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Originally posted by escortinadriver

Are you still aloud to play with the firewall under the new regs?

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I'm sorry, did I say I was going to rework that area? Hmm, must have been drunk - no, I'm just going to fix the rust... [:X]

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Originally posted by Simon Piper
Thankfully I had always intended to rework this area to sit the motor back a bit, so the fact that it's so bad makes it that much easier to cut into the shell. Still not pretty though.

The plan is to modify the whole area so I can push the engine back, but to also keep most of the bubble so it looks fairly standard. Still need to get it past an engineer at some point.

rework it back to original? [:p]

is this going to be your fast car, and the XPACK the cruising car??

"Melbourne Cup - the race that stops a nation"

Not me, I was making a slim-line heater dome....

Thanks John.

I haven't had an issue with stability. Admittedly if I were to build another one I would change a few things like the mounting points, but I've been cutting, welding, grinding, had to use the cold chisel occasionally for stuborn spot welds and scraping off paint and underbody sealer without problems. If you push hard enough on it, then obvioulsy it can start to roll a bit, but in spite of it being a totally bare shell, there's still a enough weight in it to keep it steady.

The only thing I won't do is climb inside the shell while it's not supported, or get underneath it for safety reasons. But really, I don't need to do that anyway because I can just tilt it onto it's side.

hi Simon
hows progress?

Hi Simon what has happened to the mk1?
do you still have it?
I think it is about time for a update if you still have it
Thanks PJ

I think your car has actually seen more action lately thanks to Mark C than mine has!

Yes I still have it PJ, but unfortunately I haven't done any work on it for a long time. In fact, it has only been back on the rotisserie for the last couple of months since moving house last year. I'm really keen to get stuck into it though, so hopefully I'll have something to show soon.

Actually to be completely honest my KF TX3 has been receiving more attention than the Escorts! [:I] It's good cheap fun and I'll start a new topic on it soon for anyone who may be even remotely interested.

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Sorry Mate but the KF TX3 is a Ford but not quite a classic yet

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What, but Cossies are? Some of them are younger than my TX3!