thanks guys
thats exactly how i see it shaun!
as for steel flares i would like them but dont think ill be spending 1200 for then unless some are really cheap

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Originally posted by celtic

mate,you will spend about $300 for fibreglass arches.what's another $900 to do the job properly.u will sleep easy at night knowing you cut a perfect car to improve it, not destroy it. that looks like a really clean car, which aint easy to find these days.that car deserves the real thing if you are gonna modify it.

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what's another $900? your talking like money grows on trees!

Nardo, nice starting point. Bubbles make the rear end more substantial in my mind, more of an aggressive look from behind.
If you intend driving in any form of competition dont use steel, any impact on the arch, remember they are wide, will damage the whole remaining quarter panel and turn a slight skuff into major damage.
Fibreglass will break away and can be cheaply replaced without impacting the base panel. However, if its a road and show car go steel everytime, and close the inner arch to the new panel. The finish will be much better and last, as some have mentioned fiberglass is harder to bond and can lead to shadowing or even cracking over time. however if done 100% right I have seen figerglass last very well and be indistinguishable from steel for ever.

Cheers,

Justin P

i have been thinking on what to do with my escort
i have since installed twin dellorto 40mm carbs and just trying to get them to run right.

but i dont know what to do with the car. should i spend my time and money respraying it and knowing that i wont get it back?
ive always been a v8 boy and ive just been thinking as i get off my ps in a year that spending alot of time and money on my escort wouldn't be worth it.

i would rather do up my dads xy gt replica giving that a respray then to do it to my escort.

ive been thinking to just leave the escort the way it is and when i can drive v8s later down the track i could sell my escort knowing that it doesnt owe me alot of time and money

what do you guys think

Agree with Jordy.

End of the day it's your decision. I love my V8's too, but have had a passion for Escorts since I was about 8 ( I'm now 36). Each their own at the end of the day. Just do what you're the most happy with.

You might find that by the time you get of your P's you would have fallen in love with the escort and how nimble it is, especially compaired to a large V8.

Look after the Escort till it comes time to sell it. Mk 1 2 drs are getting harder to come by now days and the price is starting to go up a bit, but I don't think you will ever get the prices that some of the rare aussie muscle cars are getting now. You will never have a problem selling it though, that's for sure.