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Road Rally MK2 4 Door (XE powered)
After being interested in old escorts for a long time i finally bought a mk2 a few weeks ago. I previously owned a 106 rallye which i used on night events for the past few years but the temptation of RWD finally got the better of me. I remember seeing this car advertised about a year ago on here but i wasn't in a situation to buy, but when it came back up again i went for it. It looks like its been a little unloved by the last owner but is very solid overall, just needs a tidy up. Here are a few pics from when i picked it up -
Current Spec
SHELL
4dr with 6 point saftey devices cage
Rad cut out
Gp4 strut top plate
Gp4 strut brace
Chassis gussets
Large gearbox tunnel
Tank platform (all RIX enginering parts)
Heated front screen
ENGINE
2lt Vauxhall Redtop
DTA S40 ECU
Proffesional wiring loom
Uprated cams
SBD verniers
Bespoke intake to Road Rally regs
4-2-1 exhaust manifold
Gp4 Alloy radiator
TRANSMISSION
5 Speed TRAN X sccr witn 2.39 1st
SDB Alloy bellhousing
AP Racing paddle clutch
Rose jointed stick
Gp4 single piace propshaft
Baby Atlas - fitted with ZF Motorsport lsd, Semi floating Gp4 18 spline shafts with Gp4 flanges and bearings, Alloy Brace
SUSPENSION
2 1/4 Gp4 adjustable Bilstein front struts
Genuine FORD roller bearing topmounts
Twin Cam anti rollbar
Double width kit
Rosejointed adj T.C.A
Alloy hubs
Group 4 wheel studs all round
Gp1 Bilstein on rear with single leafs
Anti Tramp Bars
Panhard rod
2.4 quick rack
BRAKES
Pricess 4 pot front calipers
Vented discs
Hyd handbrake rear discs
Bias pedal box with dash adjuster and group 4 throttle pedal
Copper lines inside the car
Braided front and rear brake pipes
The drive home uncovered some problems which included a midrange splutter and a very tight bucket seat. the seat was easily sorted with a corbeau pro2000 from peter lloyd and the car was then booked into mosley's for a tweak on the map to sort the splutter. Unfortunately the car blew the headgasket on the rollers so i've spent the past week repairing the head gasket and giving the bay and wing a freshen up with some rattle cans.
And my final little niggle to sort was the addition of a group 4 throttle pedal as the standard unit had little travel with the brake cylinders in the way and the pedal sat very high. Its now booked back into moselys next week to finish of the mapping, hopefully thing will go better this time.
Current Spec
SHELL
4dr with 6 point saftey devices cage
Rad cut out
Gp4 strut top plate
Gp4 strut brace
Chassis gussets
Large gearbox tunnel
Tank platform (all RIX enginering parts)
Heated front screen
ENGINE
2lt Vauxhall Redtop
DTA S40 ECU
Proffesional wiring loom
Uprated cams
SBD verniers
Bespoke intake to Road Rally regs
4-2-1 exhaust manifold
Gp4 Alloy radiator
TRANSMISSION
5 Speed TRAN X sccr witn 2.39 1st
SDB Alloy bellhousing
AP Racing paddle clutch
Rose jointed stick
Gp4 single piace propshaft
Baby Atlas - fitted with ZF Motorsport lsd, Semi floating Gp4 18 spline shafts with Gp4 flanges and bearings, Alloy Brace
SUSPENSION
2 1/4 Gp4 adjustable Bilstein front struts
Genuine FORD roller bearing topmounts
Twin Cam anti rollbar
Double width kit
Rosejointed adj T.C.A
Alloy hubs
Group 4 wheel studs all round
Gp1 Bilstein on rear with single leafs
Anti Tramp Bars
Panhard rod
2.4 quick rack
BRAKES
Pricess 4 pot front calipers
Vented discs
Hyd handbrake rear discs
Bias pedal box with dash adjuster and group 4 throttle pedal
Copper lines inside the car
Braided front and rear brake pipes
The drive home uncovered some problems which included a midrange splutter and a very tight bucket seat. the seat was easily sorted with a corbeau pro2000 from peter lloyd and the car was then booked into mosley's for a tweak on the map to sort the splutter. Unfortunately the car blew the headgasket on the rollers so i've spent the past week repairing the head gasket and giving the bay and wing a freshen up with some rattle cans.
And my final little niggle to sort was the addition of a group 4 throttle pedal as the standard unit had little travel with the brake cylinders in the way and the pedal sat very high. Its now booked back into moselys next week to finish of the mapping, hopefully thing will go better this time.
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