my Escorts

Nice work! Both look like good cars and the 2dr looks just right withh the challengers and front spoiler.

You guys sure are lucky in SA, seems to be so many good classic Fords around!

yeh good old carsales ay.

well first thing i will do is probably big brakes, quick rack and suspension. then hopefully new paint. thats should take up most of my money. dont really know from there

I'm glad to hear everything is starting to work out for you. very nice buys mate, MKII 2DRs are becoming a hard thing to get a hold of. Id love to have two Escorts lol a daily and a project. Top stuff mate goodluck!

Rhys

hey how are ya what the plains with the green one going 2ltr? if ya end up selling the engine i would be interest ohh sorry to be a pain but how have you set up your linkage?

geez u get back into the game pretty fast.. u must have missed your old escort..

owell, good to see u haven't given up

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geez u get back into the game pretty fast.. u must have missed your old escort..

owell, good to see u haven't given up

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yeh. i dont mess around. was on the computer looking for Escorts the day after it happend. still, i miss my old one. spose only time and 2 new Escorts will heal that.

Good to see you fighting back with 2 esky now, as they same the only way is up, the 2 dr looks great cant wait to see what your going to do to it. O

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that green one looks real smart man loving those challenger rims what size are they? sorry to hear about your burnt one were exactly di the hose come off?

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they are 15's.

the pressed brass fitting into the wbber. apparantly it never got recalled

i got some new bits for the esky the other day. thanks to stephen (smcka).

wont have time to do anything with them untill sometime next week.

ive already cut off the spring plates and are ready to be welded on. just need to source some inserts and springs. thinking of going 10" 225lbs springs. dunno about shocks yet. i would love some GAZ adjustables but i dont know if i can wait that long for them to come back in stock.



also arrived is the trans x LSD

cant wait to chuck it in.

i have the diff down at presision diff getting the lsd fitted and also getting it set up so its nice and tight. but thats taking a while.

i have welded the coilover tubes to the strut. just waiting on springs and inserts to arrive, also waiting on rear shockers to arrive too.
its a shame i haven't go parts yet but what can you do

it is such a nice day today so i couldnt help taking her out for a run.
its much better since i played around with the settings on the webber ( which were way out to start with) it goes and sounds fantastic

well at the moment its just the tubes welded on and the strut tops. im waiting for springs and inserts to arrive.

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what has to be done to the diff center to fit the lsd?

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nothing to fit it. its a direct fit, just take out the old center and put in the new one. but the diff is old so i am getting them to lapp the gears ( crown and pinion were both worn and not making correct contact) and just give it a general overhaul. make the diff nice and tight again

You wont know yourself when the shock go in, dont start them on too high...maybe the 8th click is plenty! ive got mine in my mk2 set on 7 for daily lunatic driving. I had the car 3ft high over a train track near my place and the shocks took the landing with ease
My GAZ's have been in for 4yrs, no complaint at all.

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You wont know yourself when the shock go in, dont start them on too high...maybe the 8th click is plenty! ive got mine in my mk2 set on 7 for daily lunatic driving. I had the car 3ft high over a train track near my place and the shocks took the landing with ease
My GAZ's have been in for 4yrs, no complaint at all.

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i think thats how i have mine set on the rear.
fronts about 10 clicks.

only had mine in a few weeks, so still trying to find the sweet spot.
so pleased with them though!

those looks sweet!

anxious to hear ur review of the lsd.. but dont let me rush you [:x)]

yeh the diff was down at the specialist for about a month. they had to make up special tools for the lapping machine to fit the crown and pinion. so that took a while. i have been really anxious to get it back. cant wait

these rocked up today finally.


so i got to assembling the struts. after a bit of confusion with the locking nut that GAZ supplied i eventually got them together with no dramas. ready to go in after i put some grease thru the new bearings after work tomorrow :)




they are actually new ventelated discs. i put them on the night before my old esky burnt down. only done about 15klms and luckily not warped

cheers cjdeane10. i bought the motor with the webber already hanging off the side but its basically just manifold and a fuel/choke/vaccum lines as far as im aware.
the important thing to remember is that just bolting a bigger carbie on the side may make it run worse. it really needs to be tuned to each indivudal engine or it may run worse. i know mine desperatly needs to be set up correctly but im waiting untill i have rebuilt the motor for that.



anyway i got the coilovers in. bit of a hassle with the adjustable strut tops with missing peices but its all together now.
i also put some bumperetts on. i wasn't sure how they would look with square headlights but i quite like the way it turned out





and how its sitting at the front.

