FORD ESCORT MK2 2.0 16v 1978

For Sale

Is my mk 2 Escort. 2. 0 16v.

Spec is as follows:  Body.

1978 2 door fitted with alluminium tarmac arches blended and smoothed into body(rear fully tubbed)

ally front spoiler. iberglass boot. erspex side windows. waxoiled. ella spotlights.

Engine

Hellier Performance built Vauxhall 2. 0 xe. chassis mounted with forged pistons. dynamically balanced crankshaft. flywheel and front pully assembly. balanced rods. uprated big end bearings. RP bolts. modified gasflowed cylinder head. 3 angle valve seats. high lift cams. vernier pullys. 45 dcoe carbs. port matched. Stainless steal Powerspeed manifold and under floor pipe. Tolerances blueprinted. MBE ecu. 11:1 compression ratio. remote oil filter. Ally Manta sump.

Transmition

Getrag 5 speed gearbox. single piece custom made prop. imited slip diff.

Suspension

Bilstein coilovers with roller top mounts. adjustable TCA's. quick rack. anti dive and double width kit. Single leaf de cambered rear springs. anti tramp bars. panard rod. Bilstein dampers. poly bushed throughout.

Brakes

280 mm Cosworth front disks with Mondeo calipers and green stuff pads. Xr 4x4 rear discs and calipers. Bias pedal box. braided lines throughout and all run inside the car. AP 551 brake fluid.

Interior

Safety devises roll cage. parco sprint bucket seats with ally side mounts. Luke 4 point harnesses. OMP corsica steering wheel. ally center switch console. fire wall. brake fuel and power lines all run inside. exhaust tunnel. doors stripped out with carbon look door cards. Centrally mounted fuel (capri) tank in boot with ally filler. ally battery tray mounted in the boot. Facet red top fuel pump and Filter King fuel filter and regulator.

Wheels and tyres

front: 8x15 Compomotive FH split rim alloys with 205/50/15 Toyo Proxes T1r tyres.

Rear: 9x15 Compomotive FH split rim alloys with 225/50/15 Toyo Proxes T1r tyres.

The car was fully restored by myself over a 4 year period. thousands of man hours went into it. The car has been stripped of everything that it doesn't need and is light. It weighs around 880kg and the engine produces around the 200 bhp mark so its good fun to drive. Its finished in 2 pac paint and turns heads and pulls a crowd wherever it goes. It had a big feature in the classic ford magazine (sept 2011 issue) and was invited by them to be shown at the classic ford show at santa pod. The magazine liked it so much they awarded me the home built hero of the year award.

For me it has mainly been a show car and has never been raced or put on the track.

It has always been dry stored ans has never been out in the rain. The reason for sale is i just dont seem to be able to find the time to use it any more. it only covered 150 miles between the last 2 mot's. I have bills totaling around £12. 00 for parts only.

If you were to build your own and couldn't do the work yourself im sure you would be looking at £20. 00 

If i was going to keep the car i would replace the passenger side door seal for a second hand one becaus it was replaced with a new one along with most of the others but its much thicker than an original and makes the door a tight fit. I would replace the gear lever linkage for a new rose jointed type. The original one is fine but i would prefer to see a better one fitted. Also i noticed the last time i drove it i noticed some oil in the water. This is a bit of a common fault with the xe heads and is an aesy fix im told. Apparently its an oil way that runs accross the head and only needs a hair line split and it allows some oil into the water system. I have been on the vauxhall forum and checked with what everyone has to say about it and it doesn't affect the way the engine runs or performance(which i can vouch for) and it can be fixed by sleaving the oil way or what i think sounds a better method is to get the head resin dipped. I certainly wouldn't change the head as it is so well engineered

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Any questions please dont hesitate to ask.

No time wasters or joy riders please.  

The car is advertised elsewhere so may remove listing at any time.  

Will listen to sensible offers around £14. 00

Cash on collection please.

NO PAYPAL PAYMENTS!!!

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