857]

Colour scheme is shocking, spoiler is rank, apart from that nice build

[@Luis-mj5pv]

Really? It looks amazing! Witch aileron is this? I want It!

[@marcus123841]

Would love to see a video of it going

[@rjauto7215]

Mental but sick what a car 👌👌👌👌

[@TheCraigy83]

It's gonna be much stronger with the drive shaft tunnel + roll cage

[@engenheirosuemg20064]

Eu sonhei com isso e pra vc é realidade. Parabéns.

[@markpearce1991]

THIS IS JUST A MISSILE ON WHEELS.......... A F....ING SEXY LOOKING MISSILE AT THAT

[@markcozzie]

Looks totally unsafe,hope got scrapped, death trap

[@thedj5914]

Belter 👌 wish I had the space to do a build like this !!

[@jujhf8979]

best car build , bmw motor , rwd , in ford escort .........

[@colinsimons]

I’d drive that all day long👏🏻👏🏻

[@duncandancer9531]

Now that's a weapon

[@northernangelnofearmotherf485]

Nice job shame about the bomber jacket lol

[@andypeet6791]

A dream came true amazing.

[@MrGhostrider321]

What’s happening to this nothing updated

[@jamiewood4280]

I get the Ford/Mazda thing, but I was wondering why you went for a BMW?

[@82coxy]

I thought the opposite. The BMW engine and drivetrain makes sense to me but not the RX8 suspension and subframe. For a RWD conversion BMW is the go to engine here in the UK. They're quite cheap and parts are easy to come by.

[@Simonstockton82]

Brother I am in awe and amazement of this, my jaw literally dropped when I realised you painted it in what looked like a pop up green house on your driveway

[@seanandlizzie]

What ecu is it? a kpro

[@THEFRANKENSCORT]

Megasquirt ms3x mate

[@NoName-gu9tf]

New sub

[@itspartytimedisco]

Any updates on this mate.

[@peterbalac1915]

Mindblowingly amazing, I'm bloody worn out just watching and on your drive way 😥 what an achievement amazing skillset you have. I thought it was my son standing there with his arms folded near the end had to rewind that bit three times, I'm sharing this well done buddy RESPECT 👏👏 ✊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TheNavyseamonkey]

I was so close to slagging this build off for the sheet metal underside. The mechanic in me was twitching at the thought of chassis flex. Then the next visual was a Tig welder and stringers tigged on the chassis. Nice work

[@Anonymous_nothing]

My deepest respect. I owned an xr3i and 1.6 rs turbo when I was younger, loved the cars. Cant believe you achieved this on your driveway, you are a genius with golden hands.

[@michelduclos130]

Bonjour je recherche une xr3 merci

[@teatime19]

Great build👍

[@jonr32turbo]

Awesome job 😎👌

[@almyrhansby9525]

My friend wants to know y you didn't fit that drivetrains into the Mazda. Asking for a friend

[@gapininja]

Hey love the build, what material did you use for the arches hpw do you make them concavs around the wheel outwards

[@switcheixeira]

What a massive garage project! 🤟🏽👏🏽👌🏽🔨

[@ryanmcquillan4587]

First class 👌 hats off to you,great way to show your years of learning you skills and putting them to good use..really enjoyed your build and love the escort 🏁😎

[@anowlgazi]

A very nice build Sir, salutes to the hard work! Thanks for sharing with us, really love it 💪💪💪

[@gdfggggg]

Well done. Takes dedication to do that.

[@traceypotts9425]

I lost interest in first five minutes

[@THEFRANKENSCORT]

It's not for you so that's ok :)

[@TheCutiebabie]

We got a Karen over here

[@traceypotts9425]

@@TheCutiebabie I lost interest simple as love oh and I'm no KAREN

[@THEFRANKENSCORT]

@@traceypotts9425 don't watch my videos then! Simple! Haha, I don't go on KZbin and find videos I'm not going to enjoy and comment on them telling them I'm bored! Find some videos you do enjoy and go and have fun! 👌

[@traceypotts9425]

@@THEFRANKENSCORT if you don't want comments then don't put your videos on KZbin . And thanks I do go have fun in my Cossie but I don't put it on here for people to judge me simple as