1972 Escort mk1

My daily driver.

My dad brought it about 3years ago as part of a job lot of parts and shells. It had been a bit bodged (the paint work is crappy and the floor was 50% seam sealer and bathroom sealent!) didnt have an engine fitted but did have mk2 discs on the front which was nice.

I started work on the car when i was 16 as i relised that i wasnt going to get my mini that i have been working on since i was 13 ready for when i passed my test.

First stage of work involved reconing the brakes, fitting a old 1300x-flow i had laying around, fitting fishnet recaros and general prepping it for an MOT. Luckly it passed the MOT. (the guy didnt even notice the rear shocks wernt bolted on!) It went back on the road about Dec 2003 athough i didnt pass my test untill may so it sat around unsed for a while

Once i started driving it daily i soon relised it was damn slow and rolled around like a jelly so i desided to make some mods.

As i speak the spec goes like this:

Body - mk1 escort 1972 4 door, battery in boot (bodys pretty standard as its not relly worth modding a rusty 4door)

Running Gear - English back axle (std diff) with radius arms and panhard rod, Billistein shocks, Auto prop, 2.8 capri Billistein front struts and brakes (vented discs, MI6 callpers) 6x13 Crosswire alloys, Toyo 185/60 tyres

Gearbox - Serria 5speed type 9

Engine - 1300 block bored +90thou (approx 1380cc), Fully lightend, balanced + polished bottom end, 10:1 compression ratio, spiral baffled sump, Kent 234 cam kit, ported GT spec head, steel rocker posts, Aldon/Lucus electronic dizzy, GT ex. manifold, Ashley exhaust, GT spec twinchoke weber (manual choke), K+N Filter, light flywheel, uprated clutch,

Interior - Mostly stripped, Sparco Evo Seats, Sebelt 4point harnesses (aicraft buckle), 6 clock dash,

Think thats about it

slater..

ps. first post! ;D