# 91 Escort

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [March 23, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000 "2009-03-23T20:19:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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**Author:** ![91EscortBASS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91escortbass/32/5312_2.png) [@91EscortBASS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91EscortBASS)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/141 "2009-04-26T21:48:02Z")

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> [@kellersvt](#):
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> There is one for sale in east aurora for 2800. Turbo model.

hmm, i might have to take a ride to east aurora…

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**Author:** ![91EscortBASS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91escortbass/32/5312_2.png) [@91EscortBASS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91EscortBASS)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/142 "2009-05-01T19:30:37Z")

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Waiting on my gt grill that yunvme666 is supplying me and sideskirts. I think I might do a little black accenting around the entire car. Looking around for a 1.8l 5 spd, either out of a gt or a protege. either way, i want to do a full swap on this car. Anyone got any motor leads that would be awesome.

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**Author:** ![91EscortBASS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91escortbass/32/5312_2.png) [@91EscortBASS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91EscortBASS)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/143 "2009-05-03T12:59:37Z")

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I was a little bored today. So I did something…  
Dropped it about 1 in. to 1 1/2 inches.

Before…  
 ![http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u81/vintgunst/0503091345.jpg](http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u81/vintgunst/0503091345.jpg)

After…  
 ![http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u81/vintgunst/0503091441.jpg](http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u81/vintgunst/0503091441.jpg)

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**Author:** ![escgt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/escgt/32/7512_2.png) [@escgt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/escgt)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/144 "2009-05-04T08:33:21Z")

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what springs did you use?

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**Author:** ![91EscortBASS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91escortbass/32/5312_2.png) [@91EscortBASS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91EscortBASS)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/145 "2009-05-04T21:04:32Z")

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didnt use springs…  
this  
 ![http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u81/vintgunst/spring20lower20img1.jpg](http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u81/vintgunst/spring20lower20img1.jpg)  
but in the opposite affect. it compresses the coil.

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**Author:** ![bpipe95](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bpipe95/32/7294_2.png) [@bpipe95](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bpipe95)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/146 "2009-05-04T21:16:35Z")

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holy shit…

inbeforethreadselfdestructs…

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**Author:** ![escgt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/escgt/32/7512_2.png) [@escgt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/escgt)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/147 "2009-05-05T19:09:31Z")

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i have a set of sprint springs i will sell you for $150

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**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/148 "2009-05-05T19:10:50Z")

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> [@91EscortBASS](#):
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> didnt use springs…  
> this  
> ![http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u81/vintgunst/spring20lower20img1.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/1/f1ffdc97471c556e9031828b203a74b40819048b.jpeg)  
> but in the opposite affect. it compresses the coil.

:picard:

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**Author:** ![91EscortBASS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91escortbass/32/5312_2.png) [@91EscortBASS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91EscortBASS)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/149 "2009-05-05T19:49:53Z")

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yeah… its temporary. but it works for now.

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**Author:** ![kellersvt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kellersvt/32/5364_2.png) [@kellersvt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kellersvt)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/150 "2009-05-07T16:26:56Z")

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Dude… from one escort owner to another… your asking for trouble with those…

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**Author:** ![escgt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/escgt/32/7512_2.png) [@escgt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/escgt)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/151 "2009-05-07T21:46:19Z")

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cheap is never good

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**Author:** ![98SS10](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98ss10/32/7288_2.png) [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/152 "2009-05-08T14:09:50Z")

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i would just use a torch and heat the fuckers and let em sag.

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**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/153 "2009-05-08T14:23:59Z")

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wow… just wow…

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**Author:** ![Slaw](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slaw/32/5313_2.png) [@Slaw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slaw)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/154 "2009-05-08T16:52:36Z")

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so ur not gonna take that peice of shit outta my backyard

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**Author:** ![Axis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/axis/32/5149_2.png) [@Axis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axis)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/155 "2009-05-08T17:08:32Z")

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> [@91EscortBASS](#):
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> didnt use springs…  
> this  
> ![http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u81/vintgunst/spring20lower20img1.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/1/f1ffdc97471c556e9031828b203a74b40819048b.jpeg)  
> but in the opposite affect. it compresses the coil.

Hoh dayum, talk about setting sail for fail.

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**Author:** ![91EscortBASS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91escortbass/32/5312_2.png) [@91EscortBASS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91EscortBASS)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/156 "2009-05-14T10:44:49Z")

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Escort burnout last night puts you all in shame… well not all. Thats the whole point with this car. Is so when people say why, it’s an escort. I say yeah thats why because its an escort.

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**Author:** ![escgt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/escgt/32/7512_2.png) [@escgt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/escgt)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/157 "2009-05-14T14:48:39Z")

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get busy with some kind of engine swap

here’s mine

[http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd278/smoke1877/Mx-3/CIMG1227.jpg](http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd278/smoke1877/Mx-3/CIMG1227.jpg)

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**Author:** ![91EscortBASS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91escortbass/32/5312_2.png) [@91EscortBASS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91EscortBASS)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/158 "2009-05-16T08:44:00Z")

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I will be next winter hopefully. taking this off the road and doing a swap.

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**Author:** ![kellersvt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kellersvt/32/5364_2.png) [@kellersvt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kellersvt)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/91-escort/65000/159 "2009-05-16T13:35:10Z")

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Nice run last Wednesday. I totally smoked ya:). Maybe this week I’ll be able to hook up off the line. You had a real good start. And I was freaking out cuz I lost by little blue piece of paper. Lets try and get our next run on video(and without me embarrassing the crap out of myself).

And surprisingly nobody talked shit about the matching escorts. I’m shocked…

I’m going to be heading out to Leichester in a couple of weeks. Lets see what these things can do in the quarter mile.

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