Escort Mk2 track car
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:00 pmRS Motorsport :: Classic Speed Restored
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Escort Mk2 track car
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:00 pmPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:04 pmPosted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:40 pmThe body has been seam welded and fitted with an adjustable watts linkage (from inside the boot). Along with new gearbox mounts, sill stand mounts, muffler mounts etc.
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:43 pmSome more.....
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:24 pmPainted the engine bay, interior and boot in 2 pac white, but now it has turned a cream colour. That serves me right using free paint.........
The blue is a protec 2 pac and seems to good and easy to use.
The blue is a protec 2 pac and seems to good and easy to use.
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:33 pmShell now completely painted.
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:08 pmlooks great clayton, any reason why you didn't put gussets from your chassis rails to the firewall? just out of curiousity.
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:43 pmBecasue he's not alowed to under the rules
Danny
Danny
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:05 pmFair enough, makes perfect sense now. Cheers
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:29 pmThanks Kizza
Yeah as Danny said, we cant have any bar work outside of the cabin area (apart for a strut brace between two points) Late model Improved Production (post 86) can.
The next best thing was to brace the firewall to the cage.
Upgraded the English diff to a early model Hilux. Using Mk1 Escort front calipers with the piston bores sleeved down to 1 1/2" (Volvo pistons).
The disc is from a Volvo, but cant remember the model.
Clayton
Yeah as Danny said, we cant have any bar work outside of the cabin area (apart for a strut brace between two points) Late model Improved Production (post 86) can.
The next best thing was to brace the firewall to the cage.
Upgraded the English diff to a early model Hilux. Using Mk1 Escort front calipers with the piston bores sleeved down to 1 1/2" (Volvo pistons).
The disc is from a Volvo, but cant remember the model.
Clayton
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:41 pmThe original engine went back in, with only the headers and mounts changed.
Upgraded the gearbox from the type 9 to a W57 Supra.
Clayton
Upgraded the gearbox from the type 9 to a W57 Supra.
Clayton
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:25 pmClayton,
Loving the pictures.
Keep them coming.
thanks
RM
Loving the pictures.
Keep them coming.
thanks
RM
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:07 pmPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:33 pmPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:18 pmPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:42 pmTrying to get fuel capacity without having the tank too low, had to have some of the tank in the boot, but our rules only allow a max hole of 300mm dia, hence the shape.
With fuel foam fitted it holds 37 litres. Just in case we want to run E85 or longer races in the future.
Clayton
With fuel foam fitted it holds 37 litres. Just in case we want to run E85 or longer races in the future.
Clayton
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:52 pmclayton . whats the TREE & BLACKBERRY KILLER
in the eng mnt pic for ?/
is that a new gearbox fluid we dont know about ??
in the eng mnt pic for ?/
is that a new gearbox fluid we dont know about ??
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:55 pmOctane boost possibly???
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:00 pmit could be used on a rally car , squirt the stuff out the front of the car to ward off any gum trees from getting in the way
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:02 amClayton have they tried to nail you yet on the watts link adjuster inside the boot compartment yet
Danny
Danny