Well its about time i started this project thread and since im sitting round doin sod all i thought id get it goin tonite.

Back in May 09 i decided to save up a few pennies and set about finding myself a 3 door MK4 Escort. My cousin had a white 90 spec S2 RST running 230bhp and ever since id been out in his ive had a love affair with MK4's. So 8 years later i thought id get the car ive wanted since i was 12, albeit a standard model and not an rs, and after a short search this one came up on ebay and i snapped it up for 230 quid.

Now im the perfect example of "champagne taste, lemonade money" and so i began to draw up my wishlist of all the work i wanted to carry out on the car and all that was left to do was get on with it. Originally i was going to make an RS replica with a few personal touches but after an epiphany i realised it would never be a real one so i decided to go down the trackday route.

The Plan - As you have probably all sussed this is gonna be a slow project but it is a labour of love and i believe in attention to detail so there will be a lot of unique and intriquet touches.

The main focus is to shed as much weight as possible and to move as much of the weight inside the wheelbase to create better weight distribution. I wont be putting a monster engine in to start with just something basic and reliable the main focus will be on handling so thats where most of the money will be spent.

Heres a few pics of the car in its current state, ill be posting some progress over the next couple of weeks as ive got some time off so something WILL get done!!