Pinto 2 door Mk2 Escort

[Stace]

Been posting on here for a while. Thought I'd put a few pics up of the beast

With my old man driving







A brief spec

2.0 pinto 140 ish bhp on 45's

Type 9 standard internals with quickshift

M16's with spacer kit 1144 pads

Electric fan conversion

English axle 4/1 with plate type diff

175/70/13 road tyres on rs wheels

185/60/13 A048r's on rs wheels

STUFF STILL TO DO

I've got a GRP bonnet, boot and spoiler to go on

The roof is dented in various places and needs repairing

Full respray

New window seals with the new placcy windows I bought off fleabay

Atlas internals in a different axle with the spare 3.7 diff I've got

Make a good engine out of the 2 XE's I just aquired

Not much to do then

[marky4]

looking very nice

[Stace]

Thanks. Trust me it's a ten footer and needs a respray, badly

[mike77cos]

I like that

[south west restorations]

hi

looks good mate
whats ur plans with the car ???

[Stace]

Thanks chaps

Would like to prep it for some tarmac rallies for next year. Needs the proper cage though.

It's a joint project with my Dad (who's done most of the works as I've been under the kosh getting a house re-ferbed)

The pinto was built by a guy off here and it seems pretty strong. I've fitted a rev limiter to it last night which works a treat.

Still needs a 13 row oil cooler for track work but hopefully with the low ambiant this weekend I should get away with it.

We have a trackday booked at Rockingham this weekend which should be fun. Also got a trackday booked at the Nurburgring in April. Will probably use a different car to honest as this is only geared to about 120mph

[graham John]

looks a fun toy

cheeRS

[Stace]

Car went well round Rockingham with a few minor problems.

The prop was out of balance so it vibrated over 85 mph

The heater matrix started leaking so we by passed it

I need to sort a fuel guage

The exh is blowing from where the downpipe meets the system

On a positive note

It handles mint after tweeks to the rear damper settings

The plate diff is proper with all the right clonking noises and sideways moments when it was damp first thing

The RMD steering wheel is perfect for track work

It rides the kerbs very well

Everyone who passengered in it thought it was ace

There is however an oil leak from the head gasket. Will try a re-torque first before taking the head off.

[Mark M]

nice one.
good to see it getting used as it should.

[Stace]

nice one.
good to see it getting used as it should.

Thanks chap

It's a compromise set up as I want to be able to use it on the excellent b roads around the peak district

[mk2ddc]

Sounds like you had a lot of fun then !

[Zakwo]

Think you drove past my house today. Sounds much quieter than mine does

[Stace]

Blimey, where are you?

[Zakwo]

Outskirts of sheffield. Think you were heading down woodseats then back out again. Either you or someone with a very similar car.

[Stace]

Sounds like me. I live sort of Greenhill/Beauchief way

We must sort out a meet up of mk2 Escorts!