Rich T

Cheers all. Did you go for the single or twin box system? Any power/noise increase? The manifold on mine is toast so fancy a full system. 2 inch for possible engine mods in the future.

Are they any good. Just reading through theyre advert in the Classic Ford mag. The xflow 2 inch exhaust and (4 into 1) manifold seems a good price? Any opinions please? Cheers Rich

Yep, got NOVA Got a copy of the original log book aswell (but its not the clearest).

Afternoon all. Once my import is MOTd (This winter hopefully) ill be at the point of sending the paperwork off to the DVLA. Is there any chance they will want to see a Birth Cert for the car? Any idea about how to get hold of one or know who i need to speek to? I want to make the registering process run as smoothly as possible so just trying to get things in order before i go for it . Cheers Rich P.S Its a 74 Escort

I hope to be going. Depending on the weather.

This chap may have what you need. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escort-Mk-1-Front-Loom-5-Rally-Trackday-RS-2000-Mexico-Historic-/302450413721?hash=item466b731099:g:FycAAOSwmFpZuCL3

I'll be extending the wires. Can be done but apparently takes ages.

You and a million (slight exaggeration) others mate. Keep an eye on ebay. They turn up occasionally. Rich

Theres some W#@kers about! Ill keep an eye out round my way. Rich

Armed with feed,weed and moss killer in a super soaker. Job done

Maybe its in case there's a Zombie apocalypse. Id roll it!

Nissan Mercra?

Why? Ive started to take it to bits already.

I wish i was flush at the moment. Hes got lots of goodies for sale. Many of which i want!

I guess you're right. Ill carry on collecting parts and hopefully ill get on with it over the winter.

I saw a reference on this site to home made hack up jobs when converting to rhd a while ago. I wouldnt want to be tarred with that brush. I couldnt live with hidden horrors. What would be the issue with the dash top? Other than finding a decent original RHD one lol

Yeh, the metal dash is/will be a sticking point. Not sure what to do about that. I work in a garage as a mechanic but half the workshop is dedicated to time served metal fabricators. So may have to de-spotweld the dash and see if they can work their magic on it. Theres a freshly dipped MK1 RS2000 shell at a local bodyshop waiting to be restored. Been told im welcome to take measurements for reference from that car if i need to. I phoned someone who i knew had a RHD dash for sale. And i could hear the laughter in his voice when he sead "£600". Theyre a real money spinner at the moment. Rich

Morning all. Looking at classic Fords for sale on Ebay and classic car sale sites. It would seem that getting on for half the cars for sale now are left hand drive. I have a lefty myself. Anyone else got one and whats the general opinion on them? Ive slowly started collecting parts to convert mine to RHD. I havnt started pulling the dash etc at the moment as it needs to be kept mobile for the time being. Being pushed across the workshop to the ramp to have work done on the rear arches and tubs of a weekend (taking ages). It isnt registered yet but have the NOVA cert etc. Was thinking of converting it before registering it but dont know yet. I couldnt afford a UK rhd car so had to take the cheaper option and get a (almost) rust free import. So, whats the opinion of the OSF crowd? Rich P.S Not concerned about any de-valueing of the car as i dont plan on selling it any time soon...

Ill let you know. Cheers

Im not sure either. The E that they were in was white and they looked good. Hes not short of money but he is a good mate and wouldnt want to diddle him.

Id say what ever it takes to keep the forum alive. Mk2 Fiestas and Mk3 escorts are pretty old school now arnt they?

Cool. Thanks for the info

He is a good mate but if theyre worth loads i dont want to take the mick. If theyre worth a little i could give him a couple of hundred that he could probably do with. I could keep em brown if theyre getting a bit thin on the ground but the car is brown. Could end up being a bit double denim lol

Evening all. I just need a little info really. A mate has just informed me that he has a pair of MK2 Fishnet Recaros that i sold him (complete with car) about 15 years ago. They were in very good shape last time i saw them. He sead i can have them back. I know its a how long is a piece of string question but what is the going rate for these now? They are chocolate brown so id have to re-cover them in black anyway. Cheers Rich

Blimey! Is he still up there?