I had one of these as my first car in 1991 and I still miss it everyday. Its like the perfect girl that got away kinda feeling. Was a great watch, congrats on a fantastic job.
I had 1600 sport in that colour, in 1989, BDW840T, I paid £950....Good car, especially when I put 1700 xflow with 40s in it, with about 100 to 120ish hp...quick car for the day.
Custom Escort: Supra 5 speed or Mazda 6 speed gearbox, 4 wheel disk brakes + pedal box, Late model >2 litre motor with custom engine management. Aircon! and good stereo and seats. Digital dash. tubbed and lipped gaurds with greater than 15" wheels. Quick rack with electronic power steering.
hi guys i came across your channel yesterday and i am hooked i watched all your video's can't what to see the mini escort and what comes after keep it up guys doing a grand job
I grew up in Bransford.. I enjoyed those same roads in a 1275gt, a modded MG Metro (not my finest hour), and a 205Gti... Loving your newly found channel.. x
I was looking at the 2020 MST MK2 video recently and I have to say ye would give them a GOOD RUN for the money. £85k Plus vat for a Brand new MK2 Crazy
Just hope my Cossie Viva hc turns out that well!! I'm a right fussy bugger... spent a whole week welding the doors, bonnet and bootlid to get the gaps perfect!!
Hi there, thanks and glad you like the videos! It’s a long distance tank that came with the escort from South Africa, I think they are fitted to quite a few there. 👍
Great workmanship, and attention to detail on this 1600 sport, the paintwork was fantastic and for a car with matching chassis and engine you’ve done a really nice job!
Great videos chaps, awsome job from a fellow 1600 sport owner, could you tell me what electronic ignition and coil you bought as its my next job... cheers!!
Ahh cheers buddy. For the distributor go on eBay and type this out in the search box. Electronic ignition for crossflow engines. Should be a picture of the dizzy, coil, leads and plugs next to it. Comes as a full kit. Or item number 192312748041 👍 was about £94 for the full kit.
Just wondering what spray gun do u use looks nice set up I’ve always used DeVilbiss gti pro but after a new gun and that looks a nice one very much like an iwata gun cheers JT keep up the good work shame your not closer could of helped out and had u on our channel to 👌
Great work . I’m looking to buy a mk2 escort , I’m having 2nd thoughts after seeing that one ... dry climate ?? What was the darker gray on the body before the red went on ?
Hi buddy! The very dark grey was an etch primer, it just sticks onto bare metal better and also the paint you put on top of the etch holds better. The lighter grey after that was high build primer, it’s very thick so you can flat that back and get a smoother finish when the top coat red goes on.
I couldn’t find this episode. Seems like they need all putting together or something as this popped up as a suggestion and I specifically looked for part 3after the engine rebuild
@@ODDAutos i reckon mk1 fiesta. Although,when I was a boy there was a genuine rs1600i in my road,that had those wheels. I think.. Are they 13s?then supersport if 14s think they are the mk3 escort ones. I bet they are worth more than than rs or laser 4 spokes.Or steel 'Roadwheel' style. Excellent work
Very nice lads and very nice personalities that you both seem to have. Are you related to the Binky boys? Anyway, I’m subscribing....Have a nice safe Christmas lads 😊👍
if i had any hair left i would pull it out HOW MUCH !! if only i still had my mk1 Mexico . regarding the next build how about a nice up to date version nothing to radical .
@@ODDAutos Not perfect as in not concours perfect - but it's 100% great for being a usable car. Nothing worse than a car that is too nice to be used. You guys did a hell of a job with the rust work
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@@ODDAutos Think you are right👍i hadn't considered that it was S.A. Love the venetian?red.mate had a flatfronted s reg gp1 rs2000 with a proper spec.I used to have a harrier and I removed the overriders!
Fwd rs alloys not right or good for the handling , wrong carb, missing overriders, plenty not right with this, the repair and paint is fantastic, just a shame about the details, they make a great restoration in my humble opinion, I'll look forward to the rest of your content, subscribed
combustion motors are dying ? why are you building these cars? no resell value, nobady will buy it from you in the future? so expensive hobby with no future. Combustion engines are DYING! it's is like smoking, there is no return. You are going to be last one holding the bag(expensive repaired combustion car)?!.
I had one of these as my first car in 1991 and I still miss it everyday. Its like the perfect girl that got away kinda feeling. Was a great watch, congrats on a fantastic job.
