been after one of these for ages and wanted this car for nearly 3 years so when if came up for sale i had to have it

how it looked a few years ago



sorry state when i got it home

 

underside needed 3 small bits of welding ,not bad for a escort , still got all sill edges on it aswell , doesnt look like its ad much use








and the engine

 

Looks brilliant mate, be some tool when finished!

 

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Makes me wished i'd gone for Gartrac arches on my Cossie S2, They look hard as nails

What gearbox you going for mate, looks plenty of room for Focus RS box in there with the inner arch modded..


Ginger


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Not usually a fan of that kit but that looks hard as nails. You won't be having the open mouthed bumper on it though will you?

 

This will be great, front-wheel-drive YB engine will suit it I reckon!

MTX 'box I hope?

 

this looks briliant good luck with the resto

 

got focus rs box for it with linkage, shafts and mounts on the way , inner wing been cut out so will have room now altho it had already had a inch cut out where the drive shafts went for some reason

 

i dont dislike it with that bumper but i will be changin the front end to this,




and 1700t boot is coming next week

 

i love this car, look forward to seeing it all done

 

christ, i bought that off my mate, plan was to 4wd yb it, but just sold it on years ago as a rolling shell

cant believe its still about

good luck with the project

 

Cant wait to see the progress stu

 

Nice project mate


Brian

 

Looks good mate ! Keep good work up.
Good see it going on teack

 

Is your boot that's on it's way a used part or have you bought it new? If so, where from pls?
Cheers
Iain

 

phil at carbon delight is making it

 

Ah nice. Look forward to seeing that.
Phil did my carbon roof on my 3dr Sierra. Never did see the windscreen pillar panels tho..
I don't know how strong the carbon versions will be compared to grp, but be v careful after fitting it as the oem struts are way too powerful for the weight of the boot lid (esp if you're using poly-carb screen) and its really easy to rip your hinges right out of your new bootlid.
Make sure you post plenty of pics when it arrives.
Cheers
Iain

 

That

Is

AWESOME!

 

Nice project mate! look forward to seeing updates

 

not using hinges just put it on pins ive got 1 fitted on my white 1 already had no probs with that

 

Loving this cannot wait to see it all done

 

Yes, pins would be the safe bet!
Cheers
Iain

 

your drive shafts are done mate, just waiting on the bush fo the gearbox mount.

looking forward to doing the manifold that will be a nice challenge.

what turbo are you going to use?

 

Really like this a lot.

 

prob gt35

 

Foooook me get the 35 on it oh yes

 

Absolutely love that, not a fan of the FWD idea though!

 

Cool project matey.Will be watching this.

 

Interesting build

 

Love it

 

do u think u could save the front bumper , put a bar back in it that wouldnt crack around the join?

 

I love these cars but I would have to rwd it, especially with gt35 power

 

Very nice. Rare find too

 

Get it remade with woven fabric (glass/carbon/kevlar, either really) and use epoxy as oppsed to poly and chopped strand. As long as its got a bit if extra fabric rotated in the key areas which are prone to crack this should solve the problem mate. Maybe a few extra mounting points would be a held to with rubber connections/bushes

Car looking awsome by the way , evil as

 

Stuuuuuuu ya mad head!

bit of history for ya all, as i put in the general section, there were actually 2 of these shells used in the saloon car champs,peters race cars, both ran 1.6 cvh n/a engines 1 carbed 4 speed, and 1 T/B 5 speed, with a wierd engine mount laying the engine forward, both welded in roll cages and painted in a yellow and blue paint scheme. when i enquired about the car the owner never knew the history, i ended up telling him lol. when i was gunna buy it i was planning to take it back to original paint scheme etc.....

im glad you bought it and cant wait to see the transformation

 

a few pics, they originally ran compomotive data post type wheels, stu you have to get some LOL . does look really nice in red

 

Nice project, will keep an eye on this!

 

Im sure max power built and raced one of these in the early 90s,it was blue with big tsw steaths on it and sponsored my max power themselves i think but started as a red and yellow mk3 race/trackcar. mightve been in the vecta series?

 

thanks jonny , see what else u can find out mate

 

if i remember right before i had it, the engine was a cvh or 16i on carbos, but was also tilted at a very strange angle for weight distribution, with a funky sump on it