PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,680
Club RR Member Number: 91
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Hi everybody Heres me old escort which I've had since Nov. 2000, I paid way to much for it but then when your 16 you tend not to see anything other than your 1st ride! I got it with the flames, then got rid of them last yr because I'd save £450 on insurance and well they were a bit naff! Then I went to the Ring for the 1st time and crashed. Then I rebuilt her this summer in green and got back to the Ring. This is what happends when you try keep up with Porsche GT3's and you haven't fitted the ATB yet! The Track pics are on the Ring this summer - if you haven't been you've got to! She's now pretty well modded, heres the basic list: 1630cc engine - twin 40's, high comp. pistons, stage 3 head, some crazy cam (gives over 140 bhp at the flywheel so its got to be somet special), twin box 2inch exhaust with 4-2-1 manifold and its fully lightend and balanced Suspension - spax rear, gas front dampers, lowered 2 inch all round, 20% stiff front spring, single leaf rears, anti-tramp bars and rear anti-roll bar (my own funny angled set-up) I'm about to fit adjustable TCA's and some home made compression struts so I can keep the anti-roll bar, gonna pop a quick rack on too. Inside theres 3 point harnesses and cobra seats, a rear cage and all the fuel brakes lines run inside. Batterys also in the boot now. Brakes - princess 4-pots on capri vented discs up front, cosy rear calipers on escort mk3 discs, all controlled by a bias-box (needed it to clear the carbs) Gearbox is a type 9, single piece prop, english axle with Quaife ATB and 4.1 ratio FD so it accelerates pretty quick. Thats it pretty much, oh the wheels on the picks are now changed for a set of Image 15x9" 3-piece split rims, I'll have to get some pics sometime. Hope you like it.
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£1k builds: Eagle Jeep bit.ly/33uoUCE Estelle bit.ly/3rXATC8 Superminx bit.ly/3H6tDZe
£2k builds: Chevette bit.ly/3sNPqQ4 Gazelle
Other Builds Toledo bit.ly/3oYFGkO Capri Mk1 bit.ly/3rVTtdQ Capri Mk2 bit.ly/3uWLijx Escort Mk2 bit.ly/359HUXL E-type bit.ly/3sSqbMD CRX bit.ly/3I2gYrt
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Lovely! Only thing I'd chance would be the mirrors to something a bit more in keeping but otherwise a brilliant escort!
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PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,680
Club RR Member Number: 91
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CheeRS, Yeah the mirrors are curse word, actually mebbe thats the next job, ebay here I come!
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£1k builds: Eagle Jeep bit.ly/33uoUCE Estelle bit.ly/3rXATC8 Superminx bit.ly/3H6tDZe
£2k builds: Chevette bit.ly/3sNPqQ4 Gazelle
Other Builds Toledo bit.ly/3oYFGkO Capri Mk1 bit.ly/3rVTtdQ Capri Mk2 bit.ly/3uWLijx Escort Mk2 bit.ly/359HUXL E-type bit.ly/3sSqbMD CRX bit.ly/3I2gYrt
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Welcome. What ever it cost you did well buying that at 16. Bet its worth more now, good to see it gets some use too. propper chameleon!
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Top stuff Phoenixescort, great to see somebody actually enjoying an Escort for a change instead of fussing about having the wrong part numbers on pop rivets or spot welds in the wrong place for the year. Trully refreshing! Get some pics up with your new wheels! My car is on here too, grp4 mk1, see what you think. Cheers!!
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1974 Skoda S100 tarmac car 1998 BMW 750 daily 1994 Mitsubishi Evo2
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PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,680
Club RR Member Number: 91
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Right what do people think to these? There basically a universal version of the old Ferrari 308GTO I think, bit nicer than the curse word I have at the moment anyway!
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£1k builds: Eagle Jeep bit.ly/33uoUCE Estelle bit.ly/3rXATC8 Superminx bit.ly/3H6tDZe
£2k builds: Chevette bit.ly/3sNPqQ4 Gazelle
Other Builds Toledo bit.ly/3oYFGkO Capri Mk1 bit.ly/3rVTtdQ Capri Mk2 bit.ly/3uWLijx Escort Mk2 bit.ly/359HUXL E-type bit.ly/3sSqbMD CRX bit.ly/3I2gYrt
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real nice escort there, i love it in flames!
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once again rocking with 1117cc and 4 gears!
