james1700 Posted July 19, 2009 Author Report Posted July 19, 2009 iv done quite a bit to the old escort recently, in the quest for more power i bought a 1700 xflow and stripped the engine bay down primed and painted in some more cordoba beige 2 pack. once that was dry i put the new 1700 in and began fitting the bias pedal box i bought so i had room for the twin 40's, plus it cleaned up the engine bay no end. i also managed to paint my alloy rocker cover beige too which finishes off the bay a treat if you ask me. i have also fitted some rear disks as i had the bias pedal box to fit i thought it would be rude not to. so with some recon sierra rear calipers, new pads, mk3 escort solid front discs and a pair of retromotorsports finest brackets i set to fitting them, im afraid i have no during pictures but it was quite simple really once i turned the shafts down i bolted them back in the axle and bolted the discs on. i then bolted the calipers to the brackets with the 22mm spacers and welded them on. then i made up the solid brake pipes and bolted the axle back under the car. next i took a sierra handbrake cable made a couple of brackets and bled it all up all in all im very happy apart from the rears have locked on once or twice but thats a minor issue really and a simple fix next up i think is an alloy rad and even more power i think oh and a wash its filthy at the moment
Dale Posted July 20, 2009 Report Posted July 20, 2009 just awesome! done a good job on them wheels! how are your hands? after doing mine i couldn't move my fingers! well worth the time and effort though i need a 4 door escort in my life! fancy a swap..... no, worth a try love it mate!
james1700 Posted July 20, 2009 Author Report Posted July 20, 2009 thanks lads it means a lot to have some nice comments dale yes my fingers were so very sore and seemed to lock into a wierd position, lol oh and dont tempt me i love your car
Dale Posted July 20, 2009 Report Posted July 20, 2009 ahhh like they say no pain no gain i can see why some people would rather get the wallet out... i wouldn't exactly jump at the chance to do another set lol. cracking results though!
huxmk1estate Posted July 21, 2009 Report Posted July 21, 2009 wicked mate keep at it and it will be prefect..... lover the rocker will have to mee up some point...
james1700 Posted October 10, 2009 Author Report Posted October 10, 2009 soon to be up for sale i think, its gone as far as i can get it!!
mk5 dan Posted October 14, 2009 Report Posted October 14, 2009 lovely car!!!!!!!! something for a lot of people to aspire to!!!!!!!
Andrade Posted October 15, 2009 Report Posted October 15, 2009 Cool car! how good are the wilwood 4 pots on the road?
james1700 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Posted October 21, 2009 thanks, it means a lot the wilwoods are awesome, need cleaning quite regularly as they squeal but work superbly. one thing that gets very annoying is the pads moving and clicking when in stop start traffic james
Andyonthejob Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 Sits well....thats how to make a four door look purposeful
BIGKEV Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 I never knew this thread was here !!! Will pop over for that starter soon James
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