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2011/05/28 21:18:47 (permalink)
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bolt on gaurds?

has anyone done it, seems easy enough

pics ?
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    binalong
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    RE: bolt on gaurds? 2011/05/29 18:45:52 (permalink)
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    done it to my capri ... used nutserts and bolts
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    RE: bolt on gaurds? 2011/01/06 22:56:42 (permalink)
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    Just finished doing this to my Mk1 Escort.

    I welded some more metal onto the tabs along the lower front to allow enough space to use a nutsert. I also added a tab on the rear underside then used a nutsert into the sill area.

    In total I used;

    5 nutserts along the drip rail
    4 nutserts down A piller
    1 nutsert on underside
    3 nutserts on lower front panel
    3 nutserts around headlight area

    All nutserts were stainless.

    Was reasonably easy to so although I had done alot of front end repairs/replacements and getting the panels to line up initially took some time.
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    RE: bolt on gaurds? 2011/02/06 20:16:24 (permalink)
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    i really want to do this, pictures please? how to from start to finish in pictures?

    regards hugh
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    RE: bolt on gaurds? 2011/02/06 20:39:06 (permalink)
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    Yes you can fit bolt on guards....Some effort...nutserts are great
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    RE: bolt on gaurds? 2011/02/06 21:24:57 (permalink)
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    quote:
    Originally posted by camo91

    i really want to do this, pictures please? how to from start to finish in pictures?


    i dont think pictures will really help a great deal and I am not sure that I have any. This is the way I did it;

    • - get wings into useable condition (I needed to do rust repairs and replace the lip as mine had more spot weld holes than lip)

    • - weld additional tabs onto the wing around the headlight (x3), lower front panel (x3) and A pillar area (x2)

    • - weld additional tabs onto the lower front panel corresponding with those on the wing (x3)

    • - determine how many bolts you want on the top lip (I used 5) and measure the centres accordingly

    • - drill small pilot holes in the lip

    • - put panel back on and mark pilot hole on drip rail

    • - drill necessary nutsert holes in drip rail and enlarge pilot holes in wing lip

    • - install nutserts and bolt wing on

    • - clamp front panel and wing to get the correct alignment (I had to cut off the arch lip to assist getting enough flex but I was putting bubbles on so could do that)

    • - on the wing mark location of the 3 holes around the headlight area and the 3 holes on the tabs on the lower wing

    • - remove wing and drill pilot holes where marked

    • - remount wing and mark location of pilot holes{/*]
    • - remove wing and drill nutsert holes in front panel and enlarge pilot holes

    • - install nutserts and bolt wing on

    • - mark location of 4 holes on wing down A pillar

    • - remove wing and drill pilot holes where marked

    • - remount wing and mark location of pilot holes{/*]
    • - remove wing and drill nutsert holes in A pillar and enlarge pilot holes in wing

    • - install nutserts (the A pillar is thick so make sure your nutserts are deep enough else substitute a steel nutsert and put a spot of weld on the back to stop it spinning) and bolt wing on

    • - mark location of hole on underside tab

    • - remove wing and drill pilot hole where marked

    • - remount wing and mark location of pilot hole

    • - remove wing and drill nutsert hole in sill and enlarge pilot hole in wing

    • - bolt wing on and have a beer



    Good luck - will post pics if I can find any
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    RE: bolt on gaurds? 2011/03/06 11:30:40 (permalink)
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    These are some threads I have been referencing;

    Bolt on Wings
    http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?129494-bolting-front-wings-on&highlight=drip+rail
    http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?124155-Resto-help
    http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?80745-dimensions-needed-please&highlight=bolt%20wing
    http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?73790-My-new-toy!/page7

    Sorry I cannot find any pics that I took but the first and third links above show you all you need
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