bmxnz11's Ford Escort MK2 Van

[bmxnz11]

Couldn't find my door limit strap pins so I made some up from a couple of Clevis pins. Before and after.

Went to install the window wiper mechanism and I didn't like how the spindles butted up against the panel. There's a small shoulder on the cast spindle which is supposed to sit hard on the panel. I added a rubber gasket to help bulk it up and take away the harshness.

This, along with the plates I welded in a few years ago had fattened the area the spindle bolts up to. I replaced the old cracked gasket and spacer with some thin rubber and brass which lost about 5mm, enough for the final product to again be within spec for the actual wiper arm to fit.

Also bought some rear window rubbers fro. Aus which were immediately fitted up with the windows. Pretty good product.

[bmxnz11]

Does anyone know what these sumps were off, specifically the bare metal one? The bare metal one is the one I had with the van on the 711 1600 motors but was severely beaten in place to clear the cross member. It's been panel beated back into its original shape but it no longer clears. The grey one is one that has been modified and similarly matches a 1300. The rusty one is a 1300. My understanding is the ribs on the side of the bare metal and grey ones are for 1600 motors to clear the crank, the rusty one does not have these. The metal one has a smal bowl pressed in on the bottom infront of the rear bowl, the others have flat pressed in sections running north to south. The bowl on the bare metal one extends further forward and doesn't have the step shape compared to the other two. I'm picking its a cortina or capri sump?

 

Trying to get the correct combination of sumps and mounts to make it work. The round sport 42mm type ones I have currently have the motor too high. Any lower and it hits the cross member. I'll order some smaller mounts and look for the correct 1600 sump to match.

[bmxnz11]

Decided to modify this sump. 1600 escort sumps are very hard to find and I've been looking for an original for some time. Made a template of the 1300 which clears the frame, cut, make plate, weld on the outside, weld on the inside, clean welds and prime. Have also ordered some smaller mounts which should help bring the motor down.

Bit better then a previous owners attempt to make it fit.

[bmxnz11]

I got the motor back all assembled. Specs are 1600 +40, lightened and balanced rods, 234 cam, 1300 pistons, hardened seat valves, new gt valves, ported etc etc. Usual crossflow work. Sitting in the back of the blue van whilst I sort a bit of space.

I have been a bit slow with the orange van doing other things but I did make another piece of the puzzle. I can't find the original heater pipe bracket that sits on the firewall and holds the rubber grommet. Made a wooden jig, used a stretching hammer on the flange, massaged into place, trimmed, dressed it up with a file and called it done.

Its the little things.

[bmxnz11]

Installed the pedal box and steering, then started on the brake booster. The booster I was planning to use seems to be wheeping a bit fluid out the front, where the output rod pushes into the master cylinder. Pulled a spare booster out which looked good and realised it had a longer input shaft but everything else externally looks the same.

The longer one wasn't going to fit my set up. I checked booster bracket against a spare and the spare was also 40mm longer so I cant chop and change between them.

Im possibly a mk1 vs a mk2 part. Anyone know if its possible to bench test a brake booster? They both move freely with the same amount of pressure when pressed down by hand but that's all I can tell.