I'm am more then happy to introduce to you, your 2007 ROTM winner, jasoncsprotege! He's a very unique and well put together car. I've seen it in person, and I give it a thumbs up!
Congratulations Jason!
Engine:
BP-T GTX engine
J-spec GTX tranny
ACT extreme pressure plate
Corksport 6 1/2 x 18 x 3 1/2 core FMIC
Corksport BPT down pipe
2 1/2" custom exhaust w/ Apexi N1 style muffler
Custom I/C pipes 2 1/4"
Turbo X/S BOV
GTR ECU w/ n/a rx-7 460cc injectors
TurboII rx-7 AFM (series 4)
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Drive train:
Corksport GTX cable shifter bushings
GTR rear LSD
Centerforce dual friction clutch disc
Interior:
Escort GT front seats as well as the rear bottom cushion
Momo steering wheel
J-spec horns (European as well)
Auto meter dual gauge pillar pod
Auto meter oil pressure gauge
Apexi SAFC
HKS EVC boost controller
HKS turbo timer
Apexi boost/vacuum gauge
Exterior:
GTR hood
GTR grill
JDM head lights and corner lights
323 front fenders
323 hood hinges
GTX front 3 hole bumper
JDM GTX sedan rear bumper
Late BG model Familia garnish with late model tail lights
About the car:
It all started about 5 years ago when my cousin had a 91 escort lx that we GTX'd. That car gave me the bug. At the time I had a 89 Mustang GT convert. That I 5 speed swapped and put 3.08 gears in the rear and would run 14.3's in the 1/4 mile all day long. Then I started waching my cousin mod his escort from high to mid 13's on drag radials to mid 12's on slicks. So I sold the mustang and bought an 87 626 GT which I turned around and bought a BP gtx engine and proceeded to swap into that car. I had some wiring issues that I never figured out while I had the car running, so I was looking for another car to put the BPT into. That's when I found the 91 escort GT with 80K miles on it and a blown auto tranny for $300. bucks. Of coarse the GtX went into that with a 5 speed that I put together from the 626 tranny, and went out and had fun. It ran a best of a 14.2 on some 15" street tires which was already faster then the Mustang that I had owned and still got 28-30 mpg on the highway. Well, while I had this car I was always talking about turning it into a 4wd which is what I really wanted, I just new that time and funds would not allow me to do it. Then one fatefull day, on my way to work, I was driving down the road when some guy in a Toyota p/u decided to pull out right in front of me. Needless to say the insurance totaled the car, and gave me a check for $1980.00 for it after my buy back fee. Well this was my chance to get my 4wd I wanted, so I started surfing CP and other places looking for someone selling an AWD Pro. I finally found one and had a hard time getting info for it and pics as well but I wasn't having any luck finding another one, so I bought it sight unseen for $800. not drivable. As most of you know I picked this vehicle up from the east coast, New Hampshire to be exact, and was going to have to have it shipped. After a couple of weeks searching for an auto transport that would pick up the car not running, I finally was getting it shipped. The cheapist shipping I found was $1500.00 so all of a sudden I just bought a $2300.00 dollar car that doesn't even drive. The Escort wreck was in Jan. 2006 and the Pro was finally deliverd in march 2006. When it showed up I just about cried cause I just spent the money that I did for a complete rust bucket. After much labor, from myself, I had fixed the majority of the rust problem areas and had my GTX engine installed in it with a j-spec GtX tranny and the car running and driving by april 2006.
The car has run a best of a 13.48 @ 97mph in the 1/4 mile on my 17" street tires with a 1.71 60 ft time.
I would like to eventually build a new engine with a bigger/better turbo to be in the 300+ whp range.
Congratulations Jason!
Engine:
BP-T GTX engine
J-spec GTX tranny
ACT extreme pressure plate
Corksport 6 1/2 x 18 x 3 1/2 core FMIC
Corksport BPT down pipe
2 1/2" custom exhaust w/ Apexi N1 style muffler
Custom I/C pipes 2 1/4"
Turbo X/S BOV
GTR ECU w/ n/a rx-7 460cc injectors
TurboII rx-7 AFM (series 4)
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Drive train:
Corksport GTX cable shifter bushings
GTR rear LSD
Centerforce dual friction clutch disc
Interior:
Escort GT front seats as well as the rear bottom cushion
Momo steering wheel
J-spec horns (European as well)
Auto meter dual gauge pillar pod
Auto meter oil pressure gauge
Apexi SAFC
HKS EVC boost controller
HKS turbo timer
Apexi boost/vacuum gauge
Exterior:
GTR hood
GTR grill
JDM head lights and corner lights
323 front fenders
323 hood hinges
GTX front 3 hole bumper
JDM GTX sedan rear bumper
Late BG model Familia garnish with late model tail lights
About the car:
It all started about 5 years ago when my cousin had a 91 escort lx that we GTX'd. That car gave me the bug. At the time I had a 89 Mustang GT convert. That I 5 speed swapped and put 3.08 gears in the rear and would run 14.3's in the 1/4 mile all day long. Then I started waching my cousin mod his escort from high to mid 13's on drag radials to mid 12's on slicks. So I sold the mustang and bought an 87 626 GT which I turned around and bought a BP gtx engine and proceeded to swap into that car. I had some wiring issues that I never figured out while I had the car running, so I was looking for another car to put the BPT into. That's when I found the 91 escort GT with 80K miles on it and a blown auto tranny for $300. bucks. Of coarse the GtX went into that with a 5 speed that I put together from the 626 tranny, and went out and had fun. It ran a best of a 14.2 on some 15" street tires which was already faster then the Mustang that I had owned and still got 28-30 mpg on the highway. Well, while I had this car I was always talking about turning it into a 4wd which is what I really wanted, I just new that time and funds would not allow me to do it. Then one fatefull day, on my way to work, I was driving down the road when some guy in a Toyota p/u decided to pull out right in front of me. Needless to say the insurance totaled the car, and gave me a check for $1980.00 for it after my buy back fee. Well this was my chance to get my 4wd I wanted, so I started surfing CP and other places looking for someone selling an AWD Pro. I finally found one and had a hard time getting info for it and pics as well but I wasn't having any luck finding another one, so I bought it sight unseen for $800. not drivable. As most of you know I picked this vehicle up from the east coast, New Hampshire to be exact, and was going to have to have it shipped. After a couple of weeks searching for an auto transport that would pick up the car not running, I finally was getting it shipped. The cheapist shipping I found was $1500.00 so all of a sudden I just bought a $2300.00 dollar car that doesn't even drive. The Escort wreck was in Jan. 2006 and the Pro was finally deliverd in march 2006. When it showed up I just about cried cause I just spent the money that I did for a complete rust bucket. After much labor, from myself, I had fixed the majority of the rust problem areas and had my GTX engine installed in it with a j-spec GtX tranny and the car running and driving by april 2006.
The car has run a best of a 13.48 @ 97mph in the 1/4 mile on my 17" street tires with a 1.71 60 ft time.
I would like to eventually build a new engine with a bigger/better turbo to be in the 300+ whp range.
seriously though.... your car is sweet!
. I will post up some other pics of some of the rust problems it had when I get home today.
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