Artic Silver 2.8 track car project

[oldcarman]

Hi Andy pretty impressed!! You mentioned that the head on the escort was bored recently. What exactly does that mean? Please forgive my ignorance as that's not something I'd normally hear used about a head. Were the valve pockets enlarged to accommodate bigger valve heads or ?? Thanks, JIM

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

Hi Andy pretty impressed!! You mentioned that the head on the escort was bored recently. What exactly does that mean? Please forgive my ignorance as that's not something I'd normally hear used about a head. Were the valve pockets enlarged to accommodate bigger valve heads or ?? Thanks, JIM

I may have made that up, I know he sent the head away for work, I thought it had been re bored, but if that's nigh on impossible then probably not!

 

[t-tony]

I may have made that up, I know he sent the head away for work, I thought it had been re bored, but if that's nigh on impossible then probably not!

May be he had it skimmed and gas flowed?

Tony.

 

[Slam]

You can see it's a quick escort and being pushed hard. The z3 kept up well what you got planned for it then ? I have an mx5 that I used for track days it really is like a go cart but runs out of steam on the straights, it's good at brands short circuit as it's nice and bendy but I took it to Bedford and the long straight was never ending lol.

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

You can see it's a quick escort and being pushed hard. The z3 kept up well what you got planned for it then ? I have an mx5 that I used for track days it really is like a go cart but runs out of steam on the straights, it's good at brands short circuit as it's nice and bendy but I took it to Bedford and the long straight was never ending lol.

There was a quick mx5 with a mk1 escort that were quicker than me. Just waiting for more videos to be ready.

I've got a few treats for the zed, body brace, Manifold upgrade and mainly better tyres.

Yesterday was on standard road tyres, everything else there was on slicks or semi slicks. I just didn't have the cash this month.

 

[Slam]

Should be interesting to see how your car progresses. I have a Jackson racing supercharger kit in my garage for the mx5 but never got around to fitting it ! Another all good intentions project that never materialised.

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

More on board footage from the last track day here.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2LLJdsJggg


More on the poster's other videos too.

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

You can see the brakes and road tyres starting to struggle around 5 mins with the MKI Escort and MX5, couldn't brake as late as I'd like.

Red flag, so tyre pressure check at about 10 mins, @Dino D your car is famous in the pits!

 

[hard top]

More on board footage from the last track day here.

Some noise in the vid would be appreciated by all next time old chap me thinks.....

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

OMG

Track juice holder!

Next day next weekend!

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

Definite family car!

 

[t-tony]

Love it !! Had the big grand boy out in mine Andy, Z3 and Z4, not had the young boy or Izzy out yet. Xander loved it, kept saying "Faster Granddad"

Tony.

 

[hard top]

Hey @spurs fan in a coupe, you got that passenger airbag deactivated?

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

Love it !! Had the big grand boy out in mine Andy, Z3 and Z4, not had the young boy or Izzy out yet. Xander loved it, kept saying "Faster Granddad"

Tony.

The boys are happy at speed, my daughter not so much!

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

Hey @spurs fan in a coupe, you got that passenger airbag deactivated?

No passenger airbag on this old shed!

That was why my dodgy old Euro spec coupe had to go!

 

[hard top]

That was why my dodgy old Euro spec coupe had to go!

I would have bought that at if it had not have been red.....

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

I would have bought that at if it had not have been red.....

It'd need a respray after you'd parked it anyway!

 

[hard top]

And white wheels, bit to gay for Amsterdam mate.....

 

[t-tony]

And white wheels, bit to gay even for Amsterdam mate.....

Fixed that for you !

Tony.

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

On track now