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MK1 FORD ESCORT

1973 REG.

ROT FREE SHELL( NOT TYPE 49) FITTED MEX. WINGS, NEW FRONT PANEL & GRILL RECENTLY FITTED. THE BONNET HAD VENTS BUT NOW FILLED IN, THE PAINT HAS A FEW FLAKINGS HERE & THERE WHICH WOULD NEED TOUCHING UP, GOOD SOLID DOORS THAT CLOSE SWEETLY.

FITTED VAUXHALL 2 LTR. XE ENGINE ON 45 WEBERS,FACET PUMP/PRESSURE REG.,NEW BATTERY. NEW TWIN THROTTLE LINK INC. W/C X/MEMBER,TONY LAW 4INTO1 MAN. & TWIN BOX SYSTEM, ARP BOLTS, MANTA SUMP, MBE IGN.,ALLOY RAD & KENLOWE, STD. 5 SPEED BOX, WITH Q/S STICK, ALLOY B/H,ROCKET PROP, 4.7 ENGLISH AXLE LSD WITH XR3 V/DISCS/CALS. BRACED CASE, PANARD ROD, WELD ON ANTI TRAMP BARS, AEROQUIP B/PIPES, GP1 REAR BILLYS, S/L REAR SPRINGS, 10 GALL. ALLOY SHAPED FUEL TANK.

NOT TYPE 49 SHELL.

FRONT SUSPENSION IS 2 1/4" BILLY COILOVERS (WELD ON KIT)WITH ALI TOP MNTS.,ADJ TCA'S, T/C ARB, H/R RACK, WITH ALI CLAMPS, PRINCESS 4 POTS/V/DISCS, 5X6" RS2 ALLOYS. NEW 185/60 FIRESTONE FIREHAWK 700's,

S/D FULL BOLT IN CAGE, F/G SEATS ONE IS MAGNUM T'OTHER SPARCO WITH WILLANS 4P PUSH BUCKLE BELTS (NOT HOMOLAGATED), ADJ. PEDAL BOX WITH DASH ADJ..

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Mk 1 Escort with Honda S2000 Engine.

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New build Mk1, imported from Portugal. converted to RHD.( Building to none historic spec.)Painted in Alan Mann colours. 5 linked, oval turrets, long 4 link boxes,seam welded,shaped tank,big tunnels,muti-point SD cage, etc.

2/3/07 "MG Graham",( sells/repares/services MG's),(www.yorkmg.com) came and sprayed the gold base coat and laquer.

2/3/07. Took engine/ box to "Wardrobes"(Ian Jemison Engineering (the alloy wheel repair specialist) to get married to clutch/b/h/box & sort dry sump drive pulley.

16/3/07. Got all bits to fit axle.

Paul Daniels, "Magic", got me some suspension bits,dry sump tank/pipes and tunnel turret off his car, as he is fitting one of the Tractive sequential things to his car.(puff, he'll be 'avin' 4 wd and turbo next and p/s)

Got the 5 leaf, correct tapered slipper springs from Rally &Competition, ( Mick & Phill Squires). fitted seat mnts./fx,/dry sump tank/battery box/pedal box fitted in cockpit.

22/3/07 Got engine/box back from "Wardrobe" all married together, fitted shaped fuel tank from "Ralloy Engineering", (undoubtably the best Gp 4 alloy fabricators/shell preparers.) pump, filter king, & piped up.

4/4/07 Took Blackbod carbs to Boggy, (www.boggbros.co.uk) ,they specialise in fitting them to any engine) as much power as Webers,but better torque from low down.

5/4/07. Dummy fit of engine/box, made up g/b mnt., fitted column, made g/b turret, fit axle.

9/4. Engine/box/x/m fitted, axle all bolted up,pedal box & brakes piped,lights fitted,

22/4. Engine & box in & bolted up.Std. ex. man. altered to clear column, 2 1/2" Ashley twin box system finished. Ralloy ali. rad. fitted.Pedal box piped up, dry sump pump shimmed up for belt tension.Shorter (due to no p/s)"fan" belt fitted.Alternator/starterbolted & wired. Going to chase Boggy up for carbs this week

28/4.Waiting for Pirtek to come & pipe d/sump system, on with wiring dash/console, sorted rad/oil cooler & fan.

Got carbs from Boggy, what a grand job!