That's got some nice attitude at the front now mate. Looking real nice.

that stance is wicked... got the lsd in yet?

JORDY:
i budgeted just over $1000 for the coilovers but that does include the ventelated brake upgrade kit, vented discs and pads.
i chose a 10" 250lbs spring with 60mm diameter. that fits smcka setup too.
as for the strut tops. i plan to be using the car on the track a bit so i guess its worth it in that sense. i struggle to see how necessary it is just for road use but at the same time they are not much dearer than normal tops so why not.

STERLING:
yes i have got the LSD in but ive only been around the block a couple times since. it was wet one time though and that was fun, especially with the quick rack in makes it easy to catch when the back steps. i haven't really thrashed it yet though so i cant say how it goes like that yet.

JAMES:
yeh it can still go lower.... alot lower. haven't had time to play around yet though

hey

they are 195/50/15 tyres all round.

1.5 inch drop at the back.
and i raised it a 15mm up front from the photo above bacause it was scrubbing around corners. but like it is now i haven't got them to rub yet.

well i went up to a mates property this weekend. 300 acres with lots of dirt roads and even a circle track.

mostly in my mates bluebird which we managed to jump several times and almost roll :). i took my 4 door up there. what a blast. it was by far the best car on the dirt. the rear end would come out but not send you into a tank slapper ( like all the other cars up there) which meant that no one could keep up. haha

here are a few piccies. ( i think she needs a clean now)

yeh it defenatly was fun Rhys. although i was careful with the esky because 1: it had to get me home 2: its my daily driver so it has to get me everywhere else.

but the other cars up there live there so they can be hacked as much as possible. :)

gave it a bit of a wash today. needs a proper clean though at work where i can use the preassure washer. also took the 2 door out for a blast today. nice way to spend the day

Thats been on eBay for awhile now. It looked pretty good. I would have purchased it if it was in Vic =P Good buy for 3.5k. The seats aren't my cup of tea tho.

Nothing quite like a nice 4 door [:p]

Mexico lip, quarter bumpers and fog lights are great! Don't need to change a thing exterior wise!

NICE FOUR DOOR MATE... 3 Escorts... i am jealous... :)

keep the updates coming.

was a nice day today so i though it take all 3 eskys out for a bit of a photoshoot. i have no idea how to take good photos and i just have a standard camera but they turned out ok i rekon.

firstly the new moredoor
















still dirty lol

just putting this out there, but dont you feel bad hogging 3 Escorts to yourself?

Great Group of Cars!!!

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just putting this out there, but dont you feel bad hogging 3 Escorts to yourself?

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If i had 3 one's like hes, i wouldn't feel like i was hogging them . Theres a few people out there that are bigger hogs then krt i can tell you that much [88]

ha, them little cheap finds are the bomb to just do easy things to make them look mad it will be looking very cool once painted and smacked on the ground completly. i wonder how long it will take for the police to see that and say somthing lol [88]

just a small update on the cressy. lowered the front. next up paint. still has only cost$25 and a few hours.

not me in the car





lol

I was really looking foward to the progress on that thing [V] lol

You could have started a nigerian scam with it [%]

here is a little video of me and a mate at a property near my house

not very good quality video.
its always good to give the 4 door a thrash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBzRP2LqcuA



and a snapshot from the video. notice ive still got my arm hanging out the window. casual as lol

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Originally posted by Sterling

that looks ridiculously fun.. god i hope we get rid of our cows! i got a bit of property that could easily be used for this.

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wheres the fun in that? lol just slide around them =P

well now the 2 door is painted

( was stressing out about getting it done before the cold weather came to stay) i could turn my attention why the daily was running like $hiit.

it still ran but lacked power (got me to work. thats about all it did lol). turned out it was a burnt inlet valve on no3 cylinder.

soo off came the head and i replaced it with the one i removed from the 2 door. slightly bigger valves and double springs. its nice having 4 cylinders again haha.

anyway went for a drive today. found this little place. dunno where i was but there were a few very quiet intersections that the escort took to very nicely ;)




really needs fatter wheels to fill the guards and lower it abit. maby if i find some spare cash thats not getting thrown into the 2 door i will do it.

krt10 
another blue 4 door which i got off this forum. some may recognise it
 

 
Ah.. so that's where it ended up. What's the report on it? What have you done, and what plans do you have for it?

