2ltr ZT mk5 escort build update 07/02/11
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2ltr ZT mk5 escort build update 07/02/11
hi all,
im currently re-shelling/rebuilding my old mk5 xr3i so i thought i'd do a quick thread, see what you guy's/gal's think...
this was my old 3i befour i had to scrap it due to the dredded rust:
unfortunatly i had to break it due the the rust, and i then bought the saph that's in my sig, but i didn't really like it and couldn't get used to it so now i'v gone back to my root's and bought another mk5...
this is how the 'new' car looked when i bought it off a mate...
(on the way home)
(and at the lockup)
it started life as a mk6, but my mate turnt it into a mk5 cossie rep, and did a bloody good job i must admit!!
i wont be staying as a cossie rep as such though, the back will, but the front will look the same as my old 3i above.
here's what i'v collected for it so far:
genuine lower spoiler
grpA cossie k&n
eagle rod's and JE piston's
16 row mocal oil cooler
adjustable cam pully's
omex600 loom & ecu
rs/xr morrette's
half tinted rear light's
stg3 t3, but this will proberly be changed for a t34 now
doulbe valve spring's, breather blocker plate, arp conrod bolt's
got load's more, but no pic's as yet...
and a few pic's of what progress has been made so far on the car...
stripped it all bare, and completly re-undersealed it (no pic's of it bare tho im affraid)
and then i stripped the feul tank back to bare metal and painted it black
that's as far as i'v got with the underside so far, just need my mate to help me with the copper brake line's as i dont have the tool for it, and wait for some bit's to come back from the powder coater's and i can put it all back together
i have now also started to strip the engine ready for it to go off and have the rod's and piston's fitted
i'v chosen to go with the blacktop engine, but im starting to wish i hadn't now
lol
need to have the engine mount modded to fit the black top
as you can see the 3rd hole doesn't quite line up, so im having it chopped off and abit more welded on...
here's a rough spec list...
2ltr black top zetec
JE low comp pistons
eagle steel rods
stg3 t3 (but as above, will be changed for a t34 ready for anti lag )
standard cam's for time being
rover M16 turbo inlet
ceramic coated tubular manifold
rs500 pro alloy intercooler
alloy escort cosworth rad
full s/s exhaust system
cosworth fuel pump
modified rocker cover to suit breather system
omex 600 management with anti lag, and possibly lauch control?
16 row mocal oil cooler with aeroquip fitting's
blue vernier pullys
grp A cossie k&n
green injector's
arp conrod bolt's
arp head bolt's
double valve spring's
magnacore ht lead's
custom boost and coolant hose's
focus rs head gasket
uprated clutch (not sure what yet tho?.... help!!)
suspension stuff & brake's:
weitec coilover's, but will be changed for fully adjustable avo coilover's eventually
325mm GOLD hi-spec front brake conversion
polybushs alround
braided brake line's
rear grooved disc's
wheel related stuff:
17x8j 6spoke compomotive's
anodised blue centre cap's
anodised blue wheel nut's
exterior related stuff:
rs/xr morrette's
half tinted rear light's
modified rs/xr front bumper with clear indi's
rs500 splitter
cossy lower spoiler
modified rs2k buldge bonnet with aero catch's
chrome wing vent's
interior
mk6 rs2k recaro interior
mk5 dash
cossy bannana pod
ford racing boost, and oil pressure gauge's
some thing's will proberly change though...?
that's it for now, i will be updating in the next few day's hopfully so what this space
what y'all think so far anyway's??
im currently re-shelling/rebuilding my old mk5 xr3i so i thought i'd do a quick thread, see what you guy's/gal's think...
this was my old 3i befour i had to scrap it due to the dredded rust:
unfortunatly i had to break it due the the rust, and i then bought the saph that's in my sig, but i didn't really like it and couldn't get used to it so now i'v gone back to my root's and bought another mk5...
this is how the 'new' car looked when i bought it off a mate...
(on the way home)
(and at the lockup)
it started life as a mk6, but my mate turnt it into a mk5 cossie rep, and did a bloody good job i must admit!!
i wont be staying as a cossie rep as such though, the back will, but the front will look the same as my old 3i above.
here's what i'v collected for it so far:
genuine lower spoiler
grpA cossie k&n
eagle rod's and JE piston's
16 row mocal oil cooler
adjustable cam pully's
omex600 loom & ecu
rs/xr morrette's
half tinted rear light's
stg3 t3, but this will proberly be changed for a t34 now
doulbe valve spring's, breather blocker plate, arp conrod bolt's
got load's more, but no pic's as yet...
and a few pic's of what progress has been made so far on the car...
stripped it all bare, and completly re-undersealed it (no pic's of it bare tho im affraid)
and then i stripped the feul tank back to bare metal and painted it black
that's as far as i'v got with the underside so far, just need my mate to help me with the copper brake line's as i dont have the tool for it, and wait for some bit's to come back from the powder coater's and i can put it all back together
i have now also started to strip the engine ready for it to go off and have the rod's and piston's fitted
i'v chosen to go with the blacktop engine, but im starting to wish i hadn't now
lolneed to have the engine mount modded to fit the black top
as you can see the 3rd hole doesn't quite line up, so im having it chopped off and abit more welded on...
here's a rough spec list...
