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No. At least not Electric effect like before. Too many in the colour now. I'm seriously considering Peugeots new metallic orange Sent from my SM-A202F using Tapatalk

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It now looks like this sadly. I had a severe accident. It suffered a lot of neglect as I couldn'tlook after her. Then it had a series of people I paid to work on it that did poor or shoddy work. Eventually I rattle can painted it black to suit my mood. Now I am slowly working through the thing including changing the carburation, softening the suspension, fitting power steering and windows, lots of sound proofing, a headliner, led lights, an entirely new paint colour and a little welding. Sent from my SM-A202F using Tapatalk

Thats a great deal!

Its a baseline mate that I can work from. And I have a new badge for the centre bu not the bit it sticks too lol

I know! I'm sorry. Its like this. I removed a standard deepdish steering wheel from the estate and fitted a springalex. Not someone I know wants it and I've no idea what its worth! There are none for sale on ebay etc and a trawl of google didnt help. I dont have a centre cover and it needs a bit of paint but its in good nick. The one below is off t'internet

Aren't they expensive. Can I use them with small gas bottles?

No piccys.............................................................................................................................................sigh.

Trial fit. 2017-09-28_12-21-45 by quickrack, on Flickr

So. Trials and tribulations. The car wont start. Comp test says all is good. Fuel is flowing. Plugs tested in a lawnmower show spark. Eventually discovered the dizzy is working intermittently which is so hard to find. Got a replacement module but it didn't work on my dizzy! Got a dizzy from a mk2 Fiesta now. Also borrowed a LYNX intake manifold off a mate. I am sort of trial running this instal as he will fit it in his own car this winter or spring. My intake is for a 1300 and the carb 32/34 wont fit. Collecting a new manifold soon though. IMG_20170925_162812_256 by quickrack, on Flickr I also tidied the garage a bit with some wood rescued from a skip. IMG_20170921_212326_722 by quickrack, on Flickr

The best episode of WD Nice car and good to hear it's with an enthusiastic owner

I had to cut down the input shaft, grind the front of the splines a little. And its got MUCH better ratio's and bigger heavier duty bearings.

I,ve been on Flickr for years. Easy to use. Good thingyer if you need to remove a reg no. or whatever. I have almost 10,000 images there and I have used 1% of my space

Escorts are so expensive now that you can build a quick Anglia for the price of a tarted up snotter....

Bit more detail. After buying 2 (2 Piece) Rs propshafts and then a made up (Sierra front & escort rear )propshaftall of which failed I bought one off GRP4 Fabrications and its been faultless. Then seeing as the car was idle I decided to replace the gearbox. The one I'd fitted was borrowed. So I started searching online until I found a V6 2.8i type for sale. Of course it turned out to be a diesel one LOL But I eventually got one. Then I swapped a bunch of Mk2 escort bits for an alloy RS bellhousing, clutch fork and bearing. The engine is now just repainted as it has only 3k since a full rebuild. The twin 40's were WAY too thirsty so I've replaced them with a 32/34 Weber. God it was good to get the driveline back in (note for yanks..a drive line starts at the engine and finishes at the driven wheel. What you call a driveline is a propshaft) DSC_0093 by quickrack, on Flickr DSC_0018 by quickrack, on Flickr Making a clutch bracket IMAG1712 by quickrack, on Flickr IMAG1711 by quickrack, on Flickr Till next time...

Thanks. Luckily my escort was not involved. Now that would have been unbearable I was in a POS work truck (Canter) hit a couple feet of standing water under a bridge.....then the actual bridge. Anyway. No photos cos everyone knows what a wire looks like, I've been chasing my tail trying to get her started but no luck. Then while testing for the 11'tee millionth time I found an intermittent break in the earth between the coil and the dizzy. I'll replace it tomorrow and hopefully have a running escort again.

Click on the photo. Theni n the bottom right corner you will see a bendy arrow. Click it and you get embeb or whatever options and resize as well.

Since I posted this I stripped the car. Then I had a bad crash where I was severly hurt. Much better now but restricted in what I can do. I just plod away though and things are finally happening. I now have rebuilt my axle. Its narrowed, with new brakes, 3.77 gears and a quaife ATB differential. IMAG1659 by quickrack, on Flickr

Various issues hampered progress over the last while but a programme of improvements has started now. I have bought new rear springs and and Anti Tramp Bar kit. The springs will be de-cambered. Then I can get rid of the lowering blocks. The type9 is replaced with a V6 version. Stronger and better geared. The gearlever is a quickshift which rattles so I bought a standard shifter and an modifing it. More planned but that lot will keep me occupied for a minute. DSC_2281 by quickrack, on Flickr

Cheers.

Mk1 escort spares for sale and wanted On Retards Club. I was looking at a number plate light for sale earlier. Reasonable as well. 15 I think he is asking.

DSC_0314 by quickrack, on Flickr

Lovely!