My Mk1 Escort 1300 Sport Project

[Rallye]

Brilliant !

[R5COS]

looks lovely love the powdered coated items make such a difference to a rebuild when everything is freshly done and not put back together with rusty bolts and parts..

[mike77cos]

Really does look good

[mk1GTstu]

Cheers for all the comments!
A bit more progress made, steering column is in, new steering rack fitted, and its sat back on 4 wheels at last, but with the ride height of a crop sprayer

some pics...






cheers, Stu

[mk1GTstu]

Hi all, bit more of an update, I've taken the engine to the machine shop, they are going to see what needs doing & let me know next week so I can order up some parts for it.
Tried to undo fuel tank union which had been rounded off & it broke up so somehow I've got to sort that out..


Also made a start stripping down the heater unit, paint stripped it & its now having a soak in my de-rusting tank..



Sump bare metalled & etch primed..


Lotus steels I got sandblasted & I painted a while ago, got a new set of tyres fitted to them today & put them on the car,



Its still sitting a bit high but I'm hoping the suspension will settle a bit over time especially when bits are fitted back on, if not I may have to lower it a bit

thats it for now,

cheers, Stu.

[Aaron P.]

looks great with the lotus steels on there.....did you put in new copper brake lines?

[windymiller]

If you're going for the full-bufty, how about straightening your brake lines and forming the bends properly? Imagine it's a pain, but if you're doing everything else...




Car looks ace!

[mk1GTstu]

Hi all, a bit of an update...
got sump & a few engine bits in topcoat..


Bare metalled, painted & rebuilt heater box, fitted with a new matrix...

[mk1GTstu]

Also started fitting a few more shiny bits...





NOS engine bay loom in place..

[mk1GTstu]

Last few pics for now...






cheers, Stu.

[dustydog]

very nice job

[RS Stan]

Looking good mate are you putting a standard 13 x flow back in ?

[RS2000EXPRESS]

It's becoming a lovely car that Stu, I see one or two minor extras but well worth having I think. I have to admit that I had added similar to mine too.

Tim

[mk1GTstu]

Looking good mate are you putting a standard 13 x flow back in ?

Thank you! Yes I have an original 1300GT engine, I've had the machining done on it & its waiting for a rebuild to go back in this one.

cheers, Stu.

[mk1GTstu]

It's becoming a lovely car that Stu, I see one or two minor extras but well worth having I think. I have to admit that I had added similar to mine too.

Tim

Cheers! Yes I'm putting a few extras on but not going too mad as I want to keep it as fairly standard as I can.
The reversing lamps I'm
putting back as they've been on the car many years, I've put cibie iode halogen headlamps on as they're better than sealed beams & will also fit an alternator instead of the original dynamo so it will cope with the halogens a bit better. Will also fit a set of door mirrors.
The steering wheel I've got on it is temporary, the original I've sent away for the leather to be re-done

cheers, Stu.