excellent!!! thats looking so good! almost a shame to rally it [:0] very neat and safe looking! keep the good work and pics up did you choose to go a 4 door because it was easier to mount the cage?
Shea

i can't get over how crazy that cage is [^]

Cheers guys yeah being a 4 door was 2 reasonsm first i got given the car for free and it is straight and totally rust free! and second yeah the access to the rear for putting in a cage and other parts made it so much easier than a coupe

In the latest edition of Classic Ford magazine, there is a little one page blurb on Unitary Construction, and at the very end they say:

"The roof is a major factor in gaining rigidity, as are the A-, B-, and C-pillars that attach it to the bodywork. It's for this reason that people reckon that a four door Escort is stiffer than a two door - the B- and C-pillars are much thicker."

True or not, you can always pretend it is and tell people that if need be!

Tim

Mmmm excellent point there i think ill keep that in my head so i can say that when people as about the cage & especially the roof!

home for the weekend off work so i finally got stuck back into it again for a bit, body works the next thing on my list so let the dust begin! [88]



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Body work is near ly done so time for an update! undercoat is on and the colour is going on!, the lue is XR blue 'bionic', white is XR 'winter white' & i still have to ad Xr 'vixen red' to it (gotta keep the paint in the family aye!) hehe

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i like it. wheres the red going? and what motor + specs are you going to be running?
Shea

heres the red on, still needs cutting back and polishing and pin stripping added!

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Cheers Shea, the 2.0lt i have at the moment is standard, but the 'good' motor ill be finishing afetr the car car is, has forged pistons (20 thou over size), balanced crank, lightened flywheel, decently opened up head with double valve springs, rally kent cam, 45 webbers, adjustable cam wheel all the good bits, also i just picked up a straight cut quaife 5 speed for $1200 on sat so that's going in as well!

Heres some new pics, paint all cut back pin stripping on, bonnet done etc starting to look like a car again!