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)