redrsmk5

Hello All

Thought i'd share my little winter project with you all . I last drove the car at the beginning of November last year and had decided well before then that i was going to change and improve a few things for the new forthcoming year of shows. I knew what i wanted to do and knew it wouldnt be easy as the car lives outside so would take some time as this countrys weather is so unpredictable (like today ). I have attended many many ford shows for years now and have always slobbered and drooled over other peoples Escort cossies and decided to try and join these people now with mine. Having owned the car for almost 18 months now i felt that it was the next step..........A full engine bay overhaul!!!
with lots of shiny bits and one or two one off fancy bits. I really want to acheive a neat tidy and clean but not over the top engine bay.

Apologies for bluriness in some of the pics, my camera has changed its settings by itself and i cant get it right again

The car started November looking like this


I wanted to really neated the inlet side, this was taken november before i started


Then i ripped it to bits leaving it like this



Over the winter months ive brought lots of bits from the car home for cleaning, all the hoses etc, amongst loads of other bits too.

I knew that i wanted a lot of chrome so set about prepping lots of the cast parts for the best finish possible. the Inlet plenum cover took 10 hours of flattening and fettling so would be near perfect when chromed, i had some funny looks of people at work when i'd got blisters on my hands




the final item was well worth all the effort



the turbo was also to be chromed so again was flattened and polished up ready for some of the shiny treatment
before


I have always used a red bull can somewhere in my cars, so again wanted to use it on my escort especially as the red and blue on the can would compliment my car. I decided to incorporate it by using the iscv.So i made a template

Then using a craft knife placed this over the can and cut it really carefully to shape.Then stuck this on using bodyline double sided tape. I also hand painted the ford logo on this with the finest paint brush youve ever seen!!!!
Im happy with the final result it may not be too everybodys taste but its a bit different and i like it


Wanted to then try and improve the fuel lines a bit. My original fuel rail was matt black so stripped that and found it was polished underneath I had bought some braided fuel line from the Donington spares day last year and set about trying to make it fit the rail. This isnt easy as the existing black pipe is well stuck on the rail, so heated it up and it came off. Then i decide to try and use the existing plastic pipes that run inside the protective outer pipe and replace this outer pipe with the new braided pipe i had got. I took my time with this as it involved cutting away the outer pipe without cutting through the precious inner pipe............guess what, i failed

I tried really hard but still cut through. The hunt was on for a new damaged fuel line. This is where MATCOS helped me massively and thanks to him the car can now run again as he had been offered one recently by an RSOC member, a few PMs later the new rail was mine, but what a costly schoolboy error only wanted one pipe but had to buy the whole rail.

Anyway after a few weeks of work the rail now looks like this, just one of the connectors to re-attach tomorrow



To match the blue hose finishers on the fuel lines i thought id get some fancy p-clips and hose seperators to match. So a trip to Demon Tweeks last weekend lightened me of yet more £££ but theyre top quality and should look great against the lines and chromed plenum


I had in mind a quite trick idea with a piece of carbon cam cover that i had left over. When it arrived the full one didnt fit so i had to cut it which gave me the idea of using it in this way..... I made this

From this part of it

What do you think????? I love it!! havent seen one of these before

About 4 weeks ago i took all my bits and bobs to the chromers and on Friday picked them all up.... Mint Lots of bolts, bits, brackets etc, as well as all my Bailey tanks.









So yesterday i started the big re-assemble. I thought i'd start down the turbo side as this was the easier of the 2 sides.
The Bay has been cleaned up as much as i can, the block, head,chassis legs,innerwings, etc etc have all been cleaned or polished.
Heres how it was yesterday morning before i started



Car with Turbo and mirror image tank on, Actuator bracket and actuator.



Turbo side almost finished, just a few pipes to reconnect, and started spitting with rain at this point


Soon after this it Peed down so heres how i left the car, first rain its seen uncovered since November


Anyway im off work next week to get this car put back together and get running again..... got lots to do including fitting these


Also got new window caps to do
New centre dials to fit (thanks Paul Ripley )
Oil and filter & Plugs.

And lots and lots of other stuff that i'll keep updated. Cant wait to get it done then give it a good polishing and get some final pics up on here.

Thanks
Martin

redrsmk5

Forgot to post these pics.

Thermostat housing before





After, with new gaskets,hoses, and thermostat

maxest

iTrader: (1)

Very nice, and makes a change from the black bays, that are popular at the moment!

Richie.

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Thats proper nice mate

Even though I am the anti-bufty i do like the look

PewteRS

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Looks awsome mate

At least the chroming will be easier to maintain than if it was just polished

Maxfield

Looks good!

