well, time to start a resto thread on my mk2.
ive had this car roughly ten years now, it was bought as a complete car with a 2.1 pinto for the meagre sum of £700!! (if only they were still that cheap lol). i sold the engine bucket seats and a few othe bits and got the majority of the £700 back so the car stood me at sweet fa.
then one day i took a trip to a nice fellow called paul linfoot and came away with a nice freshly rebuilt 2wd cossie engine, gearbox ecu etc etc....
that is were it all came to a go slow for me, as i had inherited a bit of cash that i used to buy the engine then got distracted and bought an rs turbo

ran that for a few years while saving up to do the mk2, got myself a nice 10 grand saved to do the mk2 so as anyone would went out instead to buy a 3 door cossie lol!
anyway now they are both gone, out of my system and i have a few quid in my backpocket i thought now is the time to do the car i have really wanted since i was a kid
a cossie powered mk2 escort

im only going to get to work on this mainly at weekends so updates may be a little slow as im running a business which includes spraying cars so obviously i cant be chopping welding and grinding a mk2 if we have just laid some fresh paint down, but here is the progress so far

 

world cup crossmember

chopped to clear the sump

lifted the engine out to check clearence

fits a hell of a lot better than it did on standard crossmember

nice and tight to the bulkhead

 

small incision made for gearbox lol

box offered up for size

box in roughly the correct position

removed seat crossmembers


trimmed down a sierra tunnel as i wanted a factory look, however i should not have bothered its far too wide at the front and will be too close to the chassis legs to get a decent exhaust tunnel in so that idea has been scrapped, will go the old school way with large square tunnel and raised prop tunnel

 

About bloody time lol! Nice build bud shame im not closer would come muck in

 

so the postman came, i cant say thankyou enough to james nici and stu at motorsport developments for this the deal they did me was great damn near £80 cheaper overall than direct from airtec and it came straight from airtec lol! once again i have had a fantastic faultless service from msd. best in the business in my eyes




started trimming the inner front panel to check fitment

fits well

should get plenty of cold air here

rad fitted, sits nice between the chassis legs




when i remove the front panel which needs replacing anyway, i will box the cooler in proper to make sure 100% of the air goes through it and not around it!

 

I'd love a cossie powered mk2 , good luck with the project

 

now a little repair, the previous owner had butchered the battery tray off so this needed repairing

damage removed

new piece welded in

ground the welds up

from the rear, still needs a little grinding


so moving on to the bulkhead gussets cleaned up the lower corners, used a bit of zinc primer and did a little seam weld on the chassis that i wont be able to get to afterwards


gussets in



wont win any awards for neat welding but felt like shit all day plus they will be covered with seam sealer, and they have lots of penetration so more than up to the job

bit of zinc primer on top


finished job

 

I'm loving it mate keep the updates coming

 

thats as far as i got today, more to come tomorrow, here are a few random shots of car



pretty solid for 30 odd years old, in better shape than me and im younger lol
small repair to tank well needed

back panel has seen better day but i have a new one

same for front panel

and a slight repair needed here once front panel is removed



and thats it for now , will be an update tomorrow then im off for a week

i have however just bought some bits of my good mate ajc, considering i was going to run the car on a standard t3 with standard power i have just purchased
t34 with mar-m shaft
siemens 55's
l8 with wasted spark anti lag and launch control
braided motorsport style loom
and all the sensors for above
hello circa 380bhp and an uncontrollable car lol

 

i know i know lol thanks wes

its the car ive always dreamed off just been distracted, thanks

cheers bud keep the motivation coming ha ha

 

oh and im going for standard arches, harrier silver with the blue decals and 3 door cossie wheels

 

Good to see your cracking on b!!!

 

Looks a good shell, keep the updates coming!

 

Cool project.It will be lethal to drive.

 

Cant wait to see this done! mk2 escort prices are going mental!!

 

I thought that welding looked really good botters, nice to see this project on the go, defo one to watch.

 

if your replacing the billys on the back let me know ,good project mate

 

i am bud i will be going coilovers and 4 link on the rear

 

if they not knackerd id be intrested in the mate

 

Great work! And I also thought the welding was good. I await updates

 

well done mate looking great we are all in the same boat lol

good old Mk 2's

 

picked some goodies up last night off ajc
l8 ecu with wasted spark driver anti lag and launch control


siemens 55 injectors


braided wiring loom with twin ignition amps for wasted spark


freshly rebuilt t34.48 with maram shaft

 

really need to get myself a decent camera too lol

 

I wouldnt mind them bits for my saff.

 

gearbox tunnel and raised prop tunnel arrived this morning



as big as it is, it will still need modding and raising a little around where gearstick goes



will need to make a few brackets for handbrake but should be simple enough

 

Great project, would love to do one of these but they cost so much

 

yes it all adds up mate, i was lucky really buying mine 10 years ago when they were peanuts if i was to start from scratch now it would probably cost 3grand for a shell in the condition this ones in lol!

still tho i reckon i will have spent near 10 grand by the time its finished probably more tbh its easy to get carried away!

 

Looks a great project this and the shell looks in quite good nick. Doing a Mk2 RS2000 myself its very rusty and going to be a long term project .Notice we both in same neck of the woods

 

they are all worth saving in my opinion mate, you should go on turbosport if your not already on, some of the cars they rescue on there are unbelievable
lots of mk1 and 2s surfacing up our way bud, get a thread going on yours if i can help you or offer advice in any way i will do

 

Your right mate they are worth saving, been at it two years and still cutting rot out, but i am in no rush. Cheers for offer of advice i am sure i will need to pick your brains some time

 

Looking good fela going to be a good spec too

 

well its been a few weeks since i did an update so thought id better drag myself to the garage and have a play
started mocking up the gearbox tunnel


need to shape the floor to the tunnel a little

the screw was temporary!

yes yes i cut too much out trying to fit the sierra tunnel previously lol

welded!

repaired the floor where i cut too much out

close up

welding done

will be a little tight but with a few small mods the t5 will fit well

 

started cleaning and zinc priming the bulkhead ready for the strengthening plates ive made

first two parts in bulkhead feels far less flimsy allready!



third part in, will do the other side when i have decided where my engine loom will be coming through the bulkhead as i will be relocating the hole thats allready there as the cossie wiring loom grommet fits it perfectly


and thats it for now folks im off to put some aftersun on my welding burns lol
and also just ordered a new welding mask as i cant see fuck all out of the one im currently using lol

 

Nice one

 

Lovely work.

 

cheers guys

 

Love it

 

nice one love a good mk2 build

 

good work you are doing.

I started my mk.2 project over 7 years now I think and its not even painted yet.

they eat money.

 

Loving the work so far!!!