new guy from around the way a bit

93egtinlr · 09-04-2006, 10:04 AM

hey there everybody I am Mike and from the US....damn sounds like an intro to a 12 step meeting....anyways...I am the proud owner of a 93 Ford Escort GT, which in some areas is known as a Ford Laser...but without the cool awd or turbo that was in the TX3...also known to have the same chassis as the Mazda 323 a.k.a Astina....well certain years anyway...I'll include a pic here

and say that I have owned this car dam near forever, bought second hand in 95 and have added somewhere around 22k miles to her and quite a bit of modifications which are as follows

centerforce dual friction performance clutch
front and rear strut tower bars by Ractive
lower tie bar by Mazdaspeed
slotted/grooved front rotors with carbon fibre pads by KVR
coil spring conversion kit...not actual coils that I would like...yet
urethane motor mount inserts from Energy Suspension
upgraded brake lines by Goodridge
15 inch alloys by Konig
custom exhaust and intake
9mm plug wires by Taylor
Carbon fibre and blue custom hood/bonnet
and some general interior styling workings

on hand ready for install is a performance shifter by TWM which if time is found will be installed this week

some of the plans for this car include the engine sitting in my shop that I am upgrading for more power using a turbo and the one other thing that has been a bit of a bother so far is the front end conversion that I am interested in so to set off my car as one of a kind on these shores....I want the Astina popup light style front end body

which is one of the main reasons I am here and was directed here by someone on another board....hopefully I can find somen or some company willing to ship the parts I need for this

well that's my story to this point I will add that I am glad to be here and just to be a bit of a braggart...all work performed on my car with the exception of the bodywork was done by me as will future work

Mike

project.r.racing · 09-04-2006, 10:10 AM

uh awesome a US member... hello from all of us here on AGT.

i love your front bar on the escort. nice and simple but does a awesome job. what is with the colour? is it just undercoat?

ryan

93egtinlr · 09-04-2006, 10:41 AM

the colour is like that because of the custom bodywork that has been done and it is not quite finished and ready for the respray

thank about the front end...although I am actively trying to change it around to another style like the Astina with the popuplights...too many cars around here with this front end

tbh I wished they had sold the five door Astina here...but oh well..

Mike

btw, the one in your avatar is nice...that style has an agressive look

project.r.racing · 09-04-2006, 11:05 AM

change the fronts, never seen that before, maybe just look around for fronts that aren't available from the USA, here are some examples of agressive fronts for escorts from mates cars. i love the evo 3 bar on the maroon tx3

93egtinlr · 09-04-2006, 11:11 AM

yes, the maroon one is very nice...I think I may have seent he green one before

Rupewrecht · 09-04-2006, 08:40 PM

Welcome! Enjoy your stay

And i like the flat black! It's the hot rodder in me

the michelinman · 09-04-2006, 09:14 PM

the blue ones cool.......

and welcome

Ian · 10-04-2006, 12:26 AM

Have you ever considered a GTR BPT rather then a rebuild and aftermarket turbo? I have a GTX and the improvement over NA is *quite* noticeable.

Your car looks nice. Understated toughness.

93egtinlr · 10-04-2006, 01:30 AM

yes, I have considered the GTR BPT...and they can be a bit hard to findd...there are tons of GTX converts here...but I will keep with the current path unless a GTR can be had for a decent price

also on the GTR, are the internals uprated from the GTX?

geetee · 10-04-2006, 08:36 AM

Hi mike.

93egtinlr · 10-04-2006, 11:26 AM

hey m8, found ya here in the internatioonal section...

Nate · 11-04-2006, 01:29 PM

welcome!! nice to have another international member join the team!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian

Have you ever considered a GTR BPT rather then a rebuild and aftermarket turbo? I have a GTX and the improvement over NA is *quite* noticeable.

Your car looks nice. Understated toughness.

because for the same money as a gtr he will have a 0 mile engine which ****s all over a gtr ... thats why

Ian · 11-04-2006, 05:22 PM

ah ffs, I did write a big post about the pros and cons of GTR vs rebuilding, but something went wrong and its not here....

so in teh end the final result was the GTR worked out cheaper but the rebuild worked out to be more reliable (warranty). Figures I used were 3.2k for GTR and 4k for rebuild.

project.r.racing · 11-04-2006, 05:35 PM

try 5.0k for GTR

kthl · 11-04-2006, 07:29 PM

Hi Mike, I see you found your way here fine. Enjoy your stay.

