Building a Rwd Ford with T5 Volvo heart

Folvo

OK, so hi everyone, new post from previous Volvo owner, now looking at a Ford project.

This one may need allot of assistance? But the main project is how to fit a T5 Volvo into a RWD car.

So far it looks like this:
T5 engine, 960 sump? Adaptor plate from Deeworks, t56 Falcon box. Sound about right? Obviously engine mounts to suit the chassis and drive shaft adaption.

Any advice?

AshDVS

The Deeworks adaptor is very neat.
What vehicle is this going into?

Nelpd96

Check out the thread on the Amazon, he is doing the same thing.

Folvo

Ford Sierra

Along these lines -

gavinh

A Sierra, like 1980's mark or the perana 4wd

Spac

Welcome aboard Butters! What are you going to use the car for?

Vee_Que

The deeworks box may do t56? But shifter position is important with this. Modifying the sump is a simple process to some degree. What ford is it going in?

Folvo

Ford Sierra 1986 3 door, original motors have gone to NASA for development and mainly use unobtainum metal parts. So spending $$$$$$$$$$$$$ was not an option

morgan

Original cosworth or xr4i ?

gavinh

An iconic car in the uk, don't see many of them these days, they have all disinterested. Gonna be following this one

Folvo

Xr4ti , 2.3 turbo . So reengineering a 2.5 turbo should be easi -ish, you can screw a Volvo head on that engine, but a swap is better I think

morgan

80k upwards for rs500 now , and that's pounds

morgan

Used to have one, xr4i , awesome car

PaddlerEd

gavinh;115703 wroteAn iconic car in the uk, don't see many of them these days, they have all disintegrated. Gonna be following this one

When I was at school, someone's parents had a bog standard 1600cc 3 door sierra... there was someone else who had a Sierra 2.0 4x4, so basically an XR4x4 but without the Cologne V6....

gavinh

When I was a kid in the 80s they were every where, like the metros, a friend parents had a mk1 3 door. They were the step up from the hot hatch or you would get some guy sticking the coffee table to the back with the big exhaust.
Always liked the 4x4 in white and the v6 was the same but rarer.

Vee_Que

Where are you located?

PaddlerEd

gavinh;115715 wroteWhen I was a kid in the 80s they were every where, like the metros, a friend parents had a mk1 3 door. They were the step up from the hot hatch or you would get some guy sticking the coffee table to the back with the big exhaust.
Always liked the 4x4 in white and the v6 was the same but rarer.

Sidetracking the thread - but I've just seen an estimate of £5000+ for an MG Metro...

T3rrorbyt3

What t5 are you planning on running in it? Older RN or the newer RNC? I'm using the b5254T7 from the c30 If you have any questions shoot me a message

morgan

£14900 for an mg metro turbo last time I saw one advertised , give me a Renault 5 gt turbo for 1/4 price and twice the fun !

gavinh

morgan;115731 wrote£14900 for an mg metro turbo last time I saw one advertised , give me a Renault 5 gt turbo for 1/4 price and twice the fun !

Sorry side track again, wasn't the mg metro turbo the fastest 0-60 car on the road at the time, friend had the Renault 5 turbo as well brilliant car, again 2 car that have died out and rusted away with exception of a few