Delfrombefore Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Well i bought this after realising my old 3 door base model Sierra was too much for me to repair and im an escort fan anyway so here we go,bought from ebay about 1 and a half years ago for £500 with a load of parts i never needed which some have been sold to buy the parts i wanted lol Its a mk3 someone had turned into a mk4 then back to a mk3 again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfrombefore Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) When i picked it up let me know if that link works please folks so i can add the rest https://photos.app.goo.gl/u8r4Dr1v9TiAa71i8 Edited April 13, 2020 by Delfrombefore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfrombefore Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Right so heres the list of whats been done so far Everyone has their own opinions so fire away,i have built this for my liking and not for the anal Ford Escort Cabriolet Mk3 Turbo Near enough every nut ,bolt,bush washer and moving component has been renewed or refurbed BODYSHELL》 Car has had welding and has been decent standard welds have been ground back cleaned sealed then painted with submarine paint NEW crossmember NEW inner wings NEW landing panel NEW outer wings NEW scuttle panel NEW front panel NEW bonnet NEW rear lower panel NEW NSR outer wheel arch Mk4 doors with full electrics Mk4 tailgate Drivers floor pan has had 2 small plates not your usual scabby job Chassis legs and sills all good Floors all cleaned and painted with NEW sound deadning and NEW floor bungs fitted Bodywork fully prepped then painted with Ford Frozen white NEW roof tension cable NEW reg plate bumper insert NEW wiper nuts sleeves and plastic covers NEW custom DMB RS Grey decals BRAKES AND SUSPENSION》 NEW Apex 30mm lowering springs NEW KYB shocks Front hubs vapour blasted and powder coated fitted with NEW bearings then carrier mounts drilled out to 12mm to fit Re-Con MK3 Mondeo calipers with 15mm spacers new sliders paint etc NEW 300mm Focus ST170 discs NEW Mintex Focus ST170 pads NEW flexi hoses and a couple NEW copper brake pipes made to suit NEW track rod ends NEW bottom arms with NEW yellow poly bushes All engine and gearbox mounts clamps etc have been blasted and powder coated along with strut top plates NEW engine mount bushes NEW gearbox mount bushes Front roll bar buffed and painted with purple polybushed "U"clamps NEW roll bar 16mm conical washers SPARCO alloy front strut brace NEW rear arms NEW rear tie bars NEW yellow tie bar poly bushes NEW orange rear top mount poly bushes NEW red rear upper spring poly bushes Rear brakes have been uprated to Sierra Cosworth 2wd disc conversion NEW rear disc conversion plates Rear hubs and spindles stripped and chemically cleaned blasted then painted with expensive high temp paint then cooked in oven for 4 hours NEW rear hub bearings and all re greased etc with NEW hub nuts NEW Solid 2wd cosworth rear drilled and grooved discs NEW MK5 Xr3i/RS2000 Handbrake cable NEW EBC rear pads NEW rear flexis REFURBED 2wd Cosworth Calipers NEW 2wd carriers ENGINE AND RUNNING GEAR》 Rebuilt Fiesta EFI RS TURBO CVH internals unknown but came from a friends newly rebuilt track car and had done around 200 safe miles then removed from car as they went Zetec i have since added OFAB ECU EDIS 4 AND MAP SENSOR NEW larger turbo with NEW gaskets spacer plate bolts etc NEW turbo oil feed and NEW custom oil return pipes Ford Puma Linkage conversion Full 3 inch rolled out stainless system NEW battery NEW S1 style black intercooler NEW oversized alloy radiator NEW twin fans NEW header tank NEW water temp sensor NEW inline water temp sensor to gauge Thermostat housing blasted and cleaned Blasted and painted EFI charge carrier NEW 8mm Burton Power leads NEW coil pack NEW alternator to starter wiring kit NEW NGK plugs NEW dump valve NEW magnetic sump plug NEW custom cooling and water hoses NEW fan belt NEW oil pressure switch NEW fast road clutch NEW CV joints and gaitors NEW gearbox /shaft seals NEW 340LPH fuel pump NEW EFI fuel tank and new hoses pipes clips etc NEW fuel filter NEW Bosch oil filter Castrol 10/40 oil Shafts cleaned buffed and painted Millers TRX 75/90 Synth Gearbox oil NEW bonnet stay and clip Full EFI loom re-taped and new earth tags along with extra heavy duty body earths NEW heater matrix heater INTERIOR》 Will fit this weekend MINT RS 4 Spoke MINT 90 Spec Recaros Flocked dash ,handles and trims and centre console Boost gauge Water temp gauge Heated front screen Full EFI loom re-taped and new earth tags along with extra heavy duty body earths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfrombefore Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) https://photos.app.goo.gl/WURCn18QLNbzDkfS7 Edited April 14, 2020 by Delfrombefore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D500 hbx Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Nice,,,, I appreciate the work gone into this, you're alot further than me haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfrombefore Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Cheers mate ,2 hours a week for a year and a half lol thats all ive done so i dont get fed up with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D500 hbx Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 How you getting on? Looking for a new/used hood for mine, I ow anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfrombefore Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 Not bad mate cheers just ording an RM ecu so its upto date and selling the Ofab 1 i have Im trying to get a rotten cab from someone for parts will let you know if i do as the roof is decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfrombefore Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Yellow Hellas fitted https://photos.app.goo.gl/MJ36TmtQD1Vtst3u7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfrombefore Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 https://photos.app.goo.gl/VbwG8RVgyRuTueMW6 Few more things to finish off and its ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfrombefore Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Soo car was motd then drove it hundreds of miles to Inverness then back to my house the next day £200 in fuel lol and the turbo went on the way home all good fun tho,sooo turbo has been rebuilt and some things sorted so im going to use it on some hopefully sunny winter days then im putting a 2ltr zetec turbo silvertop in it that im building,picked up a 60k mile engine up for £150 so watch this space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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