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    Cody004's New 95 EGT

    I purchased this car a little less than a month ago when my girlfriends Kia was rear ended by a Jeep. She needed a vehicle to drive while hers was in the shop. I found this car on Craigslist for $600. I bought it unsure of what would become of it. I have decided for now to keep it, and slowly make it mine. My girlfriends Kia has been fixed for a couple weeks now, and I have been daily driving it, and have changed a few things.

    First thing I did was remove the 7spokes with very mis-matched tires, and put my 91-92 EGT fanblades with studded snows on. I removed the flipity-flopity spoiler that was only attached by the third brake light. I am currently working on color matching a badgeless and spoilerless hatch to make it look factory. I ditched the GT grille in favor of a late-style LX grille. I am 50% of the way finished with the manual belt conversion, hopefully I will finish that next saturday. I have a grey MX3 armrest handbrake console that will go in after that. I detailed the engine bay, and did a four wheel brake job. And finally I dropped it with H&R springs/dropzone sleeves on Tokico S/R's, and installed my front and rear corksport strut tower bars.

    Here are a few pics. The camera sucks though. And the car is dirty.









    Last edited by CODY004WD; 02-06-2010, 09:12 PM. Reason: additional image
    Current:
    68 Torino GT Fastback
    86 MR2
    91 F150
    94 Escort Wagon BP swap
    99 Escort Wagon BP swap
    00 Miata LS
    08 Arrow AX8
    14 Mazda5

    #2
    nice, same color as mine. i kinda like the no wing too.....
    92 protege lx-

    94 protege lx-

    95 escort gt-ms2e/ms2extra pre3.3alpha5 gslender v2.8-e85-vj23@12lbs----dead--

    are you a thinker, or a believer?

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      #3
      Yeah, I like this color. It's definitely a good sleeper color! Not that my car is a sleeper yet, because it's still super slow, but I figured the spoilerless and LX grille could add to that effect a little. I will add that the holes in the hatch are driving me crazy, as it the semi de-badged ESCORT GT that still has an outline of the badge, I cant wait to finish the cut and polish on my badgeless/spoilerless hatch and swap that on.

      Also forgot to mention the PLX mirrors, and ZX2 S/R shift knob have both been added as well. I think next it will get a little bit of motor work, because it burns oil badly. I'm thinking a JY motor in it to pass emissions, then build a stronger block for the supercharger and megasquirt. The junkyard BP will then go into my Protege which will run like that for a few years till I can afford to do a GTX or GTR swap on it.

      Other than that, I have a few more suspension mods planned, and I want braided stainless brake and clutch lines, some Dunlop Direzza Z1 star spec tires for the 93-94 GT wheels, and new grey floor carpet. That should pretty much wrap this car up into a low maintenance fun little summertime package.
      Current:
      68 Torino GT Fastback
      86 MR2
      91 F150
      94 Escort Wagon BP swap
      99 Escort Wagon BP swap
      00 Miata LS
      08 Arrow AX8
      14 Mazda5

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        #4
        Lookin good. When I took my wing off, I welded plates inside the hatch then put bondo over the holes to fill em. I still have sum work 2 do, but better than rain fillin the trunk. Lol. Keep up the good work.
        1993 Ford Escort GT-T
        1992 Mazda Mx3 GS((Parting Out))
        1994 Honda Integra LsVtec-Sold
        1984 Toyota Corolla SR5-Sold
        1983 Ford Ranger-Sold



        My Turbo Escort GT build thread

        My HUGE f/s thread. Go buy!!!

        Myspace yooo

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          #5
          Just a few updates,

          I have finished the hatch, and forgot earlier to mention the MX3 leather shift boot that's in it, as well as the 3mm rear and 5mm front wheel spacers. I also put the smoked corners from my wagon on for now, and did all-red tails.

          Other than that, I have a few newer (better quality) pics, and that's about it.










