I have put KUS gauges in the boat. They look much like the ones you have posted there Deano.
They came on good recommendation so time will tell.
GPS speedo is the only thing not old school.

Deano, Looking closer. I reckon putting some paint on a finished body makes it all worthwhile.
 
Is that 'De Lorean' pic of the floor at the rear doors?

so a little bit more done.
Inside the arch painted, will do some seam sealer when all of the seams are done together

and since the paint was out, I started on painting bits inside the van that you wont see once its upholstered

made the patch piece up for the floor with the folder:
 
 

 
and welded in place:.... but I wont show that, it wasnt my best effort. In hindsight, doing a Fizty butt join wasnt the ideal way to go. It welded fine for 90%, but in some areas it was thin, a better method would have been to joggle a return to tuck under the floor, and then plug weld through and seam weld in spots.
Its still way better than before, but hey ho, you live and learn.
 
 
 

well you know thats its been awhile between updating when you can't even find your build thread!
 
But things should return to normal shortly, as the Rally Pack has now all but gone to a good home, thankfully only a few hundred kms away, and to a nice bloke as well. Its had the last wash and clean, thats it, no more driving it.
 
Boy, getting a roadworthy these days is an absolute pain in the buttocks.
It took over 4 weeks, and 2 testers, who each had their own interpretation of RWC hoops needed to jump through.
And a massive thanks to Part Time Mk2, who lent me an otherwise unsourceable air clear with intake valve.
I did learn how to replace a 2 piece tailshaft centre coupling, gearbox extension housing seal, and also fabricate a handbrake lever warning switch and loom, so not wasted.
 
Anyhow, its done now.
The 'delorean floor' in the back of the van is fixed, and the repaired area is just about ready to paint.
As a bonus, I found in a box in the cupboard a complete tacho dash, which now sports LED lights and arefreshed pointers. 

no worries Shaun.
Well, lots to start with. To be fair, the first inspection was basically to just find whatever still needed sorting, and I expected to have a list of items to 'finish off'. As the car was effectively a reassembly/part resto, much like your Cortina, it was the start of the shakedown if you like. So what they identified as 'defect''s, apart from some suspension bushes, centre tailshaft bearing, indicators not self cancelling, flasher intermittently going fast, drivers door seal, the biggest issue he saw was the parcel shelf had larger speakers fitted. This is apparently a no-no in his eyes. Oh, and the car had a ghia handbrake warning light, but no sensor switch to activate it. Other things, AGR system was 90% complete, with the charchoal filter as opposed to catch can,all of the anti pollution hoses, but he wanted the air intake flapper there, and there was no 'heater inlet pipe' that goes from the exhaust manifold to the AGR valve. This had been altered at some stage as the car had extractors, and thus no connection.
So Mark lent me his fully kitted air filter,, I made a handbrake switch and loom, plumbed up the heat tube, shifted the steering wheel indicator column to cancel correctly, and restored the parcel shelf to factory, welding in steel panels.
To continue, if you want all of the gory details, at second inspection he looked at the steelwork repairs and did not believe they were welded in (and seamsealed, and epoxy primed etc) despite having document photos, so he was a knob basically. I went to another tester, who reran a full check on the items, added his own list of defects, loose seat frame, one headlight too high, and slight weep from gearbox housing. Pay more money to get extra items fixed and then its cleaned and  tested and passes.
Unfortunately, my experience is that RWC at least in Vic, is a flexible guide only, open to interpretation by the inspectors. They all have their kwerks of what they want to defect. eg Second inspector said the rear demister isn't a requirement, you only need windscreen demisting. Given this car really looked antipollution compliant, with hoses going everywhere, I don't know how the van will go when the time comes, as it will only likely have a catch can. Much of the AP vacuum gear isnt around anymore.
It might force the move to the bike ITB and Speediuno as the fuel injection is alot more controllable than the weber 32/36.
My tips for next time, obviously make sure the car is spotless underneath, expect every bush,boot,seal and rubber will have to be replaced, and basically just expect to get caught out by at least a few items you never considered. Then, just get a quote on having them repair the items, dont do it yourself. I worked through the 20 'defects' and fixed every one, only to have a not nice person say it was unacceptable. Just pay them to fix it. If they wipe a rag over it, add some cable ties, whatever, so long as they say its up to scratch, then thats what you need.

RWC in Vic can be a real pain in the ass. Some shops out there use it to blatantly rip people off. When I was still in the industry we had so many people come to us for second opinions and I swear close to half the defects were bogus. Egregious stuff too, like canning tiny oil sweats on seals that were 100% passable or things like tiny surface cracks on bushes.   

I've found a guy here local to me who doesn't mess about, he charges a bit more for the actual certificate but wont rail you on unreasonable requirements.

If you go down the path of EFI on a pinto in an Escort all you will need to retain is the PCV system and a charcoal canister/fuel vapor system, also the air filter must be contained in an air box. You don't even need a catalytic converter as the car didn't come with one standard. You only need to retain the emissions features the car had when it rolled out of the factory, so as you would be adding a coolant temp sensor and O2 sensor your covered for cold start mixtures*.


*As long as it's tuned right and will pass the sniffer test if they go that far.

So here is your bible, this is Vicroads guide for modified vehicles. So when going for RWC you need to conform to this and when booking in the car for a cert take this along and discuss your mods with the certifier and cross reference this. 

It will let the guy or gal know beforehand that you know the requirements, have conformed to them and they can't just make stuff up as they go. I've found that a nice friendly convo before the car even gets on a hoist is the best way to avoid being taken for a ride.

https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/registration/modify-or-build-a-vehicle/modify-or-build-a-light-vehicle-or-trailer/light-vehicle-modification-requirements

 
The air filter requirements - so if the roadworthy certifier classes your EFI intake manifold as an intake modification (which it is) then you may be fighting an uphill battle to have a "non standard air intake system". If you purchased the intake manifold and filter as complete bolt on kit then your could argue that this is your one intake modification.  
 
It's also important to note the requirements around power - if you go 20% over stock, which is pretty easy to do, you must get a VASS certification. So it's sometimes just easier to go get a VASS then go get a RWC.
 
Also lastly around exhausts - extractors by the letter of the law are illegal on vehicles after 1976 unless they have the relevant certifications, so technically extractors are illegal on an escort because they do away with the heat transfer pipe for cold start. Which I think you had problems with hence the need for the snorkel.