Soon as it hits boost...bbbaaannnggg....

 

Nice one paul getting there

 

Rained off today so i went and had a play, made up the brackets to hold the rad in and also made my heat shield, just need to cover it in that self adhesive heat proof matting, after this i pulled the engine and box out and stripped the engine bay ready to finish off the welding then onto painting the bay as all the mods are now complete, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessss !!

 

stripped the bay out today and finished off the welding on the inside, so a good degrease then time for primer,

 

 

looking good mate, good work

 

Quality mate, wont be long before you can do the painty and re assemble bit.

 

got the bay painted in its finished colour, so i will mask the bay up now and sand the outside for another coat of high build then onto a wet rub then colour, then the fun bit of building it all back up with new bits etc,

 

getting there

 

stunning mate,good effort,what made you choose the cossie lump say over a zetec turbo conversion? was it just to be different?? love the colour to!

 

just read through your thread! its amazing and i cannot wait to see it finished!

 

Fucking hell Paul mate' didnt hang about today did you

 

yeah, to be honest it was to be different as most people wouldnt of taken on the project due to the amount of fab work to be done etc, plus you cant really get better than a good cossie lump for raw power, i know the gearbox is going to die but its a bit of fun people so all contribute your old good working boxes, lol, !!!!!!!!!!

 

been a busy man today mate, good going

 

I am loving this mate, I can't wait for it to progress.

Benni.

 

this is amazing , hopfully see it about one day !!

 

got it sanded and painted today, few runs in the laquer again but i think i should be able to sand them out ok,

 

 

not bad for a garge job ! you must have quite a big compresser lol or lots of pations , i did my mates in a garge ... tooooook ages and that was with a good sized compresser

 

yeah i know what you mean you can never do a pro job in a shed but it'll do for a thrash about beast, compressor is a twin cylinder type with a big tank so that helps.

 

A few more pics, started to put the dusty interior back together, good clean needed once its up and running,

 

 

Ha ha ha love it YB turbo

 

this will be interesting to see the result

 

Looking good there fella, top work.

 

got the wheels on today and she is back on the deck again after 6 months,

 

Sweet mate, shame shes been provisionally sold

 

nice work,very different which is good

 

Crazy Project m8 !

I was going to do the same thing on my fiesta,
but i guess i didnt have the balls to do it .

I cant wait to tell us how it drives.


**(when you turn left,
have you checked if the front right wheel rubs on the extended chassis leg?
just a thought.)**


It also looks good m8, i like it!

 

Impressive

Love the colour aswell

 

If thats the case hope he got a good price for it

 

i have lost about half a turn on full lock but i think it'll be worth it

 

i completely agree !

there are many things that you can try in order to make it better,
such as spacers or different type offsets on the wheels.

looking forward to see it finished.

 

Provisionally sold??
Hope not, was looking forward to seeing this all fitted up and complete.
wish i had some spare cash, i'd love a cossie'd Mk4 escort, front or rear drive!

 

Luke , Paul has seen your work on my engine bay and cage

How long now then Paul before its on the road

 

good project, just read the whole thread. I remember seeing a yellow escort with a YB in transverse at the NEC years ago, decent install- think yours is fantastic for a home build, credit to you mate. Are you running an alternator in std YB position as those pulleys stick out of the bay and there looks like no space for the alt.

 

shame to sell after all the hard work you need to keep it for at least a month to get used to it then board of it. Good job thow mate the colour looks sweet.

 

alternator is mounted to the side of the yb where the power steering pump went, you can just see the back of it in one of the pics, just to let everyone know i have provisionally sold it as i was made a good offer for it, i am completeing the build to the same spec etc and will keep it for a week or so to have a play then she is off to scotland to live but hopefully he wont pay the deposit so i'll have to keep it

 

just out of interest what do u guys think its worth, just so i know if ive provisionally sold it to cheap ?, car will be completed so not to be valued as it currently is ?

 

i would say its gotta be worth more than 5k as a full car, fresh paint, something diffrent ! the amount of time thats gone in to it , custom parts,