My Escort Cosworth...

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Re: My Escort Cosworth...

Postby TIL13R on Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:16 am

Ouch does seem an expensive phase lol.........

Will the car be in action this year???

Would love to get some pics of it on track!

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Re: My Escort Cosworth...

Postby MAD_Adamski on Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:36 pm

he car wil basically be worked on every week from the 1st march so i'm hoping to have it back on the road within a few months :rolleyes: :oooh: :)

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Re: My Escort Cosworth...

Postby rsonblackwheels on Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:43 pm

i just love escort cossies

this looks very purposeful :)

i will have one, one day, if i can keep saving :rolleyes:

very cool cossie dude :Q
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Re: My Escort Cosworth...

Postby MAD_Adamski on Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:48 pm

ok update time :Q been working again today about 85% of the inside is now desealed etc ready for danny B to work his magic... the last 15% will wait until phase 2 when the dash and etc is removed!!!

just got to rub the residue back with fuel and get it back to the panels, then i will make a start on the underside for danny...

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As you can see been a bit of water damage but this will be resolved its only surface its not rot...

my new fuel reg is here and my hoses too :Q

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Decided on a few changes/mods i will also be doing too so eyes peeled :P

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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 22.1.08

Postby MarkRS2K on Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:56 pm

going to town then.... your bank manager must love you :)
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 22.1.08

Postby heeman10 on Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:01 am

At least one front seat mount looks as though it could do with a bit of investigation while you're at this handy stage of stripping things back. It's amazing how little paint Ford bother with on the insides sometimes!


LOL at the harness pads!!!! :lol::lol::lol:
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 22.1.08

Postby MAD_Adamski on Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:15 am

heeman10 :At least one front seat mount looks as though it could do with a bit of investigation while you're at this handy stage of stripping things back. It's amazing how little paint Ford bother with on the insides sometimes!


LOL at the harness pads!!!! :lol::lol::lol:



the whole inside will be redone/painted :P , and the harness pads were only kept as i knew hw much you liked them :bonkers: :lol:
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 22.1.08

Postby Xr_Dub on Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:26 pm

i hope your going to drive this thing once finshed around circuit tracks like donny,brands hatch,nurburgring etc
otherwise i will call you a romeo pussy lol

love the car mate, i larve it :)
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 22.1.08

Postby MAD_Adamski on Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:33 pm

thought i'd drag this up for you lot :bonkers: ,, as soon there will be plenty of updates.. the car is currently at danny'b's and is having the following:-

chassis connectiong bars, seam welded, boot bulge removed, rear strut brace finished and turret gussets...
should be out of danny's very soon and making its way to be fitted up with my new fuel system which will be as usual a perfect design and spec by Ah fabrication. once thats done wll be over to jamie for his handy body work :D .... so pics coming sooooooonnnn :Q

few pics now of some parts, just to keep you moist :lol:

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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 10.3.08

Postby garyhurn77 on Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:44 pm

getting there mate :D


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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 10.3.08

Postby Brammer on Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:26 pm

Proper modified, i love the detail you go to with your cars Adam :D

Keep up the good work :wink:
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 10.3.08

Postby Ghost on Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:32 pm

Oh dear, he is still a practising homosexual :P
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 22.1.08

Postby filtra on Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:03 pm

adamski frst :gussets...moist

:Q we want more!
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 10.3.08

Postby MAD_Adamski on Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:36 am

well the car is now back in my kindof possesion, rear end is finished with danny... the car is now in storage till next week then it will be at Ah fabs to be fitted up with the new fuel tank.. Jamie is moving to his new premises this week so as soon as the tank is ready the car will be over to him to see some paint :oooh: ... pics to follow :)
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... update 10.3.08

Postby MAD_Adamski on Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:32 pm

couple of teaser pics i recieved :wink:


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will be working on it next week while fuel cell is being made so pics a plenty :)
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... 2 new pics

Postby MAD_Adamski on Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:16 pm

Rear beam is here :)


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Re: My Escort Cosworth... 2 new pics

Postby MAD_Adamski on Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:24 pm

ok true to my word pics massive.....

Well things have sort of change from my original plan the car went to adrenline for some work has returned for me to work some magic on it i think i'll let the pics do the talking


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Then it basically all went wong i got talked into it


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The car is now resting at my mates NEW bodyshop been in there new unit 2 weeks and to say the place is outstanding !!! few pics of it


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the car is going to be prepped more and seam welded front few more tweeks here and there and speedlined pic under to show colour, flash does it no justice really but the colour is Very similar to IMP BLUE...

