Luke Thomas 95

Hey Guys , so im a new user and this is my first post , basicly im 15 , and bought a Mk4 Escort GL (4 Door , 1.6 Carb) , i'd been saving up for like , two xmas's an a birthday , and found the car for sale while walking to my mates , i love the old boxy angular escorts so gave the guy a bell and he said £800 , so went down next day an nabbed it for £750 , its got KONI suspension all round , 3 Spoke New steering wheel , alloy wheels and a Beaut exhaust , also new air intake manifold , its all immaculate but basicly i want to "do it up" , not like a boy racer i mean properly so it looks class , not some chav with a 1.0 corsa and fat pipes :P , i'll hopefully be getting a saturday job in a garage soon to get to grips with the basics of mechanics , money wise i'll be getting things bit by bit gradualy , but since you guys know what your on with i was wondering if anyone had some pointers? i'm thinking of getting some nice wheel arches and skirts? also has RS style front and rear bumper (the guy was desperate to get rid of it) P.S insurance is sorted so you dont need to tell me about the astronomical price its gonna be when i can drive

Minirotty

MK4 4dr, not really seen a modded one but I'd have a go at fitting S2 Kit to it, shouldnt be that much to do either?

Lambchop

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I have a series 1 kit for sale if you like.

Luke Thomas 95

Pictures please , also ive seen a set of arches and skirts for a four door for about £110 i think , is that reasonable? remember im a newbie lol , thanks for the replies btw guys

TOMMY_RS

which part of donny are you from mate ?

Luke Thomas 95

Balby

RS Grant

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I'd not bother sticking arches and stuff on, they usually look shite on 4dr Escorts IMO... at the most, I'd fit a 90-spec RS Turbo front bumper and color code the back bumper. But, if its got normal black non-coded bumpers then I'd just leave them as is and treat them to some back to black so they look mint.

Sure there is a thread in the photo bit which shows base spec MK4 escorts and they look miles better with very little done apart from making mint.... put a few pics up for us.


Cheers,
Grant

Luke Thomas 95

Its got the Rs front and rear bumpers on already , (cars in diamond white btw) , i wasnt thinking too huge but just to make it that bit sporty - er , Have a look at the arches and skkirts which say 4 door RS style ......http://www.phoenix-autosport.co.uk/p...cort%20mk4.htm whatcha think?

Eigdoog

Welcome!

Luke Thomas 95

Thankyou! Any ideas in rlation to my post though? cheers

zetec-Sam

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DO NOT put a whaletail on it! Hi though.
Oh, check it for rust aswell!

chris m1

sounds like a good starter project.. have a looke at some of these for ideas
https://passionford.com/forum/pictur...4s-5-door.html
https://passionford.com/forum/restor...highlight=door

Luke Thomas 95

I know ive checked in all the right places for rust and its sound , also don't worry i wont , i object to whale tails due to not wanting my car to look a cunt lmao

djmillsy

just put the rs bumpers on it and and lower it the dont suit ott bodykits maybe the s1 kit

Luke Thomas 95

Cheers Chris! , liking the wihte wheels on that red RS , i love white wheels but since my cars diamond white anyway i dont think it would look "right"

Luke Thomas 95

I dont mean a kit as in like , huge skirts and bumpers ect. i just mean arches and skirts to make it look a bit sportier , the ones im looking at getting are on the link i put on a few posts ago , whatcha rekon?

matts1

I would go a similar line to misterescort in the link posted earlier.

Make the bodywork mint
nice ride height
rs turbo interior - a must!
decent looking alloys - maybe in a dark grey graphite finish
decent back box
maybe an rs bonnet

That would be about it, a little but euro but custom styled rather than stick on kits that make it look like a botch up. Super clean and simple with nice rims - job done!

Run it like that for a couple of years until insurance permits you to have something quicker.

Eigdoog

Sorry i have none... Everyone else knows more than me so take notes from them

Good luck

Luke Thomas 95

I can show you pictures but it will have to be a public link to my face book profile pics , so they'll be like , 4-5 of me and mates , is that ok to do on this website yeah?

Alan_D

It's fine, but you could just quickly sign up to photobucket and stick them on there instead.

