Rally Pack 2000

Orange of course! lol

I was about to change the inlet manifold so was going to flush all the old stuff out but if i could go blue that would be the best time.

Wow thats very informative thanks. So Blue and Green are interchangeable for older iron blocked and headed cars? Blue would be better as when you stop at car shows there is a bit of overflow and looks like the car has had a wee. Blue matches the Ford badge!

Yes that is mine! You cant see the unique striping at the rear though that spell out Escort

Can I get a 4 Door white mk2 with split bumpers? I guess it would have to be specially pained for the unique striping though?

Whats the difference between blue and green antifreeze?

Actually I dont even know what car that is so may have put it in the wrote category! Sorry ( @Vista )

Well you can drive up and down street gutters without the tank ever touching so never had interference from a speed hump

No they are completely under an unaltered normal boot floor as a drop tank. You can see in that rear shot of the blue RS2000. Many local muscle cars of the time used drop tanks often shiny silver alloy to make them look sporty. The Escort one was a crinkle finished matt black. It lowers the centre of gravity of a full tank and also centre it for a more even weight distribution and gives you a 54lt capacity as opposed to 40 litres. It works very well although naturally more exposed to denting but they are made quite robust with thicker walls. One extra positive when you compared early cars with side tanks and the later drop tanks is the boot floors dont rust out as underneath is not exposed to water and elements anymore.

Australian tanks are a bit different to the South African ones. They are under the boot floor rather than to the back of the boot and have a filler behind a fold down numberplate rather than a long tube from the original side filler. (See here with number plate off but with fold down frame still in place) The side fuel hole blanking plate.

Yours was a South African one?

Australia expands DEI polices for aircraft ground-crew but no one rushes to be first to be first to disembark.

LOL. Its not a fuel cap actually. Its a fuel hole blanking plate bolted in place. Because of the larger distances and journeys of Australia, the real fuel cap is behind the number plate to service a larger drop tank under the boot floor. But because assembly panels still come from Europe the original hole is still in them. So its banked off with what you see there. What you get is a much longer range 54 litre tanks that is also centred and below the boot floor giving a more even weight distribution and lowering the centre of gravity, you also get a much larger boot space with no side tank in the wheel well giving it a boot capacity larger than most mid sized cars of the time. Some things Ford Australia did right, others not so much.

Often hear people complaining about the potholes in the UK .................

What will you be using for wheels for you car projects though? I wouldn't want you leaving yourself short? 25 Euro a wheel seems very good value even if you have to pay to have them restored. 199 Euros is pretty good too to have such heavy items sent all this way. If you are sure you dont need the wheels im happy to send the money to you. Ive been busting my brain for years how to repay you for your constant help over the years, any suggestions? LOL Some may not know but Australian cars suffer from severe C pillar rust due to a moisture absorbing seam sealer used by Ford Australia. For 4 doors its even worse and replica replacement panels aren't available. My C Pillars come all the way from the Netherlands and the car wouldn't be allowed on the road thanks to Marcel cutting them off a car and sending them all this way! Its funny at shows I often get asked by Escort enthusiasts, how is it you have not rust in your C pillars, what's the secret! LOL C Pillars from the Netherlands! Thats the level of help you dont get anywhere else but OSF!

For the record you guys pay heaps less for equivalent tyres than we do.

They look magnificent! Do you know if they offer them in 205s?

Thats pretty good then Ive seen them available separately with their seal, just need to wait till one pops up on Ebay. Again my Brake place has them in stock.

Phil, Last time the seals went in mine I took it to a local brake specialist and they rebuilt it. There is a rebuild seal kit for that purpose and they crack the think open and painted it was like new. One odd thing though when they twist it back together the reservoir angle is very slightly tilted. No one but me notices it and I dont consider it that bad and Im as fussy as all get out. Unless the booster is new old stock I wouldn't put an old one back in and refurbishment worked out very well. My brakes have never been this good.

Oh wow you can still get those? How would they be on the street and in the wet do you think?

Whats the feeling about the RS vs Capri Wheels there? Can most even tell the difference?

I naturally would love 5 so I can have a matching spare if possible. Are you one short Leon? @Miniliteman They only sell for 100/125 Euro there? Is that each or for the set? Still very generous of you. I hate that I never get to repay favours like this as we simply dont have Escort parts and things for me to ever help others on the forum out. Makes me feel a bit guilty really

Wow Marcel are you sure you dont want these wheels for your own projects? I dont want to take them away from anything you are doing. Where do you acquire all these wheels? Thats DHL price is really good, Leon and I couldnt get a grill sent without it costing a fortune and thats light compared to these things! No need to paint them, Im happy to have them refurbished. It costs the same whether they are Capri ones or the RS ones so I thought If Im paying that sort of money I may as well spend it on the proper RS ones. I cannot accept another generous gift though please let me know an amount that would be able to get you out an about on a trip you would like to go to! Always blown away by the generosity of people on this forum.