andy504
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Escort 4 ever.
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This is black betty, as my kids like to call her, she is a 72 tax exempt ford escort, went the estate route cos two doors had been done to death, an shells were gettin hard to find, found this shell in london and had it delivered back in 2005, and had her restored, big thanks to my uncle jeff who painted her, and done the last bits of prep, painted in n out in focus panther black, and on the road for november 06. Running mk 2 escort front end suspension wiv coilovers n brakes, rear end has anti tramp fitted wiv gaz adjustables, poly bushed throughout. single piece prop, 4 speed 16 sport box, 3:89 diff, puttin 3:77 diff in after the pod Engine is a 1600 x flow +90 wiv 1300 high compression pistons, crank polished, skimmed flywheel, gt head n valves, heavy duty everyfin, seals n bearings, fully rebuilt, progressive carb on 4:2:1 manifold into 2 n half inch stainless custom jobby, straight through to one back box, sounds nice. Bestek igniton fitted so no points n condensor messin, High power alternator. Big thanks to me dad who helped with all the mechanical really. Interior is almost original with an aftermarket centre console that can be removed with stereo an rev counter in it, added stainless button for a wiper washer, that can be removed, foot pump still in, took the clocks out an put a temp gauge into em, and had to get fishnet recaro`s in, third set cos I have never been happy wiv any of em, tried leather but all not right,,,,but happy now ;D fishnets are the future,,,, A couple of when she arrived at mine then a few of the job ongoin then the finished product, don't want to bore ya`s A little stripping inside,, obviously I am skipping twent to thirty pics at a time here 103 prep pics later an as if by magic were on to primer n paint, if only it was this quick Just so many of the prep n paint, And finally painted with glass in and enough built up to go home for the final build. then some engine work on the inners, and end up looking like this when built up on the bench, will post some more when I sort em out now,
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Last Edit: Mar 27, 2010 14:18:10 GMT by andy504
Essy forever.
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andy504
Part of things
Escort 4 ever.
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Used me ole mans garage n drive for the next four mths or so He moaned but he loved it really as ya can see, he used to be into his hot rod racing, anglia`s cortina`s, proper petrol head back in the day and quite a driver too, won a few championships late 60`s early 70`s, had his pic took with bet lynch n betty turpin outta corry back in 71, wiv da chequered flag, so you know why i asked him to help wiv da engine rebuild, cheers dad. All the under bonnet sorted, including a servo n tower we needed to get the thing stopped, Ran it for a week on the old dynamo then replaced it with the proper mk 2 alternator setup. Interior sorted first built up pic on laser 4 bars, Been for mot an on the road And bee messin wiv her ever since, tried chrome grills, quarter bumpers, different wheels, mex stripes, clear indicators. Heres a few
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andy504
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Escort 4 ever.
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Chrome front end was just too much,,wiv r wivout coloured lenses, So went for the black grill, quarters an clear lenses, best looking in my opinion And Mk1 RS wheels, i had to, 5 n half j. 185/60/13`s Heres one of my favourite pics at blackpool, waitin for the ford show 07, Although she has a stance more like this now cos she has been lowered 1 an a half inch, ish all round. This was july 09, out with the lads from the manchester classic ford club, web site and forum if ya interested, ride out to southport, Yes, this is a well modded capri in the background that a few of you may know already
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Essy forever.
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andy504
Part of things
Escort 4 ever.
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Essy forever.
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andy504
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Escort 4 ever.
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Essy forever.
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Nice one,
welcome aboard ;D
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that is chuffin brilliant! Such good work and brilliant that u've kept it fairly standard in terms of engine and interior! Lot of respect for that!
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luckygti
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I need to try harder!
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Thats a very nice looking Escort. My Dad had a white one back in the day, I guess it would have been 4 or 5 years old when he bought it. We were well chuffed, there's a lot more room in one of these than a mini traveller Finished version looks spot on to. Nice work and welcome
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totti
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Tach! Love it........but.....red brake calipers and drums?...........black.....!
Greet Totti
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65 'Ford Taunus 17m 66' Ford Taunus 17m Turnier 73' Ford Taunus 63' Ford Taunus Transit 1250 72'Ford Escort 2000cc 71'Ford Escort 1700 4 door 89'Ford Escort Express 87'Ford Fiesta Diesel 64'Ford Cortina 1500 deluxe 57'Volvo PV 444 Califonia 54'Peugeot 203 Commerciale 2004 Harley Davidson Fat Boy 78'Zündapp ZR 20 88'MZ ETZ 250
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Betty's a top motor ,and andy's a top bloke too. helpin me out with my estate at the moment . shame he looks like eddy munster tho lol lol Think that's me with you on the track pics bud ;D
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andy504
Part of things
Escort 4 ever.
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Thanks for the comments fella`s don't worry the drums n that are no longer red, fink it took bout 3 mths to paint em black once i put the chrome rostyles on Wanted a sorta standard sleeper look, if ya know what I'm gettin at,,, She could be original in an afternoon, and have all the necessary bits to do so,, And still have the running gear, engine n box, for another if i so wished..... Hello paul, yes your right i WAS helping you on your mk3 tina estate, till ya told everyone i looked like munster Anyway next to you uncle fester, munster looks good ;D Also helpin one of the lads with some minir repair work on his mk 2 granada at the mo.. just love ole motors,,,,
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Essy forever.
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andy504
Part of things
Escort 4 ever.
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Lucky gti, similar story wiv my ole man, had a cream mk 1 estate, G a 68 plate, he had all corsair front end n rocket box wiv his hot rod engine in, mex wings, just black pinstripe on mk 2 escort deepdish mex wheels,,, thought it was in about 1977-79 then sliding along the rear vinyl seat wiv me brother, an my kids do it now in the back of betty, 30 years later, ;D ;D gotta be another factor for goin for the estate but not the initial reason I went for her... Paul I only took three passengers on the day, so one of the shots will be of you bud, however one was phils missus, an you n phil are both dammmmmmmm uggerrrly ;D So hard to tell even wiv a helmet on,, ;D
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Last Edit: Jan 3, 2010 20:04:32 GMT by andy504
Essy forever.
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Nice resto, great looking car.
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194? Willys Jeep MB 1965 Volvo 544 Special 1968 Opel Rekord 1975 Opel Kadett Estate 1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E 1985 Datsun 720 King Cab 4x4 diesel 1997 Volvo S70 2.5SE (ex. "Volvo544special65" - changed to more reader friendly username. )
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Mark
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Lovely. Agree with your choice of grill and quarter bumpers too. Must say, I also liked the RS stripes. Didn't a couple of estate RS' come from the factory? Sure I read something about them back in the day.
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BMW 320d (fridge on wheels)
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lovely motor, my dad had a '73 1300 in the same orange/red colour yours was in the early eighties, lots of memories, but it was a bit cramped in the back for me and my younger brother (4 and 6 at the time) and an aunt + luggage
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Last Edit: Jan 7, 2010 16:26:50 GMT by zykotec
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chaz
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Very nice build mate, also good to see an estate for a change getting a deserved make over.
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nice, my grandad had a mk1 escort estate back in the day, followed by a mk2 estate.
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