EFI ay. So what's under the hood?

yeah i does look like it belongs in there.  the sump hangs down with the x member though. but its infront so itll be the first thing to go if i hit a bump. ill have do make up a good sump guard for it. i dunno if thats common with sr conversions though.
also the steering hasnt been altered. all factory which is really good. again i dunno if thats common on sr conversions.
 
as for maintenance. it could use some. has a few oil leaks, probably needs a good going over. im a mech by trade so thats not too much of an issue, finding time is though haha. it all runs and works though. very fun to drive too :)

from what I saw, the bottom of the oil pan was exactly level with the bottom of the crossmember, and doesn't hang lower. that is spot on, perfectly fine and shouldn't need any sump guard. I took a pic of the sump area, but I won't post it as it's upto the current owner if he wants them posted.. ha ha.. because others might get "funny ideas.." LOL! Someone paid big dollars to make sure it was done right. And the steering was as per factory, nothing was altered and no spacers, ect. Sump was modified is all I will say. 
 
Pic below of the standard S13 180SX SR sump.

 
And a high capacity oil pan fixed to same car and engine.

 
As you can see, both are pretty much level with the bottom of the crossmember.

The paint came up nice :-D
When you say fun to drive, how much fun exactly? Being a mechanic, would you think it worthwhile doing this conversion? Or for a non mechanic, spending 10K getting it done.
 
 

Nice :-) Thanks for sharing those observations. I can't wait to see the 2 door going either mate! It's such a solid project

got a update from all my cars.
 
firstly with the green 2 door. been updating that in the project section but ill add it here too.
it now runs, has been on the dyno and took it out to a track day. was good to actually drive the thing but i had a few issues.
 
firstly i went to start it for the first session and it decided to strip some teeth off the starter pinion.  typical it would happen then, it had started fine at home everytime and even that morning when loading it on the trailer.
so the car had to be roll started all day. not that the day lasted all that long as it was dropping fuel pressure going thru the fast kink and when at full throttle. so i putted around at 75% trying just get a few laps in to test everything out.
only did about 8 laps before deciding to call it quits. was no point staying out just puttering around.
 
got it home and ripped the started out to find what the problem of the stripped pinion gears. a few emails were sent and a new one was on it s way which was excellent as the starter itself had only been used a handful of times.
 
as for the fuel pressure drop, im still using the starndard mk2 tank (no baffles) so fuel was running away from the pickup. even with a full tank.
so i am in the process of organizing a surge tank and fuel pump. would love a fuel cell but cant afford it at the moment. once thats done i can go out again and start playing around a bit more.
 
video of it on the dyno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkMQp9R0hCs
 
and a run down my street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTIBPnydXr8
 
with my mates ke70





 
 
On to the blue esky
its now back to legal height. ive fixed the oil leaks, tidyed it up, fitten standard BOV back on and starting to iron out a few things.
 
it has passed engineering tests
next up is emissions, then roadworthy. 
 hopefully it should be on the road in the next few months.
 
once on the road i will be getting rid of the wheels as im not a fan of 16s on escorts. then i will be just trying to make it look as un assuming as possible.... and of course just enjoying it.
 
i did take it to a small ford show. was a good day with some good people



 
 
 
a mate and i also bought this for $200

 
got it off a mates brother. its manual eb with about 400,000 on the clock
anyway we welded the diff and solid mounted the engine and took it to a local rally track for some club days and started doing this.

 
funny thing is its running bob jane all rounders (race tyres, of course) and is compleatly stock besides the diff and engine mounts. even still has full interior after a few rounds we have been beating some of the "proper rally cars" with dirt tyres, roll cages ect.  all just a bit of fun and for $200 its the best value ever.
 
video of one of the stages.
http://www.youtube.com/wa...4&feature=youtu.be
 
anyway that leads me onto my new daily. before rallying the eb i used to to tow some stuff. went alright at towing. i was looking for a tow car at the time to tow the green esky when its done. ive never really been into the bigger fords like falcons but i figured it could be a cheaper option than a ute for towing.
i found a eb and sold my yellow esky (never thought id sell and esky for a falcon)

which was really hard to do as i loved that car. was such a good daily, i took it everywhere and it never missed a beat. but its gone to a good home by the sounds of it.
its manual, is nice and clean, but has a FG engine under the hood. got it for a good price ( much cheaper than any ute i was looking at) and the thing tows really well. makes 190kw atw with only headers,hi flow cat and a tune.  its nice to drive and does what i need ot to do but i still miss my 1600 esky. least soon ill have one to drive around again.

