Car Specifications & Information

CAR REF NUMBER:
8938

CAR MAKE & CAR MODEL:
Modified Car Ford Mk 1 Ford Escort Twin Cam 1972

EXTERIOR MODS:
“type 49” heavy-duty competition shell with flared front fenders, front suspension reinforcement plates, partially double skinned chassis rails, upper radiator shroud, stone deflector [look under the trunk!]

INTERIOR MODS:
standard apart from mk 2 rs steering wheel that i prefer!

ICE (In Car Entertainment, Audio & Security):
stage 2 alarm system imobiliser

ENGINE MODS:
model: lotus/ford “twin cam” , configuration: inline four cylinder, dohc 8 valve, construction: iron block, aluminium alloy cylinder head, capacity: 1558cc (~1700cc “tall block”), compression ratio: 9.5:1, horsepower: 115 bhp @ 6,000 rpm (~125 bhp), torque: 116.5 lb/ft. @ 4500 rpm, carburetori: two weber 40dcoe tipo 18

TRANSMISSION UPGRADE:
standard

SUSPENSION MODS:
front: macpherson strut (bilstein), coil spring, control arms located by anti-roll bar rear: semi-elliptic leaf springs, telescoping shock absorbers, radius arms [type 49 shell feature]

WHEELS:
13” x 5½” jj steel rims with 165 sr13 radials (13” x 6” minilite “heat treated” with yokohama avs intermediate 205/60 13 radials).

TIRES / TYRES:
yokohama as above

BRAKE CONVERSION:
front: 9.625” disc with girling 16p (m16) calipers rear: drum 9” x 1¾” drum

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