MK1 2door build up!

[mk1PintoBoy]

Hey everybody,

First post here so ill give you a quick rundown on my project.
It all started when my first car a mk2 4door 2lt got hit in the bum by a truck :jab: and then i got given my mk1 2door shell : looking prity ruff and soory for itself. It had previosley had a pinto in it so i swaped the moter from my mk2 over and drove it round for a while like that. :eclipsee_
After a while i thought i would make the old girl a little safer, so i swaped all the running gear over from my mk2. then i bogged up the rust and gave her a new coat of paint, but due to my crap bog job it quickly fell apart.
So now its been sitting in the shed for a couple of years and ive been slowly preping the engine bay for a new coat of paint. (what a ***** off a job)

So now for my questions.

-Is it hard to fit a rear sway bar from a mk2 RS2000? the diff i have fitted has the brackets for one!

-How difficult is it to fit a drivers side floor pan out of another car? (if i can find a good one) or should i just weld some sheet metal in?

-What are some good low budget mods for my pinto? I alread have a crow street strip cam and a side draught manifold but no carby yet


Cheers for ya help!

[whooligan]

An RS2000 rear sway bar is easy to fit but next to useless. I've taken mine of my RS2000 and it handles better (go figure.) You can get anti-tramp rod kits from the UK which are much better but do require a bit of welding.

You can buy new floor sections from Rare Spares for all Mk 1 Escorts and Mk 2 Vans. About $100 per side. Better than grafting in anything that fits.

Forget the side-drafts unless you've had serious work to the heads. My Escort runs a V6 Capri carb and smokes punters with side-drafts because their head set-up just can't burn that fuel quick-enough. The secret to performance in pintos is all headwork and a well balanced bottom end....And then getting it to the rear wheels. A whole other story!
My advice, buy a good second hand head, take it down to your local expert and get the biggest valves that will fit, put in it....Hint 351. And a lumpy cam (post 4000 power). Then fit your webers.

[mk1PintoBoy]

Cheers for your advise mate thats really helpfull!

Keep it coming people, im trying to get stuck back into this project and get it back on the road by christmas!

Ive got a few spare motors laying round so might have a play with the ports on one of the spare heads :

[fam]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....tem=4645438852

Im selling bits from an old project

[white lightning]

This may save you alot of work??????????

OK, the time has come. Must now sell the Esky. Have fallen on hard financial times.

Car is:-

4 spd manual
2ltr Pinto (with receipts)
Capri front
new springs
3.77 diff

extras being as follows:-

Spare reco MK 2 2ltr 4 spd
Spare steering rack MK 2 Escort
Recoed 3.54 diff, drum to drum, raedy to install
Balanced tailshaft
6 Dial dash (140mph version)with wiring loom
^ dial dash pad coming & included
spare standard dash pad
Spare speedo cables
spare clutch cables
bonnet release cables
RS 2000 MK 1 badges (not stickers or inserts)
replacement underdash console
chrome switches
spare alternator
spare starter motor spare clutch & preasure plate
spare tail lights
many other assorted parts

MK 1 RS 2000 centre console & clock coming & included



Genuine interest via email or 0401 778 331 please