Hey guys. My '78 Escort Mexico made it back on the road after a 7 year layaway recently. So thought i'd better share a few pictures! I took it off the road with an intermittent electrical fault in 2011, and running a budget 2.1 on 45s.
Since its been off the road its been treated to an all steel 2.3 on 48s (built by Wayne Mitchell Competition Engines) , and a Tran-X straight cut type 9 box. The new engine made 190bhp dead on the rollers, but there is plenty more to come after an initial run in period. Its been a dream of mine to have a 200bhp + N/A engine in this car and it looks like i should be comfortably over that mark when i return to the rolling road, so happy days!
Still a few little bits to address in the near future (tinker with the ride height slightly, and a change of wheels) but am so so happy to be driving the bloody thing again! Even at 190bhp its plenty entertaining, should be even more fun in the near future
Anyway, hope you like the pics. Will be more to come and a few updates through the summer i guess
Since its been off the road its been treated to an all steel 2.3 on 48s (built by Wayne Mitchell Competition Engines) , and a Tran-X straight cut type 9 box. The new engine made 190bhp dead on the rollers, but there is plenty more to come after an initial run in period. Its been a dream of mine to have a 200bhp + N/A engine in this car and it looks like i should be comfortably over that mark when i return to the rolling road, so happy days!
Still a few little bits to address in the near future (tinker with the ride height slightly, and a change of wheels) but am so so happy to be driving the bloody thing again! Even at 190bhp its plenty entertaining, should be even more fun in the near future
Anyway, hope you like the pics. Will be more to come and a few updates through the summer i guess