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hi people im new here so go easy on me i bought this mk4 van about 3 months ago from a guy of ebay it came with 12 months mot and 6 months tax bargin i later got it home to realise it was a rotten on both seat mounts rear vallance rear wheel arches iner and out so i set about reapiring it i have ordered a new front end mk3 arches full front pannle scuttle pannle and door skins and outer sills as they have been plated over and look a mess my plans for it are get the new pannles fitted and fit a s1 van kit and hopefully have here resprayed next month






please leave us some feedback lads and some pointers in the right direction chears warren.

 

looks like a good project what your plans with the engine ???

joe

 

Nice pick up is it a diy done pick up or a pro job??

 

it was a diy job but done by a garage in nottingham r & m motors theres abit of a story behind the van ill explain at a later date it was orrignaly red and covered in dints on the rear pannles which have been filled and twatted in matt until it gets resprayed my plans for the engine for now are 2.0 silver top with some bike carbs using the 1.1 management just basic spark and 4-2-1 manifold also was toying with the idea of two side exit exhaust or mounted like on a artic would be very different

 

hi guys just a quick question for you i have picked up a set of 2.0 mondeo brakes in good condition and some braded hoses just wondering what discs will i need to buy and does the caliper require spaceing from the hubs also thought i would post a picture of how i want the exhausts to look and see what you lot think about them

i know its not how ford would of wanted it to look but who cares ha

 

well guys not rely a update but thought i would post some pics of rust everyone seems to like it so here ya go
rear shocks

cant belive the tester put 12 months of this also rear brake bias load adjuster valve thing compleatly fooked and leaking with no seal so this needs removing
fuse box area

not got round to this yet but will do soon
passenger side rear seat mount and inner sill

oops i forgot to weld the nut for the seat belt onto the inside of the plate what a tard i must like making things hard for myself lol

 

not rely touched the escort in the past few months so thought i would get stuck in and get her finished so i started sorcing the parts i needed
ended up buying a new front end wings fusebox repair pannle rear arch repair pannles new door's and a new genuine ford weather strip just need another if anyone know where i might be able to sorce one?





got some morrettes chears redrs

needed some new shockers as the old ones were rotten found theses on ebay at a bargin £15 posted

sanded back black factory etch and resprayed in some quality etch primer

so i start to strip the front end armed with a faily new grinder only for it to pack in 5 minuited into the job clutch started smoking and finaly decided to die so managed to borrow one from a pall.








also boughted some brand new wheels for the beast abit of a impulse by i seen them and just had to have them any recomendation's for tyres

 

Looking good as for tyres the 3 r"s would be fine ...

 

cool

 

looking good m8

 

what wheels are they?compo cxn's??
nice project,looks like a lot is hiding under all that underseal though!

 

i know on my jobs to do is scrape that crap off and look whats hideing all the front end was undersealed like that and wasnt to bad but looks like its bin put on with a shovle the wheels are bbs rs

 

mmmmmmm,nice wheels!scraping underseal sucks.i used to be into escort vans,had 2,1st 1 i fitted an mfi engine and running gear,recaros,all the ghia electrics inside then hit a porsche and it caught fire.burnt to a crisp,2nd 1 i fitted an mfi engine and an early xr2 carb,painted pearlescent white,lowered,recaros,big stereo in the back,cant really remember how i crashed it as i was knocked out,but a wet corner and an embankment ended that 1's life.rolled it about 3 times and there wasnt a straight panel left on it.

 

haha sounds like my first few car crash after crash lol im thinking about 2.0 zetec supercharged on I.T.B'S on a budget lol also does anyone see why its not possible to fit a roof of a non high top ?

 

looks like a good project love the wheels, but please dont put those style exhausts on it. just run a traditional 3' tip mongoose or similar out the back.

 

i want this to be different buddy not just the conventional bean tin exhaust will proberly end up using motorbike can and will more inconspicuis then the one in the pic

 

put a weather cap on the exhausts like a tractor lol

 

 

ahh,youre going for the bantam look.the roof wouldnt be that hard depending on your metalwork skills.but getting the bulkhead and window right will be the most awkward.i always wanted to put truck style pipes on my hilux but sold it before putting the v8 in it.its good to see someone thinking outside the box and doing something different!

 

thought you liked conventional, not different mate?

 

nice

 

thanks for the comments lads gives me abit more motivation to get it finished and i was thinking for the exhaust 4 branch manifold where it splits into 2 have two straight pipes then 90 bend the exit to roof so 2 cylinders per can i dont know how this will perform and sound but i have a feelin it will sound pritty mental also not 100% about the back window.

 

also boughted some brand new wheels for the beast abit of a impulse by i seen them and just had to have them any recomendation's for tyres [/quote]

where did you buy these rims?????

 

also boughted some brand new wheels for the beast abit of a impulse by i seen them and just had to have them any recomendation's for tyres [/quote]

where did you buy these rims?????[/quote]
ill pm you ladd there at a steal aswell

 

seem as im in overdrive at the moment thought i would put afew hours into the escort so i fitted the drive'sside front wing and morrette started to look compleat now just need to sorce a front bumper proberly s2 turbo



started grinding and weld filling unneeded holes in the bay



well at lease i think there not needed

thinking about getting some parts powdercoated backaxel and stuff can any one recomend any where in the blackpool area

 

need to get rid of the pikey spec amber light!you going for the euro smoothed look?
need to get the oxy acetylene out and de-camber those rear leafs!

 

never said that.i like cosworths because they are easy to work on and theres a wealth of knowledge and parts which work to get gauranteed results,and i like this as its different and i love mk3/4 panel vans.

 

Yeh the lights goin dont wory was gona put a draw bar on the back instead of toe bar and once its in primer and im hapy to drive her im goin staigit to my pals farm to use his oxz to sjam the rear end

 

carnt wait 2 see the efi in it m8 u still on for 2moz

 

well finaly got a possitive update got the van in paint the paint's not 100% finished needs 2 more coats and a final flat and buff not the colour i wanted but cheep and cheerfull and will keep me happy until i have enought money for a focus rs blue respray also got some leather recaros for her starting to look the part now have also got a fiesta turbo efi engine with next to new t3 turbo chears barber mate so now on the to do list for now is sorce a new windscreen and seal and some new small side windows and seals and a passenger side door window weather seal if any one can help out also a carpit and doorcards

 

Wack a cossie lump in to be wild looks sweet loving the bbs rims

 

Nice project mate

 

Thought about making it rwd but not down the cossy route too expensive maby next year when the mot is due ill up load some pictures tomorow of tonights work got the old lump out and painted the bay amazing wat abit of diesle can do

 

quick up date got the engine bay in first coat of paint


battery tray was in mint condition few scabs of rust but nothing major

 

ok so stumbled on a thread light night about relocating fuse box and hiding wiring loom and like the thought of it it’s a fairly cheap mod just abit time consuming so me being a total retard misinterpreted what was to be done and chopped the wires to the engine side of the loom from the fuse box anyway about 3 hours later soldered and heat shrunk my mistake back together


got some stick on focus style side repeater’s for the front will put them on the front bumper at some stage

Here’s a pic of the stripped out engine bay

The paint job isn’t the best i wasn’t rely planning on a pro finish bit of a taxi spesh paint job but the shine will come out after a flat and buff

What do you lot think about the morrets sprayed matt black yes or no Also managed to delaminate the windscreen when removing so now in need of new window and seal[IMG]

 

i'd personally put standard light's back on, morrette's on mk4's look weird IMO.
good work so far tho dude