 
the engine bay does need a tidy up

 
 
 
so thats my cars at this stage. ive successfully kept myself broke.
 
enjoy

huge improvement, that inch all the girls talk about does really make a difference 

That's a collection any Ford lover would be proud of!
EB looks very tidy.

mud ive never been much of a falcon ( or commodore/family car size) fan but the green eb was too cheap to say no and the white tows good. starting to come round on them but give me a small ford anyday

new engine is in.  tomorrow i will fit all the bolt ons, then it needs some plumbing for the snail. need to finish the wiring, most of that was done before the engine was put in so its just a matter of wiring a few things and tidying up. then she should be a goer. 
once it runs i can finally fit the new fuel setup to the 2 door and then that will run again. all by next weekend.....fingers crossed.
 

 
few happy snaps with the phone

how are you going getting the cars back together will you be ready for sunday
 

cracked the ****s and this is how i left them.   will get back on it soon
 

Best of both worlds. Looking great dude.
Your kidding with the injector mix up, What a joke.
Goodluck with them.

another pic.   once registered it will be lowered and different, smaller wheels
 
 
 

update on the sr.  emissions test is done. will be going for roadworthy in the next few weeks. getting very close now.
 
the 1600, still no progress.  been spending all my time on the sr escort. basically all ive done is push it in and out of the shed :/ 
 
been playing around with the camera again 





 
this ones not mine but its a good pic of the engine bay

 
 
 
 
 

Nice job on both cars mate

Goodluck Scott, hope you get it through with no hassles.
 
Let us know how you go.
 
Rhys

Cheers lads. Sorry I couldn't make it out a few weekends ago.
Luckily it'll be just in time for winter if the car passes today :/

well bad news.   went for id check and something didnt match up.  i have no idea what as they wouldnt tell me.     car has been seized pending a police investigation :( 
 
pretty much my worst fear has come true.  chances are i wont be seeing the car for a few months...if at all
 
cheers

Cheers Davor.

They said as its now a police matter they couldn't tell me anything.

So I was an hour away from home with no car and No details as to why it had been taken away.
Asked them how they expect me to get Home. "not our problem mate"
Pretty stressful stuff. I just hope it all works out.

Scott I feel for you mate. Hope it all works out ok. 
 
The car has been widely publicised on net so you'd think if there was an issue on the cars i.d. someone would have voiced it by now. Is it worth asking a few questions from where you bought the new motor to track where it came from and if theres any possibility of it not having a clear id?
 
Rhys

Bummer mate,
 
Hope it all works out for you soon.
 
Matt

thanks guys, i can only hope that it all works out.  having no info as to why dosnt help. like people have said, its a well known car, you would think that if something had happened to it there would be info.
i have documentation to all work done on it and the last 2 owners names.
 
Rhys,
i bought the engine off a listed business and have receipts. i was told it had landed from japan a week prior to me buying it, though i have no proof of that.  
 
if it does end up being an engine issue and i have been lied to i will do my best to peruse it to make sure no one else gets stung.
 
cheers

Good luck.
I don't know what the cops do while they have your car. When I got mine back it was never quite the same after they had it.
Bit sus.

Great news mate, glad you got your car back. Pretty ****ing rude damaging your car in the process, someone should be accountable for that. good luck with the rest of rego process!
 
Cheers 

hmm just sounds very dodgy on there part, id try get your id done before trying too recoupe cash for the clutch, as much as they have [link=mailto:f@$%d]f@$%[/link]ed you over you need them on your side

Well I like the green one because it looks more clean from exterior.... but the interior is very dirty.. like no one use that car from many months.. and the dust is on the carpet.. I think you need to clean the interior .. Thanks for sharing the photos. 

car passed roadworthy today and is now registered.  finally!!!!  thanks to all that helped, even if it was just some support.    now the fun can start... and i can finally get better wheels :)

Awesome news mate,  another esky on the road ready for cruising this summer, looking forward to it.
 
cheers

few more pics
 
 

thanks mate, yeah its a massive relief...now the real work can begin haha
 
cheers

newintercooler and piping done.  good to have some boost again :)
 

look forward to seeing it... i might try head up to murray bridge sat night, ill txt you if i do

 
 
 

Sounds like they had the apprentices working on it for $12 an hour. There should have been someone skilled/ qualified supervising the work but I'm sure they were tied up with more 'important jobs'
 
This sort of thing happens too often. Bad workshop management. I can't believe they had it for a week to try and find the problem and still couldn't.
 
