Quote Originally Posted by Donesy View Post
Yeah i found the 222D guy. Big project that one! I love it when people do stuff like that but i think you build a car that would be just as competetive without all the surgery.

I also found these guys in Estonia who have built probably the most viable AW11 gravel car I've seen yet. It's a converted Ice racer but it seems to go pretty well and looks awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOtOOjr277c

https://petrolicious.com/articles/to...nian-rally-car

Your dead right on engine choice, that's exactly what we were thinking. Find our feet with the 4age for a year or two and then up the CC's but stay naturally aspirated for exactly the reasons you've stated.

I had a little email exchange with the guy who runs TTT sussing out some parts but I think I've decided we will need to make everything from scratch. it's way cheaper and with the static ride height we're trying achieve anything close to a stock length TCA just pulls the camber really positive.
If you are contemplating building your own suspension arms remember that the pickup points on the body shell cannot be radically changed from standard under the current MSA production car rules.
Adjustable camber plates are OK but the mounting holes for these plates can’t be moved much.
We used to elongate the mounting holes on the MK2 Escorts and weld a strengthening plate over the top when we used the adjustable TCAs just to bring the camber back into line. However this was back in the day and I don’t think it would be allowed now.
Also speak to Paul Woods about the possibility of using a supported shaft with rather than the usual long and short shafts that a MK1 uses. He was trying to make this possible with the 6 speed gearbox he was building. I think the issue was that the shaft length between the drive shaft coupling and the splinned ends was too long on the MK1 shaft and he was looking for other possibilities.
AW11rally used an Exige box and shafts but these needed a lot of modifications to make work.
I only mention this because the standard long and short shafts create torque steer at the rear and a supported shaft would prevent this.