Excellent, great looking car

 

Love it, looks great. Phils carbon is very nice

 

Thanks for the kind comments guys!

 

yeah

just watched the pics again. Best Dave !!!

 

the finish on your car is top notch i hope you are proud well done

 

Little update here. Engine is out again as I think big end bearing has gone, but that'll be sorted over the winter plus some other goodies that are in the pipeline.

 

Any updates here, Dave?

 

Beautiful car mate !

All your hard work has paid off

Any chance of more pics of the escos , or ask him to put a thread on here ?

J

 

Gorgeous, the lime green/white is supprisingly nice!!

what power are you going for with your new engine

well done

 

Thats stunning mate

 

looks good mate, but paint those cam pulleys they make any YB look dirty

 

Thanks for your nice comments guys!

Been a bit lazy over the winter since it turned out not only the shell on the 4th cylinder was worn, also the crank has marks. First plans were to rebuild the engine, but I managed to get hold of a nice 4WD Saph engine with a pretty nice spec from UK!
Its on the way over the channel atm, plus a lot of nice goodies from the Woodford Garage guys. So I hope to get everything bolted together withing the next 2 month.
Spec is not going to be that wild. L8, Siemens 55s, T35.63, WRC gasket and some parts to keep everything nice and reliable.

Until the parts arrive I am just trying sort out the mess in my garage.

Robbed all the bits from the old engine that I still need:



All parts I need stored:







Also cleaned the sump so I can send it to UK for big wing & baffle conversion:



Hey Stian, there's been barely any progress here as I couldnt decide what to do with it and got a bit bored. Havent been as busy as you!


I already cleaned them, which makes a big difference, but for the new engine theres some adjustable ones on the cards anyway.


Thanks! Hope to get a big 3xx with the new spec.

 

Who are you send the sump to to be modified?

 

Sent it to Russ Brown in Sussex.

 

Does he have a website? Sussex is quite local to me so I'll contact him for a quote. How much are you paying if you dont mind me asking?

 

Just sent you a PM!

 

Time for an update here:
The "new" engine is already in the car and running spot on! Hope to get on the rollers next week and see what sort of power its coming up with.

Some pics of the build and the finished item:






















































And heres a video of one of the first tests when running:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdq9NkK62tk

 

looks lovely, what sort of power you hoping for ?

 

Thanks! I'm not too sure what to expect.

Engine spec:
200block
4x4 head
ARP head stud and main stud kit
WRC metal head gasket
BD14 & BD10 cams
T35.63
small turbo plenum
siemens 55s
044 pump

Hope to get close to 4xx

Some new wheels are also ordered but wont be here before mid to end of may...

 

That 3 door lives in norway now..
Nice looking cars both mate..

 

Do you know the pal who bought it? My mate is kinda regretting having sold it now!
Good luck to whoever bought it!

 

Nice pics mate.It looks well nice.I like the pic of the escort cossies too,i like the wheels on them.

 

Small update here with new wheels:









The car is off the road during the winter now.

Also got some new bits to play with while waiting for next season...

Rubber braided Ryan loom:



Thanks mate! That thing is top notch!

New Top mounts:



MSD rear diff mount:

 

As said on another topic - those new wheels look awesome.

 

Just simply stunning, both inside on tour/track and outside with its visual appearance

 

Thanks guys!

 

excellent work!!!!

what model are the wheels???

 

Very nice indeed.

 

Wow, the car looks awesome on those wheels. Very good choice, Dave

 

Thanks! Actually, I'm already thinking about another set of wheels already...

The current one is Team Dynamics ProRace 1.2 in 8x18"

 

LOVE IT !!!

 

Again??

Just a set of some nice BBS rims (or similar) could top the Pro Races

 

There's a set of nice little BBS E49's somewhere around here...

 

Very nice lookin saff mate.What size wheels are they?

 

Schoene Wagen und Workshop! Du hast krass gearbeitet.

 

Dankeschön!

@ Glenn: Wheels are 8x18"

 

Looks superb!

Liking the look of the Escos wearing the deep dish rims in the background too...

 

Here you go mate :







Sorry for OT Dave, but Andys Escos is worth beeing shown here..

 

 

For sure a great car!!!!