maxrs
Great thread Buzz440.
Good luck with it.

Cheers Mark, always wanted one as the Simmons's had them all haha

So she is finally home, and sitting on the hoist to collect dust
 

 

 

 
Well not as such, have another list of things to do now, Front brakes and brackets mounted and fitted, these are huge in terms of size given how small the Cortina is
 

 

Like it a lot...
 
Hoist, (and room) would definately make things easier!
 
I need to go up before I can fit a hoist.
 
Is that the majority of fabrication done then?
 
 
Shaun

So here is how the cooler and radiator are mounted as one unit, bit of cut and shut and add another crossmember and brace along the top
 

 

 
Painted up some of the little pieces to look more tidy, here is another variation to the world cup crossmember to suit the Cortina
 

While im still sourcing parts and nothing is really off the shelf, steadily getting the body ready
 

 

Have put the car back together for the next round of Fabrication, was hoping to not send it off again, but might as well get exhaust done at the same time,
 
Here is a few more pics of the Escort Crossmember with Rack and Pinion,
 

 

 
Closer look at the mounts either side
 

 

 

 
Gearbox mount
 

 
Heres a little bonus ive picked up, instant anti-dive kit, ill get an angled bracket welded to the cooler/radiator bracket, think i might have saved a few hundred bucks off a kit from the UK
 

 
Here she is back together, have to find or make a new Turbo manifold as changed the rear housing to a T3 frame
 

 
Novelty pic, having the youngen helping out
 

It's nothing worth mentioning Hayden, ill be sure to wake you up if you aren't paying attention on the streets tho haha

whooligan
First time I have notice this. Absolutely brilliant way of mounting an engine. Do you mind if I pinch your ideas for a duratec install? Looking at fitting one in both a capri and Escort using the same mounts....I have a very skilled fabricator working on my Escort at the moment and he loves a challenge.
Great stuff. Keep posting pics, please.

Yeah mate all goods hey, not as tho its a new thing to cars, just a matter of not staring at it to long and just getting into it, my suggestion is make sure all ancillaries are on before final welding, i forgot the starter and is really tight in their, did not think it was that big haha