ah thats how you get that piece apart. might have to give that a nudge when i get back from my holiday next week.
yup, rotiseree is getting prettyt darn tempting, was thinking of modding a couple of old engine stands if i can find them

Haha, it was good fun removing that panel[:(!]!!
Just a few pointers if you decide to build a rotissery..
1. get the car as level as possible on the ground, measure the gap from the front sill to the ground then the rear sill to ground, do all 4 (L/R).
2. use atleast 2.5mm wall thickness RHS for latteral strength.
3. make the car spindles level, front and rear. The height it approx 1/3 the way up the height of the car (this works with most cars) for better balance.
4. The ground supports need to be atleast 1mitre high or you may scrape the roof on the ground!!
5. Use a proper welder with lots of heat, mine was set on 170amps, just about flat out!! we wouldn't want to see a fallen car land on anyone. if your unsure of the welds, weld gussets onto it for extra strength, remember its holding a car at any angle of 360degs, lots of stresses going on.
6. big smiles and beers when it actually works

Hi Marty, thanks for all your emails and really appreciated that you sent the forum of your Anglia... very good job to those rims but most of all I really liked those adjustable struts. I always wanted to buy a pair but never found a really good pair...

I have fitted the quaife half shafts to my Escort and Atb.....sound perfect lol

Welldone for your job

Welcome to the forum Chris, how is Malta?

here is bit more of an update, i have replaced the lower radiator panel and widened the 'mouth' behind the grill at the same time, also removed the crank handle bump too !




there was also a huge rust spot where the battery used to live, i cut it out and replaced with newer metal,(EA Ford wagon roof panel lasts for years as repair steel), i welded this in from under the guard so less to grind back in the engine bay.


This was todays effort, made a box from 2.5mm flat and shaped to sit next to the strut tower, this will be my strut brace mounting.


the strut brace is an ally item raided from the rear towers of a '03 Subaru WRX, i paid $50 on ebay inc post!! I'm not keen on the Whiteline braces, seems too much flex in the mountings which defeats the purpose of having a strutbrace...unless for looks only!






Another 2wks and the engine bay should be in 2pk primer, only some bulkhead mods to do and then i'll move to the floor pan rust !

lookin good Marty.
some swift progress going on here.

my new car is looking sweet !!

What colour was i havin' it?


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Rahaha i'll let you choose.....and not Focus Electric Orange either[}:)], Might go the the new Focus Ultimate Green (RS Focus),i have the code too, that will be a test of my spraypainting skills [:p]

Hi Marty

What did you think of the guys from da beth (Adelaide slang for you interstater's) who did you blasting ?

Being in SA im looking for someone to do my shell. Have heard some horror stories though of straight quater panels coming back warped to hell from guys blasting the crap out of them and buckleing them.

Sweet build though mate!

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Rahaha i'll let you choose.....and not Focus Electric Orange either[}:)], Might go the the new Focus Ultimate Green (RS Focus),i have the code too, that will be a test of my spraypainting skills [:p]

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I was thinking something a little more sedate like "gloss black" [:I]