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[jonyb4]

Got this towed home today, it's a m plate mk5b escort, its a more door in Pacifica blue

It's had a fair old bit of modifing done

Was a trade for my escort mk6 estate, which wasn't filling it'd role as a cheap run around, this is a project.


Known issues are the near side front brake pipe has got a leak, and the water pump gasket is leaking, and a wheel bearing is making a noise (my guess its a bearing)

It has a 2.0 zetec with 1.6box, rs front bumper, mk6 rear, gti leather interior rs dials, rs rear beam with discs which is polybushed, lowered 30mm, 260mm mondeo front brakes, a k&n filter and a stainless exhaust

Pics of the mounds of spares hes given me, hes not long had a baby, so hes giving up on the modifying game, and wanted something more expectable for a kid, hence the swap



ive been looking for one of these steering wheels for a while, the airbag mainly, i like the flush ones






and the party piece




pictures of the car, excuse the missing bumper, the orignal was damaged in a bump, hence the replacement in primer





















plans are unknown atm, but ill tidy her up and get it mot'd, then might be put to use, but the insurance will be slightly higher

will make a start ont he pump gasket and pipe tomorrow maybe, and ill keep you upto date, its tax run out end of nov and its been off the road since then, its mot is out end of may

Jon

[fezza89]

cant see pictures dude

[jonyb4]

cant see pictures dude

yea tried copying them onto the thread on the ipad, which isnt easy, so come onto my pc up now

[jonyb4]

small update

done a bit of work on the escort, got her up in the air and all 4 wheels off, had a good poke around, im relieved the chap phillip who i got it off, as i dont know him all that well, and hes been 100% genuine, its as he said, all clean underneath undersealed, with the welding done for the last mot where he said, 2 on the rear n/s chassis leg, and the other on the drivers rear leg


anyway hoovered the interior as it was full of stones and crap, needs a polish and wipe done

dont know if its standard or not as he fitted electric windows himself, but the up side of the switches was facing the back of the car, which is confusing, its hard enough going from a fiesta having it on the door to this having them on the console

so i wanted to swap them around to be "right" way up, took some fiddling but it sits right now



the RS2000 clocks


the car is actually on 92k

passengers airbag


mk6 doorcards, i want to return it to the mk5 ones, i prefer them



sunroof, wouldnt mind getting a escort/mondeo electric system fitted in



then set about removing the leaking brake pipe, on the n/s/f


bit of WD always helps


checked it has the 2.0 throttle body, glad it does, but it has the S.O inlet, could be worse though, like a 1.6 one


and the defective pipe off, the clips are still intact too so ill just replicate this on some new pipe, make the ends up and refit, fill the system and bleed each corner
then i can clean the discs up


all for now

Jon

[Pumatt]

sell me the spare 2.0!
im definatly tempted to get the black gti as spares so will be plenty of spares for the both of us hanging around lol.
I think it needs the rs2000 bonnet fitted, rear spoiler, spats and tidy wheels

[bakewell001]

So, you bought an estate, which you spent loads of money on to get it through an mot - only to then swap it for another escort which is crash damaged and also without an mot...

Is this for real?

[emblem]

Looks ok Jony, I know it will look better than the photos suggest atm.

I dont like the wheels or the gti seats etc, if you gonna be changing door cars, make sure seats go as well or it wont match and look gash..........

Colour is nice, same as my old mk2 orion and my mates SE500.

What wheels are you going for??

Craig

[jonyb4]

havent a clue what wheels so far, these have loads of meat on the tyres, its the only reason theyre still mine lol

ill have a talk with my wheel mate, see if hes still got some RS7's
id liek some RS2000 seats but obviously the door cards wont fit being a 5 door


its not crash damaged... and it has an mot, read before you moan
i didnt want or like the escort after driving it a week, the diesel was to be a cheaper way of getting to work, now im between jobs, so its not needed, so make good of a bad thing and get something i do want from it, this...

[Fraggle]

Fair play fella...Hope this is gonna stay for longer than the last one...

[hb69]

lol

[- Danny Boy -]

So why have you got another 2.0 engine if the one in there is 2.0?

[jonyb4]

So why have you got another 2.0 engine if the one in there is 2.0?

i was going to refund the tax on the estate, its worth 80 to me, so i said to save us time and effort how about i have the second 2.0 he had, he was selling it for £80, as he offered me it before

not sure what to do with that atm, i did like the idea of making a budget zetec turbo, but i have no idea what inlet route id take, i cant fabricate the flanges etc, and since im between jobs, it would be difficult funding it

so it will likely be sold on, namely to my mate matt to fit to his GTi, along with my 2.0 ecu in the fiesta

but atm i wanna make sure the engine in this escort is all good first

selling it will make a nice profit though



lol fraggle, should stay for a while mate, ive always wanted a mk5, mk6 escort and mk4 fiesta onwards i dont like much, i find them in the stage were ford were very cheap and lazy, i dont like the feeling and they just dont do it for me like the mk3 fiesta etc do

now i got plenty of time on my hands ill enjoy playing around with it down the garage

[- Danny Boy -]

Yeah it'd be a good idea to make sure the engine is sound first before you sell on the other one lol.

