Thought i would start a resto thread and show you guys my project.
Right the car,1.3escort been sat in a barn with a collection of other cars for 10years

My plan is to make it a sleeper,so i brought a 2ltr blacktop zetec and have brought various focus rs parts and had some left over from my focus rs.

 

Cool car nice colour aswell look foward to this taking shape!

 

Cheers mate been following yours lately for some ideas.thinking of running omex 600 thats what your on isnt it?

 

Yeah I've just put mine on omex 600 getting base mapped the week

 

Looks like a great little project

 

Qplaterst just out of intrest did you make your own loom or buy a premade one?

Cheers twins,ill update tonight with progress pics

 

Cool project, this is exactly what im after doing but to a mk4 I have been offered.
I'll be watching this all the way lol

 

Only a small update because it got dark before i got chance to take pics.
Anywayz managed to strip the interior and really happy that the only bit of rust was on the passenger seat mount.
Cut out the rusty battery tray and my mate dropped my upper sump round with oil return welded in.

 

It's a pre made loom by omex to run cosworth sensors bud

 

Whats the advantage of the cosworth sensors?

 

Just for ease there avaible cheap and I run a cosworth throttle body and map sensor

 

O ok maybe something ill look into.
Small update but no pics,new battery tray is welded in,head is back from machine shop so iv built that up and its ready to fit.
Taking the escort to work on sat to remove engine & box and strip rest of engine bay.

 

Right update without pics until later in the week.
Engines out and old mount cut off,ready for a big clean of the engine bay and then hopefully my new Crazycage mounts will arrive.

Brought a set of 2wd cosworth brakes,picking them up on wed evening,also brought my gearstick and cables.

 

Looks like a good project

 

Looks like a good solid shell to start with!

 

Yea shell is good,had it up on the ramp at work over the weekend and needs a lil work as they all do.iv replaced the battery tray got a lil repair to do on chassis leg near rear spring and i may put a sill on passenger side thats it really.

 

Thats good for its age! fords arent the best for being solid lol all us enthusiasts are good welders now lol

 

Yea its def one of the more solid ones ive owned lol

 

Bay pics

 

Good progress mate keep up the good work!

 

Looks like a clean base to start with! Look forward to the updates.

 

Will jet wash the bay today and underneath during the week.

 

Got a parcel this morning


Just waiting for my bits from ARPthen bottom end can be built

 

Spent my lunch hour washing the car,has come up well

 

Love it looks spot on with a clean

 

Yea not to bad mate,

 

Looks all good!

 

Looks even better with a wash mate

Did you get my last pm?

 

Yea sorry scott,my expansion bottle dosnt have the level indicator would you still be intrested?

 

Cool mate and yes if you could pm pictures of it when you can cheers

 

Ok mate its at my work so will take pic tomorrow morning

 

This is a wicked project. Love the older square escorts
Will be the nuts with a 2l blacktop, good luck doing it and keep the pics coming

 

Cheers mate,hope to have a big update over the weekend.car will be back home,engine built up and arrival of some parts

 

thought you were fitting the engine in a mk3 fiesta? and that looks like a st170 gear stick?

 

No mate? Yea it is but got given that so unsure what im doing with that. Did pm you few times mate

 

just what im building soon, i got a mint mk3 rolling shell thats painted satin black with full mtx conversion, just need to build up an engine and have it painted.

zetec turbos are wicked, i live the one in my fiesta rs, but for my mk3 i want to try and find a frs mk1 tall block or bottom end to use.

keep up the good work so i can keep an eye on it

 

Could just use a 2litre blacktop engine its the same as a focus rs engine,thats what ive done. Then fitted rs pistons &rods,arp bolts,rs cams,manifold,injectors etc. so iv made my own frs engine lol

 

love the project shame your not closer to me ive got 2 mint low mileage blacktops in the yard

 

Thanks for the offer mate but my engines nearly built and have a spare complete head

 

Do you fancy a full mtx gearbox conversion with everything to bolt it with craze cage shafts the lot

£250, I'm not going to use it, as I want to go down a different route, I'm thinking n/a with throttle bodies instead