wilko13 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Thought I would say hi, just signed up as in near future going to need all the help I can get, Finally persuaded my old man and my wife to let me me restore the old family work horse a 1977 mk2 escort 1.6 ghia. My dad owned it since 1984 but then started to rust at the back so in 1998 it was dry stored (no money at the time and parts were hard to find) but now after 3 years of pestering he has agreed lol, oh and yes engine still cranks over so not seized, Wilco
khanlad Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Welcome to osf, looks standard, is that the plan?
colr6 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Posted September 7, 2015 Welcome to OSF mate. Nice car to resto being the ghia
wilko13 Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Posted September 8, 2015 Yea it is standard as it has not been touched for the last 17 years. The engine was bored out last time the engine was rebuilt in 1994. The plan is to get it to look like concourse condition with a few tweeks. Looking at rs 4 spoke wheels coilovers for front to firm up handling and about 1 inch drop blocks on back. I'm also looking for the original grill. My dad says it had the chrome edged one with the letters ford rather than the oval badge but they seem to be rare and anything with square headlights
DT36 Posted September 8, 2015 Report Posted September 8, 2015 Good project. Look forward to the updates. Welcome...
wilko13 Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Posted September 8, 2015 Cheers guys looking forward to getting it home and getting started on it
khanlad Posted September 8, 2015 Report Posted September 8, 2015 Yeah would think at that age it would have the ford grill, if you're changing the bits you said are you that bothered about it having a non period grill?
wilko13 Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Posted September 8, 2015 I get what your saying but think the Crome would look better ( will go with bumpers and mirrors ect) plus in a strange way I think the letters look better to me the oval look too modern if that make sense.,
khanlad Posted September 8, 2015 Report Posted September 8, 2015 I know what you mean, think the ford grill looks better too
luckyjim Posted September 9, 2015 Report Posted September 9, 2015 welcome mate,i like your plans for the car.your dad must have loved it to hang onto it for so long.dont forget we love old period photos here if you find any.
wilko13 Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Posted September 9, 2015 Got a few photos will have to scan them as there were taken with a non digital camera (what ever that is lol) yea he loved it as he bought it to replace his pride and joy a mk1 Mexico that got written off by some women who. Pulled out in front of him while doing 60 odd. Only just survived poor sod
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