Escort Thundersaloon rebuild and return to life....

matman · 2012-11-04 12:31:22

Jesus this thing looks insane , nice work :top:

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28-09-2014, 09:06 PM

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Jesus this thing looks insane , nice work

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29-09-2014, 11:01 AM

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mental

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29-09-2014, 12:44 PM

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cant wait to see this on track

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29-09-2014, 05:20 PM

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love this, want this!

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29-09-2014, 05:28 PM

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Looks insane!

I'll be keeping my eye on this one

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29-09-2014, 05:30 PM

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Hell yeah looks the do dars

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29-09-2014, 05:40 PM

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Wow!!!! Hurry up and finish it!

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02-10-2014, 08:03 PM

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looking very nice cant wait till its out

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25-01-2015, 06:41 PM

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Final its getting there.

Car rolled outside for some photos and the engine is back out, new head fitted and off to get map tweeked in a few weeks.

Once its back, engine in and a few hoses and its done

if only it was that simple. lol

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25-01-2015, 06:54 PM

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Awesome looking thing. How come the heads been changed ?

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25-01-2015, 07:30 PM

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Looks epic Mat!!!!!

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25-01-2015, 07:36 PM

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Awesome looking thing. How come the heads been changed ?

owner got a julian godfrey mega expensive head, with an inconel manifold and bigger turbo lol, should get to the 700bhp target

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25-01-2015, 07:36 PM

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Looks epic Mat!!!!!

Thanks Iain, hows yours looking???

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25-01-2015, 09:27 PM

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thats one cool looking car , its great to see these old cars coming back to life

cheers paul

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25-01-2015, 09:38 PM

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Amazing motor even better in the flesh

good to meet you mate look foward to seeing it finished

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25-01-2015, 10:47 PM

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glad to see this is still being finished

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26-01-2015, 04:52 AM

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That looks mint.

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26-01-2015, 02:20 PM

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That looks fekin bonkers! Awesome car.

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26-01-2015, 06:18 PM

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Wow Matt, that one awesome looking machine

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26-01-2015, 06:26 PM

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That front end pic...... wow

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26-01-2015, 06:41 PM

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now thats one epic transformation matt

why the toothed belt on the altemnater matt,ive never seen that done before?

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26-01-2015, 08:59 PM

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now thats one epic transformation matt

why the toothed belt on the altemnater matt,ive never seen that done before?

Yeah, I was thinking about that...surely not under that much load?

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26-01-2015, 09:33 PM

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Depends what it revs to?

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26-01-2015, 10:33 PM

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Dry sump too

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27-01-2015, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by smiley

Amazing motor even better in the flesh

good to meet you mate look foward to seeing it finished

You too Scott

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glad to see this is still being finished

Should be racing shortly

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Wow Matt, that one awesome looking machine

Thanks, not seen you in ages, hoes the sapp??

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now thats one epic transformation matt

why the toothed belt on the altemnater matt,ive never seen that done before?

Thanks james, labour of love
Why not? it looks ace lol

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27-01-2015, 10:10 PM

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it does look ace mate ,i was just wondering as i hadnt seen it before lol

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27-01-2015, 10:12 PM

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it does look ace mate ,i was just wondering as i hadnt seen it before lol

Turbo sport sell the kit, not that expensive either.

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30-01-2015, 08:23 AM

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Very cool, looks so wide in the pic from the front! What series are you planning to race it in?

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31-01-2015, 07:32 PM

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Thanks Iain, hows yours looking???

480bhp LS going in as we speak

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31-01-2015, 08:31 PM

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Wow!!
At my age its not the sort of car I would be seen driving

but I think it looks OK & can see the appeal for younger peeps. Keep up the good work

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Thanks, not seen you in ages, hoes the sapp??

All good here, Sapp is still going ok, planning a few trackdays and other events this year to put it through it paces

I'll have to pop in some time or maybe you'll get to a meet or 2 this year ?

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01-02-2015, 11:12 AM

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Wow this looks amazing, really impressed with the quality of workmanship, thanks for sharing it

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01-02-2015, 11:34 AM

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Wow!!
At my age its not the sort of car I would be seen driving

but I think it looks OK & can see the appeal for younger peeps. Keep up the good work

It's hardly a Max Power Barry boys car you'd find down at McDonalds

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07-02-2015, 07:22 AM

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That looks

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07-02-2015, 07:38 AM

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Mental looking car.

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nice bit of kit

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well its been an uphill battle over the last year or two with a number small but devistating issues with a couple of people but finally the thundersaloon is as good as done and testing is on the horizon