Hi all, I'm Herman Kenens and I'm from belgium (limburg).
When I was 16 years old I bought a ford escort mk3 1.3 laser, my first intentions were modding my car rat-style but then a teacher at my school told me he had a XR3i engine up for sale , then i decided i wanted is to have a racey look from back in the days (old skool rims , xr3i bumperlip ...) . I bought it immediately and started on swapping the engine . Then i bought 2 dell'orto carburetors because the injection system caused a lot of trouble , wouldn't run the way I wanted it to . Since the carburetors needed revision I just decided to pull the engine back out for some more tuning . Plans for now are another camshaft , lighter flywheel , race clutch , adjustable pulley , bigger and better brakes and since the car only had 4 gears I found a gearbox from a ford fiesta XR2i 5 gear

Some pics of the build so far :













Here I'm swapping the 1300cc engine to the 1600cc xr3i







In the time I painted my taillights and bought rims.







Some pic's wen the first works are done..













Then i bought me some 40mm Dell'orto dhla carburettors.







And now im pulling the engine back out







PS : Does anybody know some good webshops for ford-parts ?
And wich ford brakes would be compitable?

Tips and comments are very welcome since I'm not to experienced but i really want to pull this off in the right and good way . Maybe in the future visit some trackdays , see how it runs when its finished . But that's far ahead , I still have a lot to learn
greets

 

sierra cosworth front brakes with standard cosworth discs will fit herman , and are a very good budget upgrade ,

i may know of a mk 3 rs 16i front splitter ( bumper lip as you call it ) , that would finish the front off prefectly ,

looks a great base to start with . good luck with it ,



beef

 

Hi and welcome Herman, nice car and project

Van waar uit Limburg ben je, kom zelf uit Nederlands Limburg (Ittervoort)

 

looks great mate love the look of it

 

thanx for the good comments

@ beefy: I was looking for a long time after a rs1600i front splitter but I never find one
and about the brakes, wil fit the escort cosworth brakes to?
i got 15" rims and i dont know what diameter brakes wil fit then

@ marco : thanx , ik ben van Beringen. Dat is een randgemeente van Leopoldsburg

 

Looks really great, I love that style of modifying an Escort
Where are you from? Ben zelf ook van België

 

hello and welcome to pf and a very good project

 

Welcome to pf ,love the look of the car ,bet it sounds great on the carbs

 

Awesome Mk3 you`ve got there mate!
Looks ace, love the looks !

Welkom op PF, veel plezier hier

 

thanx, yes I love the sound , just of the sound come's out the deepest center of the engine , and the exhaust sound's different to, more base

@ jordy: I'm from beringen and you?

 

I'm from Wellen, located in the middle of Hasselt, Sint-Truiden and Tongeren.

 

whow , there are here a lot of people at this side of the ocean
thanx

 

im not 100 % sure but im sure the escort cosworth 4 pots will fit with 300mm discs ,

ill ask my frind whos done this , iirc its 4x4 calipers and 2wd discs perfect combo ,


ill see what i can do about the splitter in the new year ,

as im away on holiday tomorrow ,

 

than i'll look for some cosworth brakes, cause those have to come for sure
it isn't urgent but if you find a front lip , let me know something

pretty holidays!

 

Nice project mate I love mk 3 escorts.

 

herman , double checked with a mate , for you brakes you need ,

set of 4x4 cosworth brake calipers ( escort or the sapphire )

set of 2wd sierra brake discs ( sierra cosworth 3 door )

some 2 mm washers ,

the washers go between the hub face and the brake caliper to space it correctly for the disc ,

very simple installation just like fitting the standard setup ,

plenty of stopping power , and i think the 3 door discs are 300mm,



hope this helps, if you struggle to find what you need over there drop me a line ill source you some over here


beef

 

Herman,

Is that car road legal?
The belgian law doesn't allow a lot of changes on a car, how did you managed it?

That's the reason stopping me of customizing my car.

 

Hello Herman,

Nice Escort MK3 you own..
It's a sleeper on carbs, and nice sound...

I'm building a MK3 as well, based on a 1.1.
It has a XR3i engine now with a fastroad Kent Cam and adjustable cam pulley.
I lowered it with 30mm Eibach, and Koni adjustable shocks.
The interior has Recaro front seats, I may get rid of the back seat.
I bought some RSi-rims, and a pair of Scorpio Cossy calipers with 282mm 3-door Cossy discs...

I'm looking for a mk 3 rs 16i front splitter or S1 spoiler package.
But I think with the S1 spoiler package, the sleeper image is gone...

Keep us posted on your progress,mate...

Ik kom uit Holland...

 

welcome to passionford pal looks a good start you have made, i love them wheels you have,cossie 4 pots will fit and a 285mm disc, or 4x4 calipers i believe are easier to addapt and quite a cheap effective setup, keep up the hard work

 

i like where this thread is goin!

 

nice project good clean looking acr try Burtonpower for ford parts

 

thanx all ,

@ beefy : can you keep me informed of which braking parts might be available for my mk3. Offers in belgium are not so frequent. Also i'm interested in the front splitter of a rs1600i.

@ marchano : you have to homologate the vehicle at customs

@ ROBnoTOP : as you discribe your vehicle i'm sure i will love your ride

@ bythomson : thanx, i allready thought so

 

2 days ago the first parts arived




























today my 2nd order arived










with in a few days im going to pick up a rs1600i front splitter.

 

Nice updates, all of it!
Keep up the good work, love this project

 

Nice

 

Some nice goodies, Herman...

Is the exhaust from Ashley ?

And wich type camshaft did you order?

What is the weigth of the flywheel now?

You're doing great, keep updates coming, mate....

 

Nice job mate, love it

 

very nice goodies

 

No update yet........

Get working you lazy git............

 

hey mate, what size are your tyres? thanks