Yes, even modern EFI cars have carbon canisters for that purpose.

I've had a bit of a burst in motivation on this project over the past week.
 
About two years ago I engineered a 6 link rear end into the car with very minor mods to the car itself. The only mods I made could be reversed out if needed.
 
However I was stuck because the idea of using competition springs and shocks which are rose jointed solid, with no rubber insulators on a street car wasn't appealing. So the car has been sitting with everything fitted minus springs and shocks.
 
Last Wednesday I was stressed out so went for a walk and went past a car suspension workshop and spied a pile of springs and shocks on the nature strip outside of their workshop. I asked about them and was told to take what i wanted free of charge. The parts were going into the waste skip because they could not be identified. They said the more I took would mean less work for them.
 
So I grabbed most of it. All brand new springs and shocks with rubber insulators, never been fitted to a vehicle.
 
Within 4 hours I had the drivers side shock and spring trial fitted, fully adjustable. Perfect ride height. Looks totally OEM to the point of having an Escort part number on it. The springs are a bit too firm however they can be adjusted later. I will trial fit the passengers side in next few days and put some piccies up.
 
So it is possible to engineer a Borg Warner axle housing with a 4 link and adjustable Watts Link into an Escort with the only mods being eight 6.5mm diameter holes drilled into the floor pan hidden underneath the boot floor mat and four 6.5mm diameter holes in the floor pan under the rear seat.
 
Also I found I did fit a carbon canister. Hidden high up inside the passengers front wheel well where I had forgotten about it.
 
If anyone trips over a second hand programmable ECU in good condition please let me know.
 
 
 

G'Day Peter,
 
I have a new, unused Haltech E6X and loom I'm not using.
 
PM me if interested.
 
Thanks,

Hi Peter
With the megasquirt, don't bother about playing around with the ford tfi and distributor. Go straight to the wasted spark or coil on plug arrangement with a trigger wheel. It will save you allot of potential headaches and be allot better for getting your tune right.
Feel free to shoot me a Pm so I can help you avoid any issues I have/had.

 
Thank You Ionix.
I am really eager to get into the EFI development.
However making myself get the rear suspension developed a bit further as a priority.
The rear end is taking a lot of time, however very few costs involved. At the moment sorting out compression bump stops and extension stops.
The engine bay is taking shape. Just waiting on a fuel pressure gauge and a few small components to arrive.
 
Pushing a bit with this project.
On December 21, 1980 a mate took a photo of me with the RS in front of my home.
The goal is to take another photo on December 21, 2020 in front of my home. I still live at the same home, I still have the same camera and I still have the RS2000 Tee shirt and my mate is still around.
 
 

Peter you have done well to still have the house, car, camera, t shirt and be able to fit into it after 40 years.
It's good to have a goal sometimes to get us motivated. I always look forward to your project updates.

 
Hi All,
I've been quietly busy chipping away at the rear axle housing.
The axle housing project started in 1985 which is a shortened Borg Warner assembly from an XD Falcon.  Custom axles and fitted the XD Falcon calipers which in practice were far too large and heavy for the RS2000 however in 1985 the choices of rear calipers with external handbrake mechanism was relatively limited.
In 2019 the choices of rear calipers has increased significantly so the Falcon calipers were recently removed and I went for a 4 hour walk through the wrecking yard with pen and paper, measuring stick (rule) and shifters (vernier calipers) measuring just about everything. Came home, did some calcs and went back the following day and bought the ventilated rotors and the calipers.
The photos show the current development which is still a work in progress.
The caliper brackets were removed and manufactured new ones however retained the slides themselves. The caliper brackets still need further machining mainly to remove weight.
The brake assembly brackets to axle housing are temporary and proof of concept only.
The rotors are 235mm diameter X 18mm ventilated, two piece (the hat is removable).
The calipers are from Vectra 2005. The Vectra has 12mm solid rotors, however I found the piston can be wound out to accept the 18mm rotors without any modification.
Yesterday I refitted the axle housing to the car which has been successful.
More piccies in a few days.