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iTrader: (3)

cooool what power are you excpecting with the charger ?

jonboisescort

im hoping it will make 170 180 bhp

on standard managment and internals will be on low boost

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Nice update mate.Im looking forward to you fitting the supercharger.

tincho84ar

are you using the standard gearbox?? great looks of the car by the way..

muz

Did they give you the gearbox/engine intermediate plate? I had one of these boxes for my Fiesta and it was next to impossible to source the plate. It's a 2 peice plate and is discontinued now. I had to drive to Nottingham and remove one myself from a breaker car. Also the starter motor on these boxes had a unique stud pattern to the box IIRC

jonboisescort

cheers fellas

using a p reg escort gearbox

should be getting the plate from a mate or from the scrappy

got another starter sorted aswell

just got a focus manifold which im hoping will give me the space for the charger

jonboisescort

have now made a start on the escort
has been sat in the garage for the last 2 weeks
so far the engine is out and most of the front end is stripped
will be stripping everything off for the new shell

when i get the new shell next weekend
i am going to treat the new shell with underseal
and i am thinking of seam welding it aswell

will be fitting a supercharged 2.0 blacktop with st170 gearbox







also found this when i removed the wing
this would explain the strange noises and handling





and my daily drive


its a 2004 ford focus 1.8 tdci :Q

jonboisescort

cheers fellas
the shell 90% stripped now just the rear end and fuel tank to remove
the new shell will be ariveing next weekend :Q :Q
the plan is to take my time with it and do it properly :bonkers:
a few pics from today
really hope someone has the shell as would be a shame to scrap it





nice and low :Q

jonboisescort

started on it today
first i had to get it rolling so i could turn it around as it was facing the wrong way in the garage
then stripped the front end down
needs a bit of attention in a few places
but other than that the shells in very good nick and straight
battery tray is solid no rust underneath :Q
i am now on the hunt for a 2.0 zetec blacktop so i can get the mounts sorted in the engine bay then sort the rust out
then paint it










and the st box :Q

marky_g

good luck buddy finding one thats not a rot box must be hard

155lee

iTrader: (10)

i love the beige shell,if you werent the other end of the country id have it in a minute and rebuild it.dont like the blue 1,hope its going beige like the old 1!

Twins

iTrader: (18)

Was the old shell that bad not to carry on with

Ryan_3

why did you reshell? should have stuck with the beige

jonboisescort

cheers fellas

when i stripped the old shell found that it was actually falling apart along the bulkhead

for the price i got the new shell for it was far better to start with something straight

new shell will be going beige

im sure the old shell is fixable but will need alot of work to get the front straight again

scoobypete

what you going to do with the old shell?

jonboisescort

if somebody wants it they can have it

isaac james sherwood

hey buddy this is going to be one cool motor lol i thought i hadnt seen you for a bit. I pass you every morning in my aa autowindsheilds van going to bournmouth

jonboisescort

cheers mate

i do miss driving it was so much fun on the way to work lol

GranaDavey

Big update`s there mate.
I`m glad that the new shell is gonna be beige again, that looks just awesome.
Keep up the good work man !

Ade

When the bulkhead goes that's the real escort killer I say...

My first one went so bad that the front pretty much broke off when it was jacked up for the last time! You could see daylight under the windscreen seal, and the door to wing gap was about 3 inches

Blue one looks good

oriurbo

love the car mate keep up the good work

jonboisescort

now have a engine which i won off ebay lastnight and collected it within a few hours if winning
its done 65000
and is in great condition
and the best thing is got it for Ł80 :Q
today i messed around with the supercharger and bolted st gearbox on and put it in the escort ready for the mounts to made
the supercharger will fit better on this than the silvertop
as one hole lines up really well
will need to modify the manifold a little
the engine will be getting new head gasket and cambelt
might do some more tomorrow but i dont get many days off from work

might get the mounts done this weekend when my neighbours about with his welder :Q

jonny s2

iTrader: (12)

looking good jon, id be very tempted to keep it the blue tbh, as cool as the beige was this is another shell with another cool colour keep as is i say, shame your soo far away and i dont have space for the biege one

crack on

GranaDavey

All the bits fall into place, and the supercharger fits perfect doesn`t it ?
Keep it up mate, this is gonna be a great car, as long as it will be beige
And try to get some 16" steelies

12_Second_rst

iTrader: (1)

where are you going to mount alternator?

jonboisescort

cheers fellas gone for a rear mounted alternator

started the day by getting a new grinder which didnt work :x
so had to take that back and get another one
was pissing down all morning so got on with mounting the charger
this is only the mock up mount to but will redo it so its looks better
will also get some spacers made up aswell
fits really well
then remebered the lower sub frame bracket
which is close but clears

then went to trhe scrappy and got a rear mounted alternator off a mondeo
also grabbed the tensioner to see if that would fit aswell

got the mounts awell
is a mondeo engine mount
and focus gearbox mount
so got back and fitted the alternator
the tensioner is close aswell but fits :Q :Q
next update will be at the weekend when the mounts get welded in

Dlatch!

interesting project Jon
looking forward to seeing it all done looks like you don't hang about so won't be long i think

whats wrong with the blue on the new shell i prefer that to the beige myself

12_Second_rst

iTrader: (1)

Mate uve left a letter from the inland revenue on show in one of your photos id deffintely remove that pic off a public forum

jonboisescort

cheers for that didnt even realise

12_Second_rst

iTrader: (1)

u considered putting an xr3i efi loom in and using ofab? would be nice and easy management to run that

ShandzS1

Remember run the water pump anti-clockwise......, complicates belt route.

super-ron

charger almost looks factory fit around everything down there. looking forward to seeing more

dug112y

iTrader: (1)

liking this proper garage engineering lol