93egtinlr · 11-04-2006, 10:21 PM

yep...this is the dilemma about the gtr....one advantage about the rebuild is that with the exception of the machine shop service for the head work and balancing the lower assembly...I can do the rest myself...I have been a mechanic for more than a couple of years and that helps a bunch...although this will be my first full up turbo build from an n/a engine...so there is definitely a learning curve here for me

hey kthl...yep made it over here

cheers

Ian · 12-04-2006, 03:39 AM

5 k for a GTR? When I went shoping back in january they were 3.2.

If your a mechanic yourself, I would recomend the rebuild... Your going to be able to get parts cheaper then the rest of us anyway.

//edit I just realised whats missing from your car that makes it look so different...

Wheres the numberplate?

Nate · 12-04-2006, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian

5 k for a GTR? When I went shoping back in january they were 3.2.

If your a mechanic yourself, I would recomend the rebuild... Your going to be able to get parts cheaper then the rest of us anyway.

//edit I just realised whats missing from your car that makes it look so different...

Wheres the numberplate?

the cost is in the work, not in the parts, and if a shop was charging you $4k for a rebuild it would be a heap stronger than the GTR

93egtinlr · 12-04-2006, 05:41 AM

yeah that is one reason I am planning on the rebuild more so than the gtr...I am doing all the labor with the exception of the machine shop charges....which getting the head the way I want is going to cost me as I am sending it out to a specialty shop for complete rework to include custom cams

the numberplate....ahhh one of the great things about living in the state of Arkansas...no front plates and no annual inspection.....no emmissions testing either

Ian · 12-04-2006, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 93egtinlr

the numberplate....ahhh one of the great things about living in the state of Arkansas...no front plates and no annual inspection.....no emmissions testing either

still, we dont have annual inspections here and you generally only get a emissions test if youve been a naughty boy.

Wow. Left hand steer looks so odd. But then again you probobly think that about right hand steer.

09-04-2006, 10:04 AM	#1
93egtinlr Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Little Rock, AR USA Posts: 33	new guy from around the way a bit hey there everybody I am Mike and from the US....damn sounds like an intro to a 12 step meeting....anyways...I am the proud owner of a 93 Ford Escort GT, which in some areas is known as a Ford Laser...but without the cool awd or turbo that was in the TX3...also known to have the same chassis as the Mazda 323 a.k.a Astina....well certain years anyway...I'll include a pic here and say that I have owned this car dam near forever, bought second hand in 95 and have added somewhere around 22k miles to her and quite a bit of modifications which are as follows centerforce dual friction performance clutch front and rear strut tower bars by Ractive lower tie bar by Mazdaspeed slotted/grooved front rotors with carbon fibre pads by KVR coil spring conversion kit...not actual coils that I would like...yet urethane motor mount inserts from Energy Suspension upgraded brake lines by Goodridge 15 inch alloys by Konig custom exhaust and intake 9mm plug wires by Taylor Carbon fibre and blue custom hood/bonnet and some general interior styling workings on hand ready for install is a performance shifter by TWM which if time is found will be installed this week some of the plans for this car include the engine sitting in my shop that I am upgrading for more power using a turbo and the one other thing that has been a bit of a bother so far is the front end conversion that I am interested in so to set off my car as one of a kind on these shores....I want the Astina popup light style front end body which is one of the main reasons I am here and was directed here by someone on another board....hopefully I can find somen or some company willing to ship the parts I need for this well that's my story to this point I will add that I am glad to be here and just to be a bit of a braggart...all work performed on my car with the exception of the bodywork was done by me as will future work Mike __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own

09-04-2006, 10:10 AM	#2
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	uh awesome a US member... hello from all of us here on AGT. i love your front bar on the escort. nice and simple but does a awesome job. what is with the colour? is it just undercoat? ryan Last edited by project.r.racing; 09-04-2006 at 10:13 AM.

