1979 Ford

1979 FORD ESCORT L

Mileage: 78,228 mi
Prev owners: 7
Engine: 1.7L
Fuel: Petrol
Gearbox: Manual

Description

Escort 1979 Mk2 which has undergone a full nut and bolt restoration which saw the car stripped back to its body shell and rebuilt from there. As part of this a number of practical upgrades have been incorporated as well as bodywork changes to give it a Mexico/RS look.The engine has also been fully rebuilt and upgraded to give it performance to match the look.Wherever possible genuine Ford parts were used.Since restoration the car has always been garaged and has had dry use only.As an Historic vehicle the car is Tax and MOT exempt but I have been getting it MOT'ed which it has always passed with no advisories.When I first got the car I had it tuned on a rolling road and the attached printout confirmed 120.6 BHP with 122.4 lbft torque.The work was undertaken by the previous owner who provided a full photographic record. I have included a number in this listing to show some of what was done and the quality of the work. This is a list of the main works that were undertaken:

Blasted shell and resprayWax oiled chassis and door frames

RS boot spoiler

Ford dash top

RS steering wheel

New carpets - New Headlining

Capri seats recovered by Aldridge Trimming

Bias pedal Box

Stainless braided brake lines

Rear disc conversion

Four speed gearbox and 3.9 differential

Single piece propshalft

Rear Gaz shocks

Larger radiator with electric fan

Welded strut brace

Refurbished wiring loom

Battery relocated in boot

Electric fuel pump

RS alloys (including spare)

Engine rebuild to 1760cc - Engine 711m block re-bored for plus 110, Pistons ground and polished crank, balanced con rods, new bearings, 244 cam, big valve, automatic multilayer gasket, uprated valve Springs steel, posts and rocker Shafts, Burton aluminium rocker cover, twin Dellorto carburettors, Accuspark ignition system, oil catch can.