Escort MK2 Rebuild

normspanners · May 6, 2013

Isn't this a reason to be moving into the garage for the weekend mate

And yes, the garage should be out of bounds, but to the in-laws !!
I would be with the one I truly love------------- my MK11

rallyreturn · May 7, 2013

Interesting looking jigs there Neil..!! I'll borrow your ideas if you don't mind. I'll stay one step behind you so you can find out what works and what doesn't, save me doing things twice, or in some cases 3 times. LOL.

fordman · May 14, 2013

Steady progress

Got round to spending the day fully welding up the parts that I had previously spent lots of time lining up and tacking into place. :welder:

All went reasonably well, although I had a bit of an issue with a roll of mig wire that seems to have been badly wound at the factory. :mad:

Every now and then, a tight, overlap on the spool, stops the feed from my welder. Going to send picture and details to Steve @ Weldequip, as that's where it came from not too long ago.
Will hopefully finish off the underside of the 4 link boxes and turrets tomorrow, as the weather forecast is poor, so best place to be will be the garage! :clapping:

rallyreturn · May 14, 2013

Well done, love the felt pen marking for the right position of the seam welding..!!! Thought I was a perfectionist.

Keep up the good work and thanks again for all the advice.

normspanners · May 15, 2013

Too late now but For the rear tubs what you can use is Steel Commercial type, rear transit pickup mud guards then you end up with a rounded rolled inner edge then the weld is further round.

fordman · May 17, 2013

Tubs and turrets in!

Finally got the rear tubs and turrets fully welded in and managed to remove the jig I had in place to hold the turrets. Unbolted and lifted out without any issue, so nothing had moved during the welding. :clapping:

Got the underside of the 4 link boxes finished of as well.
Thinking of cutting and raising the chassis rail at the base of the turrets to give more clearance for the axle, as the car will initially be set up for tarmac use and be running quite low.

secretsmoker · May 17, 2013

Lordy, this certainly puts my little sill resto into perspective!

Nice work that man! Absolutely love these cars. Workmanship looks top notch.

fordman · Jul 16, 2013

Moving on again!

Managed to get a couple of days at the car last week. Got the seat rails, sill tubes and gearbox tunnel all welded in. 4 link cross brace is tacked into place ready to weld.
Started to fit the front bulkhead strengthen plates today, hopefully finish them on Thursday.
Good to see Rallyreturn ( http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=27782 ) is also getting on well. :clapping:

rallyreturn · Jul 17, 2013

Like 2 peas in a pod..!!!

fordman · Jul 18, 2013

Managed to get the front bulkhead plates fitted and tacked into place today. Will weld them in next week some time on my next days off.

rallyreturn · Jul 18, 2013

Have you decided what route you are going to take with the roll cage..!!!!

fordman · Jul 19, 2013

No. Still wondering which way to go. I have a friend who is a fabricator/welder, who has fitted roll cages to many of the Fiestas, Minis and BMW Compacts that race at Knockhill Circuit. He is trying to point me down the route of a weld in cage, probably one from Sean, as he thinks I am capable of doing the job. I'm still not sure, but I could always do the first fit and tack up, then get him to come down and finish it off for me. :welder:

I wouldn't want to take any chances on the roll cage.

I know I could easily do a bolt in cage, with multi-points. I've still a few other bits to finish yet, so I'll keep thinking about it for now. :waving:

rallyreturn · Jul 19, 2013

fordman said:
No. Still wondering which way to go. I have a friend who is a fabricator/welder, who has fitted roll cages to many of the Fiestas, Minis and BMW Compacts that race at Knockhill Circuit. He is trying to point me down the route of a weld in cage, probably one from Sean, as he thinks I am capable of doing the job. I'm still not sure, but I could always do the first fit and tack up, then get him to come down and finish it off for me.
I wouldn't want to take any chances on the roll cage.
I know I could easily do a bolt in cage, with multi-points. I've still a few other bits to finish yet, so I'll keep thinking about it for now.

Having seen your welding I don't think you have anything to worry about..!!!!

eltis · Jul 24, 2013

after reading your posts and looking at your pictures, i believe you are more than capable of welding in your own rollcage hopefully it will be T45, are you locating your fuel tank in the rear boot? also will you be using a dry sump? thanks daniel

fordman · Jul 24, 2013

Thanks for the feedback. :clapping:

I still think I have good days and not so good days! But definitely improving all the time.
Going for GP4 spec. , much the same as Rallyreturn, so fuel tank in boot with dry sump tank. That's the plan.

fordman · Aug 9, 2013

Got on a bit last week, but didn;t get round to posting any photos.
Fabricated 4 link box skids and welded them and the spring hanger skids in place.
Got the panard tower assembled and fitted, including the boot floor strengthener.
All coming together quite well now, box of bits is getting smaller! :clapping:

After next week at work, due 2 weeks holiday, so should get on and just about finish everything, bar the roll cage.
Might get another trip down to Rallyweld by the end of the year to spend some pocket money!

peppa · Oct 12, 2013

Can you advise the best way to line up rear alloy arches. Do I find the centre of arch and line it up with centre of tub or are they offset one way or the other?

rallyreturn · Oct 12, 2013

peppa said:
Can you advise the best way to line up rear alloy arches. Do I find the centre of arch and line it up with centre of tub or are they offset one way or the other?

I just fitted mine.. look here..

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=27782&page=29

I centered the arch to the centre of the turret/axle line. During test fits I moved it forward and backwards and used a spare wheel as a guide and centre was the best fit.

Mk1 Dom · Oct 24, 2013

fordman said:
Managed to get a couple of days at the car last week. Got the seat rails, sill tubes and gearbox tunnel all welded in. 4 link cross brace is tacked into place ready to weld.
Started to fit the front bulkhead strengthen plates today, hopefully finish them on Thursday.
Good to see Rallyreturn ( http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=27782 ) is also getting on well.

Hi. I have the exact same tunnel which I am in the process of fitting to my mk1 escort. I have found that it really isn't a great fit and have spent a load of time working out when I need to un-bend the tunnel edges and fettle the body work. Did you find the same issues? Any advice you car share with me please?

rallyreturn · Oct 25, 2013

Mk1 Dom said:
Hi. I have the exact same tunnel which I am in the process of fitting to my mk1 escort. I have found that it really isn't a great fit and have spent a load of time working out when I need to un-bend the tunnel edges and fettle the body work. Did you find the same issues? Any advice you car share with me please?

If it's one of Sean's tunnels give him a ring at Rally Weld and he'll help you out.

http://www.rallyweld.com/

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