Hey War,
Haven't got that far yet, bottom ends ready to go into the shop, need to get the bore measurements to sort out pistons etc. Engine shouldn't take too long to actually build, it's just all the prep that'll take some time....
Found an engine builder that'll supervise me in his shop, haha he's still charging me though

Hp & rpm range will determine camshaft required. Cam will determine compression required. Rpm range will determine bottom end required.

An engine that doesn't go well is normally due to proper lack of planing. You can slap together a motor roughly and still go hard if its right combination, just durability will be compromised.

Getting the block chemically cleaned, measured and tested first, no point starting to order bits until I know exactly what I've got and if it's any good....
Decided to go overboard on the bottom end, I know that's going to make the power, just good insurance and piece of mind for the future.....

Hey Drewdog, good to read your posts bro and looks like your lemon/lime is evolving a lot faster than mine! dammit! need to get my finger out! ;) but hay thats wat working away and a 4 yr old boy does for the whole refurb picture! oh well should stop complaining and start working ha.
Mate have read all the post above and all of these forum writers are correct with everything that they have said,definatley the key to sucessful horsepower mods is knowledge!and eventually experience!i picked up a book a few years ago called "the ford sohc 'pinto' and sierra cosworth dohc engines high performance manual written buy Des Hammil (red cover)i got it from pitstop book shop on Adelaide teracce in Perth city! but im shore you could pick it up off net with full title! im guessing as not much chop on the net myself!. I have read this book cover to cover quite a few times now as i have both engines for 2 escorts RS like yours and 2 door RS1800 rep! i found this book VERY informative  and describes tried and tested methods,weak points,cams,short block builds,heads works,carbs hp figures and a hell of alot of wat you might want to know regarding a build of this sorts! well enough from me,good luck with your build of engine and car mate! and i hope this helps!
OORU Brother!

Hey Ratta tat tat or anybody reading this post i have a downdraft manifold for twin ida/idf group1 carb set up forsale
brand new from burton power if intrested?

Hey there tailout trakn,
Are you in W.A. or the south west to be more specific? we may have spoken about the manifold over the phone...
Keep rolling with the  projects you'll get there
I've got the Des Hammill book, from pitstop also and have read it a few times too... The engines stalled for the time being, had the car painted first to complete that chapter of the rebuild and so as not to have a fresh engine sitting around for too long... Still collecting 'sundry' parts though, got an alloy sump and bell housing, fuel regulator/ pump, bolt kit, gaskets and some other hardware. The summer festival season at work has finished and so has a lot of my overtime, that has been a big factor too, age old story, when you've got the money you don't have the time and when you've got time theres no money....
Plucking up the courage to have a go at the head porting, the car taught me how to weld so this will be the next step in our evolution, I come from a millitary family so the 'adapt and overcome' is alive and kicking.....
Cheers Drew

Hey Drew yeah mate i do live in the southwest to be correct! thanx for asking,you rand me on the downdraft manifold yeah! did you get a original or after market burton grp 1 jobby? hey quick question bloke who painted your car? how much did it cost ya and wat sort of job ? im asumming you went original lemon/lime again and if so were did ya get the paint? redally avalible? (dont know if i spelt that right! :) ) yeah bloke i do little jobs here and there, i try and work on a job a day although it doesnt always work out that way unfortunatley! especially with a 4yr old demanding time from his daddy aswell, he doesnt know it yet but "some day son this will all be yours ! "hahaha :)
mate i know about the never die spirit as i severved myself as engineer in the navy,god dammit i still find myself on the big blue although in oil and gas now! which also robs me of time in the prodject sense..... I guess i have the money and not the time or plenty of it! time that is..haha,also i have a mk1 GT cortina that is not far off the road which sucks up time but to be honest with ya ive lost intrest in that and currently have it up for sale if you know anybody who is intrested! its a genuine artical! lost of calls but usual story sowthwest is too far for some city people to travel!
hey Drew any chance of a couple of photos please of your new paint job there bloke,as im keen to lay down my own in due coarse and would really like to see wat you have! was it a blow over or a complete strip bloke?
anyways enough rambling and requests from mmwha! thanx for the response and look forward to wen we can put these to bad boys side by side for some photo action!
OORU brother!

Hey tailout,
Small world, I was down there a couple of weeks ago, looking at blocks at dunsborough lakes once the perth place is sold, found a summertime pack TD out near Bootleg.... The people ringing about the GT can't be too serious, 3hours is nothing to travel, I do that in my truck before smoko... I would be interested in it, I had one when I rebuilt the RS the first time, 15 odd years ago, I sold it for 2k to buy and refinish a set of RS alloys, my old boy has never forgiven me and I still kick myself about it too, at the moment though I need to finish one project before I take on another......
Haven't got around to the manifold yet, got side tracked by the painting. That was done by Finesse in Wangara, about 5k for doors off, inside and out and all the black parts, bumper, tank, dash etc. Out of all the painters I ,interviewed' he was the only one that showed genuine interest and was prepared to come around and see it in the garage to save towing it five minutes up the road. The lemon lime was matched using the fuel cap. His work was pretty good, theres a couple of very minor things that bother me but perfect is hard to achieve....
Heres a couple of pics from the day it came home....
Cheers Drew..... 
 
 
 
 
          

Hey Drew,Well thats gonna make us neighbours then!, kool place is good old Dunsy! only bad thing have to say is very expense to live ie food,petrol etc and school holidays,long weekends,and at its worst on easter and christmas does our heads in!! ive lived there for nearly ten years now and finally got in a postion to buy and i cant afford Dunsbourgh any more! thats kool though im building a brand newy in Vasse, south side of hwy to margs near industral area! i looked long and hard at all options and found my dollar went alot futher their most importantly puts my son in vasse primary school which is well renowed as a awsome school! so all good also means i can pay it off alot quicker and stop going to sea!  jus up the road and still an awsome part of the world,and its NOT in Busso which is awsome! ANYWAYS thanx heaps for the photos of the paint ,it looks awsome did they lay down much clear? very hard to tell in the direct sunlight,but i do love this colour and how the shades come through in different stages of afternoon light! wat about the nose cone? 5k ha! was that rust aswell or prep and paint? as far as the manifold goes i still have mine and i also have 45 side draghts with manifold for 2ltr. i have down draght for sale,but as to date no bites,then im also thinking of useing the sideies for my Yb project and grab a set of downies for the RS....i dont know and must obvisly work it out  before i spend anymore money! hence the sale of the GT,that included  the house build , 3 cars, a harley ,bills,son and schooling soon, im just not gonna get to finish GT and i would rather pass it to someone who can and will enjoy it instead of it sitting around and waiting,also redirect the coin into these other areas! i guess its tuff at the top hey:) and i should stop jawing on as lots of people dont have half the stuff ive got! thats not to say it came easy as i had to sacrifice for it! blah blah blah! :)
ANYWAYS! thanx again for the piks and would really like to see your progress on the lemon/lime! Yew!
OORU!
Tailout

Drewdog
That was done by Finesse in Wangara, about 5k for doors off, inside and out and all the black parts, bumper, tank, dash etc. Out of all the painters I ,interviewed' he was the only one that showed genuine interest and was prepared to come around and see it in the garage to save towing it five minutes up the road. The lemon lime was matched using the fuel cap. His work was pretty good, theres a couple of very minor things that bother me but perfect is hard to achieve....

I see they advertise on Gumtree.