Mk2 Escort Rally Car for the road (all costs recorded)

[tvrfan007]

I like that!

[LuckyThirteen]

This could be brilliant

[P. ONeill]

In for this one. Incidentally I know someone who has way north of a quarter of a million pounds into a MK2. Madness Ted.

[finlo]

Someone's pinched the sparkplugs!

[brownspeed]

in. love it!!!

[Caddyshack]

Looks lovely, I assume there is a BUT coming?

[littlebasher]

Niponeoff said:

On first glance, i thought "That's one big fking spoiler"

[Caddyshack]

littlebasher said:

Niponeoff said:

On first glance, i thought "That's one big fking spoiler"

That would need a spoiler alert.

[braddo]

P. ONeill said:

In for this one. Incidentally I know someone who has way north of a quarter of a million pounds into a MK2. Madness Ted.

Some sort of rally winner?


Hats off OP, looking forward to this!

[MTW]

This has all the makings of a classic thread, kudos. Can’t beat a millington engine either! Looking forward to seeing more

[Caddyshack]

The millington needs throttle bodies imo, the carbs will always be full of flat spots and running rich.

[SlimJim16v]

Very nice. While lots of power is great, there's bound to be some turbo lag, so probably the Millington.

I'm sure I remember Cars & Cars Conversions doing an article on a gp4 Escort as a road car.

[normalbloke]

Whilst I love a YB (had a YB powered Caterham) it will never sound like a Millington!

Edited by normalbloke on Wednesday 29th March 23:46

[fttm]

Nice car especially with the Millington installed . Using as a road car meh , you’ll soon get bored of the harsh ride , deafening noise and speeding tickets . Had a few rally cars including Gp4 BDG Escort which were all fun when used as intended, routine use they’d become a chore . Enjoy

[Nath911t]

Lovely car and such a shame about the tin worm, although that can be sorted out easily enough.

[KTMsm]

fttm said:

Using as a road car meh , you’ll soon get bored of the harsh ride , deafening noise and speeding tickets .

Had a few rally cars including Gp4 BDG Escort which were all fun when used as intended, routine use they’d become a chore . Enjoy

Me too - bought for buttons 25+ years ago MK1 and Mk2 - great fun around the lanes for an hour but hard to hang onto your licence and mine were nothing like this spec

Probably too late but OP if you want a mint car I'd sell this and buy another already done, particularly with you living abroad, this has financial disaster written all over it

[KTMsm]

Niponeoff said:

It's more about spending time in my garage when i'm home. I have another (fun) car and motorcycle for fun. This serves another part of my hobbies. Escorts are perfect for the home mechanic as they are simple and easy to work on.

Also, don't forget this is a genuine RS2000, which isn't easy to replace and should at least retain a bit more value.

I'm not arguing against Escorts but you've paid a high price for one that (basically) looks good, if you're going to dip it etc then (IME) you're better off starting with a worse car or just buying a better car

[Olivera]

Good project OP.

KTMsm said:

I'm not arguing against Escorts but you've paid a high price for one that (basically) looks good, if you're going to dip it etc then (IME) you're better off starting with a worse car or just buying a better car

He bought the car then discovered the corrosion, and if sells it now he'll likely get a commensurately lower price for the vehicle. 'Should have bought a cheaper/better vehicle' is a bit redundant now.

[boyse7en]

Electric windows seems an odd addition for a rally-spec lightweight build...
Thought it would have fixed perspex windows on something like that

[dapper]

Interested to see the progress on this, shame about the rust but admire the will to power through it.