One of the best cars ever
👍👍👍😜🏴🦕😁🤞✌
You can’t beat an old classic Ford
Brilliant video enjoyed
Past my driving test in this car a Ghia version, was lovely. Amazing work, I love the colour too 👍
I had 1600 sport in that colour, in 1989, BDW840T, I paid £950....Good car, especially when I put 1700 xflow with 40s in it, with about 100 to 120ish hp...quick car for the day.
Great video enjoy all of them and learn about brilliant cars
Thanks Josh 👍
No problem
Hello Josh have you got a new channel?
It’s just a different name apex uprising is my clan
Oh no not a classic if you don’t have to clean the points now and then! Lol.. wise choice 😉... car turned out lush boys 👌
Custom Escort: Supra 5 speed or Mazda 6 speed gearbox, 4 wheel disk brakes + pedal box, Late model >2 litre motor with custom engine management. Aircon! and good stereo and seats. Digital dash. tubbed and lipped gaurds with greater than 15" wheels. Quick rack with electronic power steering.
Yes i'm thinking the same, sideways fun
Lovely job.
Custom one
5 link suspension
Zetec
2 bucket seats
Cage
job done time to do some skids
Can’t wait for the sideways fun!!!
Brilliant guys!
Too beautiful well done
Brilliant video! And the finish on the car looked even better in person, great job gents.
Much appreciated!
Fantastic job.I would of loved to of had my old escort van done to that standard but i sold it .Great video
Nice job
She's looking good
Thank you 👍 turned out great!
Fantastic end result - great workmanship - well done.Looking forward to seeing custom escort build.
Cheers buddy, I can’t wait to get cracking too!
Absolutely beautiful transformation, great work guys!
Cheers buddy 👍
Well done, boys! That looks sharp!!
Cheers buddy, yes turned out mint! 👍
Brilliant job, looks amazing well done 😁👍
Cheers buddy, glad you liked it 👍
Lovely job guys. Great banter too. Keep it up.
Ahh cheers buddy, we do like to have fun!
Very very good job bravo!!! From Greece
Thank you 😊
Nice to see another great looking Mk2 Sport on the road, still miss my 1971 Mexico (VBM 24K) l wonder if it is still out there, sold it around 1985.
Hopefully it's still out there making someone smile
Great job guys! Lots of cheers all the way from Malaysia 🇲🇾
Wow that’s far from me! Thank you, glad you liked it 👍
hi guys i came across your channel yesterday and i am hooked i watched all your video's can't what to see the mini escort and what comes after keep it up guys doing a grand job
Cheers buddy, appreciate it. Hopefully many more great vids to come!
That's amazing could only hope any of my cars came out like that and now I know which panels to stay away from when I do my mk2 👍👍
Right on, good luck on the mk2
@@ODDAutos is there different panels available??
I guessed all were the magnum ones.
No different ones, I’ve heard Magnum ones are really good.
Nice. Personally I do like the round spot lights on a Sport. But looks awesome.
I do too, this ones been built totally standard though. Still the modded escort may have a few 😉.
@@ODDAutos Standard it came with them,and overriders
Really? On the SA ones. I’d better find some 👍
Spot lights are on, managed to find original brackets too 👍
@@ODDAutos Good stuff men!!
Great job lads that looks ace.Those wheels look sound.
Cheers buddy 👍👍
The back seat was filthy!
Job well done, but why dont you use an electric fan on your builds, more power to the engine
It was a classic restoration so had to be as close to original as possible
Stunning guys
Awesome video 😃
Thanks buddy, hopefully the next one will be just as mint 👍
@@ODDAutos You're Welcome and I'm sure it will. 😊👍
Great looking car
I grew up in Bransford.. I enjoyed those same roads in a 1275gt, a modded MG Metro (not my finest hour), and a 205Gti...
Loving your newly found channel.. x
Welcome buddy 👍
My first escort...
1600 sport...
Venetian red....
PUV***R....
Nice example....
Really enjoyed these videos, well done. Please get your man an air fed mask. Looking forward to more content.
Cheers buddy 👍
Awesome work guys 👍, that Kent sure does look small in there lol.
I still own my mk2 coup since 1996, will never let it go.