20/5 Pirtek got d/s piping done, done away with oil cooler, using water oil cooler (as Cos. Sierra and Honda etc) they say it is the most efficient way of cooling.

7/6/07" Magic" came and sorted some wiring out. Seats fitted, pedals sorted,Boggy bike carbs fitted( ,http://www.boggbros.co.uk/) rang De Vies Honda for new inlet gasket,Chris in the stores asked "what model/ year"? told him "don't know, found engine in Simpsons Bros scrap yard, "what are you putting engine in?" I replied, "a 35 y/o Ford Escort", he replied "uh heck be carefull, it'll spin't back wheels"!

Had Radiator welded with some alloy pipes for oil cooler by young Chris from (NOR-MAL-FAB.COM ) good for one-off alloy welding and fabrications.

Waiting for ECU and loom from Richard at Tracktive Solutions(,http://www.tracktive.co.uk) down in Leicester.

16/6 No ECU next week as he's at Goodwood, "they won't need one down there, it's all magnetos, coils, condensors & points"

Oh well gives me more time to get details finished off.

1/7/07 Not much progress on racer, been busy repairing a damaged S2K,( needed rear wing,) up and running now, that vtec thing is a bit good, floor throttle, when it gets to 6g's it kicks in all the way upto 9g's.

28/7. Got loom and ecu from Tracktive, the wiring is a bit beyond me, got Doogal coming down to sort it out. Took inlet back to Chris to weld in air and water senders, loom looks pretty straight forward to a sparky,( better to safe than sorry), knowing me and elecrics, probably get it wrong way round and blow Barton Hill off the map.

5/8/07 Went to 60th b'day last night, couldn't get mi head round wires & plugs today, Super Mick came on Sat. and says you can't wire this up there's no diagram for auxillary plug!. Monday got diagram off Gav. at Tracktive, (got more plugs than I need.) Loom fitted, taped up plugs which may be needed at later date if using throttle bodies, now ready for final wiring up.

20/8/07 After wiring ecu, couln't get it to spark, copped hold of Paul Scaife, renowned Chevette builder, who was just passing, got him to have a look, "dozy cloth e'aded twillock, how can tho' be so daft wi' just yar 'ead,? you aint fed coils!" he said, Paul sorted it, popped wire on and away she went.Paul finished off wiring.

27/8. Brakes, clutch bled up, suspension set,

Been doing all faffin about jobs, seats/belts,pedals,safety stickers/handbrake cables/rims/tyres/radio. Suprising how long these jobs take.

11/10 Box back from rebuild at Quaife, mapping of ecu this week.

18/10 Went to Boggys( http://www.boggbros.co.uk/) for mapping, Nick Dixon and his partner Jim(http://www.mndmotorsport.com/) doing mapping, Dad Dave Bogg running up on rollers, needed jets setting a couple of times to get mixture right, Nick & Jim pushing a few buttons on laptop, setting timing etc.they brought the "v" tech down to come in at 3800 revs then a couple of runs and we got 240bhp at around 8250 revs, set rev limit to 9500 revs.

Mission accomplished.

Looks like Malton MC Forest rally on 4th Nov.for 1st event. That will be a good baptism for my daughter Jems first rally and for me to get acclamatised to going sideways after 8 year layoff.

Thanks to all the above mentioned for all there assistance and help.

Looks like it'll be my round after the rally.(only joking, mines a pint)

If you are thinking of doing similar convertion give me a bell, (bollox to emails)

In stock,bellhousing to Ford box, engine mntg. kit, bits to mod std. ex.man.dry sump pan etc.

Thanks Yuk

Tel 01653 618540

Mob 07764 762144

Malton Forest Rally. 4 Nov 07

Kept losing power mid rev range, ran mint on 2 out of 10 stages, did 6mpg on total event, turned out to be loose wire on starter,

upsetting the ecu and not burning the fuel, just chuckin' it all over the forests.

Entry in for the Kall Kwik on 17th Nov.

Same problem as above, think prob is solved now lose wire to ecu this time, had air box done at Boggys, what a mint job, ready to go and set carbs up to airbox & all should be well.

Entered for Jack Frost 13th Jan at Croft

Good fresh air rally, it was bloody cold, engine ran mint, revvin' to 9 g's all day, (leading after 1st stage!, missed split ) dropped 5 mins, ended up 68th, without penalties and a 100 yard sideways moment on the grass would have been 29th, how things have changed in last 8 or 9 yrs, that car would have been winning, Laptop Nick said these 'ere front scratters are pushing out over 200 bhp with not alot of kilos.