09-04-2006, 10:41 AM	#3
93egtinlr Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Little Rock, AR USA Posts: 33	the colour is like that because of the custom bodywork that has been done and it is not quite finished and ready for the respray thank about the front end...although I am actively trying to change it around to another style like the Astina with the popuplights...too many cars around here with this front end tbh I wished they had sold the five door Astina here...but oh well.. Mike btw, the one in your avatar is nice...that style has an agressive look __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own

09-04-2006, 11:11 AM	#5
93egtinlr Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Little Rock, AR USA Posts: 33	yes, the maroon one is very nice...I think I may have seent he green one before __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own

09-04-2006, 08:40 PM	#6
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Welcome! Enjoy your stay And i like the flat black! It's the hot rodder in me __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

09-04-2006, 11:05 AM	#4
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	change the fronts, never seen that before, maybe just look around for fronts that aren't available from the USA, here are some examples of agressive fronts for escorts from mates cars. i love the evo 3 bar on the maroon tx3

09-04-2006, 09:14 PM	#7
the michelinman Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne Car: Mazda 6 Posts: 129 View Photos By: the michelinman	the blue ones cool....... and welcome __________________ Jesus said to those who believed in him "if you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples; you will know the truth and the truth will set you free." JOHN:8:31-32

10-04-2006, 12:26 AM	#8
Ian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: neither here nor there Car: 1990 R32 GTR Posts: 1,289 View Photos By: Ian	Have you ever considered a GTR BPT rather then a rebuild and aftermarket turbo? I have a GTX and the improvement over NA is quite noticeable. Your car looks nice. Understated toughness. __________________ Mah Ride! details

10-04-2006, 01:30 AM	#9
93egtinlr Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Little Rock, AR USA Posts: 33	yes, I have considered the GTR BPT...and they can be a bit hard to findd...there are tons of GTX converts here...but I will keep with the current path unless a GTR can be had for a decent price also on the GTR, are the internals uprated from the GTX? __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own

10-04-2006, 08:36 AM	#10
geetee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Car: A Mazda 323F BJ Sport. Posts: 1,064 View Photos By: geetee	Hi mike. __________________ www.club323f.com http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbgar...do=view&id=192

10-04-2006, 11:26 AM	#11
93egtinlr Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Little Rock, AR USA Posts: 33	hey m8, found ya here in the internatioonal section... __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own

11-04-2006, 05:22 PM	#13
Ian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: neither here nor there Car: 1990 R32 GTR Posts: 1,289 View Photos By: Ian	ah ffs, I did write a big post about the pros and cons of GTR vs rebuilding, but something went wrong and its not here.... so in teh end the final result was the GTR worked out cheaper but the rebuild worked out to be more reliable (warranty). Figures I used were 3.2k for GTR and 4k for rebuild. __________________ Mah Ride! details

11-04-2006, 05:35 PM	#14
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	try 5.0k for GTR

11-04-2006, 07:29 PM	#15
kthl AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Car: 350Z Posts: 258	Hi Mike, I see you found your way here fine. Enjoy your stay. __________________ \| kthl \| EXE Crew \|

11-04-2006, 10:21 PM	#16
93egtinlr Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Little Rock, AR USA Posts: 33	yep...this is the dilemma about the gtr....one advantage about the rebuild is that with the exception of the machine shop service for the head work and balancing the lower assembly...I can do the rest myself...I have been a mechanic for more than a couple of years and that helps a bunch...although this will be my first full up turbo build from an n/a engine...so there is definitely a learning curve here for me hey kthl...yep made it over here cheers __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own

12-04-2006, 03:39 AM	#17
Ian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: neither here nor there Car: 1990 R32 GTR Posts: 1,289 View Photos By: Ian	5 k for a GTR? When I went shoping back in january they were 3.2. If your a mechanic yourself, I would recomend the rebuild... Your going to be able to get parts cheaper then the rest of us anyway. //edit I just realised whats missing from your car that makes it look so different... Wheres the numberplate? __________________ Mah Ride! details

12-04-2006, 05:41 AM	#19
93egtinlr Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Little Rock, AR USA Posts: 33	yeah that is one reason I am planning on the rebuild more so than the gtr...I am doing all the labor with the exception of the machine shop charges....which getting the head the way I want is going to cost me as I am sending it out to a specialty shop for complete rework to include custom cams the numberplate....ahhh one of the great things about living in the state of Arkansas...no front plates and no annual inspection.....no emmissions testing either __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own

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