Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)

[Fingers 484]

1 hour ago, Panko said:

Yeah im thinking a slimline for the front. 
can get the current combo stamped in slim. 
 

also considering putting the number plate where the UK cars had them, down the bottom where that little groove is under

the “nostrils” 

 

25 minutes ago, deankdx said:

yeah looks better below the bumper line in My opinion also . 

be simple enough to blue tak it in place for a look in various positions 

Not a fan of the lower plate position for some reason.

 

Looking great

[Mr Polson 10,214]

And then there was two!
 
 
 

 



 

 
 
They still need adjustment to get them sitting the same, but I have finished bending the brackets. 
 
the driver’s side as a whole needs to be lowered slightly, and the passenger side just needs the corner raised a tad. Otherwise im glad this is done. What a nightmare its been 

My first thought was, he got another Escort?

[deankxf 20,694]

2 minutes ago, Mr Polson said:

4 hours ago, Panko said:

And then there was two!
 

My first thought was, he got another Escort?

that's what i thought also lol

[Fingers 484]

Yep

[Panko 2,501]

52 minutes ago, Mr Polson said:

5 hours ago, Panko said:

And then there was two!
 
 
 

 



 

 
 
They still need adjustment to get them sitting the same, but I have finished bending the brackets. 
 
the driver’s side as a whole needs to be lowered slightly, and the passenger side just needs the corner raised a tad. Otherwise im glad this is done. What a nightmare its been 

My first thought was, he got another Escort?

haha yeah nah I definitely can’t afford another one. I mean i wish, but not in the current climate, not a chance. 

[Fingers 484]

3 minutes ago, Panko said:

haha yeah nah I definitely can’t afford another one. I mean i wish, but not in the current climate, not a chance. 

Yes, I'm glad I bought a few when I could

[2redrovers 21,681]

haha yeah nah I definitely can’t afford another one. I mean i wish, but not in the current climate, not a chance. 

Unless you want a mk1 van........

[Fingers 484]

MK1 van was the first I bought this time around.

Not what I was looking for, but I wanted to get into the market.

[Panko 2,501]

9 hours ago, 2redrovers said:

Unless you want a mk1 van........

well there is that…

 

you never know. Maybe when both the Escort and Wagon are done, i might consider another build. The worst part is the body work, which i know you are more than capable of doing  

 

would be a sweet daily stick a duratec engine in, 5 speed, then fit the back out with storage for work. 

[2redrovers 21,681]

And stick some signage on the sides then write it all up on tax......

[Panko 2,501]

Progress is slow as per usual, but im starting to gain motivation to do more on this whenever I have a spare bit of time, which at the moment is very little. 

 

I think id forgotten how easy the Escort is to work on. 

 

I had a couple hours up my sleeve last night so I was able to get the passenger front door latch pulled down, cleaned and put back together, exterior handle and lock reinstalled. 

 

 

 

I also fitted the new door seal. 

Hopefully it will squish down and settle a bit, because this is as closed as I could get the door, and that was slamming it  

The rear door was a bit the same when I fitted the new seal to that, but it has definitely gone softer and flatter after a couple of months being shut on. hopefully the front will do the same so I can bring the catch in a bit and close up the gaps.

 

[Panko 2,501]

I also got the LH mirror on as well. 

 

So other than the chrome sill trim, the exterior on the passenger side of the car is finished. 

 

 

Im hoping to have my front seats (Recaros) back in the next couple of weeks, then I can start the interior work. 

 

The interior jobs are all the fiddly annoying stuff 

- stereo wiring

- heater box rebuild

- sound deadening 

- hand brake lever respray

- remove steering column for respray ( need to do before engine bay work) 

 

lots of little fiddly shit

[Panko 2,501]

a very long awaited update. 

 

I've taken a bit of a step back, and am back working under the bonnet, sorting out engine mounts  

 

I bought brand new Pacemaker 4-1 extractors, and very quickly discovered they do not fit  well they do, but not on my car. 

After much research, talking with Pacemaker themselves, and other club members, I discovered my engine mounts were a bit out of whack. 

 

Bit of a story behind this. ill try keep it short. 

When I bought the car i had to replace the engine mounts. the original 1300 style mounts are not available, so the best option is to use aftermarket engine plates, and "pinto" rubbers. 

According to the UK supplier, for a kent crossflow, i need to run 1 x long engine plate, 1 x short engine plate, 1 x 52mm rubber, and 1 x 42mm rubber. back when i fitted this setup, I had to modify the long engine plate to take 10mm out of it. they seemed fine, but the engine always looked a little crooked in the engine bay

 

Jump forward to present day, extractors wont fit due to the engine mounts. doing some research, i appeared to have them ass about. So I am now slowly in the process of trying different engine mount combos to get the engine sitting correct. so far i have managed to get the extractors to bolt up, but engine is sitting too high, therefor they are just touching the passenger side foot well. 

I also have the driver's side of the engine sitting on a block of wood to stop it from dropped

 

Why you no fit?

 

 

why you STILL no fit?

 

 

 

 

success ... sort of. they are on but touching the floor. 

 

**don't worry, they will be ceramic coated silver** 

 

 

This is how the engine is sitting on the driver's side at the moment to get it sitting correctly. I have another set of engine plates to try tomorrow on my day off. 

