shags_j Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 2 years apart, that's enough to save. Just have to curtail the wifes spending. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I've never managed that. Good luck. What motor's in the Escort. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shags_j Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 1.6 xflow. Have a blow through carby and turbo on its way also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Hate the heron head motors. Rings cook, pistons tops come off and the middle exhaust valves burn. Sorry but I've had a lot of them. Change the rod bolts at least. Sierra engine or BDA better. or Lotus 2 cam (rare). The cars are worth a lot . Drive sideways well. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 What ever you buy, and when that urge to go serious miles becomes you, the one standout example of others inflicted with the same desire to travel.......is a jabiru. 99.3% of our encounters are jabs. Comfy / safe / 100+ kts / fuel mizers..( 4 cyl, 100kts...15LPH ) Service them right, control temps.........that's about it. ( 3 about to embark from my way, NQ,.....to top NT areas, and return ).....all jabs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlurE Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I nearly wet myself when, after this thread bogged down into the usual engine debate, - Shags announces he has purchased a Mk I Escort! By far the least reliable engine I have ever sat behind. The gods of irony are smiling today. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I hope I haven't upset him. The basic block is strong. I doubt there is an engine you can strip quicker. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I hope I haven't upset him. The basic block is strong. I doubt there is an engine you can strip quicker. Nev I guess that is a good thing Nev if the engines are as bad as you say they are.. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlurE Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Mk I escort was my first car and I do have a bit of a (undeserved) soft spot for it. But the head is very prone to cracking between cylinders 2 and 3. And the ignition system is pretty awful. But thinking about it the 1300 was even worse, you can hardly remove the distributor cap it's that tight up under the inlet manifold. The Escort, didn't go, didn't stop, could't turn and sometimes wouldn't run. But I suppose that was 1970s British cars in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 A mk1 with 1600 is almost an Escort Mexico which i wish I'd bought back in the day. Ended up with a plain 1.3 mk2 - which i'd rate better than average of the Brit cars at the time. talking Vauxhal Chevette, Hilmans, Rovers and the like....or an Austin Kimberly. Mate had a Mini K - seemed the best of Minis. Sure, my gearbox blew up all on its own, electrics by The Prince Of Darkness, and it burnt a valve just after warranty - but none of this cost more than $20 to fix. In relation to choice of aircraft, consider how the plane is to be operated. if your familiar with a Kent engine, you'll be better placed to do your own work on a Jabiru. Of course you may very well have to. If you just want the plane to fly, dont know or care to maintain it, prefer someone else to take care of all that and just pay the bills, then 912 engines are good for that role. But stories of 5yrly mandatory hose replacements and $1200 for an ignition box when a Jab one costs $120 are things to consider. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shags_j Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 This is a 1600 from a later mk2 that was dropped in it. I will run it till it dies then it is getting an sr20det full work over. Don't have time or workshop for that atm so the xflow it is. Still is a fun car to drive. And the guy that had it before me had it all painted up in mexico colours so I will leave them as is. Just interior to fix up now and she should be right as rain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 This is a 1600 from a later mk2 that was dropped in it. I will run it till it dies then it is getting an sr20det full work over. Don't have time or workshop for that atm so the xflow it is. Still is a fun car to drive.And the guy that had it before me had it all painted up in mexico colours so I will leave them as is. Just interior to fix up now and she should be right as rain. So the next time I am around GoFly shag_j I will keep a look out for a Mexican coloured Escort...when I was a kid I almost bought an Escort panel van...you know a shaggin wagon (no pun intended) but I bought a TC Cortina wagon instead.. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I hope I haven't upset him. The basic block is strong. I doubt there is an engine you can strip quicker. Nev VW.............strip it down during your smoko break........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 talking of old english relics that don't function very well, Season 22 Episode 8 of Top Gear is out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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