          Current:
          68 Torino GT Fastback
          86 MR2
          91 F150
          94 Escort Wagon BP swap
          99 Escort Wagon BP swap
          00 Miata LS
          08 Arrow AX8
          14 Mazda5

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            #6
            That is a very nice ride for 600. I love the last set of pics with the rock formation in the background.
            91 EGT- bodykit, clear turn signals, smoked tailights, clear side markers, WRX style(functional) hood scoop, WR CAI, 2.5" Tanabe stainless steel exhaust, ported and polished head, ported and polished intake manifold, MSD blaster 2 coil, Magnacore 8.5mm wires, MX3 seats, custom detailed engine, N1 front and corksport rear tower strut bars, KYB struts, N-1 coilovers, MX3 rear tie bar, custom detailed interior, Sunpro gauges, Ichibahn steering wheel, cross drilled rotors, Ebay short shifter.

            95 Probe SE- Sold!

            95 Escort Pony- N-1 coilovers, Weapon R CAI, clear corners, and Corksport tower strut bar, Lowtek struts, Moog swaybar endlinks, custom cat-back exhaust, tinted taillights, EGT side skirts, EGT front and rear bumpers, custom short shifter, clear side markers,
            custom painted and dyed interior, MX-3 seats F&B, MX-3 center armrest. some day BP swap.

            91 EGT- Eibach springs, Pacesetter header, custom 2.5 " catback to a Megan Racing muffler, 17" Motegi wheels and K&N cone filter.
            The rest is bone stock.

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              #7
              Thanks! It is really nice for $600, and I feel that I really only have $400 into it since it came with the 7 spokes I've been trying to track down for 4 years now. Basically the best price I've gotten for 7 spoke GT wheels in 4 years was $200 shipped, so subtract that from the price of the car, and in all I got a heck of a deal. The 7's are going on the protege 4wd during the summer, and I have bmw bottle caps with blizzaks for winter. This car will keep the Studded snows on the 91-92 fanblades, and then get Dunlop direzza star spec tires on the 93-94 fanblades.

              The main reason the car was so cheap is, the ignition switch was shorted to the start position, so any time you fully depressed the clutch, it bumped the starter. Even if the keys weren't in the car, the starter would hit on full depression. I had a spare switch with me when I bought it, swapped it in in like 10 minutes, then started it with the key instead of the clutch, and drove away! Bet that guy kicked himself, (could have easily made another $400-$800, had he fixed it)

              That rock formation is my very favorite one in the legendary red rocks amphitheater complex. There are several really cool rock formations there. I have pics of my first Escort probably 5 or 6 years ago by another one.
              Current:
              68 Torino GT Fastback
              86 MR2
              91 F150
              94 Escort Wagon BP swap
              99 Escort Wagon BP swap
              00 Miata LS
              08 Arrow AX8
              14 Mazda5

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                #8
                So whats your plans with it?
                91 EGT- bodykit, clear turn signals, smoked tailights, clear side markers, WRX style(functional) hood scoop, WR CAI, 2.5" Tanabe stainless steel exhaust, ported and polished head, ported and polished intake manifold, MSD blaster 2 coil, Magnacore 8.5mm wires, MX3 seats, custom detailed engine, N1 front and corksport rear tower strut bars, KYB struts, N-1 coilovers, MX3 rear tie bar, custom detailed interior, Sunpro gauges, Ichibahn steering wheel, cross drilled rotors, Ebay short shifter.

                95 Probe SE- Sold!

                95 Escort Pony- N-1 coilovers, Weapon R CAI, clear corners, and Corksport tower strut bar, Lowtek struts, Moog swaybar endlinks, custom cat-back exhaust, tinted taillights, EGT side skirts, EGT front and rear bumpers, custom short shifter, clear side markers,
                custom painted and dyed interior, MX-3 seats F&B, MX-3 center armrest. some day BP swap.

                91 EGT- Eibach springs, Pacesetter header, custom 2.5 " catback to a Megan Racing muffler, 17" Motegi wheels and K&N cone filter.
                The rest is bone stock.

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