2ltr black top zetec
JE low comp pistons
eagle steel rods
stg3 t3 (but as above, will be changed for a t34 ready for anti lag )
standard cam's for time being
rover M16 turbo inlet
ceramic coated tubular manifold
rs500 pro alloy intercooler
alloy escort cosworth rad
full s/s exhaust system
cosworth fuel pump
modified rocker cover to suit breather system
omex 600 management with anti lag, and possibly lauch control?
16 row mocal oil cooler with aeroquip fitting's
blue vernier pullys
grp A cossie k&n
green injector's
arp conrod bolt's
arp head bolt's
double valve spring's
magnacore ht lead's
custom boost and coolant hose's
focus rs head gasket
uprated clutch (not sure what yet tho?.... help!!)
suspension stuff & brake's:
weitec coilover's, but will be changed for fully adjustable avo coilover's eventually
325mm GOLD hi-spec front brake conversion
polybushs alround
braided brake line's
rear grooved disc's
wheel related stuff:
17x8j 6spoke compomotive's
anodised blue centre cap's
anodised blue wheel nut's
exterior related stuff:
rs/xr morrette's
half tinted rear light's
modified rs/xr front bumper with clear indi's
rs500 splitter
cossy lower spoiler
modified rs2k buldge bonnet with aero catch's
chrome wing vent's
interior
mk6 rs2k recaro interior
mk5 dash
cossy bannana pod
ford racing boost, and oil pressure gauge's
some thing's will proberly change though...?
that's it for now, i will be updating in the next few day's hopfully so what this space
what y'all think so far anyway's??
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it had everything on it ready for 200bhp, but unfortunetly it started to get cam rattle so it only stayed at standard power was so gutted i broke it befour getting what i wanted out of it!!!
was so gutted i broke it befour getting what i wanted out of it!!!
25-08-2009, 09:48 PM
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the rear chassis rail's had rotten through, i did have them patched up, but then they started go further down...
the floor pan, round the windscreen and the front panel behind the front bumper was also pretty shot aswel, just seemed like i was fighting a losing battle with it, is a shame concidering i'd just had the rear arch's and filler cap surround sorted
onward's and upward's tho, this shell is completly solid, wasn't a spot of rust on underside or anywhere to be honest
the floor pan, round the windscreen and the front panel behind the front bumper was also pretty shot aswel, just seemed like i was fighting a losing battle with it, is a shame concidering i'd just had the rear arch's and filler cap surround sorted
onward's and upward's tho, this shell is completly solid, wasn't a spot of rust on underside or anywhere to be honest
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25-08-2009, 09:58 PM
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the rear chassis rail's had rotten through, i did have them patched up, but then they started go further down...
the floor pan, round the windscreen and the front panel behind the front bumper was also pretty shot aswel, just seemed like i was fighting a losing battle with it, is a shame concidering i'd just had the rear arch's and filler cap surround sorted
onward's and upward's tho, this shell is completly solid, wasn't a spot of rust on underside or anywhere to be honest
the floor pan, round the windscreen and the front panel behind the front bumper was also pretty shot aswel, just seemed like i was fighting a losing battle with it, is a shame concidering i'd just had the rear arch's and filler cap surround sorted
onward's and upward's tho, this shell is completly solid, wasn't a spot of rust on underside or anywhere to be honest
25-08-2009, 10:18 PM
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i bloody hope it does lol, was a misson stripping it all back, and then re-doin all the underseal, i hate underseal with a passion now! it get's everywhere! arm's, hair, looked like a miner after doing that for the day lol
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lol, roll over jig thing would of been ideal
deffinatly staying black i reckon, should look mean as fcuk when it's done, i cant honestly wait! i gave myself until ford fair next year, but now i'v got it i want it done now lol.
wheel's will be going black aswel, kinda toying with doing it matt black for a stealthy look? but then on the other hand it must just make it look crap and tatty...???
deffinatly staying black i reckon, should look mean as fcuk when it's done, i cant honestly wait! i gave myself until ford fair next year, but now i'v got it i want it done now lol.
wheel's will be going black aswel, kinda toying with doing it matt black for a stealthy look? but then on the other hand it must just make it look crap and tatty...???
