Lee's YB Powered MK1 Escort

Home
United Kingdom
Birmingham
Lee's YB Powered MK1 Escort

Directions Website

Welcome to the 'build blog' for my Cosworth powered Mk1 Es**rt. Albums choc full of pics & captions - come take a look ! Thanks

Lee �

This page is best viewed on a PC by Album . Each album is dedicated to a specific part of the build - showing you what I've done and how & why I did it . Please feel free to like , comment or ask your questions on the individual photos . Good or Bad they're all welcome :-)

Go to Home 》Photos 》Albums 》All Album's

https://www.facebook.com/118144036640074/photos/?tab=albums

If you like what you see - please give my page a 'Like �' . If you think others will like it - please give my page a 'Share �'.

23/10/2026

After having a brilliant time on the Isle of Man back in April , I made a return trip in September for the Festival of Motoring 😍 . My friend Andy came in his XR2 along with my other friends Tom & Paul , and by brother Dean.
We had a fantastic time enjoying the Island and its (mostly) speed limit free roads ! . On the last day, I’d signed up for an exciting blast over the 14 mile Mountain section where they’d closed the roads just for us !
I got a bit carried away and during a jolly good thrashing – I cooked the brakes and fluffed a gear change by hitting 3rd instead of 5th which briefly sent the revs soaring 😫. Following this, the engine developed a worryingly loud ticking noise and the whole car was vibrating terribly 😔 ! Fortunately I managed to sort it all out, make a couple of improvements whilst I was at it and get it back on the road before the winter comes 😁. Here are the pics , check them out and let me know what you think in the comments 👍

15/09/2026

The performance of my existing headlights didn't match the performance of the car and being able to drive faster than you can actually see is never a good thing ! So I decided to upgrade the lights to some 7" projector LED sealed beams from Banginheadlights.com in this album I show the real world performance of the existing Cibie headlights vs the new 7" Restomod LED lamps . I've also uploaded a brand new video to YouTube about these new lights.

I'm really pleased with the results - have a watch and let me know what you think in the comments :-)

11/09/2026

I took the Es**rt to an old school garage for its old school MOT today - it passed with flying colours 😁
Yeah, i know its exempt - but for the sake of £50 I'll avoid any potential bother with the DVLA and Insurance , plus I got to set up the brake bias properly on their rollers 😉

28/08/2026

It’s been a while since I’ve uploaded any pics – and to be honest, that’s because the build is finished and there’s nothing left to do apart from drive it !
And man, have I been driving it ! . I had it on the road for 7 months last year , and 5 months so far this year including a road trip to the Isle of Man.
The mileage is now approaching 10,000 ! and I’ve genuinely enjoyed every one of them. It doesn’t matter whether I’m ra**ng it or just cruising along with my arm out the window– it puts a massive smile on my face.
I’m not really one for sitting in a field all day at the big car shows – I’d rather drive it than look at it !, But my blasts out into the countryside invariably see me popping in to car meets of one sort or another.
The pics in this album were all taken by fellow car enthusiasts at these various meets – Give your favourites a thumbs up and let us know what you think in the comments

04/08/2026

Time flies eh ? 😅

21/07/2026

Not a lot of you will know this - Before I built the Mk1 Es**rt , I used to build custom performance bikes (known a 'Streetfighters') as my hobby and I used to drag race them too. Here are a few pics of me & the bikes i'd built 😁

11/06/2026

Spotted ! Leaving the charity car meet. I think the lads were expecting a burnout / donut - but I'd been there for hours and the motor was stone cold 🤣

08/06/2026

I supported a charity car show the weekend for the Air Ambulance - and bagged Best in Show ! 🏆

12/05/2026

You’ll like this album !
I wanted a few changes to the cam cover of my Cosworth YB engine , and who better to speak to than Dave Lee of XYZ Fabrications . Dave & I came up with a plan and a few weeks later this masterclass of CNC machining landed on my doorstep ! . I made a few other changes too – a controversial switch from the ‘understated but cool’ black cam cover to an ‘in yer face’ bright red cam cover that’s forever linked to the infamous Cossie YB engine. I add a couple of cosmetics too with black billet covers for the coil packs and the addition of a carbon fibre cambelt cover.

Take a look at all the pics and let me know what you think !
Black or Red for the win ?
With or without the black coil covers ?
Cambelt cover on – or set those pulleys free ?

03/05/2026

A bit of video from the Isle of Man trip - I was using my phone strapped to the roll cage , so sorry about the glare and the poor sound - You'll just have to turn it up a bit 😆

Address

Birmingham

Website

https://www.facebook.com/118144036640074/photos/?tab=albums

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Lee's YB Powered MK1 Escort posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.