Hi, I've been looking over the forums for some time now but never posted. I've finally been cracking on with my Mk1 Escort so figured I'd start a build thread.
Had the car almost 2 years now, been working on it on and off. It's undergoing a full bare metal resto, and hoping to get it done for the Summer, as soon as possible really.
Bought the car complete as just a 2 door 1300E. And It looked like a decent car until I got it sandblasted..
So far it's, been Sandblasted, had new complete floor pans both sides. New inner sills. New outer sills. 4 link boxes welded in .Rear Turrets. Sierra Tunnel fabricated to fit. Complete Rear Quarters fitted. Modified tubbs fitted. Rear Arches have been widened. That’s the main stuff anyways.
I cut the front end off a while back, as I was planning to build a space frame, but changed my mind, so sorting out inner wings and the front end is the next big job.
Were over 400 hours into the build so far, and suspect it will be at least a 1000 hour resto. I'm doing a lot of the work myself, however my dad Colin is doing all the welding and fabrication. A few people on here may know him. He built the Saxon which is in Classic Ford this month.
I wont say too much about my plans, cause I always change my mind, but it's going to be running a Cosworth YB on a GT30 spec.
Here's some pics, I'll post some more recent ones tomorrow.