25-08-2009, 10:43 PM
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lol, roll over jig thing would of been ideal
deffinatly staying black i reckon, should look mean as fcuk when it's done, i cant honestly wait! i gave myself until ford fair next year, but now i'v got it i want it done now lol.
wheel's will be going black aswel, kinda toying with doing it matt black for a stealthy look? but then on the other hand it must just make it look crap and tatty...???
deffinatly staying black i reckon, should look mean as fcuk when it's done, i cant honestly wait! i gave myself until ford fair next year, but now i'v got it i want it done now lol.
wheel's will be going black aswel, kinda toying with doing it matt black for a stealthy look? but then on the other hand it must just make it look crap and tatty...???
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you should come down the rsoc meet one night, held on every second wednesday of each month down at polegate service's
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more pic's to come next week when i get stuff back from the powder coater's and check on my engine down sussex engine's
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not much of an update, but here go's...
few more bit's for it...
msd coil pack
aerocatch's for the front bumper (need it to be a quick release jobby as they'll be no room to get to the bolt's...)
ford racing oil and boost pressure gauge's, and a cossie dump valve
also come accross this while drilling hole's for my lower spoiler...
big old hole which was patched up with mesh and filler
so got another one..
that all for now folks
few more bit's for it...
msd coil pack
aerocatch's for the front bumper (need it to be a quick release jobby as they'll be no room to get to the bolt's...)
ford racing oil and boost pressure gauge's, and a cossie dump valve
also come accross this while drilling hole's for my lower spoiler...
big old hole which was patched up with mesh and filler
so got another one..
that all for now folks
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finally... abit of an update!
got a few bit's back from the powder coater's today...
rear strut brace now black (much better than red imo)
rear beam...
rear anti-roll bar...
front subframe...
front anti-roll bar...
wanted something different hense the dodgy colour's lol
just waiting for my polybush's to turn up so i can put it all together and get the car to a rolling state again
got a few bit's back from the powder coater's today...
rear strut brace now black (much better than red imo)
rear beam...
rear anti-roll bar...
front subframe...
front anti-roll bar...
wanted something different hense the dodgy colour's lol
just waiting for my polybush's to turn up so i can put it all together and get the car to a rolling state again
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me and a mate go half's on it, Ł150 a month, so Ł75 each
not bad concidering it's got electric, water, and neighbore's dont mind you working late with the compressor on!!
not bad concidering it's got electric, water, and neighbore's dont mind you working late with the compressor on!!
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i wish i could find something like that up my way, its about that price a week up here for something similar
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another small update...
went to see how my engine getting on...
all been bored and decked, just need's to machine the breather and the oil return for the turbo then he can put it all together (piston and rod only in there for the pic)
and i had my new (second hand) ceramic coated tubular manifold turn up today
slow progress, but it's getting there
went to see how my engine getting on...
all been bored and decked, just need's to machine the breather and the oil return for the turbo then he can put it all together
(piston and rod only in there for the pic)and i had my new (second hand) ceramic coated tubular manifold turn up today
slow progress, but it's getting there
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small update again...
painted the engine bay and fitted new copper brake line's right through!
also trial fitted the subframe...
polybush's
and new rear grooved disc's
i have now fitted the rear beam, and the front end stuff, but run out of battery to take pic's.
will update when i go back to my unit :thumb:
painted the engine bay and fitted new copper brake line's right through!
also trial fitted the subframe...
polybush's
and new rear grooved disc's
i have now fitted the rear beam, and the front end stuff, but run out of battery to take pic's.
will update when i go back to my unit :thumb:
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another update
new lower arm's and drop link thing's
braided fuel line's in
pic's of rear beam fitted (still need to swop the fuel tank's over though)
fitted half tinted rear light's
painted rear caliper's gold
and i'v saved the best till last.....
new 325mm hi-spec's
they've got to be the best mod so far imo
that's all for now
new lower arm's and drop link thing's
braided fuel line's in
pic's of rear beam fitted (still need to swop the fuel tank's over though)
fitted half tinted rear light's
painted rear caliper's gold
and i'v saved the best till last.....
new 325mm hi-spec's
they've got to be the best mod so far imo
that's all for now
20-09-2009, 10:06 PM
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Ok something i just don't get?
You buy some ARP con rod bolts and some Eagle rods that already ARP2000 con rod bolts?
Nice project anyway
You buy some ARP con rod bolts and some Eagle rods that already ARP2000 con rod bolts?
Nice project anyway
