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Status: Restored
Date: 31-May-2009
Comments: 35
I received the new parts from Jason (chassis, susp. arms, bodyposts) for my old TA01, so i could finished the chassis at the beginning of the week.
As i purchased some bodies from Sami (retroracing well made vintage bodies), i wanted to make a drifter with this chassis, but with a vintage rally look for it. The escort MK2 was as great as a nissan skyline for fun drifts, but a lot of years before. For the paintscheme, my first escort had to look like a spanish driver's car, so i painted it like Jesus Ferreiro's escort, that is still racing here in Spain.
The front lights are from a hilux hi lift roll bar, some decals from a subaru, the rear wing from a thunder tiger citroen xsara, and the tires from Hot Works.
The motor is an Ezrun 9T with a venom 120A Esc, a great Esc that allows brushed, brushless sensorless and brushless sensored. The one is used on world's in my bike last year.
i still have to fit a servo inside, and a tranny bar between the front and the rear gearbox.
Japanese tuning cars are boring, those vintage bodies are lot more fun and realistic for some sideways sessions. Next one, the Cortina Mk1 on a TB02 chassis.
Thanks Sami.
Comments
_miga_
excellent car!!! i really like the old Escort and the paintscheme is 1A !!!
Trevan
Really like this - put a Spanish number plate on the back and it would be perfect - nice!!
HILUXMR
Great car, i love the look of Mk2 escort's.
jeffy
Oh the memories. I had a 1/1 mkII with forest arches just like that (but it was red). Looks fantastic. It was a 1300 but fitted the 2000cc kept blowing the diffs up
bfst24
very nice
anchordriver
'Does that take me back' Reminds me of the 1980`s clumber park , RAC Lombard rally . very good work
SMOKE-DOG
Nice, thats a sweet car!
Dante77
Wow, awesome! Great job on the details.
My brother had one of those, but only a 1,3 with 54HP.
Gruntfuggly
Great piece of work - this one's going in my favourites!
RallyeBaz
WOW - That's a stunner
TIMECMDR
A good looking MK2, Excellent choice of paint scheme too
purple nut
Awsome just love it .
CASE1
freeking awesome! Great paintjob, it is a stunner!
alex-digital
Cool! Glad I didn't miss this and so nice to see a MKII finally as an RC. Man this looks brilliant! Would look great with a driver too. This is a sweet looka and looking forward to the rest! Nice one!
Manuspain
Thanks for the comments. The cockpit is inside the cortina. I will have to look for another one.
amigamad
Absolute gem love the old school motors i got a few ideas for some of the retroracing bodies just need some money now .
twisty
SHMOKINN!!!!! That is just superb,love it
generationx
Superb! Had a couple of RS2000s in my time - need to get this bodyshell!
technical.burP
Excellent. Very nice adoption! Great paintjob.
tuff bug
simply amazing im envious of this one
Toykid
Great job Manuspain, you've done it again. Now please get an interior in her and lets see her sideways on the road
Manuspain
yokomo right side driver cockpit purchased.
Victorious Secret
very nice replica! The more I see the body the more i like it!
pagedm_f350
That is very cool!
Henk4Focus
Absolutely stunning. I let a bad word fall when I saw this. Really amazing looking Ford this.
scoobybooster
Wonderfull Escort!! Jealous! Only thing I 'd miss is a big muffler... Good job you've done here anyway
Rich D
Superb !!
Hondabiker
Awsome!!! Great use of TA01
Rayman011
WOW WOW WOW WOW
Dazmeister
Real nice looking shell! I baulked when I saw the price of them though, not cheap but exclusivity very rarely is!
paulwoodford
WOW is it possible to get these bodyshells anywhere??
Manuspain
look for retroracing tc member
carlos vandango
Great looking mk2,just an idea for you tho, have you tried the smaller minilite wheels that tamiya used on the montecarlo mini? I have a feeling that they would be more like 13'ones the real escort pictured is wearing. Stunning job youve done ,be proud fella.
Manuspain
yes, but it would have been great wider and the tire a little taller.
matman
Thanks , i have just got 3 mk1 escorts & 1 mk 2 & a mk1 cortina .
I have been wanting a escort for a long time as a rc car .
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