Brendan Bouwers (@brendanb6 on Instagram) from Cape Town, South Africa has been in touch with an update on his Mk2 Escort! 😃
The car was running a Pinto before but Brendan did mention he was planning to fit an ST170 engine.
Well now the ST170 lump is now in the hole and he has even cut out the gearbox tunnel slightly to allow space to raise the type 9, which will make the engine sit at a better angle and give the necessary clearance between the cylinder head and the bulkhead.
The engine will be getting a set of Cat Cams and a raised compression ratio which will defo add a few horses and turn this Mk2 into a super fun machine!
Thanks for the update Brendan! Good luck with the rest of the build. 👍
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