GEOFF NEWTON 1971 FORD ESCORT Paint: Custom PPG white
ENGINE
Brand: 369ci Dart Iron Eagle 8.2
Induction: Enderle bird-catcher hat
Manifold: Shaun’s Custom Alloy sheet metal
Blower: 6/71 Blower Shop
Heads: AFR 220cc
Camshaft: Custom Camtech
solid-roller
Conrods: Scat H-beam
Pistons: JE
Crank: Scat
Oil pump: Custom sump, Melling pump
Fuel system: Enderle 110 pump
Cooling: Shaun’s Custom Alloy radiator, twin 10in fans
Exhaust: Custom headers, dual 3in ceramic-coated system
Ignition: MSD Power Grid
TRANSMISSION Gearbox: C4 auto, manualised, reverse-pattern
Converter: TCE 4500
Diff: Borgwarner, full spool, billet 31-spline axles, 3.7:1 gears
SUSPENSION & BRAKES Front: King springs, custom strut-tops, custom Koni coil-over shocks
Rear: King springs, Spax adjustable coil-over shocks, custom four-link, custom Panhard bar
Brakes: Custom 330mm discs and Brembo four-pot calipers (f), DBA discs and Wilwood four-pot calipers (r)
Master cylinder: Adjustable
WHEELS & TYRES
Rims: Custom Superlight; 17x8(f), 17x9.5 (r)
Rubber: Bridgestone Potenza 195/45 (f), Toyo Proxes 265/40 (r)
THANKS
My brother Davo Newton, who co-owns the car; Paul Sant and team at Proflo Performance; Daniel and team at Kingpins Kustom Paint & Panel; Mark Sant at Ontrak Electrical; Steve Maiolo at Alltrim Motor Trimming; Joe Said at JS Race Engineering; my long-time friend Brian Gelding at Small Ford Spares; Shaun’s Custom Alloy; Steve at Carbon Footprint; my children Michaela and Mitchell, and, of course, my wife Ramona (who has never grumbled about my chosen hobby, even after 30 years)