RS Grant

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As long as you're not trying to sell your mates then the moderators shouldn't mind.


Cheers,
Grant

Luke Thomas 95

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=022536263e

Sorry for any inaccuracys on the captions :P

RS Grant

iTrader: (1)

Some guys looks like he's straining a shite out on your bonnet mate...


Cheers,
Grant

chris m1

Clear front n side indes, Rs bonnet, and some bigger rims and leave it at that.. then set about tunnig the CVH

Luke Thomas 95

The engines my last priority as weird as that sounds , i'm only using it (for now , well , two years from now) to get from my house to colledge/sixth form so the 1.6 is quick 'enough' , also why not wheel arches (sob sob)

RS Grant

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I'd get some 16" mondeo 5-spoke wheels... keep the suspension, get a single 3.5" backbox exhaust, some 90-spec RST bumpers (or some standard black base spec bumpers) and fit an RS Turbo interior with a reasonable sound system.

I reckon that'd make a decent wee runner for a 17yr old.


Cheers,
Grant

Luke Thomas 95

But yeah definately some bigger rims , these are nice but rather small i agree

Luke Thomas 95

Yeah i like the mondeo wheels theyre nice , also whats the RS interior like? (sorry for my School boy errors and questions , pun intended)

RS Grant

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Take a look at this link: http://www.newoldcar.co.uk/carlisting92.htm

Thats a 90-spec interior mate, much better front seats than you've got in there just now and shouldn't cost a fortune to source some either.


Cheers,
Grant

djmillsy

Better still cvh out zetec in

Luke Thomas 95

Yeah that does look a lot better , but i was thinking about putting some racing style seats in? not like , FIA approved Recaro ones or anything , ive seen some OMP Racing style ones for like , £76 i think , something around that area , and then get some black covers for the back seats , and re fabric the doors and that , what ya rekon would be best?

Cheers
Luke

djmillsy

get the rs interior suits them alot better

Luke Thomas 95

Anyone got any ideas for price (roughly) of an RS interior then? cheers

RS Grant

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Aye, if it was me then I'd stick the full RS interior in the car cause the Recaros are brilliant seats and would look more standard and less modified that way, but it all depends what you want mate.


Cheers,
Grant

Luke Thomas 95

true , but with Racing style seats i could have harnesses , (i know this is weird but , my dads gf's son , had a scooby with a roolcage and harnness seat belts , crashed it , and would of died if it wern't for the harnesses :/ , but yeah that RS interior looks nice :P

vaughant

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Cracking looking car that,keep it simples and the ride height as is but some bigger rims,if you can afford escos then go for them or as said some 15/16" Mondeo Cossie style wheels.

De badging,de chroming etc makes these cars really look up to date,I like them with clears myself and the black/red rear lights.

As it's 4 door you could get some cheap Saph cos cloth recaros,I've got a few sets myself to brighten up the interior then you can just enjoy it!!

djmillsy

i find the escos alloys stick out a bit to far on the mk4

Luke Thomas 95

Whats the cloth Recaro's look like? also the ones in the Rs look Rather Snug and comfy

Luke Thomas 95

So , on my agenda so far , Mondeo Alloy wheels , RS interior , Those arches ( i like em so hush! lol ) and maybe a roll cage , as knowing my luck it'll end up wrapped round a tree :'( , anything else anyone thinks is essential/ should be a priority??

Cheers guys

155lee

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if you are going to wrap it then leave it as is,that way you wont lose too much money!
i would fit an rst bonnet (im selling 1),mondeo 16" wheels.lower it so it sits right.as for arches,when you fit the s2 kit to a 4 door the rear doors dont open as the arches cover them,and it will fail the mot.unsure whats different with the '4 door' kit but i imagine the arch is in 3 pieces,which will make fitting a pain to get it all lined up.dont buy chrome stick on shite from halfords,dont use harnesses with standard seats as its dangerous,if you fit the s2 interior then the doorcards wont match and im unsure if the rear seat will fit on the hinges.never done this before but know the estate is different.
lastly,ill mention it again,dont buy chrome stick on crap from halfords,or anything from lockwood to accessorise the interior.
good luck,btw pics?