BIL N KEL

thought I'd start a thread as I just got my new toy









First thing on the list was to get rid of the golf splitter and get some radiant red on the headlights and grill



It's currently running stg3 setup but had the boost turned down for running in and hasn't been set up since so at the minute I've got around 1bar of boost running through a t34.63 it does seem a bit slow compared to my old saff lol. I'll get a standard bumper and spoilers once they pop up for sale. Mean while I'm going to replace the .63 for a .48 housing and get it set up to around 1.5bar which will do for now

Sierrasideways

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Looks cool! Love the spoiler

BIL N KEL

I'll admit it is growing on my but I way prefer the standard looks I need to find me some rondells too

dirty-diesel

see this on ebay supprissed its wasnt snapped up as it was cheap. look good tho

Marc sierra

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Nice looking Escos! I always prefer the WRC look over the Cosworth look, the front looks so much more aggressive with the WRC bumper and morettes!

Focosmitch

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Love a despoilered rwd escos!! The way they shouod have been from factory imo.

Needs a splitter massively though!!

Glenn_

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Cool matey. Keep the updates coming.

BIL N KEL

Will do glenn I had it up on the ramp earlier and had a good look round and it's surprising solid apart from a bodged repair to the passenger footwell which has started to go again. I'm busy this weekend so doubt I'll get anything done this week. It I'll try get it down my mates garage next week and tidy the bad bits up

My mate said he's still got the front bumper and spoilers from when he broke his escos so may have it looking proper sooner than expected

fatboy billy

I saw this on ebay and thought someone would buy it and do exactly what you are with it standard bumper and spoilers and better wheels rondells are a fav and red is the colour I'd have an esc cos so can't wait to see this project come on

BIL N KEL

That's the plan! Standard look on rondells I've always wanted a red escos on rondells now I got the escos I just need to sort the looks out! Being rwd converted is a bonus as I'm a bit of a hoonigan and the 4x4 box wouldn't last very long lol
Overall I'm over the moon with it. It's exactly what I wanted as it's going to get used and used hard I didn't want a minter as if the worst happens and I have an off on a trackday I won't have totalled a 20k+ car.

Glenn_

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Your very wise matey. Im glad your gonna use it properly.

BIL N KEL

Well I managed to break it all ready lol my new diff should be here next week it's still drivable but it making some funky noises when I come off and on the throttle.

STeve

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at least this car is with the right owner now, looking good Bil

james kiely

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i love the look of it billy especially from the rear

Glenn_

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Or dear your rough sod lol.

BIL N KEL

Managed to get the car down my cousins garage and up on the ramp last weekend Wayne set about repairing the badly repaired floor section and I swapped the diffs over. Also found out that the centre prop bearing was completely shagged so got a new one ordered and also ordered a poly diff mount which I hope to get fitted this weekend





Also removed the inner lights from the morette's as prefer the look with the wrc kit. Once I get the original bumper and spoilers fitted I'll be fitting standard headlights

Kelly gave me a hand washing and polishing at the weekend but that meant I had to do her golf also lol

cossiestu

Looks loads better with the morrettes done in red and the Inners removed!

What part of Norfolk are you, if you don't mind me asking? Sure I've seen the Golf around before? I'll keep an eye out for yours

Glenn_

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Glad you got the diff sorted. The front of the escos looks hard as fook now.

BIL N KEL

I'm not far from norwich Stu you probably seen the golf about as I travel all round Anglia in it when going to tenpin bowling tournaments it does around 50-55mpg on an average run and if driven steadily it'll do 60+ which ain't too bad considering its remapped and around 180-190bhp. When my mk1 frs was standard Kelly was all over my back bumper in it so I had to buy the focus a remap lol

I do like the front now glenn but it's got to back to standard looks

cossiestu

I'm just the other side of Lynn and work all around, so prob seen you at some point? Do you play at Strikes in lynn? If you see a looney in a Sky van waving at you, it'll be me! Lol

BIL N KEL

Yes mate strikes at Lynn is nice centre

cossiestu

Is it really?! I've never bothered going, I thought it was a shit hole, so steered clear?!

BIL N KEL

I replaced the worn prop centre bearing but still getting a rumbling when driving. Think I may of found out what it is!

Should have 2wd engine mounts but some numpty has done this. The mounts look to be 4x4 turned upside down and have plates welded to the bottom (now the top) with a stud










I think these are not as tall as the 2wd mounts and therefore causing the engine So low the gearbox is touching the anti roll bar. Also I think the mounts are'nt bodged the same and are causing the engine to sit on the piss with the rear of the gearbox kicking to the right. That's probably why it fucked the centre bearing in the prop

BIL N KEL

Also fitted my poly diff mount when I done the bearing. The old one was very sloppy and the poly has tightened the rear end up nice and it feels really planted now as before the rear felt wollowy when changing direction

obrutsr09

Think I see this go through well last sunday week

BIL N KEL

You mean wells next the sea bud? If so yes that was me and Kelly out for a coastal drive

obrutsr09

well next to sea (yes)said to my wife nice escort cos ,we was in fish in chip shop que near harbour

Glenn_

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The poly rear diff mount are one of the best mods to do to a cossie.

BIL N KEL

Definately bud it was the best mod I done to the saff so had to be first thing on the list for the escort

cossiestu

Hopefully be going there tomorrow, went a while back, is there a chippy by the harbour called frenchies?

BIL N KEL

Yes stu there's frenchies but I prefer plattens which is about 2 shops to the left

cossiestu

Have to give them a go, just for research purposes, of course!

cos elle

Hi mate i have a very good pair of 2wd engine mounts if you need them cheers shaun

BIL N KEL

Yes bud I'll have them as the mounts on my mates engine we're fooked. You going to central day at the weekend?