Billy_smith Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ESCORT-MK1-C ... 240%3A1318 if i had the money!!!!!
Retro-gone. Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 why does he consider it a 'hot rod' ?
barney9969 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 think its for classic hotrod oval racing .... looks smart..
Billy_smith Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Posted January 28, 2009 cos its built to hot rod spec, seen how stripped and the lump it has got in it, also the 10j wheels or what ever they run plus the slicks. dont be fooled by the grill, i think them lights are painted on!!
Retro-gone. Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 oh, i always thought a hot rod was a pop type custom car, sit up n beg kinda thing, , never considered a ford escort to be a rod, we live and learn i guess.
Copey Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 looks shit to me, front arches look too far forwards and the rears look wonkey...built by stevie wonder!
ban1216 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 Front arches look like that to allow the huge front wheels to turn in the arches I am pretty sure if they were further back the tyres would scrub looking at the picture I tried to fit 205 tyres on 7 inch rims on my standard car and the tyres ripped my mex spoiler clean of when i turned to full lock
Miller Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 oh, i always thought a hot rod was a pop type custom car, sit up n beg kinda thing, , never considered a ford escort to be a rod, we live and learn i guess. Yeah it is but in british oval racing its also a non contact formular where stripped out road cars with souped up engines drive around in circles. Retro ford magazine sometimes covers classic rod rod events (ie escorts / anglias ect) in the magazine. Yeah I see what you mean, n the side on picture something looks odd, if its the angle of the steering combined with the mexico stripe and the camera angle I dont know but the front arch also looks a bit too high for me.
5hane Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 i like it, and i bet its great fun propper tool
X-pack-Glyn Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 Gets really confusing when you have a mate who says "ive brought a hot rod" and you say, "wow, escort? anglia? crossflow? pinto?", and get all excited with thoughts of towing it to ovals to be confronted with.... a Rover V8 Capri
Retromotorsport Posted January 29, 2009 Report Posted January 29, 2009 You cant really fit front arches on wrong, theres too many datums to go by, the swages and the bumper hole line them up. Not a lot needed to finish it for the road either, a diff tunnel if you wanted to be picky, the 4 links set up for small diameter tyres on 13" wheels but keeping it x-flow that wouldnt be a problem. infact, for that money you couldnt build the car, so its a bargain for someone 3k for a good shell 2-3 k on fabrication (needs cage add 500-1400 ) 4k on the running gear (lsd, links and brakes etc) 2-3k paint Thats around 13K without the engine .... think about
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