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[J-W-G]

MK2 Escort Discussion. Discuss away.

[BeastyBlue]

awesome!, i got my escort from palmy a while back. there must be quite a few down there

[J-W-G]

Yeah like since I bought mine more and more pop up! Too bad most of them get thrashed the fuck outta them tho

[Jase]

Start slow chap...
your list of mods will drop you $20k plus,
i'd leave it standard enginewise and upgrade the suspension a little, put some nice wheels and tires on and get it all one colour.
Find an engine the same as yours and rebuild that in your garage,
Unless you have an engineer/panelbeater and painter in the family start with the basics.
re-setting the leaves will be $300
new lowered springs for front $100
new shocks $200?
tyres $600
widened 14" steels or minilites $200-$1000
panel and paint $200-$1000
spare engine and rebuild parts $500-$1000
tools (list is endless) $500+ and keep counting

See how easy it creeps up? I myself went out and did my first conversion at 17 with a very helpful Pop, I could never have completed it without him and his workshop full of machinery.
If you work towards attainable feasible goals you will succeed.

[EvoBilly]

i would start with wheels and lowering coz you can't really paint till you know your guards right to fit wheels with no rubbing

with out putting alot of money into it, it wont be a race car so look more at style, low with wide dished wheels guards massaged to fit and a nice exhaust and maybe a front chin lip

one of the other oldschool members did this one might give you a couple ideas


you don't need 5 stud unless your big power 4 stud is fine

[d.p.n.s]

like jase said mate start slowly .
if you rush in to it yo uend up getting over your head (depending on your skills) and find yourself with a stripped out car and no daily driver to use and enjoy.

if it was me i would start with maybe some lowered front springs (chris at suspention tech in auckland does some nice ones)
then some 2"blocks for the back to match the front (chris does these aswell)

and a set of 13x7 hotwires or other oldschool mags wont cost much .

then unless your going for mad power i would just keep the standard brakes..

you will find all these bits on trademe as well.
keep us up dated.

dan

[BeastyBlue]

its a shame about what happened to that car, it looked awesome
saw his plates on trademe and was busting to buy them as my escorts a 79' aswell but i dont have that sorta spare money

[andy]

Lowered on hotwires with 205 60 13's is the treatment most mk2's got BITD. Looked rad.

[J-W-G]

Thanks guys
That list is sorta where i want it to go in the next few years providing next year i get my lvl 3's then into army or police ( Earning 51k )
Um just looking at two link kits for th future anyone had experience with these two?
http://www.mcdonaldb.../2linkkits.html

http://www.palmside....pcid_15912.html

[sweedazz101]

Argh. Lucky bastard and your 1600. good luck with the build bro.

[J-W-G]

Haha i know Tried my mates 1300 and god its a big difference to drive!

[J-W-G]

So im in need of a new front and rear bumper full chrome no trim, circle headlights and grill if anyones got em

[andy]

You asked for opinions so I will give you mine. It is however your car so my oinion means sweet FA.
-stick with the 1600 and do not put a 4age in it.
-13 inch hotwires
-drop it 3 - 4 inches.
-dont paint it metallic (square cars seem to look better with straight colours)
-round headlights

[J-W-G]

Yep sticking with the 1600
Might go with revolutions just dont know whether to go 4 or 5 spoke but hotwires do look the biz
3-4 inch is abit steep isnt it alot of camber? I was thinking 2 inch drop with mexico front lip
Oh nah given up on the silver/metallic crap. Looking into Forest green, blue, red or just 2k white
Yep going rounds provided i can get a god damn grill and lights (People over price them so bad), are the buckets the same as square?

[BeastyBlue]

my square ones were completely different

i think 4 spoke look good but then again i also think metallic is BEST so my opinion might not be valid

[J-W-G]

Yeah sometimes metallic looks the biz! Theres a mk 2 escort down here that is forest green with flake looks awsome i see it outside school sometimes

[J-W-G]

Wait we talking rims or paint? :/ Haha but im thinking rim wise 4 spokes for ford rs look but then there are the 5 spoke which i think look badass

[BeastyBlue]

BAM theres some inspiration! just imagine 2 extra doors.

[BeastyBlue]

http://www.trademe.c... ... 348461.htm

[J-W-G]

Was thinking more this for inspiration

I dont know about those rs rims but they look badass