J1mbo

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Well, near two years now i think of constant track day abuse and we thought the escos would do well with a little revamp

so today, i set about attacking it

heres a few pics of todays progress

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first off,

driveshafts

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next thing was the exhaust to gain access to the gearbox

so out with the ffd

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and the handset

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as the ffd box splits in two bits like the t5 2wd cossie box,

next bit was the magnesium bell housing

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clutch and flywheel next, forgot to take pics

but that allowed me to get to the 8 1/" inch front diff

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and compared to the diff most use

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so, with all the transmission all out the way, a few pipes later this little beauty popped out the top !! The 600hp lump thats powered us round for the two past years without one problem

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and here is the filthy hole it came out of

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just a couple of brake pics, gonna give em a good check over, clean out and maybe bufty up a bit, bells would look nice re annodized so see what happens

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ill be in again tomorrow cleaning the whole lot down, going over every pipe checking theyre ok, removing the loom for mods and removing the dash too so more tomoz

going to be a slow project over the next month but ill keep you informed with pics

jim

J1mbo

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Right todays work !!

dash is looking a bit bleak so going to be flocked to tidy her up abit,

heres pics of everything i ripped out

whilst at it i took the engine loom out, and it was attatched to the car loom,,,

or so i though started taking plugs off that i didnt need to pmsl so went back together

anyways enough chit chat

right first out, stack dash made for malcolm wilson with built in pectel monitor

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few panels out

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t6 2000 loom

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all the bits out and how i left it today

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more next week to those tuned in lol

jim

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nice motor keep the updates coming!

andy130

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we all know jim you's are going bufty whats plans for new engine mate?

jacko

your a lucky lad getting to work on top end cars like that jim

J1mbo

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im soo not bufty lol. na just wants a freshen up ya know, getting tired so gonna make her look all good

give engine and transmission a look over you know the usual mate 2 years abuse good to have a look at things

J1mbo

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ey up fella long time no speek hows things up there ?

yeah tis good getting back working on the old gal, makes a change to work on something decent lately

Rick Astley

You should convince your dad to revamp the outside too. New graphics etc...

J1mbo

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dont you like mate ?

i like it, he likes it so its staying as is for now fella, would be nice to do something a bit special, but for now thats her

james kiely

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jimbo that car looks like the ultimate box of tricks ,is it getting painted?

J1mbo

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no, no paint this time round, want to get the arches sorted sometime as they were a bit of a rush job for ford fair but hey, its a track car not a bufty

the engine bay is going to get a well deserved clean up and the tanks going to be powder coated and a new colour scheme under there

jacko

not bad mate sorting all customers car so i can move to new place

T3ORA

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it will never run again




looking good jimbo

is he going for more power or staying the same

jamie rst

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Looking good mate will it have any more power when it comes back out

if you do have your dash flocked and have not got some one to do it give raj at autoflock motorsport a call on 07894636707 and see if he can help as i have just had my dash done it looks great and he is a very helpful chap and has a great turn around time.

J1mbo

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ah nice one fella, bigger place ?



i will let you know when it comes off the dyno

J1mbo

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as below will let you know as it comes off dyno

spoke to raj a couple of times seems a top bloke, heard nothing but good things so left him a message earlier and hoping hes going to do it, cheers fella

Rick Astley

I do matey yes, but if your going to revamp the bits people cannot necessarily see then why not do the bit they can and create abit of a fuss over it?

J1mbo

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the colour scheme has grown more an more on us all really so want to keep it, wasnt 100% to start but do love it

know what you mean, and id like to do something different but the old boy loves it and it is his car,

maybe for next year will do something different

Brian

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Love this Cossie

Keep us updated


Brian

jonny s2

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looked ok at ford fair jimbo
more carbon? cant really see where you can improve,its a track car

J1mbo

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just tidy mate, after 2 years abuse everything is filthy, engines getting a bit of a revise that sorta thing

Twins

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Good work there Jimbo

Miller 3

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good work there Jim bud

MikeR

Looks good Jim, when do you start on your Saph?

J1mbo

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ta fellas, mike, saff im hoping will be with me next weekend ! so then, straight off gonna clean it up and get is rolling straight alway, then going to be putting it above the offices at work and get everything cleaned up painted ect

stevenebm

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awesome.il be keeping an eye on this one

Danny @ Enhanced Performance

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iv just done the same with mine mate,its amazing how manky they get after a couple of years of abuse ah???i should have it all back together by next weekend...
cant wait to see your beast back together,be good to see the pair out on track at some point???

cheers danny

GINGExR2 T

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I love this car, It's the one i look for out on track at Ford Fair, looks amazing out on track.

nuttynil

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nice car to work on

mk1trb

lucky git, i want your job

Chip

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Doesnt need paint, looks great as it is.

Proper weapon that

Is engine spec staying the same? Or tempted to go for an AG spec one?

CossieRich

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Cool car.

J1mbo

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cheers for the comments folks


engine wise, its gonna be the same but different

nothing as mental as andrews thats a bit much as i drive it and my brother will be next in the seat and something responsive is nice for us to drive ya know but should still be a chunk quicker

as said will report back once engines been dyno'd wont say much for now

andy escos

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sweet car jimbo are you going to repair the rear arches where your old man made more clearance for the rear tyres with a pair of mole grips

J1mbo

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lol ! that was with a proper arch roller.. but where it had a new quater on the lip was just cut and folded under ! so when rolled it came out terrible !

that was on the cards though, but due to wanting it done in four weeks so we can go map it and then get to central day its staying as is, say it alot, at the end of the day, it is a track car and is gonna get damaged anyway so just use it and abuse it, repair when needed lol

Paul_RS

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You me be going bufty, but i'll still race ye

fezzajsy

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Luca

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Its wonderful what you are doing Jimfo ( )

H7 CYA

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Awesome car! I look forward to the updates!

J1mbo

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DO, PO, FO NOW