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DSCI2155 by quickrack, on FlickrMassive spec.
Only 4 owners from new.
Competition type front panel with vent holes.
Mexico/RS type front arches fitted lower than standard to close the arch gap.
Rolled rear arches.
Alloy bonnet pins.
Very rare, centre mounted, washer jets.
RS type wiper aerofoils
Later, more attractive FORD script hatch handle.
Door locks/ignition on 1 key.
All new weather-stripping/seals except hatch glass seal.
New headlights (H4’s) and headlight buckets fitted.
Modern (hidden) horn so car looks right, but it’s nice and loud.
6 dial 130mph clocks with top to match.
Mk2 Rs glove box to keep things out of sight of the light fingered.
Rear seats are original black vinyl (they fold down to make it a huge load carrier!) and fronts are black ½ leather Recaro’s (Originally Toyota Mr2 and very comfy, hold you well.)
New, inertia type, seat belts (Front only, the Mk1 never had rear belts)
Good fuel filler cover, hinge cover and spare wheel covers.
New East Kent Trim headliner. Not fitted yet.
Black door cards/rear trim.
Line-Lock on trans tunnel. (Locks front wheels to help warm rear tyres if you wish)
Very early heater cover and choke knob/cable
Springalex steering wheel (genuine & I have a new centre for it that needs fitting)
Very early rear-view mirror
Heater works well and fan blows well.
RS big header tank radiator (Re-cored x3 row)
RS 2000 front struts with lowered spring seats.
Brand new GAZ short body, adjustable inserts.
NEW Mk2 quick steering rack
Adjustable, rose jointed, track control arms. Need rubber boots now as I split them doing the new rack ☹
Wilwood 4 pot alloy calipers/pads/vented discs/braided lines
Group 4 Fabrications pedal-box with new cylinders.
New Group 4 Fabrications fluid bottles/hoses/clamps.
Twin cam Anti-roll bar with correct mounts and double width clamps (GRP4 Fab) all poly bushed.
Rear has Mk2 single leaf springs with narrowed mounts. Poly bushed.
2” alloy lowering blocks.
New, longer, U-bolts.
AVO adjustable shocks.
Narrowed axle by Declan Munnelly.
(Drift Mk2 Owner)
Rear has 3.77 Lotus/Mexico gears with a Quaife ATB LSD new bearings etc.
New axle bearings fitted.
Correct FORD Anti Tramp Bars fitted.
New brake shoes/cylinders fitted.
Braided flexible brake lines.
Wheels are widened FORD wheels. Front are 7”x13 while the rears are 9’5”x13. Set of Ford Escort 1100 hubcaps PLUS a set of Lotus hubcaps for a change now and then.
Dunlop SP Sport 2000 175/50/13 tyres.
Reggie Britton built 1600 Crossflow
Over-bored +90” (1760cc)
Hepolite pistons
Competition Cams piston rings.
Duplex timing chain
Vernier timing wheel.
Billet bottom pulley.
Vandervell race bearings.
Up-rated oil pump.
3 angle valve seats.
Over size valves with re cut oil seal seats and spring seats
Double valve springs.
Ported and Polished head.
Steel rocker posts with tube dividers instead of springs.
Piper “Ultimate Road” cam kit
Ford electronic distributor.
New plugs, leads, distributor cap, distributor arm and coil.
Ford 4 branch exhaust manifold.
Rebuilt alternator and starter.
Burton Power Alloy Rocker cover.
Twin choke weber.
K & N chrome air filter.
New speedo cable.
Borg & Beck competition clutch.
RS clutch fork and release bearing.
RS Alloy Bellhousing.
Heavy Duty 2.8i Type 9, 5 speed gearbox (freshly rebuilt.)
Alloy gearbox lowering mounts, extra-long, to pick up original floor mounts from G.S. Escorts
Tunnel modified to fit type 9.
Quaife type 9 quickshift.
Grp 4 fabrications one piece propshaft.
Custom exhaust
Corsa B power steering unit with modified Mk1 lower column I have a new electronic power steering module and adjuster, brand new, never fitted. The Mk1 steering wheels slips right on to this unit and the P/S can be mounted hidden if you wish. Still unfinished.
OVERVIEW
I’ve owned this car for over 10 years.
Car was featured in RETROFORD Magazine a few years back.
It has an extremely good shell.
The sill ends are the only repairs it has ever needed. Still has original Ford steel everywhere else.
The car is low.
But the suspension still works and the exhaust is raised so it drives well with only a little scraping lol.