 

 

 

Now for the more exciting news....... 

 

*enter suspenseful music** 

 

I got my Recaro seats back from the upholsterer  

I am so in love with these seats. 

 

 

 

[deankxf 20,694]

wow those seats are nice! 

is it worth finding someone to place that engine properly and make/modify mounts for it (setting pinion angle etc) and seeing if the extractors fit while doing so (modifying to suit if not)

Dad had vibration issues due to engine placement in his V8 transit conversion due to making it fit better in the space but not taking into account pinion angle, and seeing you aren't using stock mounts now you should probably consider it worth checking (engine/gearbox in relation to diff pinion angle) 

 

good to see another update  

[thorne 1,112]

3 hours ago, Panko said:

I got my Recaro seats back from the upholsterer  

I am so in love with these seats. 

 

 

They look incredible! 

[Panko 2,501]

1 hour ago, deankdx said:

wow those seats are nice! 

is it worth finding someone to place that engine properly and make/modify mounts for it (setting pinion angle etc) and seeing if the extractors fit while doing so (modifying to suit if not)

Dad had vibration issues due to engine placement in his V8 transit conversion due to making it fit better in the space but not taking into account pinion angle, and seeing you aren't using stock mounts now you should probably consider it worth checking (engine/gearbox in relation to diff pinion angle) 

 

good to see another update  

i am blown away by the seats. 
i almost had the back seats done the same way to suit, but they are original and in good condition, so couldn’t bring myself to have genuine original seats cut up. 
 

as a last resort, i will have someone modify mounts etc for me. 
 

I have one more set of engine plates to try, and i can get another sized rubber. 
however, a good friend Michael who also owns Mk1 Escorts, has a couple of sets of CORRECT 1600 engine mounts. Which are different to 1300 mounts, even though the blocks are the same. 

[Panko 2,501]

38 minutes ago, thorne said:

They look incredible! 

Thanks man. 
i am blown away by them. They are sitting in my lounge room at the moment, and i look at them every time i walk into the room  

 

Its so nice to see an idea I had pictured in my mind, become a reality. They turned out brilliantly, and they are super comfy. They compensate the noisy exhaust and stiff suspension, and make the car lovely to sit in for hours on end. 

[Fingers 484]

On 12/14/2022 at 8:15 PM, Panko said:

i am blown away by the seats. 
i almost had the back seats done the same way to suit, but they are original and in good condition, so couldn’t bring myself to have genuine original seats cut up. 
 

as a last resort, i will have someone modify mounts etc for me. 
 

I have one more set of engine plates to try, and i can get another sized rubber. 
however, a good friend Michael who also owns Mk1 Escorts, has a couple of sets of CORRECT 1600 engine mounts. Which are different to 1300 mounts, even though the blocks are the same. 

Keep in mind there are 2 types of 1300 Escort engine mounts

[Panko 2,501]

Well bit of an update. 
ive been busy, spending an hour or more every day working on the car, and have made good progress. 
 

the engine is finally in its final position, headers bolted up, and other little bits and pieces. 

I got another pair of CORRECT end brackets for the corner bumpers. Now fit and sit much better 

 

These are genuine Ford, original 1600 engine mounts and rubbers. 

 

 

the extractors are definitely close to battery tray

 

 

and a little close to the passenger footwell. Since i took this pic, ive torqued up the engine mounts and extractors, and ive gained a tad more room under the footwell. 

 

 

i fitted the bonnet cable, restored the ID plates and reinstalled them. Used my brother’s sonic cleaner, 4 cycles to get the worst of the crud off them, then a wire brush, and 2 coats of metal polish to get them to look brand new. 

 

 

its the little things that make the difference. I hand cleaned, sanded and polished the cable clips that hold the bonnet cable. 

 

 

and the spring and retaining plate 

 

 

I pulled the bonnet catch apart and cleaned and polished it up as well. 

 

 

Then tonight, I got really carried away and test fitted one of the NOS Hella H4 replacement headlights, and fitted the grill up properly. 
still has

no wiring or globes, and needs some adjustment, but christ im excited by this. 

 

[Panko 2,501]

Hmm not sure why pic’s didn’t work. Ill fix tomorrow 

[2redrovers 21,681]

Hmm not sure why pic’s didn’t work. Ill fix tomorrow 

Yeah that's odd. When I went to click on one, it started to go to imgur but before it loaded an image it "crashed" back to the Tapatalk app.

[Panko 2,501]

11 minutes ago, 2redrovers said:

Yeah that's odd. When I went to click on one, it started to go to imgur but before it loaded an image it "crashed" back to the Tapatalk app.

 

fixed now. 

[2redrovers 21,681]

 
fixed now. 

Oooooh shiny bits.... Obviously the app was just dazzled by the esky's brilliance and couldn't see where it was supposed to upload the pics to

[Panko 2,501]

8 minutes ago, 2redrovers said:

Oooooh shiny bits.... Obviously the app was just dazzled by the esky's brilliance and couldn't see where it was supposed to upload the pics to

 

haha. 

well i copied the links from the imgur mobile app, and was using the mobile browser version of the forum to put the post together last night. ive never had an issue doing it that way before, but for some reason last night it didn't copy over the img link like it usually does. 
Fixed via my laptop this morning. 

[Mr Polson 10,214]

This going to be at AFD in March this year?

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