I think you should do a zetec turbo, be a good little project. I would LOVE to do one, but I cant afford it, but then i wouldnt want it immediately, so it would be a long term project i expect.

So, sell me the engine? For free? lol

Between jobs now? Did you leave halfords to take another job then?

[Fraggle]

HALFORDS JON??..........Get me a rippie gear nob for my five
What you lookin do for work fella...??
Im gonna be a beauty queen when im older....

[Excursion]

Jon - sell all the bits, break the Escort, and spend a bit on the Si. This surely makes more sense?

[Michael!]

I hope this one works out for you, f**k me Jon the last thing you need is getting new s**t for another mistake :/

Looks good anyway, I like the colour too, I wouldn't bother insuring it, like you've said, keep it was a project for now...

[jonyb4]

thanks for the replies, some from all aspects

i could break it, but i dont want to, theres nothing much wrong with it

and if i were to make money it wont be for parts for the Si, the Si is done as far as im concerned, tracking and new tyres but thats maintenance

its modifying days are finished

its time to play with something new, you said it yourself once mark, running a project motor as a daily is stressful


i really would enjoy making a zetec turbo, but like i said even the budget builds can mount to over a grand in cash

and as for halfords, ye you could say that, my probation if i decided to stay on it would have been alot of hastle and would have been permanent, so it was best to leave, so i best enjoy this payday on the search for a new job

[Tweek]

They didn't appreciate zip ties and bullet connectors then?

[jonyb4]

discs are a bit tatty, needs a good run after being sat for almost 4 months



started coping the broken pipe onto new stuff



new ends/fixings


will carry on with that tomorrow

[jonyb4]

well its good news for this little baby

shes found a new owner soon enough if the proceedings go well

my brother is looking to buy it


best get the water pump sorted first then, if i cant make a decent gasket from gasket paper (theyre rather rounded and narrow) he will buy a new pattern pump off ebay for the mere sum of £17.99 and that will resolve that easy enough

will update after ive started tomorrow if i have the time

[~nomad~]

So you left Halfords why? I am completely lost.

Escort looks a shed btw.

[- Danny Boy -]

You need to stop buying sheds too, and get something decent and keep it Jony. All these 'projects' seem to last about 2 weeks lol

[dontpannic]

Jon has had more cars than I've had wheels

[Ratspeed]

Jon has had more cars than I've had wheels

Easy now, thats a bit harsh

[jonyb4]

hehe its my 8th car, 2nd escort

gonna start on fixing it tomorrow

dreading trying to copy the gasket design onto gasket paper, if i cant ill have to buy a pattern pump from the bay or my local factors

not much of a loss, my bro will be paying for that and they cost less than £20

[jonyb4]

just realised i never did update this..

took the new bent pipe up to the local mechanic for him to flare the ends after i fitted new male/female couplings



with the new pipe made up, i fitted it to the car



also bought a shoddy CD player for it for a tenner


took her for a spin after that and the brakes work fine, needs another bleeding session to get them perfect but its ok for now, considering its not going anywhere, the engine is still pissing water out
and its no where near the speed and power fo the Si for some reason, i figured it be close

how she stands now


i want it like this

[knuckles]

and its no where near the speed and power fo the Si for some reason, i figured it be close

at a guess i would say the escort weighs a tad more than your si

[jonyb4]

aye, but its alot quicker

its confusing, the way people speak of the 2.0's

i know its only standard and on an SO inlet but i expected more

i best stop i sound like im bragging

[EUFez]

lol

lolrolflmaolmfaoBBQwtf?

[EUFez]

Jon has had more cars than I've had wheels

Easy now, thats a bit harsh

Now that's hitting below the belt. Well out...

[jonyb4]

yea like having many cars is a bad thing?

[EUFez]

and its no where near the speed and power fo the Si for some reason, i figured it be close

at a guess i would say the escort weighs a tad more than your si

Your wrong. The Si had a sub in it. Much heavier!

[~nomad~]

yea like having many cars is a bad thing?

Depends on the cars.

[EUFez]

yea like having many cars is a bad thing?

Depends on the cars.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. He's trying to follow in Ratspeeds footsteps.

[~nomad~]

Hopefully he will buy a lovely mk1 next, love Ratspeeds one!