Dangerous is building himself an escort cossie track car after he killed his saph


he purchased sean b's shell which used to look like this:-



I'll post pics as his track car project progresses. Good luck with it mate

 

Something tells me this will be something quite special

 

Im sure it'll be something good once finished



What happened to the Saff?

 

Am i wrong in thinking FastFord are covering some of this next month?

 

Nice running gear

 

Thx for the post Ish

For those interested I am hoping to create a good going track car from this
Aiming for around 400BHP so i still have a chance of being able to run standard transmission (fingers crossed)

As you can see what i bought off Sean was a pretty poor & unloved example of an Escos so have spent the last 6 months or so gathering bits.

Martinn has built my engine for me Using a new 205 long studded block (thx Harvey).
Its been balanced & is running 7.2:1 forged Cosworth pistons. The head has been slightly played with & has Reyland Cam & double springs.
Big wing & baffled sump fitted
& Reyland hydraulic clutch done.
It has a Willwood bias pedal box Which Sean started to install but is now finished Hence the steering drop down bracket & has a Hydraulic hand break.

It sits on Avo coil overs with 330 AP front & 315 AP rear & as you can see has New style Comp MOs 9X18 with yokos

I aleady have Cobra Evo seats from my saff, harnesses, stax guages, RS 500 cooler, breather&pipes, and morettes so really not too much more to buy now.

Just need time to finish as can only spend Saturdays at the workshop.

Target completion for End of Feb

 

 

Looks really cool Mike, i can't wait until we have our little duel on the track mate

keep up the good work mate and i'll see you soon

 

best of luck dude

 

There was NOTHING poor OR unloved about my Escort you coooooooooooooont.

If you stopped whinging about everything and got on with it, you would have been driving it months ago!!!

 

Thought that might pull at the heart strings a little Shonky

Lucky i like a challenge eh

 

Looking forward to next years fun



Especially our dual

 

3rd pic to the 13th looked very sorry for its self now..

 

Going to be a real weapon mate.

 

Loving that matey......

The original comps are now on my Escos....

 

Track cars always go down well with me as speed has been my thing for time,
the only thing that i wish is that I had half of the cash that most of you guys have, your motors are sweeter than sweet but I know that you work hard to get them that way too.
Good luck with geting it sorted mate I look forward to seeing it geting thrashed round the track some time.

 

Didnt you pick them up from the Midlands meet ??

Old style are cool but pleased with the 9s

 

oft this will be sweet!!!!

 

Nice work

 

Yeah mate,Love the 9`s as well,will prob have a set for the track..

 

nice work there

 

Looks great mate, lord knows how it pulled it off but Sean's Escos was the only one that looked great without a whaletail!

Any plans for the future to get it back to the spec it was heading for?

 

Not really Dan

The spec he was looking at costs a fortune & can cause unreliability

what i want is a good going fun track car that is road legal

Will be happy to drive it to track days & hopefully not break anything

Easy to get bitten by the Reyland bug though

 

What was the spec he was heading for. OSG box?

Looks sweet.

 

Anymore updates on work done this year yet??

 

lol Well at least we'll see it out and about again which is the main thing!

Any more pics yet?

 

good luck.hope to see somethin good at the end.

 

i'll post a few updated pics as soon as I find the lead for my digi cam

 

Your right Dangerous, it was a slippery slope when he swapped his MINT leather for cloth

 

keep the lights & splitter black or not. what do you reckon????









Dangerous considering the implications of his standard of welding on a track car

 

Getting there mike. when will it be done mate

 

Paint the lights, leave the splitter

 

Shit the bed. I just read the thread about the last spec and fell off my chair.

Still will be awesome this car has always been one of my favourits.

 

Not sure Paul

Am of skiing in Feb which will take out 2 weekends (love skiing though)
Am sorting the wireing now - its the bit i hate most
& fitting the big cooler & rad

After that its fueling & samco pipes so probably not that far off

still hopeing to be on the road in March

 

cool thats when mine will be done i hope

 

its going to be a BIG year

 

Anymore pics yet?

Defo keep the splitter black, will say keep the lights like that too for now but reckon we need some pics of it with its bonnet back on!

 

Looking good Mike!! Your old comps have now gone to a good home at last

As above paint the lights but leave the splitter black, they look poo painted

 

Looking good mate...