Riponian Rally 10th Feb

New navigator" Joe Mustachio," (a new young blood,) will give him some experience.

Mint event, car was good, very slippery in forests. Joe was exceptionally good on maps.

25/02/08

Now we have engine running good, now sorting gearing out, fitting 5.1 cwp, (135 mph is not much good in the forests), taken out 4.6, ,( thanks to Spuggy for setting it up for me.)) Am upping the limiter to 10g's and removed smaller ex. box and leaving just the rear box on, speccys say they only know it's me" 'cos of gearbox whinning". We are on Brian Pattersons notes for NH rally, Jem is back in the hot seat (after her skiing ),very excited about reading 'em, will be her first time, no doubt I'll be saying "get on" or "wough, odd up".(that's Yorkshire for slow down).

Will have the same sponsors,

SOLARWALL OF YORK, they specialise in cavity wall insulation and SOLAR PANELS,www.solarwall.co.uk there contact tel. no is .FREE PHONE 0800 1380079.

MALTON LASER, (www.maltonlaser.com) any profiles laser cut in flat, square and round metals. Tel. Malton 01653 697770.

YUKSPEED RALLY SPARES (EST1969) www.yukspeed.com Tel.0165 3618540

BOGG BROS (boggbros.co.uk) for your bike carb convertion Tel ..01944 738234

MND MOTORSPORT (www.mndmotorsport.com) engine management mapping. Nick & Jim.

SPECIALIST CARS (MALTON) PORSCHE DEALER. (www.specialistcarsltd.co.uk)

I have taken a few orders, since I started using the car, for fitting kits, ie;- dry sump pumps, engine mnts' bellhousing to Ford gearbox,ex. mans. etc. If you need any info. just bell me., There is a prob.looming, me thinks that the UK will run out of engines, we might have to go a bit further a field.

Speak to all the dealers and they say "never have a blow up on the S2K engine?) a few of the "Type R" boys are rattlin' the crank on track days

due to oil surge, I know a man who does a cheap mod to cure it.

15/03/08 Been sorting ratios out in 'box, put base ratios in which are longer, fitted 5.1 cwp to axle,( thanks to Spuggy for setting it up for me.) might get into 5th now!

Next event North Humberside Rally 29 March 08

All fired up for this one,started 1st stage, Jem mint, on Patterson notes for the first time, got 8.7 miles into 9.3 miler, gearbox decided to strip 4th gear, ( never made 5th!)this is the first g'box failier in 40 yrs. my fault, circlip slack .Stuck in stage for 5 hours! after 4 hours Scaiffey/Rob/Philip/Neil & Beauspeed (dog) arrived with flask/fags & food. Watching other competitors makes you realise how quick you are travelling through the trees!

These little front scratters don't hang about either, decided it's better to drive than watch! We were all going to moon at

"Camera Steve Sanderson" in his Mk2, but when he arrived it was like GP 1st corner, there was 4 of 'em fighting to get through the chicane, and it was p######g down by now.

Rang Tran-x on Monday, got 5 speed dog box off 'em.

Next event:- Speed Harrogate at (Yorkshire Show Ground)www.speedharrogate.com , car on show on Ripon Motor Club stand, should be doing some showing off to the crowd on the special stage which anyone can take part in.This is on bank holiday w/e 3/4th May.

Good show at Harrogate 15 runs up short tarmac stage.

7th June Rally Show Chatsworth. Could only fit us in on Sat. run due to too many rallys on. 2 runs at stage (1.44 & 1.42 secs) .01 of a second off Pete Slights time, that'll do!! Superb w/e, loads of old stars and cars there.

14 Jun. Dukeries Rally. First event we could get into 5th gear with new Tran-x box, very pleased with it, stages cut up a bit, using numbered notes for first time, Jem spot on, it was me who couldn't remember if number one was flat or number six!! Stopped on stage to find g/box over filled and filled catch/breather up & spilled onto exhaust, kept revs to 8.5g's instead off 9.5, that cured it.

13th July Greystoke Stages next.

10/11 Jersey Rally

PICS OF RIPONIAN

Pic courtesy of Mark Lowe

Kev Money

Dave Hopwood