Well, a free nistune aint all that bad  You should have it going well soon eh. Good luck
 

Handing the keys over to someone else was hard. Up untill about 6 months ago my whole working life was as a mechanic. I found it hard to justify paying someone else but I after everything that's happened with the car I just wanted to drive it. In the time it took I probably could have done it myself with less stress.
A few more little things and she should be good. Then I can drive it over summer and after that concentrate on getting better suspension setup and better wheels

Cheers

looks good mate, who done it for you if you dont mind me asking

Haha small world!
 
I know Marek, his Escort was the first decent ones I knew of when I was a young fella back in real late 90's.
 
Pic looks good too.
 
Rhys
 
 

i moved house recently.  the old place only had a 1 car shed.  got really lucky with the find and now i can have both my cars with me + room :)
 

 
cheers

couple more
 

 

test fitting some new wheels    
 

Oooh yeah! More pics of that please :)

Thats gonna look sick
 
They 8 inch wide or 7? What size tyre u gonna be running?

wheels arrived today.  now the work can begin to get the rears to fit
 

 

YES!
Looks wicked, transforms the look of the car even with just the front on. Love the black on blue
 
Money well spent hey lol

now to make the rears fit 
 

That looks heaps of fun. Good susp will make a world of difference. 

It's not going as planned rhys. Basically not worth modifying so waiting on a quote to get a new one built up.

Cheers

Challengers really suit the coupe. What size and offset are they?

Hi Scott,
What are the instruments in the main binnacle in the pictures above? Are they after market ones, I presume? The lighting in my standard ones in my RS is so crap I can't read the gauges at all. Circuit card must be stuffed.
Cheers,
Len

picked up the new diff on saturday.  its a modified r31 housing with lsd and moser axles.   
 
fitted it up tonight. still need to make the brake lines, modify the tailshaft and fit the brakes up. 
 
fronts are 15x7
rears are 15x8 
 
 


 

cant remember off the top of my head sorry. it was measured up about 5 months ago.  
 
progress on the blue escort has stopped as next tuesday the 2 door is going back on the dyno to have a check up after fitting new ignition/dizzy.   then on thirsday there is a track day and a hilclimb on the 30th.  should be a fun 2 weeks
 
first clean in a while


 

did a track day last thursday. was pretty wet most of the day but had a few good dry laps before it rained again.  here are a couple of pics
 
doing the willunga hill climb tomorrow so hopefully i can get some footage of that
 

hey rhys.  yeah had fun. was taking it fairly easy still. car held up well all day though 
 
quick video 
https://www.youtube.com/w...Q&feature=youtu.be

Looks and sounds great. Not much lifting going on up that hill

Cheers lads, it was good to finally be able to do an event in it. had a blast.  
 
 

got all the brakes fitted up last night.  
 
its been 6 months but took it for a lap. feels good. will have to wait to re register it before taking it for a proper drive but first impressions are good 

Looking better than ever. Have you changed the ride height?

few more photos.  took the blue esky out for a run a few weekends ago. pulls really well.  shocks are below average though. wish i didnt sell all my gaz stuff just before i got this car. ah well better start saving again!
 


 

thanks mate. sounds mint too :)
 

Looking good mate!....... oh and where is my invite to these drives????/
 
cheers

haha davor they are always last minute. ill probably be moving closer to your area soon so may be easier.
 
 I really like the south london look haydn. i will have to give it a go i rekon 

That will change the handling a bit! Nice one

Ready for a big skid
Have you tried it over the 400m yet?

It even looks fast standing still Huge thread, your cars are great, keep up the good work... Drew... 

bit of fun on the weekend 
 
 
 
 

Good vid Scott, car is going very well, rocket ship of a motor and brakes on it = 

another pic.   

Great vid, I love the speed advisory signs.
 
A bit close for me to the Armco on a couple of the bends, you have bigger Kahuna's (and way more skill) than me.
thanks for posting.

watching your videos make me miss driving mine hope mine looks as good as your blue Sedan when it is done.