Dannyk Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I’m in the trade I purchased a cam belt kit, retimed and fitted the new belt, pulley and tensioner, but alas it looks as if the pistons have hit the valves on at least three cylinders as it won’t even try and run. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274245980712 michael t, mrbenn, Springer and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Dannyk said: I’m in the trade I purchased a cam belt kit, retimed and fitted the new belt, pulley and tensioner, but alas it looks as if the pistons have hit the valves on at least three cylinders as it won’t even try and run. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274245980712 Why? Just why would you chuck time and effort into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Maybe we could have a whipround and buy him a box of matches... stonedagain, michael t, PhilMcCrakin and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 16 hours ago, sierraman said: Why? Just why would you chuck time and effort into that. A good question, it’s seen some bidding though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 It’s not that he’s timed it up wrong in a belt change or anything. Ohdearme and stonedagain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Ringer much? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303473206700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2100k Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 52 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Ringer much? Funnily enough I'd much rather see that VIN put on some other accident damaged shell than left on that shitheap after any conceivable amount of 'restoration'. Can you get new reshells for these? PhilMcCrakin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 57 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Ringer much? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303473206700 Is the eBay ad suggesting Daytona Yellow is rare as the shell is red inside? bunglebus, NorfolkNWeigh and PhilMcCrakin 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, dc2100k said: Funnily enough I'd much rather see that VIN put on some other accident damaged shell than left on that shitheap after any conceivable amount of 'restoration'. Can you get new reshells for these? Yeah you can get brand new shells for them (or will be able to soon), I remember a motorsport prep company putting out some stuff about brand new MK1 shells last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2100k Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, MKT said: Yeah you can get brand new shells for them (or will be able to soon), I remember a motorsport prep company putting out some stuff about brand new MK1 shells last year. Fair enuff then the VIN and V5 are worth a pretty penny to some cash-rich historic motorsport enthusiast. And I don't think it's a ringer if you can prove it's a genuine new reshell of what remains of an Escort Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said: Is the eBay ad suggesting Daytona Yellow is rare as the shell is red inside? You must be mistaken as that shiny yellow painted scrap of metal that looks like I made it on my kitchen table , clearly says Yellow and AVO, hence £££££s. interesting that the logbook says yellow but doesn't mention the word Mexico ( or Escort ) anywhere, presumably that VIN plate has a Mexico chassis number on it , although the low price suggests those in the know are as dubious as us. Very few Escorts survived the 80's without reshells thefts, ringing, crashing etc this is as shady as my tax return. stonedagain and dc2100k 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 The 'solid' bits are probably just cardboard and filler with the odd news of the world rolled up and stuck on BlankFrank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I was surprised how cheap a new shell is for one, I'd thought it would much more than that. I suppose the arse is finding all the running gear/engine and an existing vehicle id. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 https://www.motorsport-tools.com/brand-new-manufactured-complete-escort-mk2-bodyshell-standard-rs-spec-body-shell.html Body, doors, bonnet and boot for £7500, I reckon you could get it running with ebay stuff for £10k in total. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Escort will be bought by scum who will know where a mint Escort is. The mint Escort will be taken from legitimate owner by scum. Ebay Escort will miraculously be repaired in 5 minutes and probably repainted at some point to whatever colour shows on Ebay logbook Ebay Escort will then be worth £££££££££££. I've seen what this type of scum does to take cars etc. Springer, Ohdearme, PhilMcCrakin and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Can anyone see in engbay pic if there are holes for a master cylinder between column & tunnel rather than a tube for a clutch cable? As gen Mexico/ RS1600/ lotus twincam mk1's all had a hydraulic clutch. PhilMcCrakin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Can anyone see in engbay pic if there are holes for a master cylinder between column & tunnel rather than a tube for a clutch cable? As gen Mexico/ RS1600/ lotus twincam mk1's all had a hydraulic clutch. On picture 12 it does look