Lee's YB Powered MK1 Escort

Lee's YB Powered MK1 Escort Welcome to the 'build blog' for my Cosworth powered Mk1 Es**rt. Albums choc full of pics & captions - come take a look ! Thanks

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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 noth...
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

Time flies eh ? 😅
04/08/2026

Time flies eh ? 😅

Not a lot of you will know this - Before I built the Mk1 Es**rt , I used to build custom performance bikes (known a 'Str...
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 🤣

I supported a charity car show the weekend for the Air Ambulance - and bagged Best in Show ! 🏆
08/06/2026

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

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 t...
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 😆

01/05/2026

An 'Enthusiastic Departure' from the Creg up to Kates Cottage on the Isle of Man - Sound UP !! 😄

April 2026 and I take the Es**rt out for a road trip to the beautiful Isle of Man. Killing 2 birds with one stone - I st...
28/04/2026

April 2026 and I take the Es**rt out for a road trip to the beautiful Isle of Man. Killing 2 birds with one stone - I stay over with my friends of 20 years in Ramsey and attend some of the IOM Ford Fest '26 events laid on by Scenic Tours.
I've been visiting the IOM for the famous TT races , pretty much every year since 1997 on my sports bikes - but this was my first time taking a performance car around the (largely derestricted !) road race course - It was bloody great !

Welcome to all the new page followers 🥰- Just a reminder , I also have a You Tube channel ! . I've recently uploaded a b...
21/04/2026

Welcome to all the new page followers 🥰- Just a reminder , I also have a You Tube channel ! . I've recently uploaded a bunch of new videos about the Es**rt , so use this link to check them out and give your favorites a like 👍👍👍

https://www.youtube.com/.Mk1/videos

The latest one has me making a repair to the turbo and then taking the car out for a drive 😁

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