Popular Post escort74 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2016 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 3, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2016 CheeRS for all the interest and comments on the car Prepping dash area Matte Black applied and steering column back in Stickers for race number applied 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 3, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2016 a few of you noticed them in the previous picture already , black Pin stripes are all on now 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2016 Diff , Suspension and Steering all back in Almost time to go down on all four Bit of a buff up 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2016 On the trailer Made it home Back in the garage Time to get assembling before the next cert inspection 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 12, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2016 Engine Back in 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort74 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Had some new suspension brackets water cut got busy on the welder Moved the rear suspension points up 50mm to lift rear end Also moved it forward to square up the coilovers in the turret boxes gusseted and braced four link mounts 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 16, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2016 Finally Splashed out and bought my Smiths Gauge Cluster Marking it out to replicate a works style dash Smiths Water temp is still on its way will swap out the VDO for Smiths one shortly Now time to wire it all up 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2016 Engine bays almost ready Inside panels going in 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2016 many hours later.... Its all back together and running 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2016 Last bits of setup If all goes to plan , its coming to the monthly oldschool meet on Wednesday 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 22, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2016 Cert Time 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 23, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2016 Test Drive time for the Cert 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 25, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2016 Got a few of the crew together and cruised along to the Auckland oldschool meet 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2016 Took Alan Mann along to the Brit and Euro Classic Car Show The rest of the Escort Klan 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted April 10, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2016 Its all Certified and all the paperwork has arrived -Warrant -Rego -Authority Card -Motorsport Licence -Club Membership -Rollacge homologation sticker and the logbooks good to go which makes for a very happy Driver (me) and Co-driver (dad) 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2016 Got me some real carbon fiber from Motorsport Composites ltd Much Better and fitted the smiths water temp to match the rest of the set Much better 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort74 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Had a tune up on the dyno ready for Hampton Downs Im only running the standard engine for now until I have the funds to finish off and assemble the race motor. but 102 HP at the wheels for a standard pinto sounds like fun 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort74 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 3M Stone guard protective clear wrap applied all around the lower section of the Escort Whole front end wrapped and across top of the bonnet Very impressed how you can barely see the edges of the wrap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort74 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Good Test Day at Hampton Downs 80 track Kilometers done and the car didn't miss a beat and best of all , its coming home in one piece and still shiny.... phew ! unfortunately the GoPro footage got corrupted so only got some iphone footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oluSeq0jKHc 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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