Here is my Escort Harrier in Silver. I previously had an Escort Cosworth but was lucky enough to find a fellow enthusiast who was happy to do a part exchange!
I think offering him an Escort Cosworth was the only way to get him out of the Harrier!
As you can see it is overall great condition and was completely rebuilt about 8 years ago. So feel a little guilty posting in the Restorations and Projects section, however I have a few ‘improvements’ and ‘modifications’ planned!!!
Tech Spec :
LUE 492V
Registered 14th February 1980
4 Previous Owners
Completely restored with many new parts at 104k miles.
Engine
2.0 16V ZETEC ‘Silver Top’
Twin 45 DCOE Weber Carbs
Facet Red Top High Flow Fuel Pump and Pressure Regulator
OMEX Electronic Ignition with Coil Pack conversion
Retroford Oil Cooler
Retroford 4 Branch Manifold
Retroford 2 1/4” Exhaust System
Transmission
Type 9 5 Speed Manual Gearbox
Quick Shift Gear Lever
Zetec Flywheel adapted for Type 9 Paddle Clutch
Single Piece Propshaft
RS2000 English Axle with RS Anti Tramp Bars
Trans X (Quaife) LSD (3.54 ratio)
Steering
RS2000 Rack
Suspension
Spax Adjustable Coil Overs
Fully poly bushed
Front : RS2000 hubs (Adapted for Coil Overs)
Aluminium Adjustable top mounts
Anti-Dive Kit
Rear : 2” Lowering Blocks and de-cambered leaf springs.
Brakes
Bias Pedal Box with braided lines
Front : AP 4 Pot Calipers
Vented and Drilled discs with EBC Green Stuff Pads
Rear : RS2000 9” drums
Wheels & Tyres
6x13 RS 4 Spokes (Centre of spokes painted Ford ‘Dove Grey’)
175 70 R13 Tyres
Bodywork
Stratos Silver with Unique 3 tone Blue body stripes c/w bonnet and boot decals.
RS Boot Spoiler
Remote control driver’s door mirror in black
Bronze Triplex tinted glass
Front black quarter bumpers
Interior
Recaro Fishnet front seats in Black Beta cloth with matching rear seat
RS Steering Wheel
Dashboard clocks incorporating rev counter (Orange Needles)
Centre console c/w P21 LW/MW Ford pushbutton radio and analogue clock.
Sports gear knob
Hoping to tax from May so got a month to do the following.
New battery, it is in the boot so wanted a fair size one to ensure it always starts. Get a good deal on the trade batteries at work :
Service Parts:
Oil and Filter change
Brake fluid change
Cam belt and tensioner change
Coolant change
Ordered the parts from Ford online so also went for a genuine first aid kit and a warning triangle…..just in case!
Then….fit an air filter! Went for the Retroford one
Still not sure what to do with the wheels, keep looking at the 15” RS 4 spokes. Will of course retain the originals if I do go down this route.
Also need to get some rear belts fitted so the kids can go in.
Other things to do which will probably happen after May is refit the original spot lamps and wire them in and still thinking what to do with the radio.
….Oh and I really like the BDA style cover and I also want some black hoses!
During the cold dark days of winter I spent many hours on Ebay and managed to get a couple of original brochures to go into frames for the garage and also eventually found a silver Trofeu Harrier!
So I’ve now got the Trofeu Harrier in Silver and White and also the Corgi one as well!
Other things I bought were a couple of Haynes Manuals….1 for the Mk2 Escort and 1 for an early Mondeo so I can do the timing belt!
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