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• My Donor
  

  I spent around 5 weeks looking for a donor. I'd almost given up on finding an Escort and had started to find out as much as possible about Sierra donors when I spotted the following advert in "Scot-Ads" under Collectors' Cars on 01/03/02.
  
  "Escort 1300 GL, 1980, two careful owners, vinyl top, Taxed March, 61,700 miles, requires welding and some TLC, offers when seen...... Grangemouth".
  
  I rang the number and an elderly lady answered. I asked if it was still for sale and she said yes and that she was the seller. I asked if it was a Mk2 Escort and she wasn't sure. I guessed that because it was 22 years old with a vinyl roof it must be a Mk2 and arranged  to view it at 5.30 that evening.
  
  Due to a power outage in the area of Glasgow my office is based in,  I left work early and arrived at 4.45 and saw a Silver and rust coloured Mk2 Escort on the driveway. The owner explained that her brother bought it new and she had used it daily for the last 9 years. It had been patched up regularly by a local garage but had reached a stage where it wasn't worth fixing. The garage had supplied her with a small Japanese hatchback and had advised her that the car could be sold as a "collectors' item".
  
  I tried my best bartering act, but she explained that the car was exactly 22 years old that day and that someone had previously followed her for 6 miles to her sister's home in an attempt to purchase the car. Eventually £75 changed hands and I was the proud new owner of the car.
  
  I left my Audi A4 outside her house and drove the Escort back home. I hadn't driven an Escort since 1987.  I had forgot how bad they were! I pulled up on my drive and when my 5 year old son saw the car he burst in to tears because he thought I'd sold the Audi!
  
  

So what parts do you need from your Escort donor? 

• Engine

  • Carburetor

  • Distributor

  • Starter & starter motor solenoid

  • Alternator

  • Water Pump

  • Inlet & Exhaust manifolds
    

• Radiator & hoses

• Exhaust pipe and silencer

• Battery and cables

• Wiring loom

• Instrument cluster

• Flasher unit for signals

• Fuse box

• Horn & horn relay

• Fuel tank sender unit

• Ignition coil

• Choke cable

• Master cylinder for brake system

• Clutch assembly including mounting brackets

• Clutch, brake, accelerator pedal assembly including cables

• Brake light switch

• Gearbox including mounting brackets

• Speedometer cable

• Prop shaft including universal joints

• Back axle with brake drums

• Handbrake lever including mounting bracket

• Steering rack including mounting clamps, track rods and swivel joints

• Steering wheel

• Wheels including tyres and wheel nuts

• Windscreen washer system

• Heater and fan unit

• Seat belts

• Instrument cluster

What parts do you need from other cars?

• Cortina front hub assembly including brakes

• Electric radiator fan

• Mini wiper motor & blades

• Heater (Mini?)

• Fiesta thermostat housing & electric fan switch