My dads cars normally got empty redbull cans in the interior

Rolls

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Awesome mate - just stunning! - the only thing that I would change about your car is the sidelights

Can't wait to see it at the shows - will be good to have a chat!

AJC

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very nice martin, your suuuuuuch a bufty

top work mate

cos im worth it

Looking really good Martin, as Andy said you really are such a bufty! nice one mate.

KSA-Cossie

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Nice n clean m8.

Nash

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Martin you know what i am going to say........................You Bufty!

No seriously looks even better, cant wait to see it at easter bud.

These pics really dont do Martins car any justice. The car is truely mint, one of the best condition and looked after Escos i have ever seen. The attention to detail is just amazing!

redrsmk5

Big Thanks all, the comments are very kind

Rolls: whats wrong with my side lights???? they dont serve any purpose so they may as well be body colour.

Thanks Nash see you soon mate

Rolls

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Lol! - I don't know, I just prefer sidelights that arn't colour coded! Think its just me TBH matey! - apart from that I love your car in every way! - i'm not parking next to you at any shows as the front of mine is shone-chipped to hell thanks to "playing" on the way to leMans last year - your's looks sooo much cleaner

xr2i-carl

good work mate

Brian

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Looks stunning mate


Brian

FQ200turbo

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nice

banhambuilt

simply stunning mate,can`t wait to see/have a ride in it (please)

dave

stundies

Lookin good mate, lookin good

redrsmk5

Update time And thanks for all the posts

P.S. Banhambuilt: No problem Dave

Bit windy today so got done what i could!!! Decided to start down the inlet side so polished up all of the inner wing again first then started to put bits back.
The inlet manifold damper, EDIS mounting bracket and power steering tank were first back on



Then started to put the inlet manifold on. Using all cometic gaskets down this side which are top class



Tightened all that up then put the inlet plenum on which looks great in place!!! also put the wiring loom on the inlet using some of the new blue p-clips which im pleased with too



The throttle body was next. This has had a full overhaul too, been painted silver and i had the throttle springs chromed along with the 4 bolts that attach it to the inlet plenum. Its so rewarding when you see it all going back!!!



Then the iscv that id played with went on and really looks great when fitted!



Finally fitted the header tank and some of the water hoses. Thats it for today, roll on tomorrow

PewteRS

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I like the throttle body mate very nice touch

TimC

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Brian

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Brian

Twins

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EssexMikeSi

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absolutely stunning mate. I thought your engine bay looked pretty tastey before, but now you've just taken it to the next level lol. Can't wait to see this car at some of the shows i hope

MattyRST

How the hell can i live near to someone who has one of if not the cleanest escort cossies out there !!!! Fair play martin i said all them blisters would be worth it when it was done

Well done mate im now moving as your making my S2 look a dirty shed now

ReneRST

AJC

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looking good mate

ellicoss

That looks stunning mate

MATCOS

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SHIT HOT

Martin that looks , I think I may paint my throttle body now as yours looks so good-the chromed springs look amazing
top job all round Buddy

MaxCos

look´s

cheeRS MAX

Sticky.

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THE RADMAN

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very good,love chrome

redrsmk5

Many Thanks all the comments since my last update are all very nice and encourage me to keep going in these troubled cosworth times!!!! thank you

Matcos you wont believe what paint that is i didnt think it would work when i bought it but with the right preperation its worked a treat its plastikote projekt paint (yes k not c) in an aerosol bought from my local Wilkinsons its metallic silver number 451, i lightly rubbed the whole body down with medium wire wool and also the swinging mechanism too.its a great finish.

MattyRST: get that saph mate, and youre s2 is mint ive told you that enough times

Hopefully i will have loads of finished pics for you all tomorrow

slammedorion

Looking good mate Your mad when it comes to cleaning... thought I was bad... lol
Went past it tonight... looks awesome, pictures dont do the car justice...
PS... You'll have to drag Si onto here... also, pm'ed you awhile back and still you ain't replied...

fezzajsy

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awesome stuff

Nash

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Its turning into a Crewe invasion thread this!

Whats with everyone buying Saphs again back home? Only used to be 3 of us now there's fucking loads.

P.S. This is going to save you loads of £££ in polish each year so will pay for the Chroming

slammedorion

[quote="Nash"]Its turning into a Crewe invasion thread this!

redrsmk5

Chris - good to hear from you fella!!! hows the scooby??? Si's on here mate as stundies, his cossies in the pf garage.

Thanks all, will hopefully have some pics of the finished article on here by the weekend

banhambuilt

can`t wait to see the finished article

i will hold you to a ride mate

dave

slammedorion

Martin... you have PM...