Managed to pick this up today for a decent price. It was fitted with a 2 litre silvertop on bike carbs and ford management, which the previous owner siezed. I have got a 2 litre blacktop with it, i just need to fit the blacktop and get it running. This is gonna run alongside my other mk4 escort project.





It's a really good 1300 bonus shell which will require 2 little bits of welding and back arches tidied.

 

looks a clean and tidy shell that, look forward to the updates

 

It's a real clean shell Jonh i might fit the turbo running gear to this one or fit the blacktop

 

Not a fan of reps, would be better in poverty spec gear! Sleeper style.
Looks clean though.

 

Got a few jobs done to this lately engine mods are all done now, mount and idler pulley so just waiting on a break in the weather to get it fitted. Been buying a few bits for it as well got a s1 kit thats been cut to fit a mk4 and a 90 spec front bumper. Thinking of putting the lights back to standard as well
Engine ready for gearbox to be fitted.

Carbs all fitted ignore the filters as they're only on to stop shite getting in.

 

Nice looking car, nice and reliable with the zetec too

 

Looks well mate are the wheels 16s?

 

Yeah mate 16's

 

Well finally got round to fitting the engine into this. Just a few finishing touches to do and get it running. I'll put pics up as soon as i have downloaded them.

 

Noticed the engine mount is quite high up on the inner wing, is that what you have to do to fit a zetec?

 

Thats the standard mount mate. Engine is in just needs water pipes tidied up and some terrible wiring sorted out. Excuse the red manifold it was bought like that and i couldn't be arsed painting it.

 

Decided to buy a set of cosworth alloys, got a 90 spec front bumper and s1 kit to get painted now then fit. Hopefully get some more time on it soon.

 

Tidy

 

nice did you buy pulley kit off ebay my mate gav at washington makes the kits

 

Just made it up myself mate.

 

Looks really well that matey.

 

Looks like a handful

If you're thinking about the early MK3 mount then thats a lot lower. On the MK4's they had the higher one as can be seen in the picture I believe.

 

what size tires you running? they rub much?

 

195 45 16 mate, Haven't driven it with them on yet, hopefully not.

 

ah right ok, iv always wanted some escos wheels on mine they look mint

 

Well i took the kit off this today getting ready for the series 1 kit to be fitted. I can safely say the back arches are fooked and will need replaced. Not to bad though but i'd rather do it all now then fit the kit. Been buying up some goodies for it as well, gonna be running megajolt and change the carbs for zx6r ones.

 

have you got much clearance between cambelt tensioner and the engine mounting ledge?

I've just bolted my black top in the bay, its quite close.

 

Oh the lovely rot i just viewed a 75k mile xr2 before i came offshore which in general was a very nice shell but had some scabby bits underneath! that coupled with the fact it had no history and the price tage of 2.5k made me walk away! I went through this hassle with my rs turbo pickup and it just put me right off lol. This is different and i wouldnt stick a cvh turbo in it! its gid to be different if you ever sell the car or wheels give me a shout buddy!

 

I ground a bit away mate to give me more clearance. Not to much though as you have the hole for the mount to think about.

 

It won't put me off mate i know the rest of the shell is good, I'll get my mate to stick two back arches on it for me then it's as good as new lol.

 

Quality! ive got some 17" old skool momo arrows if you or your pals fancy some retro rims lol

 

How hard is it to convert to a 2ltr lump?

 

I found it very easy mate. Change the rear mounting made a plate for it, cut a little out of the mounting point. I made a aux pulley set up for the water pump ground away the sump to let me run a s2 box.

 

Well car is now away for some arch surgery. Should get it back this week sometime. Been a few changes, fitted the zx6r carbs on a danst manifold and changed the esc for megajolt. The car runs a lot sweeter with this setup, but still needs mapped and setup properly. Found out the gearbox in it is f*cked as well so just picked up a s2 box with lsd so that will be fitted asap. Morettes have been reconditioned with 4 new lamps and some mods made for the indicators which didn't involve cutting holes in the bumper. I'll get pics up when i get car back.

 

Passengers arch is all welded ready for me to get it ready for paint. We decided to replace the inner arch as well and a section of the sill, Somebody done a dodgy repair at the back of the sill but looks 100% better now.

 

great project shagster! any idea what the carbs would be like on a cvh? would they need re-jetting from the standard jets do you think?

 

Top work mate! i just bought a r5 gt turbo lol what a nugget i am lol but its on the bucket list of cars!

 

Nothing wrong with a r5 gt turbo great wee cars mins just prone for head gaskets lol.

 

Not sure what they'd be like on a cvh,right manifold and jetted right i can't see why they wouldn't work.

 

Ive always fancied one and my pal finally sold his one after me nagging him for a few years lol its only done 28k miles its like new lol, someone reversed into the door so il get a new one from renault and it just needs a good clean and bufty treatment! cant wait to actually drive it! good project for next year!

 

Well it's been a while since I've updated this thread got all the welding finished on the car now. Started trial fitting the kit etc.


But I've also bought this when I was waiting on the escort coming back.
This is how it was when I viewed it.

How it sits now and it's on the road

 

Looks gd mate,you using cvh alternator with zetec pulley? What alternator bracket is that?

 

Yeah mate cvh alternator with zetec pulley. Not sure what bracket it is, its a welded up one from the silvertop I got with car, I have a proper turbo one to put on it.

 

Well got some time on the car today, got all the filler started and rubbed down, still some work to do but starting to look much better.



Gonna be slow progress on this as doing more to the mk1 fiesta.

 

Nice work