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[vmackie]

Hello,

Long time fan, just introducing myself as I have finally got around to starting on a car that I bought for a few hundred quid in the mid nineties and has been stored ever since.

It's nothing exciting, just a 1975 1.3GL Escort. Plan is to restore it to standard spec.

Hopefully I will manage to attach a couple of pics.

 

[Vista]

Welcome to OSF.

 

A good investment if you bought it that long ago, even project cars are attracting silly money now.

[colr6]

Welcome to OSF. Your well infront of the values already purchasing when you did. Gives you a lot more scope for the resto and still have some equity in it.

[khanlad]

Welcome to osf

[DT36]

Looking forward to the build pics.

[Mardy_Mike]

Hello and welcome.

 

Look forward to seeing your progress.

[vmackie]

Thanks everyone, will try to post update as and when!

[vmackie]

Not much of an update I'm afraid, but I have got the running gear off the car.

Back into my garage next to strip the rest of the smaller stuff off.

 

Has anyone got any recomendations for companies to rebuild the engine (1.3 X/flow), nothing fancy, just to GT spec?

[Vista]

Yes.......but none (that I know) are close to you.

[vmackie]

I was kinda resigned to sticking it on a pallet and sending it off somewhere, so I guess anywhere in the UK, distance no object as it's going to cost the same no matter where it has to go.

[SmokeEm]

Welcome

[vmackie]

Thanks for all the welcomes.

[Vista]

I was kinda resigned to sticking it on a pallet and sending it off somewhere, so I guess anywhere in the UK, distance no object as it's going to cost the same no matter where it has to go.

Then give consideration to Steve Curson at Vulcan Engineering. Please mention the forum when you call.

 

http://www.vulcanengines.com/