High Class Escort (Mk2 tarmac rally car thing)
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A friend of mine builds mk1 and 2 Escorts for a living. After years of building them for other people he's finally found the time to build his own.
Here it is fresh from the body shop and ready to be built up into a road going car.
And trial fitting the engine which is a brand new Zetec with a few trick parts.
Sorry for the hijack!
Here it is fresh from the body shop and ready to be built up into a road going car.
And trial fitting the engine which is a brand new Zetec with a few trick parts.
Sorry for the hijack!
Johnnybee said:
A friend of mine builds mk1 and 2 Escorts for a living. After years of building them for other people he's finally found the time to build his own.
Here it is fresh from the body shop and ready to be built up into a road going car.
And trial fitting the engine which is a brand new Zetec with a few trick parts.
Sorry for the hijack!
That is lovely. Zetec conversions seem very popular and they're great value.Here it is fresh from the body shop and ready to be built up into a road going car.
And trial fitting the engine which is a brand new Zetec with a few trick parts.
Sorry for the hijack!
Slippydiff said:
Outstanding. Thanks for sharing. There is a duke film of the 2018 rally of the lakes,I recorded it on sky (motorsport TV maybe?) a wee while ago and watch it about once a week 
There's loads of YT footage as well of course but the duke one is pretty slick.30 minutes of tarmac spec escorts sliding around irish country roads.
I bloody love tarmac rallying, I was brought up in Duns and was at the Jim Clark Rally every year when it was on closed roads. Spectacular. Back in the 90's it was hugely popular, massive crowds on the stages. I wish rallying was still like that, i think it is in Ireland.
In case any escort fans missed it, this is a great thread right here on PH:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I'm going for a lower-spec, lower-budget version!
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I'm going for a lower-spec, lower-budget version!
To be honest, £15k isn't tooo bad
http://www.millingtonengines.co.uk/sales/pre-owned...
I'd be looking at £8k+ for a new duratec build
Crate duratec: £2k
Cams: £1k
Dry sump: £1k
Intake £2k
Ancillaries: £1k
ECU, loom, mapping £1k
http://www.millingtonengines.co.uk/sales/pre-owned...
I'd be looking at £8k+ for a new duratec build
Crate duratec: £2k
Cams: £1k
Dry sump: £1k
Intake £2k
Ancillaries: £1k
ECU, loom, mapping £1k
Baron von Teuchter said:
To be honest, £15k isn't tooo bad
http://www.millingtonengines.co.uk/sales/pre-owned...
I'd be looking at £8k+ for a new duratec build
Crate duratec: £2k
Cams: £1k
Dry sump: £1k
Intake £2k
Ancillaries: £1k
ECU, loom, mapping £1k
That looks like a nice price. I thought they went for£25k to £30k. http://www.millingtonengines.co.uk/sales/pre-owned...
I'd be looking at £8k+ for a new duratec build
Crate duratec: £2k
Cams: £1k
Dry sump: £1k
Intake £2k
Ancillaries: £1k
ECU, loom, mapping £1k
It would be worth every penny!!!
Baron von Teuchter said:
I think a new 2.7 350bhp one is probably £40k or so. But what an engine.
That’s all well and good if you’re building a class 14 with big sponsorship in Ireland but I’m funding this myself as a toy
If the 2.5 is £15k. What's the 2.0 worth. Might be worth a call to millington!!! That’s all well and good if you’re building a class 14 with big sponsorship in Ireland but I’m funding this myself as a toy
£40k for a 2.7 and that's before you spend big money on a gearbox which can handle the power
Yeah but that’s 2nd Hand and an old-ish ad. Maybe plus vat too 😉
Nope, as much as I love the sound of them they are full-on race engines and need looked after as such. Probably need a rebuild after 5k Miles or so. Actually, I shouldn’t say that, they have an awesome reputation for reliability.
The red top was always the easy choice for 200-220bhp NA but I suspect the Duratec might overtake it. They’re cheap to buy, light and reliable. Exhaust on the wrong side though.
The basic head design is pretty good, ironically the designing-for-fuel-efficiency results in big valves and lots of scope for fairly easy tuning. TB’s and stock cams can give 200bhp on standard internals. 300 is doable but you’re into big money and race-engine logistics again.
I’ll be pretty happy with 150-160 to start with (he says).
A Caterham r500-esque 260bhp 2.0 screamer would be epic though
Nope, as much as I love the sound of them they are full-on race engines and need looked after as such. Probably need a rebuild after 5k Miles or so. Actually, I shouldn’t say that, they have an awesome reputation for reliability.
The red top was always the easy choice for 200-220bhp NA but I suspect the Duratec might overtake it. They’re cheap to buy, light and reliable. Exhaust on the wrong side though.
The basic head design is pretty good, ironically the designing-for-fuel-efficiency results in big valves and lots of scope for fairly easy tuning. TB’s and stock cams can give 200bhp on standard internals. 300 is doable but you’re into big money and race-engine logistics again.
I’ll be pretty happy with 150-160 to start with (he says).
A Caterham r500-esque 260bhp 2.0 screamer would be epic though
Baron von Teuchter said:
Yeah but that’s 2nd Hand and an old-ish ad. Maybe plus vat too ??
Nope, as much as I love the sound of them they are full-on race engines and need looked after as such. Probably need a rebuild after 5k Miles or so. Actually, I shouldn’t say that, they have an awesome reputation for reliability.
The red top was always the easy choice for 200-220bhp NA but I suspect the Duratec might overtake it. They’re cheap to buy, light and reliable. Exhaust on the wrong side though.
The basic head design is pretty good, ironically the designing-for-fuel-efficiency results in big valves and lots of scope for fairly easy tuning. TB’s and stock cams can give 200bhp on standard internals. 300 is doable but you’re into big money and race-engine logistics again.
I’ll be pretty happy with 150-160 to start with (he says).
A Caterham r500-esque 260bhp 2.0 screamer would be epic though
I had a Red top in my race car I used for sprints. Very good engine. Just under 240 bhp with loads of torque low down. Nope, as much as I love the sound of them they are full-on race engines and need looked after as such. Probably need a rebuild after 5k Miles or so. Actually, I shouldn’t say that, they have an awesome reputation for reliability.
The red top was always the easy choice for 200-220bhp NA but I suspect the Duratec might overtake it. They’re cheap to buy, light and reliable. Exhaust on the wrong side though.
The basic head design is pretty good, ironically the designing-for-fuel-efficiency results in big valves and lots of scope for fairly easy tuning. TB’s and stock cams can give 200bhp on standard internals. 300 is doable but you’re into big money and race-engine logistics again.
I’ll be pretty happy with 150-160 to start with (he says).
A Caterham r500-esque 260bhp 2.0 screamer would be epic though
The duratech I believe is all alloy, so should be pretty light as well.
The millingtons do sound superb. Screaming upto nearly 9000 rpm in a MK1/2 on a road rally, must be awesome. Oh well can only dream.
Some more pics of the shell:
Nice big tunnel
Watts link towers:
You can see it's had a sunroof at some point. It's been quite well plated over but it's not perfect so will get a skim on top to even it all out.
Tank platform already in place but i'll need to cut out a square for a well
I've just ordered a 4 link kit and watts linkage:
Nice big tunnel
Watts link towers:
You can see it's had a sunroof at some point. It's been quite well plated over but it's not perfect so will get a skim on top to even it all out.
Tank platform already in place but i'll need to cut out a square for a well
I've just ordered a 4 link kit and watts linkage:
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