I thought I was the only one that cut the bump stops down, I remember telling the guy at the DOT pits "thats how they came" he didn't believe me for a second
Looking good under there, keep up the good work.

When I was building the Hilux axles in the escort (that was hopefully finally on the dyno yesterday) the retaining rings were pressed on and also had the clip. They were a bugger to get off and then press and fit the new bearing retainers  (I made a axle puller type tool) etc.
Bearing wise I always just go Timken or Koyo etc. Sometimes things just don't come down to dollars?

I've used cheap bearings as well as Timkin and haven't really noticed any change, tho back then I was twisting axles so they didn't last beyond a year anyways, plus the cheap ones most likely come from the same factory as dear ones in China.

MarkA, I have a Hilux rn30 diff with a LSD but have never thought to cut it down for Escort, mainly the ratio could be a stupid 4.8 or something, if lucky it might be in the 3.8 range. If you cut yours down can you show some pointers on what you did ?

looking good!
I used  yellow paint texta's, just so I know i'd done the nuts up.
Then still checked again incase the texta was lying.
 

Will be giving it a full nut and bolt before its maiden voyage, it will get the paint pen treatment then .
 
I just got my first batch of butyl mats, so that's this weekends job sorted! Got the black topped Shogun ones for the floor - $99 bucks for 4sqm. They're nice and thick and I'll test the adhesion with the floor before deciding if i'll use the same ones for the doors, quarters and roof.
 
Anyone had any luck with keeping mats stuck to the underside of a roof skin?

That's a risky area with heat and stuff.
I did a mk1 escort 25+ yrs ago with just high density foam of about 8mm thick, it was stuck with selleys contact glue, apparently it held up for plenty of years tho the trick is to have the liner wires pinch it up so it won't fall down if you know what I mean.
I've got sticky back insulation to go in my mk1, just cheap stuff but unsure I'll use it in the roof part yet

Hey Deano. I've been doing the dots with paint marker pens for years. Pain when you have to take a nut or whatever off after you've dabbed it with the marker. I'm a bit anal and metho the dot off and redo it or alternatively use another colour as my second attempt code.
 
Marty, the diff came out of a 1997 diesel ute, LN86. 41 tooth pinion, 11 tooth crownwheel = 3.73 I believe 
I did not have to shorten it which was the main appeal and being a 2WD already 5 stud 114.3 PCD
 
If I was ding that under the headlining I would be going for something of quality like Carbuilders etc and I like the thought that the liner bows help hold it up

I've got 2 paint markers on most stuff already, just so that it looks like it must have come from North Geelong production line (pretend it was locally assembled) a few weeks ago.
 
Car builders stuff sticks like...., especially with the hot air gun getting it soft beforehand, but man is it heavy.
I'd bet they would stick fine on the roof. I used a little 100 mm roller handle without the roller to shape it into the floor ridges. Maybe dont go nuts like I did and put it everywhere. Just a few pieces to stop the natural vibration 9 or to seal up the weld lines ..:))
You can often buy it cheaper at Repco with RACV/members discount, than you can online from CB.
 
Santa is bringing me a pair of Carbuilders  "finally a decent pair of scissors" for $40, for fathers day, intime to do the seats with.

Finally a topic I have something to offer.
Recently just did a heap of sound deadening on my son’s iLoad van. Probably over did a bit but I used some 4mm Butyl Mats off amazon
https://www.amazon.com.au...8&ref_=ox_sc_to_ba
Made a big difference, seems to have adhered well. Used one of the 100mm mini rollers from Bunnings and wrapped tape around the foam roller.
Then we covered with stage 2 Carbuilders liner. It all seems to be working well. We didn’t worry about heating anything up, Queensland weather and all.
Sound (and temperature wise) it has made a huge difference.
Cheers
Justin
P.s thanks again for everyone who posts, love reading along with your adventures!

ja4220
Made a big difference, seems to have adhered well. Used one of the 100mm mini rollers from Bunnings and wrapped tape around the foam roller.
Then we covered with stage 2 Carbuilders liner. It all seems to be working well.

Thanks for the post, I was actually out in the garage at the time chucking down some of the mats to check the adhesion and both yours and deans suggestions really helped, I remembered I had a mini roller and taped it up - worked an absolute treat!


 
I should have enough to cover most of the floor pan, the way I see it I'm adding weight low down hence lowering the center of gravity hence making it handle better .


 
The brown stains you can see is where there was still some glue from the old underfelt which I've scraped off. Definitely not rust so don't freak out .