RWL81P Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 now this is what an escort should be! no crap modern engines, no bucket seats or rs turbo reccys, no shite 15" wheels! white, rs stripes, 16 xf, roll top trim, minilites. an escort like this is almost a thing of the past. its on ebay and a nice motor! 2
Fozzy48 Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 Yes it's nice mate, there's no doubt about that, but it needs cibies on. Fozzy
khanlad Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 I feel sad now, I have festa turbo seats, to help with the massive g my baby pulls with its ( i prefer the word superior to modern) cosworth engine? I too have shite 15's to house the huge brakes needed to scrub off the rediculous amount of speed my superior engine propels my beastie to whilst you carb boys are coughing and spluttering. Nice colour though! Hehe 1
RWL81P Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Posted November 25, 2017 49 minutes ago, Fozzy48 said: Yes it's nice mate, there's no doubt about that, but it needs cibies on. Fozzy does need cibies agreed!
RWL81P Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Posted November 25, 2017 11 minutes ago, khanlad said: I feel sad now, I have festa turbo seats, to help with the massive g my baby pulls with its ( i prefer the word superior to modern) cosworth engine? I too have shite 15's to house the huge brakes needed to scrub off the rediculous amount of speed my superior engine propels my beastie to whilst you carb boys are coughing and spluttering. Nice colour though! Hehe ive nothing against rs turbo reccys, love em. but better to see a propper escort interior. i dont mind ybs running barp barp, but not whoosh bang in a classic. personal taste! as for 15s, i'd rather look good crashing with small brakes than have big wheels. my mate bought a mk1 a few year ago with with a yb in it, had it a month and ripped it out and banged a boat anchor back in.
khanlad Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 Im only messing, i bought and made what i have now because of cars i had in my yoof. 25 years ago i could make my 1700xf leave anything, not today though, every dick and his dog is up your chuffa the minute you get on anything straight! The escort rattles and crashes over every bump the same as it did 25 years ago, the lump smells the same as it did in my saph that it came out of, comfy seats that i could drive all day and not feel knackered, put them all together, its just superb! My names paul and im a child! Saying this quietly, my brakes fit behind 13's, i just prefer the 15's......doh! To me thats the beauty of them, they are similar but different, if we all wanted to be the same we'd drive a focus st? 3
steved35 Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 Nice car needs the Windows kicking out set of arches and a duratec in it
RWL81P Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Posted November 25, 2017 14 minutes ago, steved35 said: Nice car needs the Windows kicking out set of arches and a duratec in it plenty of shitters around to do that to!
RWL81P Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Posted November 25, 2017 1 hour ago, khanlad said: Im only messing, i bought and made what i have now because of cars i had in my yoof. 25 years ago i could make my 1700xf leave anything, not today though, every dick and his dog is up your chuffa the minute you get on anything straight! The escort rattles and crashes over every bump the same as it did 25 years ago, the lump smells the same as it did in my saph that it came out of, comfy seats that i could drive all day and not feel knackered, put them all together, its just superb! My names paul and im a child! Saying this quietly, my brakes fit behind 13's, i just prefer the 15's......doh! To me thats the beauty of them, they are similar but different, if we all wanted to be the same we'd drive a focus st? think id rather get gonarhea than have an orange foci!
RWL81P Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Posted November 25, 2017 same here, had all these cars years ago and had to make do with whatever we could get our hands on! thats why im collecting the good stuff now, build an escort like i wanted 25 years ago. nothing against yb cossie power. just for me an old car should look, drive, and feel like an old car. or ya may aswell but an STd.
RWL81P Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Posted November 25, 2017 36 minutes ago, jpayne said: Nice looking car...needs 15's! JP thought londoners run 13s?
colr6 Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 6 hours ago, RWL81P said: ive nothing against rs turbo reccys, love em. but better to see a propper escort interior. i dont mind ybs running barp barp, but not whoosh bang in a classic. personal taste! as for 15s, i'd rather look good crashing with small brakes than have big wheels. my mate bought a mk1 a few year ago with with a yb in it, had it a month and ripped it out and banged a boat anchor back in. Gather your mate didn't have a pilots licence required to drive a whoosh bang !! if you require the look of an old car the feel of an old car and the drive of an old car.....buy a moggy 1000.....LOL.. your getting ..OLD !
HotRodMatt Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 now this is what an escort should be! no crap modern engines, no bucket seats or rs turbo reccys, no shite 15" wheels! white, rs stripes, 16 xf, roll top trim, minilites. an escort like this is almost a thing of the past. its on ebay and a nice motor! But the blue silicone ruining the engine bay is OK??
preacherman Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 Awesome escort. Just right in so many ways.my escort has a pinto and carb. I have nothing to prove to any one in a faster modern car. Up your chuffa all the time these boys are but the escort has a pedigree no vauxhall Adam or Corsa or St can match. As for fiat 500...fook right off 1
khanlad Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 Its not about having anything to prove, but if it looks quick , its nice to have something to back it up!
colr6 Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 The car does look stunning and bet it sounds well, but got to agree with Matt over the hoses. Put it this way what would rather see.....a Focus or Corsa going fast in a straight line or a roaring escort going sideways round a roundabout ?
Admin Vista Posted November 25, 2017 Admin Report Posted November 25, 2017 I rather like my 15" rims, arches and big brakes......the YB turbo lump looks quite at home too. In short, there's no sum of money that would persuade me to revert it to the 1100cc white squib in one of these pics.
RWL81P Posted November 26, 2017 Author Report Posted November 26, 2017 4 hours ago, colr6 said: Gather your mate didn't have a pilots licence required to drive a whoosh bang !! if you require the look of an old car the feel of an old car and the drive of an old car.....buy a moggy 1000.....LOL.. your getting ..OLD ! its old skool ford, not old skool ford with a modern twist! and yeah the blue hoses look swank. agreed!
khanlad Posted November 26, 2017 Report Posted November 26, 2017 11 hours ago, colr6 said: The car does look stunning and bet it sounds well, but got to agree with Matt over the hoses. Put it this way what would rather see.....a Focus or Corsa going fast in a straight line or a roaring escort going sideways round a roundabout ? But you can have both if you want
RWL81P Posted November 26, 2017 Author Report Posted November 26, 2017 11 hours ago, colr6 said: The car does look stunning and bet it sounds well, but got to agree with Matt over the hoses. Put it this way what would rather see.....a Focus or Corsa going fast in a straight line or a roaring escort going sideways round a roundabout ? i had a mk2 with 1.3 xf, 1.6 head n carb and that went sideways on roundabouts no problem, and fast! i almost had 85 out of it!
khanlad Posted November 26, 2017 Report Posted November 26, 2017 Well thats naughty, hope you were on a closed public highway or some private land!
Ray Posted November 26, 2017 Report Posted November 26, 2017 no no no a real escort sould look like a mk1 escort lol
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