Thanks, i actually like the non roll top cards also. The pattern matches the seat trim and ties it altogether.

Color is sting red i believe, holden color but the old guy liked it, tbh im not that stoked on it but its not something id rush to change and if i did unsure what id go, maybe British racing green? white? i do like the blue Lee used on his rs2000 build. Newer colours on older cars helps freshen them up i think.

I actually do have some bumperettes stashed away but havent made the move to fit them up yet. It seems to be the look everyone goes to so ive stayed away from it a bit.

Unfortunately i wont be able to make it to SFS, The car loses a bit of oil out the back of the gearbox so i dont like driving it too far from home until that is fixed, we have replaced the rear seal and it didnt help the issue so seems we need to investigate further. Also have a wedding coming up in march so funds are limited.

Also thinking of putting some sound deadener under the carpet, I’ll need to redo the carpet as it’s “melted” near where the cat sits. The cat was heat wrapped and I figure that’s not the best for it.

Any suggestions on products other then dynamat? Do people do deadened, underlay then carpet?

Wish I’d got an action shot of this at amf, sliding into the corners was awesome.

I've worked on two cars of late with oil leaks out the back of the gearbox and in both cases the problem was the same. Oil was leaking out the tail-shaft yoke. There's like a welsh plug in the end and that was allowing oil to seep past. In my own car I never had any major leak while I was running Redline heavy shockproof oil but after a gearbox rebuild I changed to Castrol fully synthetic (a very thin oil). Next day I had a dinner plate sized puddle underneath the car. Funny thing was the oil wasn't dripping from the end of the gearbox extension housing end under the seal but from the front uni joint area. Pulled the tail-shaft out stood it upright and put some petrol in the end and it slowly dribbled out. Degreased the area around this plug as best as I could then wiped a bead of silicone sealant around the area and no more leak! Exactly the same issue in a friends car. He had a persistent minor leak that he wasn't too concerned about but when his box took 600ml out of 1.3lt to top up he became concerned. Same oil drops on universal joint area, same fix and bone dry now.
 
re qtr bumpers, I just think you have the 'sporty' rear spoiler and that 'sporty' bumperettes would balance the look at the front. (But only my opinion)
Hope you find your gearbox leak,
SFE

thanks for posting SFE, I have identical dinner plate of clean gearbox oil, and assumed must be rear seal :(
but will try your suggestion when I get a few round tuits spare.
 
+10 on the bumperettes, sorry Robbie but it's criminal to have your car looking so good and not finish it off with them. Come on, you know you want to, and nothing wrong with following the flock.
Baa

Yeah thanks for the feedback SFE, my mechanic actually advised that we change the yoke and uni as he was a little suspect of it but i think its still leaking from the back of the box, good point on oil viscosity, im unsure whats in there atm but maybe worth a change to a thicker oil.

Ha real peer pressure to put on some bumperettes, they will need a little tidy up and repaint but maybe in the next few months ill swap over.

One of the best bits of money ive spend was getting an RS wheel retrimmed in leather, just connects you to the car so well. The original was quite worn and in poor condition. 

Also some more random photos from my phone

This is the link i gave the seat trimmer and told him to make mine the same, pretty sure he nailed it.

http://borderreivers.co/p...rd-escort-rs2000-1980/

Hi Robbie, I'm not saying/suggesting you change to a thicker oil. Just a comment & suggestion of perhaps where to look after you said you had changed the output shaft seal and the box was still leaking. Perhaps give the area a good clean and then after standing overnight look for the first signs of oil leakage. If it's on the tailshaft rather than under the seal on the extension housing I'd be looking at that plug I mentioned earlier.
How good was the surface which slides through and makes contact with the gearbox output seal? Smooth & polished I hope.
SFE

Yeah thats the part the mechanic looked at and thought may have been a bit suss so for the sake of 150 bucks ive purchased another its just a matter of time getting the car into his to install.

When we installed new control arms we cleaned the area and left it while it was on the hoist and oil started to weap from the extension housing, i think he suggested we next change the extension housing bush and seal again, but i think to get to the bush its a box out job? Thanks for the help, im very poorly mechanical minded and often break more then i fix when i attempt these things.

I was lucky enough to drag the misses out of bed at 630am for a coffee and cars last weekend.

Parked up next to a mates evo, im pretty pound and happy with the escort but it is humbling when his brake package is about 3/4 the cost of what i paid for my whole car. That been said tho he couldnt believe the amount of attention the escort got.

Looking good Robbie 
Evos are a good car and ive owned many but there no escort . 
2 x too many doors and a transverse engine. 
Would have yours over the evo any day