David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

[david_white]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

Got my home internet back online (thank you BT, up yours virgin and tiscalli) so heres a few of the pics I took on my phone while the car was at Fuel's showroom in Harlow

[david_white]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

The Retromotorsport on the rear quarters and screen, and the image worx on the roof came out really nice.



Heres a couple of my other kind sponsors' logos designed by Sticky Matt;

Boost performance, my engine builder;


RCR race car refinishers (aka scuffs-n-stuff)


Fossie, who will be supplying an atlas setup very soon


There are also BARC, turbosport and the dreaded novice cross decals, cheers again to Matt, top work

[david_white]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

Also bought these bits recently to fit in the car next week;

The accusump, vital as I cant fit a dry sump at the moment



and my shiny new DTA S80 pro ecu which I'm fitting ready for Andy to wire in once his car is finished and racing

[Tezza2]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

i'll see how dave does this year and maybe i'll have a go next year!!!!!

Or I may just spend a couple of years banger racing first for the experience, and then go out there!!!

[NorthernBloke]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo



and not to mention

[luz008]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo


too nice to race

[david_white]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

too nice to race

well they all start off that way, will do my best to keep it in one piece though.

Getting it to Andy Pipe's for the ecu wire once he's is done (as long as it goes well at the weekend) and then its just a case of bolting on all the bits I've bought lately and getting the floor and watts tower sorted on the back end, then we can start testing it and setting everything up

[david_white]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

Made this mount the other day to fit the ecu onto. It's perspex with countersunk rubber bobbins to stop any heat or vibration from the tunnel. The ecu attaches to it with h/d velcro and trust me it aint gonna fall off in a hurry, that stuff STICKS



Ecu ready to be wired in to the loom. The comms lead plugs in on the front of it making it nice and easy to use when mapping



Also got my new 6 point harness from Claire at PLR yesterday.

[RETRO_AL]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

looks the absoloute bollox dave

[david_white]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

Picked some more goodies up at burtons this week

Got my flywheel back all reground, lightened and balanced;



Also got a 6 paddle AP racing clutch and a new cover, oh and a shiny T5 concentric clutch kit;



Also picked up a 3 bar map sensor today (cheers Mr Pearce ) so I now have most of the bits we need to finish the car off pray:

[tom burgess]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

well done dave.wont be long before youre cutting it with he big boys.

[david_white]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

well done dave.wont be long before youre cutting it with he big boys.

Hopefully, the car is so close in terms of parts, we just have to hope everything goes well with the engine now once the ecu is plumbed in pray:

[mike105e]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

thats shit hot mate, great progress. the car looks awesome

[david_white]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

Got a bit done today at the Pipes, more pics to follow.
Fitted my new flywheel, clutch and modified the T5 to fit the concentric release bearing.
Only trouble is I have a unique combination of gearbox, bellhousing, engine and clutch system so all went swimmingly until we found that the bearing didn't have enough throw (or any) to move the clutch
A quick trip to Burtons got us no further as spacers are not made for this concentric, so next stop was Gary at Retro.
In no time he looked at the problem, went to the lathe and a short time later we had a perfectly machined spacer that slots btweeen the concentric and the alloy adapter on the box. Cheers Gary

At least we had nice weather and it was good to see how easy the box comes in and out with 2 people working under there

[mk1matt]

Re: David White's - Mk2 Escort - Cosworth V6 Turbo

Better pull ya finger out mate i've just replaced my car with yours for the rolling road day