Got this towed home today, it's a m plate mk5b escort, its a more door in Pacifica blue

It's had a fair old bit of modifing done

Was a trade for my escort mk6 estate, which wasn't filling it'd role as a cheap run around, this is a project.


Known issues are the near side front brake pipe has got a leak, and the water pump gasket is leaking, and a wheel bearing is making a noise (my guess its a bearing)

It has a 2.0 zetec with 1.6box, rs front bumper, mk6 rear, gti leather interior rs dials, rs rear beam with discs which is polybushed, lowered 30mm, 260mm mondeo front brakes, a k&n filter and a stainless exhaust

Pics of the mounds of spares hes given me, hes not long had a baby, so hes giving up on the modifying game, and wanted something more expectable for a kid, hence the swap



ive been looking for one of these steering wheels for a while, the airbag mainly, i like the flush ones






and the party piece




pictures of the car, excuse the missing bumper, the orignal was damaged in a bump, hence the replacement in primer





















plans are unknown atm, but ill tidy her up and get it mot'd, then might be put to use, but the insurance will be slightly higher

will make a start ont he pump gasket and pipe tomorrow maybe, and ill keep you upto date, its tax run out end of nov and its been off the road since then, its mot is out end of may

Jon

small update

done a bit of work on the escort, got her up in the air and all 4 wheels off, had a good poke around, im relieved the chap phillip who i got it off, as i dont know him all that well, and hes been 100% genuine, its as he said, all clean underneath undersealed, with the welding done for the last mot where he said, 2 on the rear n/s chassis leg, and the other on the drivers rear leg


anyway hoovered the interior as it was full of stones and crap, needs a polish and wipe done

dont know if its standard or not as he fitted electric windows himself, but the up side of the switches was facing the back of the car, which is confusing, its hard enough going from a fiesta having it on the door to this having them on the console

so i wanted to swap them around to be "right" way up, took some fiddling but it sits right now



the RS2000 clocks


the car is actually on 92k

passengers airbag :Q


mk6 doorcards, i want to return it to the mk5 ones, i prefer them



sunroof, wouldnt mind getting a escort/mondeo electric system fitted in



then set about removing the leaking brake pipe, on the n/s/f


bit of WD always helps


checked it has the 2.0 throttle body, glad it does, but it has the S.O inlet, could be worse though, like a 1.6 one


and the defective pipe off, the clips are still intact too so ill just replicate this on some new pipe, make the ends up and refit, fill the system and bleed each corner
then i can clean the discs up


all for now

Jon

good work

Cool, I prefer mk5 interior to.

Good stuff, remember my dad having an escort in my younger days.

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Between my mum and dad theyve had about 5 of them lol

dont understand the sapphire bit but i like the car i like escorts end of

that interior is escort gti stuff i love them keep it it comfy but a bit cold in winter if you wear a t shirt lol

nice stuff tho

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Fiesta Si 2.0
Fiesta 1.1
Peugeot 206 sw 1.4

i loved my mk6 si - even if the arches were rotten it was comfy and drove well

escorts

Cheers guys, nice to see random bulk comments

You don't understand the sapphire part why's that

A lot of people the Ford sapphire was just the mk2 Sierra cosworth, but its not its a trim level, used in fiestas, escorts and sierras


News on this car actually, its still waiting on the water pump basket being replaced as its still pissing water out, but my brother intends to buy it from me, so I have a strong motivation to get on with it now lol, will update, might not get done till after Ford fair as the Si needs some attention too

done a small bit of playing on it the other day
Beaumont, you'll love this

all four still need another coat



really need to get my arse in gear and get on with it
this needs spraying


along with the spoiler i got for it, rear bumper spats




i sold its air filter, actually swapped it for a pair of fiesta headlights, amber indicators and another K&N (my old one i sold him) but doesnt fit this





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started stripping the bay down to get access to the waterpump today, i cans ee it with all the covers off, both coolant and pas fluid tanks are removed

going to start taking the timing belt off tomorrow

is there an easier way to take the belt off and back on again without the need of timing it up afterwards?

i.e not moving the crank or cams, loosening the cam pullies and simple taking the belt off and back on and tighten??

does it work?

this arrived the other day, won it for a mere 50p
genuine ford and new




so this will likely go on the escort as i prefer the badgeless look on the fiesta