Popular Post pe-arce Posted December 1, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hey, Been lurking in the shadows for a few years. Thought I'd get my project up for you all to have a look. Specs: Mk1 Escort with lots of chopping and welding. 15x9 all round Tubs Turrets Custom tall 4 link for low ride height Low roll centre watts link Gaz gold adjustable coil overs all round Modified front cross member to fix front roll centre Firewall moved back about 300mm Beams 3sge with custom headers, dry sump and quads with 2 stage injection coming from Glen (celicara45). Just about everything that can be has had to be modified. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Discuss... //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/46092-pe-arces-mk1-ford-escort-beams-powered-race-car/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Having a sort out of my photos so I can get more up. It was supposed to be a quick rebuild after I rear ended someone and the insurance company wrote it off in 2008 but it's escalated out of control. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 This is how it was when i bought it. I daily drove it for a year before i wrote it off. The insurance company paid me out for it then sold it back to me with live rego for $75. Was pretty happy with that.  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Got happy with the grinder. Â Â Â Â Origonal plan was to use steel bubble arches and do a more normal build with 13" wheels and a hot xflow that came out of my old mans rally car but things changed. Â Decided it needed 15" wheels for big brakes. Wanted lowness so had to chop the rails.. Â Â Â No officer thats not modified at all... Â Â Â 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pe-arce Posted December 1, 2014 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Making the tubs.. Used hammer and dolly to get nice rounded edges. I dont hink the escort suits sqaure edges so trying to avoid them. Â Â Tubs in.. Â Â Â 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Used standard escort round turrets and trimmed them to suit.   Set back into the chassis rail to make more wheel clearance incase i decide to go to 10 or 11 inch wide rims.   Welded in and cleaned up     Setting up 4 link.    Anyone know why my photos are being rotated by the uploader?? seems to be only the portrait ones.. and only on my imac..? odd 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Made watts link using falcon centre on custom spigot. Â Â Not a huge amount of clearance on bumpstops. might have to raise it up a bit.. Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Modified the cross member to be beefy as and re-position the tca attachment point to fix roll centre with max lowness.   New billet steering arms. shorter than standard for more lock.   With drop links on steering to fix bump steer issues    2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 When deciding on an engine i saw the beams and like any misguided young fool thought oh sweet theres an easy 200hp thatll do.  Unfortunately i hadnt read one of romans sweet why you shouldnt go beams rants. I discovered one the other day on another thread and i identified with the whole lot and was pissing myself laughing.. Its been over 2 years and will cost well over 10k by the time it runs..  Got the engine and was stoked..   Test fit.. tight as teeth but could make it work.    Then i had a mate tell me it was too far forward for a race car..  I immediately felt like i had no nuts... So..   Out came the angle grinder.   Much better  4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 It was about now that i realised for it to go back behind the crossmember and for me to be sitting in front of the 4 link and not on top of it, I was going to need to dry sump. I hadnt planned on this because it was supposed to be a 'cheap' self built car. But the firewall was already chopped so out came the $$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 So being a bit of a tight ass not wanting to spend my money on tools rather than parts, i had to find other ways of doing the sheetwork.. Â Â Â Came out ok though. Â Â Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Inside View  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Bought a 3 wheeler for $50, did wheelies. Â 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Got engine mounted. Â Â Â Had a go at making some headers the other day.. Turned these out. Bit of a tight squeeze and not that happy with how equal the lengths are.. bit too much difference for my liking when im used to doing sheetwork within 1mm. Â Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Started on gearbox and diff tunnels using my awesome sheetmetal folder   4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pe-arce Posted December 2, 2014 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 How its looking at the moment..  Still finishing tunnel.. also been sorting out pedal box position       24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Cleared a few hours this arvo and went hard on the escort. Got watts link all tacked in and braced so it's a bit stronger for moving around untill I have time to finish it properly. Then i spannered up all the nuts and bolts through out for cartage so I didn't lose anything as most things were only finger tight. Then loaded up and off to get some work done while I go on holiday for a week. Things that will be done. -Epic as roll cage. I'll find a drawing of what it's getting. -New steering column made up and mounted to roll cage dash bar -Drive shaft. It's too short for 2 piece so has to be a solid as 1 piece to handle revs. -New sway bar made up to clear the steering drop links. Happy days We are a ford family all the way. That's my boss 'work' ute for the boss, and dad's xr6 sedan. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 This is the cage it's getting.. It won't have 3 back stays though just 2 as the tub is in the way of the bottom 3rd one. And it won't have the brace between the main hoop as I'll be putting a crossmember through there made of sheetmetal to tie 4 link boxes and tunnel to the outer panels just behind b pillar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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