to me like there is a clutch cable coming out by the brake master cylinder bulkhead reinforcement plate. I cannot see the clutch master cylinder holes.Only just down the road from me as well .... Edited for spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Plate shows 1600cc 'GT' with 3.78 diff, colour code T is Daytona, so ID is for a Mex. Also recorded as 1601cc (correct detail for Mexico, although actual cc was still 1599). Passenger door appears to be from an L or XL as it has the formica veneer trim. The car must have been used with a red painted passenger inner door despite having had a whole yellow respray outside, (but TBH that's the least of your worries with this shell). Reg number has been covered up in the documentation but it's still showing in the blue bit in the documents. It's PSE 316M. May be worth keeping an eye out for it should it miraculously reappear as a 'long-lost' mint-condition survivor. A huge amount of work to be done there but it can all be done, at a price. Reminds me of the long-term-owned Mexico from TripleRich's Granada thread which went from this . . . . to this . . . . . Would be good if someone saved the yellow one properly without resorting to undesirable activity, although there's not really much left of it any more. Link to Ex-Pressed Steel Panels if anyone fancies a challenge. https://www.steelpanels.co.uk/category/ford/escort-mk-1/ Am guessing the Mexico ID will go on an imported shell in better condition, converted to rhd, which is better than no 'Mexico' at all. Some of these had extra strengthening plates as standard on low spec models. PSE 316M. DVLA records show road tax was due 1st Sept 1993. Jerzy Woking, Datsuncog and scdan4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 That clutch cable says it's not an RS shell at a guess it's a 1300E as they had type 49 hd shell & the wide lip front wings. Possibly a sport but think they used std shell. There's probably 2 holes in the C pillars that have been filled where the badges would've been if you check from the inside. scdan4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Consul-2-0-1972/254508138611?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225076%26meid%3D0008b5a7186440cb894e5af83965356d%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D254508138611%26itm%3D254508138611%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A21563c74-4c47-11ea-bea8-74dbd1804a75|parentrq%3A30df2cfe1700a4b7b703f273ffdfaa18|iid%3A1 puddlethumper, Datsuncog, PhilMcCrakin and 8 others 4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 They want a grand for that! Parked up 40 years ago, apparently. PhilMcCrakin and stonedagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMcCrakin Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-X19-Barn-find/184166503766?hash=item2ae12dd556:g:G9kAAOSwQTVeI4Dn Oh dear at least he is honest.... Found on my land when I purchased it so I have no details to offer. Very happy if you want to inspect. If you want any of it you take it all, I just want rid. Suggest it might pull onto a transporter, equally it may fall apart. stonedagain and scdan4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper1 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 What the ever loving fuck is this.. ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CORTINA-MK3-2000E-1975-P-REG/264652424849?hash=item3d9e838691:g:3ZsAAOSw9lteTSGj 7 "project" there is fuck all left!! Tadhg Tiogar, stonedagain, Jerzy Woking and 7 others 1 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Untaxed for 32 years and looks like it's been quietly rotting that whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 8:45 AM, PhilMcCrakin said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-X19-Barn-find/184166503766?hash=item2ae12dd556:g:G9kAAOSwQTVeI4Dn Oh dear at least he is honest.... Found on my land when I purchased it so I have no details to offer. Very happy if you want to inspect. If you want any of it you take it all, I just want rid. Suggest it might pull onto a transporter, equally it may fall apart..... Looks like he managed to get twenty quid for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Looks like he managed to get twenty quid for it. Could be worth that for the glass and door locks if he’s got the keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMcCrakin Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/5/2020 at 11:23 PM, Cooper1 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CORTINA-MK3-2000E-1975-P-REG/264652424849?hash=item3d9e838691:g:3ZsAAOSw9lteTSGj 7 "project" there is fuck all left!! how on earth did they get it on the trailer. Is that the car version of corona virus. Cooper1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper1 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 3 hours ago, PhilMcCrakin said: how on earth did they get it on the trailer. Is that the car version of corona virus. A miracle is what got that on the trailer, how it didn't fall apart is beyond me LOL It looks diseased, wouldn't want to touch it!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Hey. At least it has an engine! mark 1 Mini front end UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMcCrakin Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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