Reply With QuoteThink if I was going to the trouble of building a replica 037, i'd do it right and copy all the uprights, otherwise I think the value would suffer, as has been seen before only a couple of years ago. Do it once and do it right.
Enzo,
Just use the rear chassis and running gear off your 3.4t !
Think if I was going to the trouble of building a replica 037, i'd do it right and copy all the uprights, otherwise I think the value would suffer, as has been seen before only a couple of years ago. Do it once and do it right.
Someone here may be able to confirm if this upright, shown here on the back of a Delta S4 is the same as the one on the 037?
There is a good set of S4 pics here
Last edited by Strat Fan; 18-01-2013 at 17:17.
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Look the same to me. Think the early focus wrc used a modified version.
The 037 rally car I'm comparing Craig's S4 photo with, has wheels fitted, so it's hard to see the whole upright. What I can see of it, does look like a similar casting.
The chassis on the 037 doesn't look half as accomplished as the S4 one. Even down to little things like the anti droop cables. It's as if the 037 was a development hack for some elements of the S4? Obviously not the 4WD and turbo bit.
It did become the develpment hack, even to the tune of 4wd and they did try Turbo's.
Here some pictures! 037 front and rear upright!
All original style parts available from here if you have some deep pockets then.
"You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead"
Stan Laurel
Similar price to Roberto's cast stratos uprights. Guess its the going rate.
It's funny? You could build a new 037, right down to the last little detail. It's possible.
It's a much longer shot, but you could even build a group 4 Stratos.
However, it's seen as if, you're 'crossing a line', by entering such a car in a Historic event. Even if you've managed to get hold of car on paper only (that is, the identity of a homologation run chassis number).
And yet, very few Twin Cam, RS1600 or RS1800 entered in UK historic rally events actually carry the ID of the homologation run cars that they are supposed to be based on. 'Far more likely that a Chevette, or Ascona would start life as one of the 400 off run.
Then you think, well, "is it ok to build a 131 Abarth replica? The difference here being that the bodyshell is modified almost to group 4 as standard, whereas the Escort group 4 modifications are all fabricated and added to the standard shell after factory production.
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