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looks fooking ace in green, nice of u to creep a coupl of minis into the pics too. think the new mirrors will look good
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Nice looking scrote you got there. I do like that colour
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PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,680
Club RR Member Number: 91
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Cheers, its tourmallard green from the mk5 Escort. As for the minis the one in the flames pic was one I did up a few yrs back and the blue one is my mates rat tuned throw about car, u should see it on the ring its bloody mental! We picked up the shell for that one in the back of an LDV convoy one night, that was interesting.........
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£1k builds: Eagle Jeep bit.ly/33uoUCE Estelle bit.ly/3rXATC8 Superminx bit.ly/3H6tDZe
£2k builds: Chevette bit.ly/3sNPqQ4 Gazelle
Other Builds Toledo bit.ly/3oYFGkO Capri Mk1 bit.ly/3rVTtdQ Capri Mk2 bit.ly/3uWLijx Escort Mk2 bit.ly/359HUXL E-type bit.ly/3sSqbMD CRX bit.ly/3I2gYrt
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DutyFreeSaviour
Europe
Back For More heartbreak and disappointment.....
Posts: 2,944
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Nice 'scort fella - at least when it crumpled it wasn't full o' wag like most of the cars I bought at 16 and the following years! ;D
Some would say I still haven't learned! ;D ;D ;D
The colour is great, agree on the mirrors tho' - but from the spec, the hard work's done so a mirror swap is least of your worries! Just where to thrash it next!
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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Where's the pics with the new wheels?? Its sunday, you should be out with your camera!! ;D Also, get some of the underbonnet and interior please. Cheers! Graham
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1974 Skoda S100 tarmac car 1998 BMW 750 daily 1994 Mitsubishi Evo2
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Cheers, its tourmallard green from the mk5 Escort. As for the minis the one in the flames pic was one I did up a few yrs back and the blue one is my mates rat tuned throw about car, u should see it on the ring its bloody mental! We picked up the shell for that one in the back of an LDV convoy one night, that was interesting......... Been trying to work out where I have seen a mk2 escort in that colour before and its just come to me. Many moons ago Tonycocacola built a model zakspeed escort RS1800 in pretty much that same colour ;D Although his cam from the Tamiya range. And apart from the wheels his car was a pretty good replica of yours
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Nice 'scort mate I think those mirrors will look spot on!
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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loverly - full length bumpers FTW
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PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,680
Club RR Member Number: 91
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Cheers everyone, as for photos unfortunatley my cameras curse word and cars now sat in garage with no front suspension so bit of a pain to get it out! So in a couple of weeks the fully adjustable set up should be on, but first I have to weld the chassis rails back together!!! don't u just love old fords!
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£1k builds: Eagle Jeep bit.ly/33uoUCE Estelle bit.ly/3rXATC8 Superminx bit.ly/3H6tDZe
£2k builds: Chevette bit.ly/3sNPqQ4 Gazelle
Other Builds Toledo bit.ly/3oYFGkO Capri Mk1 bit.ly/3rVTtdQ Capri Mk2 bit.ly/3uWLijx Escort Mk2 bit.ly/359HUXL E-type bit.ly/3sSqbMD CRX bit.ly/3I2gYrt
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Hi Andy, Well here's a pic of one of his new wheels. Please excuse the poor camera and darkness. But it gives you an idea!
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PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,680
Club RR Member Number: 91
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hey mate when did u get that then?!
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£1k builds: Eagle Jeep bit.ly/33uoUCE Estelle bit.ly/3rXATC8 Superminx bit.ly/3H6tDZe
£2k builds: Chevette bit.ly/3sNPqQ4 Gazelle
Other Builds Toledo bit.ly/3oYFGkO Capri Mk1 bit.ly/3rVTtdQ Capri Mk2 bit.ly/3uWLijx Escort Mk2 bit.ly/359HUXL E-type bit.ly/3sSqbMD CRX bit.ly/3I2gYrt
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PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,680
Club RR Member Number: 91
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Right just pulled this off, somebody might like it! Sorry its not full lap my converters curse word, I've got some outside shots too which I'll try get working right.
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£1k builds: Eagle Jeep bit.ly/33uoUCE Estelle bit.ly/3rXATC8 Superminx bit.ly/3H6tDZe
£2k builds: Chevette bit.ly/3sNPqQ4 Gazelle
Other Builds Toledo bit.ly/3oYFGkO Capri Mk1 bit.ly/3rVTtdQ Capri Mk2 bit.ly/3uWLijx Escort Mk2 bit.ly/359HUXL E-type bit.ly/3sSqbMD CRX bit.ly/3I2gYrt
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J.P
Posted a lot
I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Posts: 1,175
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Niiice lap. Like the wheels! Very nice.
Whats the name of the track in that film?
'Ring is one of lifes 'Must do's' for Definate!
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