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Very off topic I know, but Alex has owned his Mk1 Esky for over 13 years, but it's been looking a tad sad body wise the last few years, so he asked me if I'd help him restore it.

It's originaly a 1300GL(?), but it's currently got a 1600 X-flow in it.

We'll be turning it into a 1600GT, with a PMC built 1600 X-Flow, running 38mm CV Bike carbs & distributor-less ignition.

Guards will be new repo. 1600GT items, & new front headlight/beaver panel.

 

We are now well into stripping the shell & the guards have already been picked off (Escort guards are spot welded on, FFS!).

Once the front panel is off, it'll be fitted up to the rotisary & be sent off for blasting.

 

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Plemum chamber box removed:

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A few more recent photo's:

 

Front panel removed:

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And a big moment today as Alex & I got the mounts finished, and we got the shell mounted up on the rotisserie!

And before anyone ask's - yes there are modified engine stands.

 

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Alex looking very smug with the day's efforts:

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The next job is removing the heavy sound deadner from the underside of the shell, before it goes off for media blasting in a couple of weeks.

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And a serious question - would a fully-counterweighted Datsun crank offer any performance advantage over the non-fully-counterweighted SCAT crank (ignoring availability / price / ease of fitting) ?

 

I've had a few Escort guys come up to me at CSCA race meets asking after fully-counterweighted L18 cranks or whether I knew exactly what model Datsun to look in for a fully-counterweighted one.

 

And another question - perhaps not specifically related to the Kent, but does complete removal of the valve guide boss offer any advantages / disadvantages ? I notice you've left them in (although I'm not sure what they look like in a Kent before being ported).

 

And post some more body resto pics Lurch - I love seeing that sort of stuff.

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it is running bike carbs and its a kit you can buy from the UK. The manifold is really nice i will post a pic tomorrow.

The dato cranks are very good and there a good option but the scat crank is a good thing for the $ - its fine to 8000rpm.

People have been using the dato crank for years and they are much better than the ford crank and most likely the scat one too.

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