Cheers, yes I’ll be struggling to let this go when the time comes. Such a nice car to drive. 👍
I was looking at the 2020 MST MK2 video recently and I have to say ye would give them a GOOD RUN for the money. £85k Plus vat for a Brand new MK2 Crazy
Yes the £85k is ALOT of cash to spend!! 👍
Just hope my Cossie Viva hc turns out that well!! I'm a right fussy bugger... spent a whole week welding the doors, bonnet and bootlid to get the gaps perfect!!
It’s definitely worth taking the time to get it perfect. Will look great when it’s done I bet.
Awesome work guys.. may I know from what car model the petrol tank this car is using? at here 8:20
Hi there, thanks and glad you like the videos! It’s a long distance tank that came with the escort from South Africa, I think they are fitted to quite a few there. 👍
@@ODDAutos I see, okay. Thanks and appreciate your reply :)
great job. love it
Cheers buddy 👍👍
that looks sweet, well done lads 👍👍👌
can’t wait to see the the modified one now, not surprised you’ve been offered 25K for it.
Cheers buddy. I don’t know if the modded one will be worth more or less. Hopefully more 🤞
My favorite Ford. Wish I could own a mk2 escort in original form that's super clean. Out of my budget though
They are mental price now, I got mine cheaper from SA but with the work they needed it’d be the same buying one here.
That's true for good clean car with some work to do you looking at 50k then doing a nut and bolt restoration another 50k or more. To much to do here
Need more videos, wish mine was going as quick 🤣
Managed to fit 4 months work on the escort into the 3 videos. I might do more in-depth ones on the next escort.
Are those copper brake pipes??
Great workmanship, and attention to detail on this 1600 sport, the paintwork was fantastic and for a car with matching chassis and engine you’ve done a really nice job!
Thank you buddy, was a long job but well worth saving this classic 👍
Nice vid 👍👍👍😀
Cheers Max, glad you liked it! 👍
Excellent, love your humour as well 👍
Cheers, everyone says I’m special 😂
@@ODDAutos 🤪😎🤪
Good to see the MK2 had safety steering early on...
That solid bar doesn't at all look like it's aiming for your right eye. 🧐
I had one with x pack custom made with 4 big Sibies on the front, wish I still had it. 1600 engine with 2000e gearbox😂
Amazing job...well worth more than 25k tho...as for the custom one I'd go for something like a modern BMW diesel engine 😉
Can’t wait to get cracking with the modded escort!
What paint did you use? Looks like colour is Rosso Red but was it a 2k. What make/system? You mention ICI but they do a few. Thanks!
It was ICI nexa 2k paint in the original Ford Venetian red 👍
@@ODDAutos Thanks very much, do you use a local supplier (I'm also near Malvern) or just get it online ?
Paint services in Cheltenham 👍
whats the music while your doing te engine ...love it
I’ll try to find it, was just on the UA-cam free music library I think. Takes ages to go through and find a good tune. 👍
@@ODDAutos thank you , much appreciated
Great videos chaps, awsome job from a fellow 1600 sport owner, could you tell me what electronic ignition and coil you bought as its my next job... cheers!!
Ahh cheers buddy. For the distributor go on eBay and type this out in the search box.
Electronic ignition for crossflow engines.
Should be a picture of the dizzy, coil, leads and plugs next to it. Comes as a full kit. Or item number 192312748041 👍 was about £94 for the full kit.
@@ODDAutos Awsome thanks I really apprciate it...looking forward to the next one!!
No problems, it’s a cheap kit really for the hassle it saves. 👍
Lovely job, but standard engine! Be worth money, but be very slow. And the chassis are so capable of taking so much more. Each to they’re own.
I think you missed the point of the video. Maybe go back and watch the first 2 minutes of part 1 and you’ll get it 👍.
Just wondering what spray gun do u use looks nice set up I’ve always used DeVilbiss gti pro but after a new gun and that looks a nice one very much like an iwata gun cheers JT keep up the good work shame your not closer could of helped out and had u on our channel to 👌
Great work . I’m looking to buy a mk2 escort , I’m having 2nd thoughts after seeing that one ... dry climate ??
What was the darker gray on the body before the red went on ?
Hi buddy! The very dark grey was an etch primer, it just sticks onto bare metal better and also the paint you put on top of the etch holds better. The lighter grey after that was high build primer, it’s very thick so you can flat that back and get a smoother finish when the top coat red goes on.
@@ODDAutos thanks very much for the info. Great work !
New sub lovin your work 👍
Ace! Glad you like the vids 👍
Turned out mint can remember the days we used to have escort and fiestas. (every c£#@ as one) lol 😆
Is that a standard Ford red paint colour? Looks great
Yes it’s the original Ford Venetian Red, it’s a nice deep red.
