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    Newish guy here for info and fun.

    Hi,

    I've been reading up on the forums here for some time, gathering info for a, well, I hate to say restoration on a car that's not quite 20 years old yet, but whatever... Anywho, I'm rebuilding my Escort from the ground up, and plan to end up with pretty much the entire MX-3 suspension and brake setup, and a 5-speed KLDE swap when finished. I'm still in the process of gathering parts, but I have a nearly complete engine already, just need a few minor bits and I can start rebuilding it.

    Here's a pic, but it's a bit outdated.



    You can see that the motorized driver seatbelt is stuck forward, I've temporarily fixed that but plan to swap in regular belts. It has 94+ MX-3 seats up front, covered cause they don't even come close to matching and I'm looking for the Recaros to replace them. Also since this pic weather got cold, and a slight nudge to the bumper while scraping ice from the windshield cause the driver's side of it to shatter, so now you can clearly see how the body shop neglected to paint anything that was covered by any other thing.
    Originally posted by bogaut
    diggin the 2-lug swap lol
    Currently searching for a cheap MX-3 in Missouri, preferably running and in the sub-$1000 range. RS or GS doesn't matter, year doesn't matter, auto or manual doesn't matter, I can find parts, but a straight car to put them in eludes me.
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    #2
    Nice car to sart with. Welcome to CP
    swapping into another shell!

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      #3
      Welcome to CP.

      Good luck with your build.

      Happy Motoring!
      02 DX Millenium Red - The Penultimate Driving Machine
      MP3 Strut Tower Bar kit; Cusco Front Lower Arm Tie Bar
      MSP Springs, Struts, Stabilizer Bars, Trailing Links, #3 Engine Mount
      Kartboy Stabilizer Bar Bushings; Nyloil Shifter Bushings; Red Line MT-90 Gear Oil
      MP3 Shifter, Knob and Aluminum Pedal Set
      Suvlights HD Wiring Harness; Osram Night Breaker H4 Bulbs; Exide Edge AGM Battery
      Summer: 5Zigen FN01R-C 16 x 7" Wheels; Yoko S.drive 205/45-16s
      Winter: Enkei OR52 16 x 7" Wheels; Falken Ziex ZE-912 205/45-16s
      Modified OEM Air Intake; Racing Beat Exhaust System; Techna-Fit SS Clutch Line
      Denso SKJ16CR-L11 Extended Tip Spark Plugs; Magnecor Wires
      Power Slot Front Brake Rotors; Techna-Fit SS Brake Lines; Hawk HPS Pads
      Red Line Synthetic Engine Oil; C/S Aluminum Oil Cap
      Cyberdyne Digital Gauges: Tach; Ambient Air Temp; Voltmeter

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        #4
        Thanks, you've seen the good, now here's the bad...


        What cold weather and light impact does to old Escort bumpers....




        At least it's surprisingly not rusted for a Missouri car.
        Originally posted by bogaut
        diggin the 2-lug swap lol
        Currently searching for a cheap MX-3 in Missouri, preferably running and in the sub-$1000 range. RS or GS doesn't matter, year doesn't matter, auto or manual doesn't matter, I can find parts, but a straight car to put them in eludes me.

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          #5
          Eh, once you find the part it's an easy fix...
          '90 AWD Protege, full GTR drivetrain swap, ~320 whp daily driver, RIP, and
          '90 AWD Protege, yet another GTR swap, Open class rallycar with a Toyota GT4 gearbox swap, thus crossing the line between hobby and mental illness. And a Brabus E55 K8, removing all doubt.
          http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/vbpi...?do=view&g=110
          http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2599486

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            #6
            Yeah, I've been searching for a Protege bumper support actually, I'd like to try swapping a Protege stock bumper cover and using the Tracer headlights and grille. This should make everything line up correctly, and save me a lot of cash down the road as replacement bumper covers for Proteges are much cheaper than those for Escorts. As with everything I have planned for the car, it's easy once you have the right parts.

            Also trying to figure out if a 90-92(or is it 93?) Protege hood will fit on an Escort. I'm talking about the non-scooped version of the hood in bp_turbo'd's sig pic. Just eyeballing it, looks like it'd fit with one cosmetic annoyance(an angle that wouldn't match up, probably fixable), but I've yet to find one at a junkyard to take measurements.



            EDIT: Wow, I love this site, already found the crash bar, bumper support and hood I was looking for possibly cheap enough I can buy them before someone else does lol.
            Last edited by MX2GS; 11-29-2011, 11:51 PM.
            Originally posted by bogaut
            diggin the 2-lug swap lol
            Currently searching for a cheap MX-3 in Missouri, preferably running and in the sub-$1000 range. RS or GS doesn't matter, year doesn't matter, auto or manual doesn't matter, I can find parts, but a straight car to put them in eludes me.

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