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Hi all, I have a Mk2 Escort 2 door project which I am weigning up whether to finish kt my self or sell on to someone with more enthusiasm and a better back. Its an import from the Netherlands and I have the NOVA number for when you apply for a logbook. It was a 1.3 automatic but was going to become a rally car so I have ghe parts as follows New motorsport spec inner wings and front chassis rails. New front end panels from bulkhead (including a right hand drive bulkhead) to front panel. Fibreglass bootlid with spoiler. Aluminium forest arches and front bib. Front Bilsteins with coilver convefsion and springs with rebuilt m16 calipers and vented discs Rear Bilsteins with coilover kit Rear turrets 15" rear tubs Injection fuel tank and stand Thick wall tube atlas axle with 4.6 diff Rebuilt LSD with 16 and 18 spline side gears Rear discs kit World cup crossmember 2.4 turn quick rack 2.0 zetec st170 engine Retroford water rail Rebuilt Tranex type 9 5 speed box. Full Omex ecu, wiring, inlet manifold, throttle bodies and trumpets. Full Ashley exhaust system and manifold. Steel wheels (look like minilites) with forest tyres Bias pedal box with master cylinders and fluid pots. Superlight billet flywheel Paddle clutch Billet oil pump gears OMP Steering wheel There are all the tubes cut to length for a cage made fom CDS, they just need bending I know there is more. Its pretty much a complete project other than glass, brake lines, fuel lines, seats and harnesses. Needs some welding but not terrible. Comes with new sills. Boot floor is excellent as are chassis rails fron the crossmember back (new motorsport spec ones included. Spare wheel well and tank well need attention but as it was going to be a rally car I was going to flush them off. I'm pricing it all at £7000 so if you want a cheap project (adding up the parts comes to more than that) then this is it. No offers as I will build it myself as it will be a £20,000+ car when complete. Thanks for looking.

Still all available. First come first served.

Hi all, ive got a 1.3 crossflow with auto box recently pulled from a mk2 escort. I am also getting rid of most of the interior as its going into the forest once ive welded her up. Good 2 door door cards in black. All out of a LHD car. Passenger door card (left hand side) has a small round patch of vinyl glued over what I suspect is a remote mirror hole but otherwise very good. Window handles rear cards and even windows are going. Seats arent great but fully functional. Fuel tank, front crossmember, front legs and rear axle. If you bring a van you can have the lot for £100 to get it all out of my way. Near J28 of the M5.

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Hi, do you have any rhd mk2 escort dash tops? Pretty much any condition as I'll be covering it so cracks and splits are fine as long as its straight and complete. Thanks in advance. Rob

Hi All, I need a rhd mk2 escort dashbtop. Not too bothered about condition as im gonna cover it anyway so splits and cracks are fine as long as its straight and complete. Thanks in advance. Rob.

Excellent, do you want me to sort postage my end or are you happy to sort it? I usually use transglobal express and they get the best deals. And they will pick it up from you. Let me know whichever way and how you would like payment. Thanks again Rob.

Any chance of posting them? I can arrange a courier my end if you could box them up probably individually? thanks. Rob

Great stuff. Where abouts are you? And do they have the steering arms with them?

Ok, sounds good. Where abouts are you in Surrey? Is it complete with diff and crown wheel and pinion? Thanks. Rob.

Hi all, building mk2 escort rally car so im after a capri or p100 axle and some front legs from a capri laser (I believe the dampers are removable on the lasers?) Or a sensibly priced pair of 2.8 legs Complete with brakes if you have them for the front struts. Putting discs on the back so rear brakes not important unless its already converted. Cash waiting for the right bits. thanks in advance Rob

Hi, is the resr axle still available or did it sell? thanks in advance. Rob.

Hi I'm really interested in the front section of the prop you have listed as postage only? I assume its from a pinto powered capri? Thanks in advance. Rob

Hi All, 9th 0f October 2011 saw a great stage rally organised by the bournemouth and district car club. My little old mk1 Mexico came in at 3rd in class so we went home with a nice trophy. Here are some in car clips now on youtube.Please excuse some of the more.....colourful language.My navigator gets a bit carried away sometimes. Rob

Was that Ally's MK3 Astra? Saw him in the morning and then loading up soon after. Trevors carb bolt came loose again as well. We put one in when it came in for a check over as it was running rough but it didnt get lockwired in. Hopefully we'll all get a clean run in january.

Heres Pauls site where I got them from. A few nice Classic fords on there. Rob http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/it.is.me.paul.mitchell/SmeatharpeOct2009?feat=directlink#

Hi All, Heres a couple of pics of my car completing a Rally at the weekend. The First finish of many more to come.....I hope. Thanks to Paul Mitchell for the great pics. Rob

Hi All, Competed in the Stage Rally at smeatharpe on Sunday 18th. Was great fun and the first rally ive actually got to the end of. An excellent day until stage 5 when it escort spat the fan belt out. The bolt from the alternator tensioner to waterpump had worked loose and fell out. Belt got pretty chewed but stayed in the engine bay. Fixed it in the service area and went off to stage 6 where...... It happened again only 4 corners in. With a huge desire to complete the rally i pushed on hard and did a 4.5mile stage with no water pump or alternator. And it held together allbeit with a little water spraying up the windscreen. With no-one having a fan belt in the service area I hit on the idea of taking my navigators fan belt off of his Nova (see..... they are good for something) and the last 2 stages went without a hitch. Even with the problems we finished 33rd overall and 5th in class. Here are a couple of pics of the day. As you can see my Navigator enjoyed the day as did I. Rob

After an 8 year break Bovington stages is to be run again at the tank museum. Ive been watching a few video's from previous years and it looks like a good fast open rally (apart from the tank splash). Just wondering if anyone has entered as ive had my entry confirmed. My first rally in a freshly built escort so should be eventfull. Rob

Well, Not really a good idea on track days as obviously both rear wheels will want to turn at the same rate so plenty of noise in the corners and it'll try and push you on straight resulting in understeer. Unless you have enough power to hang it out all the way round the bends but they tend to frown on that particular driving style. It'll most likely be welded on the planet gears so swapping out the diff wont be much of a problem and use a standard one. Your crown wheel will be ok so its just the diff itself you want which should be cheap enough. Hope this helps. Rob

Hi All, Ive just finished spraying my Escort and laying on the graphics. Ive scoured the internet (Google image database) and can't find any other Escorts that match my colour scheme. Doesnt sound like an abnormal choice for colours so dont know why there arent any. Its White with blue Mexico stripes as you can see in my Avatar. Anyone know why there arent any others or where they are all hiding if there are? Rob

Very nice, I had a mk3 3.0L ghia many moons ago before it got stolen and was never heard from again. Are you keeping it standard or working a little magic on the engine?

I'd love to bring him but ive got to put all the goodies ive gathered over the past 18 months into him and then get him MOT'd before he see's any road miles. And finishing the engine would be a bonus as well. Do you have any meets arranged for early next year? I plan to have him going over Christmas. Thanks for the invite Rob

I would post a piccy of mine but it appears i havent posted enough for the forum to allow me to. Its in the garage section though if you did want a peek. Or if anyone else wants to post the pic up for me. Thanks Rob