Radiator support infill panels made to incorporate the radiator, fan and condenser mounting points. Just need to pull it apart and finish welding them in.

 
I needed to get an inlet manifold organised for the engine however have never been happy with the original ugly S type manifold besides it fouls on the brake booster. A few guys building kit cars have had reasonable success using the Mondeo ST200 inlet mounted on the AJ30, it's a much nicer looking manifold and is more compact than the original. I tracked one down in the UK through a Facebook group and was pleased when it arrived on my door step.

The manifold will still need an adaptor/spacer to make it work however the port spacing is the same. It also fouls on the oil filler so have removed the filler for now and will have to come up with a solution for that later.

Made some adaptor spacers about 42mm high to adapt the manifold, quite happy with the fit, the manifold is nice and snug on the engine just need to do the ports.

 

 

blue74
Radiator support infill panels made to incorporate the radiator, fan and condenser mounting points. Just need to pull it apart and finish welding them in.

Great work!

Thanks Jamie.
I friend was asking questions about the manifold adapter so now it is finished I thought a few pictures may explain it better than me typing.


Manifold was designed to fit the 2.5 ST200 which is front wheel drive so the throttle body was facing the rear of the engine. When mounting the manifold 180deg it needs to be raised to miss the front of the cam covers and coolant outlets. This also provides an area to blend the port runners.

 

 
 

I bet your glad you have that bonnet bulge Blue!

deano
I bet your glad you have that bonnet bulge Blue!

Yes sure am. plenty of clearance in the center. the closest part is between the idle solenoid and the bonnet frame but still enough room.

blue74
The standard Capri track can't be widened legally by more than 25mm overall....
 
hey Blue, I just reread your thread again, and wondered if I can pick your brains  ( any anyone else can chip in)a bit regarding the above.
Ive prattled on in a couple of posts about adding works flares to a Mk2 van. (Im about 2 weeks away all going good to getting the project finally).
I specifically would be going for the 'Hot wheels look' that you love. So with the bubble arches, would be looking for a deeper offset wheel (like a Compomotive ML), particularly in the rear to match the arch, and most likely with 15" dia x 8"?.  This will end up increasing the track.
 
Im guessing similar width restrictions would apply to the van also?
I think its going to be powered as a pinto, and otherwise reassembled using relatively conventional Ford 2L mk2 components to look basically stock. If thats the case, is it likely i'd be ok with adding the arches and increasing the track, or it it more a problem and would need documentation before attempting (club) registration?
(sorry for diversion)

Hi Deano,
You are allowed up to the 25mm increase in track. The only way around this is to fit a complete suspension setup like Blue has done in the front (and rear?) of the Capri. Then (I think) you have the same restriction of+/-  25mm of the donor vehicles OEM wheel track. But at least this way the track can be widened significantly on the Escort.
 
https://www.rms.nsw.gov.a...ative-wheels-tyres.pdf

it looks like for Vic its the same:
https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/vehicle-safety/vehicle-standards-information 
unless its not IRS, then its 50mm max wider.
hmm.

Yes, its a dogs breakfast Deano.
From my understanding the Vehicle Safety Compliance Certification Scheme was NSW's interpretation on the Federal legislation being the ADR guidelines.
Each State has their own take on the ADR's and that is why a car engineered and registered in one State is not able to be simply transferred to another without being re-engineered and re-registered.
 
Check out this link. I think if all car clubs climbed on board then maybe there would be some motivation for change?
 
https://www.timetoalign.org.au/faq/

Best to check with an engineer in your state to see what their interpretation of the regs. are and go from there Deano.
Interestingly there was a white Mk2 Escort with a build thread on here engineered and registered in NSW with an increased track of more than 25mm, a lot depends on the engineers interpretation I think.