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mine will be used with the usual speedliner quality but also using kevlar mixed in to make it perfect.... Giving the following results:- (but in orange)

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Re: My Escort Cosworth... here we go again!

Postby muz on Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:43 pm

Car looked good when I poped up Yesterday Ad. Is that the Escort in the spray booth the one that they were bubble arching for that 17year old lad the last time I was up?
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... here we go again!

Postby MAD_Adamski on Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:57 pm

no its the one with the orange floor in the last pic :wink: its still only half done due to the lads finances i think?? :-?
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... here we go again!

Postby muz on Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:20 pm

hi mate! Looks good. ta for the seats :)
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... here we go again!

Postby muz on Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:19 pm

i think that was my bro :lol:
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... here we go again!

Postby Max M4X WW on Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:21 pm

Good progress, Love the Rawli headlight bits :lol:

What's the plate mean?
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Re: My Escort Cosworth... here we go again!

Postby MAD_Adamski on Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:57 pm

UPDATE:- thanks for the response.... phone call today seems the front end has been fully seam welded and few other bits done too now, and he has begun to prep the interior for paint front screen is now out too ...

GO JAMIE GO!

gota nip my top mounts and other bits over to him so he can mod the turrets for the mounts then he can paint the engine bay too then begin the underside hopefully fully finished in the next 2 weeks... then i need o go down and build it back up... i may be going over in a day or two may make a start on the engine side of things...

max- plate was goin cheap and i thought it looked good :)

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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update 5/4/08

Postby MAD_Adamski on Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:31 am

UPDATE

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As you can see front has been tweeked up, top mounts have been fitted, back etched today i am going to rub down the interior, hopefully he should have the engine bay and interior painted up this weekend, then the underside will be speedlined then its ready to start building back up ...

Rear beam is ready to go on i have built it all up but forgot to take a pic its bloody heavy tho built up man beam bush's just slipped in there with a bit of rubber grease ...

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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update 9/4/08

Postby Ghost on Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:49 am

You fudgekin Nutter!
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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update 9/4/08

Postby ~nomad~ on Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:13 am

sweet as f**k
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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update 9/4/08

Postby garyhurn77 on Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:48 pm

always knew you were camp now its revealed going all bufty :D

looks good mate your mate has a nice unit by the looks of it, pitty he is so far away from me he couldve painted the ka :D


looks excellent :)
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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update 9/4/08

Postby MAD_Adamski on Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:35 pm

ok some progress now the inside has been sprayed and the engine bay!!! the underside will be done in 2 stages due to the complexity... frnt will be done tomorrow then the rear next weekend... my wiring has been modded and many other bits done/prepped only a couple of pics just now as i frgo my cam, but plenty of updates to come over the next few weeks hopefully back on the road next month ...

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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update:- PAINT!

Postby Brammer on Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:22 am

You must have been brave the day you decided to strip it :lol: :lol: :lol:

But it's 100% going to be perfectly fresh when it resembled, great work Ad - loving the trickery of those top mounts :oooh: :oooh:
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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update:- PAINT!

Postby purple_fiesta on Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:41 am

rs_brammer : loving the trickery of those top mounts :oooh: :oooh:

yeh they look wicked :oooh: 8)
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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update:- PAINT!

Postby jonboisescort on Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:32 am

awsome progress mate
rs_brammer :
- loving the trickery of those top mounts :oooh: :oooh:

same love them top mounts
cant wait to see all back together :) :)
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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update:- PAINT!

Postby MAD_Adamski on Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:26 am

cheers chaps, yes here is alot of stuff going on the underside will be amazing by next week :o ... i hae alot of new parts which i haven't named which wnt be fitted up yet but its all good... got small things like a uprated gearbox cradle, engine being refreshed breather system fitted, along with some heatproofing thats coming... :wink:
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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update:- PAINT!

Postby Ghost on Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:43 pm

"This Box is OK"!!!

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:lol: :lol:

Mate you are still a nutter! Can't believe you are going through all this!
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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update:- PAINT!

Postby Rhinopower on Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:19 pm

I'd f**k you for that car :P
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Re: My Escort Cosworth...Update:- PAINT!

Postby MAD_Adamski on Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:29 am

:P box is ok due to as some people (well customers) are anal about the speedliner tins if there dented they send them back :rolleyes: but he gave us a box that was perfect none the less not that it matters :rolleyes: ...

but yer alot to come yet :wink:

also the txt msg last night confirmed that the underside was done to the back of the gearbox lever hole apparenty ''it looks trick as fook''... :)
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