How to spend too much time and money on an Escort van!

Update: Much more work has been done at Gerry's workshop! The engine and gearbox are mounted, the engine crossmember was modified, and a new rear crossmember fabricated. The fat SR20 gearbox also required (another) new, bigger transmission tunnel.

The PWR intercooler has been mounted, and mandrel bent plumbing to/from it. A Unifilter ram pod has been mounted in the space between headlight and radiator for direct cold air intake. The Capri radiator and Davies Craig thermofan have been mounted. Also a custom stainless steel surge tank, Carter pre pump and VL Turbo EFI pump have been squeezed in under the car. We made a 3" mandrel dump pipe to replace the restrictive Nissan one.

I wrote a small program to make an aluminum dash insert using the CNC Turret Punch. It fits in the standard Escort pod and holds Autometer Speedo, Tacho and liquid filled Boost gauge. Gerry has made a nice pedal box too with adjustable bias and hydraulic clutch master cylinder.

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