Corndog Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Found this Mk2 2 door escort and had to buy it. Has to be one of the most rust free escorts out there, only a couple spots of rust, nothing bad. Short term plans: - Tidy up all the rough edges - Paint job(gloss black) - Cert with 2L 5 speed Long term plans: - Turbo Pinto Has re-set rear springs A boot full of interior, most of it is mint and isnt even faded. A previous owners dodgey modification to fit the 5 speed in... More dodgey mods for the 2L The worst of the rust... It came with pretty much everything needed to get it on the road minus the engine/gearbox. Is a side project to my "rally escort project" so it might take some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corndog Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 The Rally car project when it was on the road a while back... When i first got it a few years ago as the speedy 1.3 Auto. Not knowing what i was doing when i got the car i missed this little bit of rust (which was hidden under space invader foam and bog lol) Gota learn some how i guess... Got that repaired and got to work on the 2L 5 speed conversion. Didnt take any pics of that... Missing about a years photos, About as good as i got it in this pic(paint job is a lot worse than it looks in the pics) Never Got round to lowering the rear lol Pretty hot 2L, never really got the 45 dellortos running that good. But will sort them out before i start rallying The main reason i decided to turn it into a rally car was because the body is a mess, and i may have had a little bit too much "over steer" on the gravel one day and met with the bank. No major damage, but why stop there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corndog Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Had a week off work, went back home to Te Puke where my escort lives(in my parents garage) and got stuck into it... Bit of rust in the C pillar that sanded out easy... Made it look a bit better, didn't go too hard out with it cos i might change it in the future anyway. Uncovered a bit of rust in the passengers door, bit worse than i thought it was(had been boged). What the gear tunnel looked like when the bog was removed... ...Got the grinder out... made up a new part of the tunnel, good practice for me with my new tig welder(cant say im a very good welder yet) Didnt turn out as well as i hoped but it will do the job and should look ok when it gets a bit of paint/under seal on it. Also picked up a complete cortina 2L and 4 speed for $150 off a friend of a friend, that will go in while i get round to making all the manifolds/save some money for a turbo set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corndog Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Not really an update of any kind other than i welded the diff, here are some pics.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corndog Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Done quite a bit of work on the escort over the xmas holiday, taken it for a wof(just to see wat it needs before a cert) failed on no cert, brake imbalance, draging drum and inner rack end. nothing bad so im pretty stoked. will fix all that over the next couple weeks, get the carbs tuned(for emissions) then go for a cert finally. Here are some pics... Last of the rust(other than passenger door) delt with. 235 eagers dont really fit without rubbing away to nothing being that low, look cool tho Engine bay got striped back, primed then painted. all the loom was redone for the 2L etc... Shifter hole moved and gearbox mounts welded on(see how they go for a cert) Engine in and running with a new exhaust to quieten it down. sounds good... all interior in, vinyl died all the seats and door cards, turned out mint Didnt turn out too bad, just needs a panel and a paint to finish it off(and the c pillar trim if any1 has some?) Sweet to finally drive it even if its not legal(yet) The black escort is now siting behind the shed with no engine or anything else for that matter, if any1 wants an escort thats got a "couple" of rust problems, a welded diff, front suspension and not much else, hit me up(going cheap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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