The Escort loom is hardly complex compared to modern cars but its easy to underestimate how many wires it takes to operate sequential injection, coil on plug ignition, DBW and all the various sensors required 😳

A few pieces plated and I can now look at installing the brake hard-lines along with my firewall strut. I'm hoping this will preserve some of the rigidity to the firewall around the pedal box which was lost when the original brake booster tower was removed. Its a rose jointed rod which picks up on the pedal box mounts and joins at a bracket using the original tower fasten points.
 

Beginning my custom DCOE inlet manifold for the quad throttle bodies. Found some 40mm ID thick walled alloy tube and squashed down one end which forms a shape identical to the oval ports of the Zetec. The runners will also be inclined at the same 20 deg angle as the inlet ports.  I already have the manifold flanges cut so hoping it will all fit together and TIG welded.
Sorting my clutch situation too as the Celica box never played well with the clutch ratio and travel of the Ford pedal using the cable clutch. Now going hydraulic with a Tilton hydraulic release bearing which also solves the poor clutch fork geometry.

Hoping to get the head back soon from Warren Heath Performance who is doing a fantastic job by reconditioning the head, installing OS valves, new springs, retainers, cams and modifying the ports. Using a set of his custom grinds and hoping to unleash a few extra horses combined with the other intake improvements. Bottom end is all machined and ready to assemble once the head arrives.
Intake manifold is coming along and ready to trim the runners to the correct length and begin welding it all together.
 

Had a minor setback a while ago where I had the car on jack stands and the adjustable strut tops failed (Nolathane) allowing the struts to fall and contact the guards denting and damaging the paint - something else to fix once I get it all sorted 
Anyway, new strut tops installed and getting back to installing gear into the bay in readiness for engine and gearbox. The flexible braided lines didn't fit as they fouled on the shocker adjuster and generally weren't to my liking so I've gone back to my original hard / flexible arrangement which I'm happy with. Custom Xmember modified to include gussets in the base of the mounts as per my engineers request and painted. Have been using a KBS product (like POR15) to paint a lot of my chassis items as it can be brushed on but flows out giving a powder coating appearance. The only downside is it's not UV stable hence only good for items hidden (fuel tanks etc). Installing the battery in the boot and running the cable inside the cabin presented an issue of how to run it into the engine bay. Ended up installing a through panel battery post mounted on the bulkhead where I will terminate the started and alternator wiring on the engine bay side with battery connection and power take-offs on the interior side.
Wasn't happy with the tyres rubbing on the chassis when on full lock so I used 25mm HD PVC conduit to make 10mm spacers which fitover the rack shaft effectively shortening the max travel in each direction - all good now. EPAS and pedal box trial fitted and all looks good so I can remove and maybe look at some sound deadening options before re-installing properly.

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Small update. Still no engine yet but the Celica gearbox has been stripped and reassembled with new seals and shifter seat. Tilton centrifugal slave also installed into the bell housing. Had bumper and mirrors painted so threw them on.

Looking the part now Paul, I prefer black mirrors on Escorts over colour match ones . Sorry I dittn have any satin black a free months back when you asked .... Still haven't bought any lol

All good Marty.

Paul have you decided on your interior?