Hi guys, I want to share some of the pictures from my Escort Mk4 project.
At this stage I'm not working on the car itself but restorating all the bits and pieces that will be mounted onto it. When everything is ready to bolt on then the shell will be stripped and repainted. Please let me know what you think of the work I've done untill now.
Allright, here it comes..........
This picture is one of the front legs with the brake mounted.
It's a Sachs shock with an AP spring. The discs are 283mm. Cossie but I'm using the S2 calipers. Off course EBC Greenstuff pads! (I love those)
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/Veerpoot+voorrem001.jpg[/img]
This picture shows the rear hubs with the rear brakes mounted. Brakes are Sierra XR4x4 size. (253mm.)
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/Achterfusees+remmen002.jpg[/img]
Next 2 pictures are the rear springs and the little item that allows height adjustment. This item (don't know an English word for it) has to be mounted on the chassis rail.
Spring has to be shortened until it is as high or low as you want it.
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/Ophanging%20achter001.jpg[/img]
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/Ophanging%20achter002.jpg[/img]
And now a picture of the rear Koni's I've resprayed. They are 60mm. shortened items so there will be no chance for the spring to come loose when the car is off the wheels. (that would be APK failure (APK is Dutch MOT))
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/Schokdempers%20achter/001.jpg[/img]
Here a picture of the cilinder head. Standard ERST S2 head but at the moment I'm waiting for a Kent CVH34 kit and a vernier pulley.
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/Cilinderkop/004.jpg[/img]
And the block itself..... A 2.0 Zetec, all conversions for ZVH are allready made. Just an experiment, let's see how it will turn out. By the way, this will be the first ZVH Turbo in the Netherlands. There are two other ZVH's but there both normally aspirated ones!
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/ZVH%20Onderblok/ZVH_002.jpg[/img]
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/ZVH%20Onderblok/ZVH_001.jpg[/img]
Now some cosmetic shit........ My rear bumper, I filled the space where that strips normally comes in with glasfiber.
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/Achterbumper/018.jpg[/img]
And my computer designed speedo............. I left all the little stripes and numbers white and painted the needles with "glow in the dark" paint. When the built in black light goes on, the white surfaces and the green needles will light up.
Oh yeah, there is XR3i on it because the car is actually a XR3i..... The looks will stay XR3i but then with a ZVH Turbo in it.......
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/Tellerunit/004.jpg[/img]
I'm going to use a RS1600i inlet manifold. Off course with the ERST throttle body fitted.....
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/RSi%20inlaat/004.jpg[/img]
A sand blasted gearbox housing. It will become a ERST S2 gearbox with all the bearings replaced. The main bearing (the one that always goes bad) will be replaced for an upgraded item.........
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/Versnellingsbak001.jpg[/img]
And last but not least an overview of the "mess" my parents have to cope with......... (there's lots more but it's out of sight!!
[img]ftp://gast@81.68.229.73/Diversen001.jpg[/img]
Pleae note that the pictures are a bit large and take a while to load. But hey, at least you can see it properly!! 
Also I must say that I'm hosting the pic's on my own computer so at night when my system is shut down you won't see the pictures. When you don't see them, just come back at a different time and they'll be there.
Cheers from the Netherlands,
Mark