My Classics..

[Ratslaaf]

That's a lot of attention to detail. I love the period correct decals in the engine bay as well, a very nice touch!

 

[warrenk]

Mechanically the car was completed and running by the 1st week of October 2014. Still had minor things to sort out at that time, like the interior..
I'm really happy with the engine, It pulls very stong and the 2000E ratio's are very nice.. 1st gear feels like 2nd gear but after that the gears are on top of one another..
The 3.54 ratio diff also works very nice with the low profile 13's..
However...I had to replace the gearbox in December with a spare unit I had in the garage, 2nd gear synchro didn't show up for the party..

The interior took 5 months, had to be done thrice before I was satisfied..
Up until now I have done about 1300km with the car..
It's fun to drive but deep down inside I like my Sport more..

 

[Wes]

I like your approach to building cars.

Very nicely done.

 

[warrenk]

That's a lot of attention to detail. I love the period correct decals in the engine bay as well, a very nice touch!

Thanks for the kind words Ratslaaf,
I was meaning to inbox you regarding our E90 project but I see you saw it. Will finish up here and move over to that thread..

 

[Killa]

raise:raise:raise:
If you love your sport more, then im very keen to buy & love this one more.
Pm me a price, we can start talking.

 

[VictorMike]

Honestly, I don't think most cars look that good when they come off the factory floor. Beautiful.

 

[Philip Foglar]

Wow, that is really really awesome work!! raise:

 

[warrenk]

raise:raise:raise:
If you love your sport more, then im very keen to buy & love this one more.
Pm me a price, we can start talking.

Morning bud,
I'll send you an inbox

 

[warrenk]

Here's some photo's of the Sport..

The day I got the car.. Retreads and seat covers..

After lowering it and changing the wheels.. This was like day3 haha.. Note the fugly tailpipes..

Some interior shots..

With the 7.5J RS 4spokes on, before I fitted the Superlites..

 

[sash]

Absolutely stunning, the amount of effort and i can only imagine cost that was put in.....stunning.

With that i think it also takes alot of patience as I can assume that there hiccups along the way and to push through that frustration take a certain kind of person.

:clapper::clapper::clapper:

 

[graan13]

raise:raise:raise:

Awesome little cars and great to see the restoration of the Mk1. The Mk2 was a car I so wanted when I was at school and still to this day remember the TV add for the car - " its an Escort - a one six double O sport"
They were basic, easy to maintain, not all that fast in today's terms but great fun to drive.

My eldest at 16 mentioned the other day that he would like to get an old Escort and rebuild it to look like these essentially - how co-incidental the thread popped up.

Thanks - really great thread of two legends :clapper:

 

[Tris]

These cars want to make me re live my laaitjie days:clapper:

 

[Dewald Basson]

Still MK1 :blowheart::blowheart:

 

[Fordkoppie]

Love this thread :worshippy::worshippy::worshippy:

But why did you take the NA Cosworth motor out? Was the compression raised on that one, or is it still low for boost application?
Or has that been reserved for another project? (I see another yellow RS2000 hiding in one of the pictures) :mmm:

I agree that the Mk2 drives much better than a Mk1 could ever hope. Its just a better basis to start off with. Much better body rigidity on the Mk2.

 

[Kimeran]

Man this thread!!! raise: raise: raise:
My old man would die for that MK2!

On a side note....tell us more about that red E30 :fencelook:

 

[warrenk]

Absolutely stunning, the amount of effort and i can only imagine cost that was put in.....stunning.

With that i think it also takes alot of patience as I can assume that there hiccups along the way and to push through that frustration take a certain kind of person.

:clapper::clapper::clapper:

Thank you Sash.. It's with the silver car that I really learnt to swear. I don't think I'll take on a build like that again but with that being said, I know now where to go and who to stay clear of..

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raise:raise:raise:

Awesome little cars and great to see the restoration of the Mk1. The Mk2 was a car I so wanted when I was at school and still to this day remember the TV add for the car - " its an Escort - a one six double O sport"
They were basic, easy to maintain, not all that fast in today's terms but great fun to drive.

My eldest at 16 mentioned the other day that he would like to get an old Escort and rebuild it to look like these essentially - how co-incidental the thread popped up.

Thanks - really great thread of two legends :clapper:

Thanks bud..
It's like you say there, it's not fast but it's fun..
I grew up in a Sport, black with silver striping, sunroof, 13" 6J magnesium wheels with "low profile" 185/60R13's.. So that's were it all started for me..
If you are looking at getting one you should get it now, prices have doubled in the last 2 years and it's getting harder to find clean examples as they are getting exported..

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Love this thread :worshippy::worshippy::worshippy:

But why did you take the NA Cosworth motor out? Was the compression raised on that one, or is it still low for boost application?
Or has that been reserved for another project? (I see another yellow RS2000 hiding in one of the pictures) :mmm:

I agree that the Mk2 drives much better than a Mk1 could ever hope. Its just a better basis to start off with. Much better body rigidity on the Mk2.

I bought the car with no engine, gearbox or diff..
The previous owner kept those parts for his Locost7.
That motor was a 2.4 bottom end, with ported head, wild cams, 50 webers, full drysump, very high CR and made a lot of horses..

I feel safer in the mk2, there's more space between the windscreen and my face than with the mk1..

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Man this thread!!! raise: raise: raise:
My old man would die for that MK2!

On a side note....tell us more about that red E30 :fencelook:

Thanks bud..
That's just a red boxie, nothing special :=):

 

[Philip Foglar]

I see these cars also like their Yoki A539's! :rollsmile:

 

[922-ZN]

Very very nice Escorts dude, well done on the restore. Iv only ever seen one other 2 door GT bow tie MK1 as neat and clean as yours. That MK2 is legendaryraise:

 

[ver328i]

Damn!!!

Very nice build :coolShake:

 

[Auditor]

Warren I'm finding myself continually drawn to this thread to marvel at the work you did on the Mk1. Really fantastic. Please bring this car to Cars in the Park in Pietermaritzburg next year, definite contender for best on show.