tezmanian devil Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Loving the project and the fact it's something different. Never understood the fascination with these cars though when you can pick up a BMW E30 for a fraction of the price.It's a Ford thing I figured that but just can't get my head around the $$$ involved in these things. it does hurt the wallet playing with cars but the way i see it is, if i didnt play with car's i'd be down the pub wasting my money and not having anything to show for it other than a sore head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Loving the project and the fact it's something different. Never understood the fascination with these cars though when you can pick up a BMW E30 for a fraction of the price.It's a Ford thing I figured that but just can't get my head around the $$$ involved in these things. it does hurt the wallet playing with cars but the way i see it is, if i didnt play with car's i'd be down the pub wasting my money and not having anything to show for it other than a sore head...Couldn't agree more, i'm forever being told that my motor is a waste of money, by my older brothers mainly, but he spends most of his time getting drunk in town, i know what i'd rather do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigpig Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Loving the project and the fact it's something different. Never understood the fascination with these cars though when you can pick up a BMW E30 for a fraction of the price. My first car was a Mk 2 1300 GL (Apart from 3 days with a Datsun 120y that we won't mention), I later had 2 E30's a 316 and later a nearly new 320i, loved them all but I would dearly love to have another MK2 and do all the things I dreamed of doing when I was young and Skint :-) I think the Mk 2 is so popular because they were the first car a lot of my generation owned along with Mini's and Fiestas, that and because it is a pretty simple machine to work with and most jobs can be tackled by a home mechanic. Mine was a V Reg when I got it around 1987 (Old for a Mk II) It was 600 pounds which was about the going rate and it swallowed up huge chunks of my wages just keeping it going. Compare that to the sort of car you can get for 600 quid today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze4door Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 the old escorts are so much fun and it gives you a buzz driving them with every looking at you and when its looks good people see them and tell you they look good and know your a real car enthusiast only problem is everyone is an expert with i had one of those and is it a mexico when clearly they dont know what they are talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escrt1.4i Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 my mate has a fair few couple of mexicos a mad mk2 cossie all stripped outand few othe old fords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezmanian devil Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 bit of an update... finally got my engine bits back. il start with the cylinder head, it's been pressure tested, completely stripped down, skimmed, and rebuilt with new valve stem oil seals. http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/041.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/040.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/039.jpg and the block, it's now fitted with .5 oversized pistons, new big end and main bearings etc.. http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/035.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/038.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/037.jpg and painted up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezmanian devil Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/043.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/042.jpg nothing special has happened to the engine really, just the nessesitys, just need to get the oil pump, water pump, head gasket kit and a few other bits so i can put it all together properly. also fitted my new leaf springs, avo shocks and new poly bushes. in my mates workshop.http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/048.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/047.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/046.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/050.jpg they also had this little gem in for an engine rebuild, mk1 fiesta super sporthttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/049.jpg and new bits fitted http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/054.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/055.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/052.jpg and as always, some random pics... http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/065.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/063.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/063.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/0572.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/0562.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/0552.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/0532.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/0522.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/0482.jpg and some pics iv been playing with on a couple of iphone apps... http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/0492.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/045.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/064.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/072.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/0542.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/061.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/tezmanian_devil/mk2%20escort/060.jpg last picture is my favorite!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Looking sick pal! Sits better, how does she handle now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezmanian devil Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 cheers dude, handles alot better but need to adjust the shocks a little until i get it perfect, back ends still abit bouncy atm... real treat driving it now though, was starting to get abit put off of driving it befour when the rear was all spongy but now i love it even more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 cheers dude, handles alot better but need to adjust the shocks a little until i get it perfect, back ends still abit bouncy atm... real treat driving it now though, was starting to get abit put off of driving it befour when the rear was all spongy but now i love it even more Glad to hear it pal! Look foward to the engine going in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigpig Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Looking great, this is my favorite thread on here at the moment :-) I can´t remember from earlier in the thread but is that a 1.8 Zetec? How exactly do you go about mounting it in the Escort? D you have to fab up new mounts or is there a kit? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Looking great, this is my favorite thread on here at the moment :-) I can´t remember from earlier in the thread but is that a 1.8 Zetec? How exactly do you go about mounting it in the Escort? D you have to fab up new mounts or is there a kit? Cheers.No doubt there is a kit now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaweV6 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Looking great, this is my favorite thread on here at the moment :-) I can´t remember from earlier in the thread but is that a 1.8 Zetec? How exactly do you go about mounting it in the Escort? D you have to fab up new mounts or is there a kit? Cheers. One way - Retroford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezmanian devil Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Yeh retro ford do pretty much everything for a zetec conversion, but it's all quite pricey so il have to do a little saving befour much happens in the way of the engine being fitted.. So I'm affraid this won't be a quick job, just be a case of buying what I can when I can because I'm also trying to buy tools for work so money for the car is abit tight atm, proberly looking at this time next year befour the engine does go in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigpig Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Yeh retro ford do pretty much everything for a zetec conversion, but it's all quite pricey so il have to do a little saving befour much happens in the way of the engine being fitted.. So I'm affraid this won't be a quick job, just be a case of buying what I can when I can because I'm also trying to buy tools for work so money for the car is abit tight atm, proberly looking at this time next year befour the engine does go in Take your time and don´t cut corners. It will be worth it in the end :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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