Those 6x9 speaker mounts look good and placement is a great idea.
 
I'd hate to think how many escort parcel shelves were butchered using tin snips in the 90's!

totally true about the parcle shelf.
My 4 door that was sold 12 months ago failed the RWC initially because of the parcel shelf cutouts.
 
It needed to be returned back to original, with steel plates welded back in before it was passed,as it was classed as structural.
 
Nice job on the bulkhead cover. I reckon you might seel a few, especially if its glass, weighs less, and doesnt promot holding water.
A coat of satin black, and nobody would ever know, çept us of course.

I remember you getting sacked from the mot station cause of it, totally stupid rule, anyway you get it thru which is the main part.

Just spent this morn rubbing back the bulkhead cover and painted it in gloss jet black, as we're having a sunny day it was warming up before paint and looks to good to use for a mold , 1 sacrifice to help many others and all that .
It was done with that micro spray gun again , the 100ml pot was just enough too




It's now resting in a shady area of the shed on the metal folder

Put me down for a glass one if it comes out well! You could totally have insulation installed to the back of a molded part to make it better in almost every way, my standard one is a bit shabby so a nice well make new glass one would be the icing on the engine bay cake!

Yeah I can make you one when the mold is set to go. You won't need to cut the fuse hole if running a modern type inside !

Rear bumper time..
As the escort bumper pokes out like a sore thumb, I made a fglass one ages ago just so the mold was filled and keeps shape, so that was pulled out and trimmed up like a real one and then I started to kindig mod it by slicing the corners so they tuck in more and mostly hug the panel better, then I cut the bumper in half to reduce its length by about 20mm . Tested on both the project and the bubble mk1s so it does fit both.
This is the bumper cut and sliced

Not much removed but it'll make a huge difference to the appearance

The jointing brackets are just folded tin and Tek screws so it all lines up plus doing the cornice cut will make it easier to blend later

Material is a blend of chop stand mat and woven biaxial, it's super strong and light compared to just csm alone

Once set I'll remove the screws and start the sanding and filling process

you do realise though, that if the cowl covers are done in gloss black, everyone will be asking what sort of rubber shine product you use to get them looking so good....:) 
 
The bumpers will look nice, so many easter eggs on these cars for the sharp eyed.

I think the part from the mold will be glossy so there's a high chance of that question behind asked lot !
Yesterday was more blending and filling on the bumper, the amount it was stepped at the joint was about the thickness of the gelcoat but I gave the area a splash of filler to get a good area blended in, same on the corners .


Managed to primer it and paint black by the rvo , it's now curing before I'll flat it again ahead of the chrome vinyl wrap and mounting bolts are installed

Apart from covering up a masterpiece there is no reason it couldn't be painted a nice satin though yeah? 

I only really chose black so I could find the irregularities easier .
This shows how much I've shortened it by

Love the idea of shortening and tucking the bumpers, little stealth touches like that really finish the car even though you might not pick it straight away.
I took 10mm off either side of my RS rear bumper when I deleted the bolts which carried through to the end caps which made a huge difference.
Any plans for the mounts and body gap?