Here's my Ford Escort Mk6 Zetec 1.6, Obviously 1998, Bodywork is pretty much spot on except some rust on one of the chassis rails which will be being fixed before these cold winter months, What do you guys think?.

 

Looks clean matey getting rarer by the day! Love to rust! Had a mk6 van bullet proof took loads of abuse! Would of kept it if i had the room! Bean tins now

 

An Escort finesse. It's missing the halewood badges on the back door.

 

Halewood badges?, I have a tiny Halewood sort of badge underneath my electric windows button

 

These.
http://www.fordpartsuk.com/shop/ford...5194_c_268.htm

Has this one got a rev counter?

 

Nope, It's got the picture of the car if you know what I mean, What's the difference with it having the rev counter or not? and is the car supposed to do anything because say I open the door on one side it wont show up on the picture?.

 

good little cars and nearly all suffer with chassis rail/arch rust so its no biggy, body condition is everything with these as then the world is your oyster

 

Does anyone know where the wheels are from because most other Escorts I'm seeing have these wheels as standard

 

The wheels on yours are the right ones for mk6 escorts. The last of the mk6 had them triangle ones like in yoyr pic.

 

There the basic dials from the likes of the Encore, so the picture of the car fills the gap.
Im sure in the handbrake light is near it though.

 

Them wheels where fitted to the SI versions and later "99" finesse versions before they had the RS 7 spoke wheels fitted.
As your car is the early "98" finesse it has 14" wheels, a low spec front bumper with no fog lamps.
But from memory they have aircon and a 4000 tape player

 

Yup spot on about have no fogs and it does have aircon which loads of mechanics seem surprised about but it has the 5000 tape player if there is any difference.

 

The aircon was a big selling point of the Finesse over the LX as the LX did not come standard with alloys, the spoiler or aircon.

 

Is it possible to get a rev counter for this model?, I made another thread about clutch problems I was having in it and It would just help me knowing how many revs I even have/can go up to without destroying it?

 

From memory the rev limiter kicks in at 6500rpm. I cant see why you cant fit a set of dials with the rev counter and get it working providing the correct wiring is there.

 

a higher spec speedo can be added and in some cases a additional wire needs to be run to the ECU to enable rev counter operation, you can also add things like a fogged front bumper etc as its simple bolt on DIY mechanics as a escort is a very easy car to work on

 

Looks clean for the age, i had mk5b and several mk6s and loved them all! miss them tbh but loves me focus


good thing with mk6s most things are plug and play. i bought a set of Si white clocks for my 98 finesse and plugged them in and it worked! think i fitted lecky mirrors aswell plus a complete si interea and some ghia chrome bits and footwell lights . mine had those 14" wheels but i fitted some mondeo 16s. i love mk6 escorts on those

my old one probly long gone now

 

I dont think I even noticed mine having footwell lights in it in the first place.

 

the plugs are tucked up under the dash u just need a couple of bulbs and the holders

 

New bumper fitted on, Clutch has been done and welded the sills!!



Still some mesh to put on, What do we think?

 

cars are all about taste although I would not fit that bumper its not a ugly one so if your happy that is all that counts

 

That is a good answer,

 

I'd gp gti spec personally with some nice rims, the mk6 can look really sleek and stancy

 

Love the GTI specs^^ Especially the first one, the bodykit bumper isn't really my thing, but its your car.

 

They're all 3 door though and im rocking the 5 door

 

Now I do like these rare cars now the gti's soon to be a classic I think

 

[QUOTE=matts1;6453224]I'd gp gti spec personally with some nice rims, the mk6 can look really sleek and stancy



gti spec all the way buddy!

i had a pepper red 1.6 finnesse, 3 door for my first car! looked like this motor but had some 5 spoke alloys and morrettes!

looked cool as fuck for a first car!!