{"id":8727,"date":"2016-02-24T07:20:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T11:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=8727"},"modified":"2016-10-24T22:17:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T02:17:36","slug":"building-a-ford-escort-van-with-a-2jz-gte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=8727","title":{"rendered":"Building a Ford Escort Van with a 2JZ-GTE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mark Murphy lives and drifts in Thailand. A few years ago he purchased a Mk1 Ford Escort Van with the intentions to restore it but after sitting in storage for a while he decided it could make a nice drift machine. <\/p>\n

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The body required a lot of work. There was a lot of rust that needed to be repaired and some of the thickest body filler I have seen on a car. The floors and sills were so far gone that they were completely removed and replaced with new metal.<\/p>\n

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Under the body Mark had installed a mashup of Nissan S14 and R33 Skyline subframe, suspension and crossmember components. This gave the car a modern foundation with a wider track and lot of aftermarket support for drifting. <\/p>\n

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Since Mark had a goal of 500 horsepower he chose a 2JZ-GTE because it would only require a few minor mods to reach it. Behind the engine sits a OS Giken clutch and R154 transmission. <\/p>\n

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Mark says there are only a few months left before we start seeing this van out drifting.<\/p>\n

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Source: TurboSport.co.uk<\/a> (build thread)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mark Murphy lives and drifts in Thailand. A few years ago he purchased a Mk1 Ford Escort Van with the intentions to restore it but after sitting in storage for a while he decided it could make a nice drift machine. The body required a lot of work. 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