Here are a few pictures of my friend Phil’s Escort. I used to own this car myself when it was a very rusty 1100.

Click here for pictures of the bodywork restoration.

The car is now fitted with the ‘ex Dom’s’ crossflow (spec), which has been rebored, new bearings, valve guides, unleaded conversion etc, etc.

After running in the car produced 130hp at 5800 R.P.M at the flywheel at Sanspeeds rolling road, with good low down and mid range power and torque. Unfortunately the Holbay Hunter DCOE carbs gave the engine an incurable flat spot low down and have recently been changed to DCOE31’s (ex Lotus twin cam). Phil is still playing with the jetting in the hope of getting a bit more from the engine (the 130 h.p. was produced with 32mm chokes, Phil has now gone to 34mm). If anyone has any info on what jetting they run on a crossflow of this type, please e mail Phil at: Phil@philandsam.f9.co.uk. (Jetting at the moment is 45F8 idle, 130 main, F16 emulsion tubes, 40 pump jets, 180 air correctors)

Also fitted is a Sierra 5 speed box, 2 inch Leda decambered rear springs with Bilsteins at the rear. 3 ltr Capri struts with uprated and lower srings and dampers at the front. Polybushes are fitted all round with an anti dive kit at the front. Brakes are taken care of with mk1 3 litre Capri master cylinder (no servo), braided hoses, princess 4 pots and 9 inch drums at the rear.

Interior has early Mexico dash, cavalier SRI Recaros and Early AVO steering wheel from Rally design.

During the summer of 2002 the engine bay was resprayed with new slam panel, gusset boxes fitted, new breather tank and a recored twin cam radiator (see pics below).

Future plans for the car include fitting radius arms and maybe a Panhard rod and trying to make a quieter quickshift lever, as the existing rally design all metal one gives an excellent shift, but is very noisy above 3000 rpm.

The existing Ashley exhaust has had its rear box replaced with one from a Montego diesel turbo centre section (this is identical apart from approx 2 inches longer and still has some baffles in it!). Whilst this is quieter, it wont last for ever so suggestions on any alternatives (Peter Lloyd make a system how well does it fit and sound ?) has anyone got a stainless system made ?