grahamc Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2 MSW Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Look at that thing of beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Special job that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Well, she officially lives and sounds pretty damn good on throttlebodies! Ok, the engine cover needs painting and the front fenders need their badges (had MEXICO badges, but removed them - have a set of ST170 badges to go on). Couple more things to do, mount ECU, hide some wires, make some gauges work, REMAP and thats about it. Oh my. We're gonna need more video of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 That was just part of its first drive, there will be a lot more! Just a shame that the weather has turned so not ideal, but will spend the winter sorting out the last few things (gauges, ECU fitting, remap and any other small issues) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Takes me back to the late 70's, what's not to love about a mk1 Escort. Look forward to seeing a longer video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 While we were building it, had so many chats with people just walking past along the same lines, first car, etc so many memories of the escort. One neighbor has already complained about the noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 That is lovely Graham, defo gonna need some more videos of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Will definitely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Wow, that takes me back. Got to keep the pics. and videos coming. Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 Sadly, due to COVID, I have not been down to the car since the last video. However, since the roads are seeing less salt and HOPEFULLY we can move around soon, I will be getting the little thing mapped shortly........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 So - update time..... The car made 183bhp at Surrey Rolling Road! Which I am very happy with.... Made it to Caffeine & Machine with no new issues, however the return trip highlighted an issue with the old fuse box (quite common) so will be switching to inline fuses. We also discovered a vibration on the prop shaft (most likely) but the car has never really been this fast before, so just working through the list of things to fix. Photos to come later on today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 SRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 Caffeine & Machine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Beautiful car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 Yesterday the prop shaft went to a specialist and then immediately got put in the bin! Its out by quite a bit.... so a new one is being made up now, hopefully by the end of the week Will be ordering up some inline fuse kits to remove the fuse box altogether. Then we move onto the suspension and brakes. No idea how old the suspension is so will be having a good look. Same goes for the brakes, it has Hilux calipers on the front, but the feel is very wooden, drums on the rear may need some attention too. More to follow shortly..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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