Looking better and better with every pic mate, great work. I can only hope to get started on mine soon

So I finally broke out the grinder and welder and made some real progress on the escort.
The side intrusion bars clipped the front of the seat so I needed to move it about 5mm inboard. With this work its actually 20mm more central utilising the previous outer floor mo8unts and a new tunnel mount.

all gusseted up nicely

and now the seat fits

needing the new deep dish OMP


So onto diff hump/tank floor and which is all cut and shaped just needs welding in. Hopefully next weekend.
Ive also taken a Monday a fortnight off for the rest oft he year to dedicate to the workshop!

JP

you`ve been a busy boy, thats coming up a real treat. Cant wait to see the next stage

The floor is complete!
the hole

Filler panels on side of tank platform made

Filler panels for underside made

Blanking panel for old turrets made

All welded together


Onto its wheels next weekend for rear arch fitting.

JP

Some pretty neat metal work going on there...
Len

Thanks NQRS,
today's effort,6 dial dash going in so I previously cut the standard dash ready to modify nearly a year later finished it...
Before:

After:



and some holes filled


 
JP

got to play with the escort today, checking the harness still fits and where it might bolt up...still need to weld in the plates etc for that.
then decided to get it on the floor so I can fit the arches. Need it at ride height to align wheels.
They are along way back...which may not be a bad thing?

but centered

and it looks like the arches will fit without additional widening
replaced the front falcon studs with super long ones and 20mm spacer

and the front wheel fits well

needs bringing forward a long way though...not sure I have enough length in the compression strut? probably a relatively easy fix with new tubular struts!

I also ordered underbody paint today.

JP

looking good mate

cheers mate, It will get there one day I hope when the distraction is finished

 
JP

Got it setup on a raised platform today ready for alignment and arch fitting.
got the wheels pretty close a mm here or there to fine tune later but good enough to fit body panels too.
Looks like I need to make longer compression struts though as I'm obviously running way to much caster or the measurements for the comp strut brackets were advised wrong?
so old front panel needs a bit of work

Having been cut and hacked about a few times and full of filler

So I turned it into a pile of old misshapen steel parts on the floor

before I trial fitted the new inner radiator shroud and intercooler

New front panel

and checked if the guards fit, which is nice that they are pretty close


Cheers

JP