Ficken

Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum and I thought that I would share my little project I am working on.

I bought the car for £500 from a guy in Essex about 2 years ago. At the time I used it everyday so did what I could but now I have a Ford Focus 2.0 as a daily run around. This means the Escort is in the garage so I can do the job properly!

The plan is for it to be a solid car, with escort cosworth styling and a track car look/ feel.

Anyway i'm waffling lol. Hope you like it.............

When I bought it



Dashboard and carpet out



Seats out to sand and inspect rest of floor



Primer time after an age!!!!! of masking





Inside painted Black (dirty now lol)





Car done until garaged



Both cars sat on driveway awaiting trailer to take the Escort to the garage






And so the work really begins......







New purchases - MSD ignition, full samco hose set and Pro Alloy radiator and fan















Focus left on it's own at home :-(




Apart from a slight hiccup.......



It's been great fun to work on.

Other work done:

Koni suspension fitted,
Rocker cover painted black,
Fire extinguisher purchased.

more pics and updates to follow.

Any comments and suggestions welcome.

Thanks for looking

gouch1

welcome

r.s.2000 ginger

Looks a good shell so thats the main thing so then you can get on doing all the mods.

Ficken

Thanks for the welcomes. Welding just been done on the sills. Cossie kit being puchased 3rd feb. Be a challenge fitting it but we will see.

SMILER258

nice looking escort, good luck, and welcome

pullo

Welcome keep up the good work.

TOOTALL

Welcome. Nice project. I'd leave the cossie kit off it, but it's your car. 2.0 zetec and sorted suspension ? If mine goes goes bang, a zetec is taking it's place.

Ficken

Im happy running it on the 1.8 for now, engines arent my strong point. More a bodywork man. The suspension is from Koni. I had it on my old gti and it is really good I think.

Thanks for the welcomes

TOOTALL

If it's stripped it will be good fun I've had thought's of removing the interior from mine, and I only have 1 car.

Ficken

having the interior out is great fun but be warned. I went to the extreme and removed the heating. Using it as an everyday car with no heating is chilly with all that bare metal lol. Glad I have the focus tbh.

TOOTALL

I did it to my XR4i before which got interesting when someone wanted a lift home from work.. The heater stayed though. There is something about hearing the stones on the road banging off the underside that feels great.

Ficken

haha ur so right. I have also just had the vents in the front footwells welded up because everytime I drove through a puddle my passenger got soaked lol.

r.s.2000 ginger

Thats what i dont get why put vents in the floor like that and when it wet every thing gets wet thats why they must rot inside out.

turbo m

iTrader: (2)

Nice project will be watching it..

fogulbennett

Subscribed hopefully be something good too read occasionally other than just cossies all the time

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Nice project.I hope you havent been working on the car when using them sissior jacks lol.

What happened to the back window.

Jumby

Nice project, not many people use the walnut dash but ive got one, there not bad

Ficken

Thanks. No I havent been working on it under them jacks, they are awful lol. I have changed the walnut dash now as it didn't really suit the look I was going for tbh.

fogulbennett

Here's a pic of what mine looks like mate it's getting a make over tomorrow will put a couple of new pictures up tomorrow

Ginge

Pretty sure they are crumple zones.

Escort looks great, some good work being done here, welcome to PF.

Ginge

Ficken

I tried to remove it and it broke lol.

Thanks for the welcomes and good luck with yours fogulbennett.

Looks great so far.


I will keep you updated but I have fractured my finger so no car fixing for me for a week or so