RobedST24

When i first got it

head gasket went so decided to make it into a project track car

interior stripped



full stainless steel exhaust added




ive got coming 2 cobra monacco s bucket seats luke silver 3 point harnesses and front an rear strut braces

will@greenlight

looking good so far mate

RobedST24

cheers mate itll get there slowly lol been off the road now for 14 months lol

RobedST24

some more pics in no particular order

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Cool project matey. How is the car for rust. Are the back chassis legs ok.

RobedST24

as with any escort its an issue but has been for pre mot and will pass but will need work at a later date and thanks glen its took me a long time to even get this far

RobedST24

a little update on this
front and rear strut braces


New bucket seats


Go faster stickers lol

sridgett

Nice one buddy. Looks like rs2000, xr3i or gti. Is it ?? As thought 2 dr mk6 are hard to fine.

RobedST24

its a 1.6 finesse with gti body kit i think it is

sridgett

Thought it looked different. How far are you going with the mod's

RobedST24

think just a roll cage left then see how it goes

sridgett

Good on you mate. I find it funny when people spent mega money on a track car when the thing thay love is driving and whether its a fast car or not it's still fun to drive on a track. Why not just strip it out and put a rool cage in and enjoy?

RobedST24

that was my thoughts exactly and believe you me this has been built on a budget of Ł750 to get this far so overall i'm impressed with whats come out of it that's including the head gasket replacement new exhaust an manifold took over 18 months to get this far

sridgett

Wow 750 thats good mate. Good on you mate what left to do???

RobedST24

just tax it then hopefully make it to silverstone 3rd august ive ran out of cash now

sridgett

Are you making it road legal then?

RobedST24

yes its been mot'd and insured just trying to raise some cash for the tax now

sridgett

Money is always the probleme. I so desperatley want to fix up my mk2 fiesta bit like you got a escort track car. Except it a mk5 rs 2000 x track car whitch and a accident on track and badley bent up the reat wheel so got it cheap.

RobedST24

yer my daily mondeo swallows more off my money than my misses and kids lol

sridgett

Lol i'm 18 so no misses and kids for me yet so spending money on cars befor a misses does come along lol

RobedST24

yer ive done that and not stopped lol i keep getting told to grow up but i think if u grow up u grow old

sridgett

I always say do what you want in life as you only live once. I think when fooling about with cars gets in your blood its there for ever. Got a pic of your mondeo?

RobedST24

sridgett

Wow that's the shape i like. Thay just look special and you dont see many about now. Thay are quite fast arn't thay about 140mph ???

RobedST24

there adequate but serious money pits tbh mate if you dont find a well looked after example unlike me this 1 was in a barn for 18 months rescued it from being bangered but has cost me a fortune in the process

Lee Grout

What suspension is on that in the 1st pic and is it the same as now? It looks real tight to the top of the arch so am just curious as when its on lock it cant afford to have much if any movement. Thats what I need on mine lol.

RobedST24

yer its the same as in all the other pics i think its spax lowering springs i'll check it out tomorrow mate to see what make it is

sridgett

Aah not good. I live in france but when we get back to a decent country we visit friends in essex and there is one just left in a drive and never moves. Was very temped to ask if it is for sale. But dont think mum and dad will be happy if i get a nother car. All ready told them i am on the look out of my dream car a mk3 capri and thay didn't take that to well. Lol

RobedST24

lol bloody parents

sridgett

Well its understandable the drive of my house is like a 1980s ford dealership if you count my dad rs turbo project and my mums xr3i. We could start a ford museum lol

RobedST24

lol i feel like that when i visit the garage where the escort is stored lol 2 fiestas 3 mondeo's lol

sridgett

Haha lol it's funny my dad said he would never have a ford again. But then he got a cheap 2 door sierra i s. Now we have got 6 fords. When youve been bitten by the ford bug youve had it lol.

RobedST24

yer very true mate

sridgett

Are the 2 fiestas and 3 mondoes your's??

RobedST24

no just that 1 mondeo but 1 of the mechanics at the garage has 2 fiestas and a mondeo and 1 of the owners has 1 too

sridgett

What fiestas are thay?

RobedST24

mk 5 i think lol both w reg

sridgett

I can never tell beteen mk4&5 lol

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Mk4 has a round front. The mk5 has bigger headlights.

RobedST24

Rite a little update on this the engine is smoking quite heavily blue white and black God knows what the black is possibly soot so I think a new engine is in order