Olympic Blue Mk1 Escort

[Adam B]

please bare with me, i'll be doing a few months work in a coupe of posts.

anyway, swapped a ropey cortina for this...













plans are to do this build properly

the shell will be receiving the full treatment, new floors, large gearbox tunnel, roof sorted, possibly get it all linked/firewalled. the outside will be sorted, making sure bodywork is mint (if it works out easier and cheaper, orginal wing/arches will be re-fitted for a proper sleeper, then a respray in the awesome olympic blue it already is.

this is gonna take me a long time, but its all worth it, i love escorts

in the meantime, i shall be focusing on driving the mk4, and paying of debts

[Adam B]

i then managed to purchase

Genuine Mexico front wings
rear arch sections
full floors
bulkhead sides
inner front wing tops
slam panel
front crossmember
front panel

[Adam B]

had some bits delivered...

adjustable panhard kit


Compression Struts


zetec to WCXM mounts


Reverse Water Pump


Coil Pack Bracket (hides it under inlet)


Copper Radiator (with correct angles on inlet/outlet to suit zetec)

[Adam B]

it went to central blast cleaning a couple of weeks back

Daz from CBC sent me some pics...

Big thanks again to Mart for coming and lending a hand.

just off the trailer:




Arches Gone



and the front wings...

[Adam B]

got some brakes...

[Adam B]

Went up to see the escort on monday

good thing is, they say i've done well and have a decent shell, so once there's been a few bits tidied up and all the new panels in, the shell will be mint

anyway, here's the pics i took...

[vinny]

looking good adam, look forward to seeing more pics

[1488ID]

Brilliant project!

[graham John]

nice pics, good thread, keep it coming


cheeRS

[Mark M]

got some brakes...

nice job.
word of advise though, throw them willwood pads in the bin, or use them as paper weights.
cheers.

[Martin]

Looks good Adam

Great choice of colour

[Nipper]

looking great

keep the updates coming

[lee bishop]

+1 to what mark said, do not fit the willwood pads, you'll think there is something wrong with your brakes, they just don't work. mintex 1144's is what you need

[fast eddie]

+1 to what mark said, do not fit the willwood pads, you'll think there is something wrong with your brakes, they just don't work. mintex 1144's is what you need

you boys must have had a dodgy batch, mine are exelent, checkout the 100ft+ skid marks in pompey my mate left in pompy lee, i stopped in about 30ft!

[Frosticles]

nice job.
word of advise though, throw them willwood pads in the bin, or use them as paper weights.
cheers.

I have them as well. Crap when cold. Makes you think there's something wrong Good when hot though. and don't leave dust