CLASSIC ALL THE WAY.........
Keith agrees with you 👍
I couldn’t find this episode. Seems like they need all putting together or something as this popped up as a suggestion and I specifically looked for part 3after the engine rebuild
beautiful ! But add the spot lights !
I've got a set of deep dish steel sport wheels with tyres
Lovely job, love a MK2 Escort. I’m restoring one at the moment, where did you get the brake servo from? New or refurbished?
Hiya buddy good luck with your mk2 build 👍. I used the original servo, just cleaned it up and painted it to look like new 👍
If only i had 25 grand 😥. How about a Zakspeed with RS200 running gear for the custom?
That sounds right up my street 😉
Wicked!!
I think those may be fwd 4 spokes?
Rare
They do look pretty good, have to see what they are off.
@@ODDAutos i reckon mk1 fiesta.
Although,when I was a boy there was a genuine rs1600i in my road,that had those wheels. I think..
Are they 13s?then supersport if 14s think they are the mk3 escort ones.
I bet they are worth more than than rs or laser 4 spokes.Or steel 'Roadwheel' style.
Excellent work
Very nice lads and very nice personalities that you both seem to have. Are you related to the Binky boys? Anyway, I’m subscribing....Have a nice safe Christmas lads 😊👍
Hi buddy, thanks for the lovely comment it means a lot. We always like to have fun which mostly consists of me reminding Keith how old he is ha ha 👴🏻
Great transformation guys, I have a full set of 1600 sport seats if yous are interested.
That would be ace, the ones i need are chocolate/red so brown with the red pin stripe through them 👍
You still got the seats
@@108fb076 yes still have them
I have photos, they are grey and black
Had loads of Cortina's but never an Escort, I missed out big time
I would have used base coat/lacquer especially with red to stop colour fading long term.
Nice!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Cheers buddy
if i had any hair left i would pull it out HOW MUCH !! if only i still had my mk1 Mexico . regarding the next build how about a nice up to date version nothing to radical .
I was pretty shocked at what they go for, hopefully the modded one will be worth more.... depending on what’s done to it. 👍
Mk1 fiesta supersport wheels ?? Fwd offset ?? Might just be my poor eye sight.
Yes I think they are fiesta wheels. They are all the same width, cameras got a wide lens so that might be it 👍
🙂👍👍💜
Why didn’t you skim the head? Surely it’s at risk if you use a wire brush?
I wish i could drop my 1987 toyota corolla 1.3gl to them for a full job
Monetise it. I pay subscription anyway. No ads for me.
Not a perfect restoration, but the car looks a treat and runs well. Couldn't ask for more, super usable car.
Why’s it not perfect?
@@ODDAutos Not perfect as in not concours perfect - but it's 100% great for being a usable car. Nothing worse than a car that is too nice to be used. You guys did a hell of a job with the rust work
Cheers 👍. Yes it’s lovely to burn around the roads here.
someone should tell them that they fitted the steering wheel on the wrong side of the car...just say'n :)
Ha ha I can flip the video round for the next one 😂
epic.
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thank you
Sent you a message on your oddautos site regarding wheels
Brill, I’ll go check 👍
lubley jubley
Cheers 👍
Oh and being pedantic no bootspoiler..
But i like it as is.
Someone told me the SA escorts came with a boot spoiler, I might be wrong though. 👍
@@ODDAutos Think you are right👍i hadn't considered that it was S.A.
Love the venetian?red.mate had a flatfronted s reg gp1 rs2000 with a proper spec.I used to have a harrier and I removed the overriders!
They are brilliant cars, one of my favourites all day long.
Fwd rs alloys not right or good for the handling , wrong carb, missing overriders, plenty not right with this, the repair and paint is fantastic, just a shame about the details, they make a great restoration in my humble opinion, I'll look forward to the rest of your content, subscribed
Sorry to disappoint.
music sucks, car looks good
Cheers buddy
combustion motors are dying ? why are you building these cars? no resell value, nobady will buy it from you in the future? so expensive hobby with no future. Combustion engines are DYING! it's is like smoking, there is no return. You are going to be last one holding the bag(expensive repaired combustion car)?!.
I just sold this red car for double what I spent on it, also the latest car I built I made £25,000 profit on. Yes well done mate nice comment.
Are you on medication or what?