Escort cosworth restoraition wih improvements

jona bona · 11-03-2009, 08:17 PM

Rite guys and girls been meaning to start a thread for a while so here goes.

Got my escos in july last year after swapping my mk2 clio v6 for it.
After driving it round for a while i decided i wanted to get it back to better than new so took it of the road december last year and im probably about halfway there now so heres the pics of the progress so far.

First day of the resto tkae the engine out

Then got the gearbox and engine seperated and on the stand

then get the rear beam and bits off

Cleaned up the caliper mounts

hubs and carriers ready to go for shot blasting and plating

disk carriers ready to be anodised

rear beam bits ready for shot blasting and powder coating

loads of other bits ready for plating

hubs and carriers all done and plated

all me bits back from powder coaters

started putting the rear beam back together

Me disk carriers all anodised

my intercooler after a bit of a clean

bits back from plating

under side before and after cleaning ready for a new coat

disks back together

rear beam all finished

gearbox with a fresh spray

front calipers before and after cleaning

shiney bits after cleaning

engine mounts after clean and spray

now some new bits

fixed top mounts

adjustable tcas

comp strut kit

rear calipers

water pump

geniune wrc headgasket

grp a gasket set

sump baffle

k and n

starter motor cleaned and sprayed

some bits for blasting

block and head all sprayed and back together

exhaust all heat wrapped

old and reconned alternator

rocker cover sprayed candy red

big winged sump fitted

few more bits bolted on the engine

and now the good bit got the turbo last weekend a gt30 with external waste gate got it trial fitted still need a few more bits tho. Thanks to martin at reyland, couldnt meet a nicer guy or more knowledgable

and thats what ive been doing for the last 3 months more soon tho

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kitted_escort · 11-03-2009, 08:29 PM

do you want to come round and do my mk 6 escort? lol only joking you have done a mint job

andy130 · 11-03-2009, 09:05 PM

mint and your doing a great job of it

malcs-escort-cos · 11-03-2009, 09:18 PM

nice one mate will be keeping eye on this

rs1072 · 11-03-2009, 09:30 PM

tarmac terriost · 11-03-2009, 09:40 PM

looks great m8 really does keep up the hard work

Wayne Ash · 11-03-2009, 09:47 PM

stunning

maxest · 11-03-2009, 09:51 PM

Superb,, are you a member of escortrscosworth.com i;m sure this would be a welcomed thread in there resto room!

jona bona · 11-03-2009, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxest

Superb,, are you a member of escortrscosworth.com i;m sure this would be a welcomed thread in there resto room!

Yes i am bud iv already got a thread on there

andy130 · 11-03-2009, 10:17 PM

post a link mate?

GribbiN · 11-03-2009, 10:31 PM

looking good, love the candy red rocker

jona bona · 11-03-2009, 10:31 PM

link for escortcosworth.com
http://www.escortrscosworth.com/foru...ead.php?t=1735

B15Risk · 11-03-2009, 10:55 PM

spot on

Rides · 11-03-2009, 11:36 PM

WOW some good work gone into that...looks lush

kitchy · 12-03-2009, 03:13 AM

fucking hell mate, didnt realise you had put that much work into it, youll have to let me have a look at it when its done,

fezzajsy · 12-03-2009, 04:38 AM

very nice mate

Graham88 · 12-03-2009, 05:48 AM

That's awesome, will keep an eye on this!

Zetecfiesta · 13-03-2009, 06:37 PM

looks mint mate!

andy escos · 13-03-2009, 06:38 PM

stunning work mate looks amazing

Glenn. · 13-03-2009, 06:40 PM

Wow i love it the turbo is massive lol.

fiestaturbo1984 · 14-03-2009, 04:21 PM

beautiful car

jona bona · 16-03-2009, 08:15 PM

Rite then boys and girls another update got some pulleys and alternator bracket bak from powder coating just waiting on my crossmember. Also got to get some bits and bobs electro plated then i can get it timed. Anyway heres some pics

more soon

Brian · 16-03-2009, 08:29 PM

Brian

alo · 16-03-2009, 08:41 PM

Very tidy! All the powder coating and electro plating makes the difference.

CraigoScott · 16-03-2009, 09:11 PM

wow stunningly bufty! lovew it!

fiesta_xr2i · 17-03-2009, 12:12 AM

Very NICE .

I hope you plan to make something new here ?????

Quote:

Originally Posted by jona bona

more soon

jona bona · 22-03-2009, 01:36 PM

rite guys another update got the underneith of it stone chiped now just need to do the wheel arches and then spray

also got me prop all cleaned and sprayed

and lastly got a few more bits back and on the engine

and how the car stands at the moment

More soon

COLEYST200 · 22-03-2009, 01:42 PM

looking good mate all the best with it nice work

RSCossieGaz · 22-03-2009, 01:56 PM

great work mate cant wait to see it when all finished

kitchy · 22-03-2009, 05:44 PM

lovely work mate

Dan16v · 22-03-2009, 06:18 PM

fantastic work, looks amazing so far

jona bona · 25-03-2009, 08:04 PM

another bit done had to figure out how to mark the top mounts for drilling. Trying to measure would have been stupidly hard so came up with an idea to make a bung that goes tight in the strut top with a hole dead central to pull the top mount up square got all the measurements and then my brilliant neighbour machined them for me and heres the finished artical will drill them this weekend :icon_smile:

Zetecfiesta · 25-03-2009, 08:12 PM

nice project mate!

Brian · 25-03-2009, 08:20 PM

Looking good

Brian

Robs Frst · 25-03-2009, 08:26 PM

Looking good.

seans saff · 25-03-2009, 08:42 PM

hope i dont sound too thick

but im wondering what the plating is and how its done to make the bolts and other bits in the pics look gold? cheers

jona bona · 25-03-2009, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seans saff

hope i dont sound too thick

but im wondering what the plating is and how its done to make the bolts and other bits in the pics look gold? cheers

The plating is electro plating and its done by dipping the bits. You can have it done gold,silver or clear

fezzajsy · 25-03-2009, 10:04 PM

looks awesome mate,well done

miller3 · 04-04-2009, 12:19 PM

Very nice pal

cossieprob · 04-04-2009, 01:00 PM

keep it comeing mate,

If i had the time id love to do my escos like this.

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jona bona Wahay!! I've lost my Virginity!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coventry Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	rite guys another update got the underneith of it stone chiped now just need to do the wheel arches and then spray also got me prop all cleaned and sprayed and lastly got a few more bits back and on the engine and how the car stands at the moment More soon

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jona bona Wahay!! I've lost my Virginity!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coventry Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	another bit done had to figure out how to mark the top mounts for drilling. Trying to measure would have been stupidly hard so came up with an idea to make a bung that goes tight in the strut top with a hole dead central to pull the top mount up square got all the measurements and then my brilliant neighbour machined them for me and heres the finished artical will drill them this weekend :icon_smile:

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