its been a while since i posted here, during which time, ive decided to give the old girl a bit of a resto. although she was driving brilliantly, it did have an issue changing down into fourth, syncro i suspect. so shes now in my unit, and ive been doing bits and pieces as and when i can.

seeing as i was taking the gearbox out, i figured i may as well take the lump out also, get it checked out by a pro, gaskets stem sills etc, the usual.
turns out its actually got a 200 block, and 2wd head. bonus!
it also has

rs500 intercooler
turbo intercooler
air injection
3 bar map sensor
it is a t34 (i have learnt alot since my earlier posts lol)
and many other goodies. i whipped the cam cover off too, and its got the arp stud and nut kit. will be sending it somewhere for some love soon, tempted to long stud it etc, go for over 400 hp and beyond.

turbo has slight play in, so that will be off for a rebuild, or sold/swapped for a t38, or any other recommendations?

any who, engine box out, i stripped the interior as i knew of a couple of little patches that needed doing, a penny hole in the foot well, and found two similar sized holes in the tunnel. thats all ive found for now, but im yet to uncover the sills, and i know from my past experience with the escorts, they are never in great shape!

lastly, i spent a few hours on it today, removed most of the bits and bobs from the engine bay, then the prop, rear sub frame, diff and suspension etc. all of which is pretty clean, although im going for mint, so it will all have a good clean before going back on.

ive decided to fully restore the underside, mad not to as its all out, so ive bit the bullet and purchased a rolling jig! it looks a great piece of kit, il take pics when it arrives at the end of the week, ive bought attachments for the wifes mini too so that can go on the jig once the saphs done

pics to follow