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blog:escort_restore_2 [2021/03/06 10:03] – [Engine Removal] johnblog:escort_restore_2 [2021/03/06 10:33] – [Final Specification] john
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 Removing the original crossflow engine: Removing the original crossflow engine:
  
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-Starting to cut!+The Vauxhall engine can be ECU driven, but we didn't have the budget for that so we stuck with a a distributer - which meant cutting back some of the bulkhead for clearance. We are starting to cut!
  
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 New crossmember fitted: New crossmember fitted:
  
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 Trial fit of the replacement engine: Trial fit of the replacement engine:
  
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 Engine bay repainted and starting to dress the engine: Engine bay repainted and starting to dress the engine:
  
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 +===== Gearbox & Transmission Tunnel =====
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 +A larger transmission tunnel had to be fabricated to fit the bigger 5 speed gearbox:
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 +===== Rear Axle =====
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 +Although the original axle would have //probably// taken the power of the new engine, we decided to uprate it to the much stronger (and wider) Capri 2.8 '//Atlas//' and fit a strong single piece propshaft:
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 +===== Front Brakes =====
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 +Refurbishing a set of Austin Princess 4-piston calipers:
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 +Calipers fitted to the Capri 2.8 struts and vented front discs:
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 +===== Wing / Wheelarch Extensions =====
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 +Probably the biggest job of all... in hindsight (and with enough money, which I didn't have at the time!) these should really have been done in steel, not GRP. But, when you're a recent graduate on the bottom rung of the ladder, you do what you can:
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 +===== Interior =====
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 +Interior we kept pretty simple - stripped the original paint off, painted it white and fitted a rev counter (the 1300XL didn't have one in its original gauge cluster) as well as a basic centre console with battery cut-off and an Omex rev limiter, since the engine would have no other form of safety from over-rev.
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 ===== Final Specification ===== ===== Final Specification =====
  
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    * Ford Sierra Type-9 5 speed gearbox    * Ford Sierra Type-9 5 speed gearbox
    * Twin Dellorto DHLA 45 sidedraught carbs    * Twin Dellorto DHLA 45 sidedraught carbs
 +   * Facet solid state fuel pump
 +   * Adjustable fuel regulator
    * Capri 2.8 Atlas rear axle with 4.1:1 final drive    * Capri 2.8 Atlas rear axle with 4.1:1 final drive
    * Capri 2.8 rear drums    * Capri 2.8 rear drums
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    * Twin-cam / heavy duty front anti-rollbar    * Twin-cam / heavy duty front anti-rollbar
    * Compomotive MO 8x15 wheels, alloy extensions on front hubs    * Compomotive MO 8x15 wheels, alloy extensions on front hubs
 +   * 205/50x15 tyres
  
  
 ===== Completed Images ===== ===== Completed Images =====
  
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