1972 Escort track day car Bmw based

[thetattoostudio]

May 10, 2011 20:55:13 GMT joem83 said:

completly off topic, but I'm just half way through season 1 of fringe and it's starting to get a bit confusing lol,

just found out that there is going to be a forth season.....how i don't know, especially when Peter never existed at the end of the season 3 finale, but the Walter was still observing the other side, may be instead of going over for peter he goes over for a bit of tech? or maybe in this new time line Walternate crosses over instead? Hmmmmmmm

[thetattoostudio]

Okily wee update, A man came, labeled up the connections, and then took the loom away, so fingers crossed he can make it come to life......secondly, I bought me an X5 oil pump cheap on the ole egay, so I shall be modfing that and going rear sump, this will allow me to go back to a standard steering geometry. Also doing the same with the sump and the pump as the guy on that v8 forum link allows me to lower the engine a further inch lower in the bay.

oh happy days...

now I just have to learn how to weld ally with me new tig

[thetattoostudio]

So I'll be cutting and shutting that to give me a rear drop sump, allowing me to drop the engine down a further inch.

need to turn the X5 pump from this



into this



allowing me to do this

[thetattoostudio]

made a start on the sump today, while I wait for the X5 oil pump

[thetattoostudio]

back on script, X5 pump arrived today, I bolted the back end where it wants to go, and the front end where it normally fits and there is 195mm difference



so i have to have the front extended thus



so just these 2 bits to madify







and 1 link out of the chain



Easy pips

[thetattoostudio]

well I bought me a wee lathe and started on the drive for the pump

only a short lathe, so I modifed a pump gear to make me a steady







Just waiting for my Duraweld to be delivered, then i can get to butting them up

[rodney]

cant wait to see this finished!!!!!!!,.

[thetattoostudio]

lol, likewise

[maxkia]

where is this car? starting to get worried, since this is such a fine car and would hate to see it put in a corner with rust in pieces written on it

[maxkia]

where is this car? starting to get worried, since this is such a fine car and would hate to see it put in a corner with rust in pieces written on it

[rodney]

yeah get some updates! , want to see it running doing a burnout in the garage,.

[thetattoostudio]

its under a cover sat outside the garage as I'm getting a crack on my mk1 granada coupe.

On the upside, once the grannys out of the way, I got a guy comin to dig me a new pit in the garage, so at least I can dip the escort now, and get it back to bare metal....if any one else wants a bare metal dip for £150, let me know...it wont be till around october, and I don't know yet how long the solution takes to desolve the rust and paint, but I'm looking into it.

[maxkia]

thank you at least we know this project isnt dead but i think a lot of us are pretty excited about this one have put a lot of mates on to see this thread and were blown away most of them now are RR addicts and logging inn daily thanks to you.

[thetattoostudio]

ill be back on it in a month or so

[lilenos]

Any more updates on this?

[Lewi Davison]

each to their own and everything, but IMO, that's a ruined Mk1 Escort..
Fair play though,. it's...'different'...

[stealthstylz]

Why comment? If you don't like it go and look at something else. It's hardly ruined, from the outside it looks like a Mk1 Escort with arches. Just because he's got rid of the expensive to make any real power from Ford engine doesn't ruin it, it makes it better.

[Mystery Machine]

Oct 31, 2011 7:16:39 GMT Lewi Davison said:

each to their own and everything, but IMO, that's a ruined Mk1 Escort..
Fair play though,. it's...'different'...

Says the boy who's taken a solid enough Mk1 Caddy and completely ruined it by throwing every bit of tat available at it (thinking it's 'different')...then throws a wobbly if anyway criticises it even though he constantly asks for peoples opinion. Hypocrite is all I can say!

At least this is a really thorough and challenging bit of engineering and some serious work which will result in a 70's car with modern underpinnings that drives so much better than it has any right to.

Some people heh??

[maxkia]

this car is awesome and has a lot of ingenuity thrown into it, not just a whole pile of stickers thrown on it. Somebody settle the score once and for all and start a poll and separate the sheet of steel from the sheet of vinyl. I for one would be interested in what the rest of the readers think.

[baldylocks]

OMFG! just found this thread .....absolutely brilliant...... just read thru the whole thing superb can't wait for an update.

Great use of a shell with rotted out floor I wish I had the talent balls space etc etc

Don't be too hard on the little boy and his truck he not knoweth what he says, he'll understand when he is older...