Gareth_C_79

I woke this morning and there had been no rain for a few hours so took the opportunity to get out for a scenic run. Most enjoyable I must say!

There is a fella in Northern Ireland restoring escorts solely for the purpose of those competition sites. Usually Mk2's and they look well done. He did that grey one posted on last page. Think his name is Seamus Quigg.

Im friends with the guy who had bought this. The car was stolen by a gang of well known criminals in Doncaster who stay at certain sites that Police won't enter. The cossie and trailer were sold to 4 Asian men yesterday who took it towards London. The A4 towing the trailer was notified to police at various times and locations but they refused to do anything as the VRM of the A4 wasn't reported. The cossie was only a shell with no running gear as it was being bought for a restoration project. It will most likely be stripped now as its been made too hot for anything else. Devasted for my mate as he's a genuine nice guy.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175466802961?hash=item28daa2ef11:g:skIAAOSwiZVjWp6c&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoJAHCXylVMBzVq%2BjlZF48hFW0JHYoutD%2BABUjo%2FDIQUAOVJFC8RMirh2M%2Fq2ruiNtGPofk4I4gcBU%2B3dg6D8B2QL41avNiG8LtL0wtcq5fEI5daUoAhsBbIOAb82V8l0LaxQKunhz39NEKlc%2BAZ%2FLXDOd8CQsmyQE661Bcc76o8tBa0REWaTiabz5%2F7bmxTFDMaCt8f41kdchOe%2B5j5psLs%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9CyqaWRYQ Always a bit wary when I see the 'selling this for a friend'. Thought it was interesting and I've a bit of a craving for a well sorted cortina. Think I'd rather (forgive my sacrilege) have a resto-mod though. Anglia/cortina looks with modern running gear.

Welcome to the group! Absolutely stunning motor. You picked up a good one there !

Im also using a blackline helical geared diff. I changed the oil after about 1000 miles. Had no problems with it at all. I find it fairly quiet and it does exactly what I wanted it to 😉

I also found this pair on ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255770080029?hash=item3b8d15b31d:g:fnMAAOSwTKtjRHl~&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsNusO7BNmpFoF8ayTFgluLiM1Gz3wKlPMUCkBvpEDyCWiP%2F1CDyqnbYWg7EiAyrq49Va02s4cytI9e8bV0Dp%2BEoyi7HhxgNAeOp92tZ%2Fhy1nezpGNeXdJgl8HwTVHlnrHhHuZRxCQhs%2FA%2F8byweOcoFEz0qM%2BY2FhQiOeQym1DGPxX38AxXCD4jZ1OU2bjO%2Femr2KuXHCYUzfT9tDrtuHRCY0X%2FWoa1r1enluI9zMBA%2F|tkp%3ABk9SR8CNlPf9YA Bit more expensive than the previous post but, are in better condition. I'm sure you can negotiate a delivery price with the seller.

Probably won't be on the car till its back from the body shop so likely January.

I just rang R and R alloys. They can provide those wheels at £339.60 which is cheaper than JBW BUT, they are an extra £20 delivery to me and when you add on the yokohama A539 (£330) they are only slightly more expensive than JBW. Saying that i did haggle with JBW until they offered me a 5% discount so thats probably the only reason they worked out cheaper. £710 delivered to Northern Ireland. Factor in the 3 months interest free credit JBW do and they are, for me, cheaper.

@Nige65 it's coming in around the £760 mark although I've got delivery to Northern Ireland to pay for and I added on the chrome bolt in valves which add on £12. I might wait for the black friday sales to see if they do a discount.

Just checking that these good folk are still the go to place for wheels and tyres? I was going to refurb my current wheels but, because they are deep dish with polished lip, I got quoted the same price as actually buying a new set if wheels. I'm going to go for the same wheel, 13 x 7 ET -7 deep dish superlite style with the polished surface around the lip. Going for the package with the 185 60 13 Yoko A539's as I know these are probably the best tyre choice for Northern Irish roads. Basically im just checking that JBW are the best choice to go to and nobody else can beat them for quality or value?

I've put the bid in on that pair on ebay so will see how I get on. I'm not looking to keep the car period correct or anything so paying £100 is more than I want to pay. If you're looking big money for your NOS pair it's probably way above my price range. Thanks for letting me know though.

Thanks @Rally Pack 2000 I saw these on flea bay but was checking if anyone had anything lying around before pulling the trigger and buying.

By any chance does anyone on here have a complete set of mk1 front indicator lights for sale? I've had enough grief about my awesome land rover defender indicators!

Yes the brakes worked really well prior to my replacing the half shaft bearings. Ever since then I've had to pump the pedal to get good brake feel. Bled the brakes several times but can't seem to get rid of that spongy feel. It's possible some air has got trapped in the cylinder on the bias pedal box so I'll maybe try pressurising the system to see if I can blow that out.

Ok folks, I currently run sierra calipers on solid discs on the back of my mk1. Standard English axle. I currently have terrible back brakes as it looks like my caliper is bent so when the brake pedal is pressed the caliper tries to straighten, reducing the braking effect. I need to pump pedal 3 times or so to get decent feel. I've bled the brakes numerous times but can't get any air out so hopefully air isn't the issue. Anyway, can anyone recommend a direct replacement, upgraded caliper from the sierra caliper? Not worried about handbrake cables as I'm going to go hydraulic handbrake. My current handbrake cable rubs on the prop shaft so eliminating that will save me an annoying noise. Thanks in advance!

I recently done the ST170 conversion. I wasn't able to do it myself so a garage did it. Parts alone for the conversion and then fuelling ran to over £4000. It's not a cheap thing but, you're probably able to do a lot yourself!

Thanks for the comments guys! I have the car booked into the body shop for the winter. Going back to bare metal for some minor rust treatment (he says before seeing what's under the paint). Windows removed and hopefully new seals fitted all round. Doing the engine bay as well so good few months work ahead. Then I should have a really clean orange Mk1 escort. Don't forget, it's only a pretend Mexico, not a real one!

Decided to head out for a spin. Dry and hot with no sign of rain.

Thats a cool car.

Thanks for the replies guys. Just seems typical for Ireland, prices are always that bit higher than anywhere else 👍

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/ford-fiesta-xr2/30872099 Guys, I don't know anything about fiestas. This car might be known by some of you as its been magazine featured. Is it on the money or not?

Ended up getting a run home on a lorry. Car died out as fuel pump stopped working. A bit of investigation and I found the metal remains of 2 of my fuses in the main fuse box. The plastic surrounding the fuses had melted leaving the metal fully intact. Bit worrying, so car was dropped off outside an auto electrician yesterday evening. I'll get speaking to him first thing today as got a big run starting on Thursday that I need to be ready for!

I'm heading to the Northern Ireland RS owners club meet today. Polished the girl up before I set off!

Best of luck with the sale and I hope your back improves.