MK 2 Escort, build thread and questions.

[skitzone]

Hey guys, new here always wanted an escort but hate rust, and i've just bought a what i thought to be rust free mk2 but i'm probably exagerating. it has a split seem on the heater box and around 2 or 3 10 cent piece spots.
I don't know if i'm going to patch the front valance or put a new one on it's the trouble of finding another decent one.

Well i'll give you the run down, bought it off a good friend of mine. It'd been butchered by some bogans who turboed it and "rallied" it. I've pulled the turbo pinto out (blown turbo and ecu) aswell as the four speed. I have a warm pinto n/a motor to go in. original 32/36 weber, pacemaker competition headers, mild cam, headwork. And a 5 speed W55 supra gearbox with a very nice short shift ( complete package ripped out of a capri). It has some Ra65 celica seats going in the front, the rear seats in fantastic condition though i'm going to vinyl dye it. Needs new carpets. Has some primer on the front guards that i need to paint. I've got a fair amount of paint experience. ( ex 2 pack industrial painter)
It has some suspension updates, and unfortunately it has a locked diff, only unfortunate because i need to get it over inspection

But i have some issues, can rad supports be repaired and welded with new plate by a panel beater and easily pass pits? i'm just going to throw some body deadener over it so it doesn't look fresh repaired.
THE NUMBERS DON'T MATCH! It has BC compliant plates but it's an early model ex 1300/1600 I think they may have just thrown other escort compliance plates on incase the cops ever picked on them for a 2 litre, is this still registerable? Get new plates with the chassis id number? i was just like ****.

Heater box, rusted. Who would of guessed.

Need a new front grill, my god, mk2 round headlights sexy as all hell.... if i could find a grill if you have one let me know please.

it has some cheviot 13x6's on it. Nice little enkei crossfever replicas. eventually will get minilites. And the surge tank for the fuel tank is welded into the boot, can it be licensed like this??

All help greatly appreciated.





Don't know if anyones into bm's but this is my other car, bought it on my sixteenth birthday and i'm 8 weeks away from eighteen and she's almost running ...

ran well till it got yellowed, then the gearbox, shocks, fuel system and electrics went. god dangit.






I don't have any good pics but this is it