5tox mk1 escort restoration project
5tox mk1 escort restoration project
Need a bit of help, i have a rear magnum panel which arent renowned for their quality and always need a little work.
At the top of the rear light does the top line sit flush with the rear quarter (then ill hammer and dolly the bit underneath to follow the curve of the rear quarter
Or do does the bottom part sit flush with the rear quarter so the top sits slightly behind the top swage line
....that was incredibly hard to explain 😁https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6a0c807aad.jpg
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Try this for size.
All original!
http://media2.turbosport.co.uk/2013/...93IMAG1660.jpg
http://media2.turbosport.co.uk/2013/...07IMAG1662.jpg
http://media2.turbosport.co.uk/2013/...03IMAG1664.jpg
The rear quarter overhangs the rear panel by 9mm(3/8")
The middle of the radius on the rear quarter is 28mm(1 1/8") above the bottom of the channel.
Then 25mm (1") up the top
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Brilliant!! that is really helpful thank you Dave
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Glad to help mate.
That's what I really like about this forum.
There's always someone who's willing to help
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davemk1 Glad to help mate.
That's what I really like about this forum.
There's always someone who's willing to help
Agreed !
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Well after skiving work this afternoon i got the rear panel welded to the o/s/r quarter, its also welded along the boot floor... i havent yet welded it to the n/s/r quarter as i think ill be chopping out and replacing the last foot (its in pretty bad shape)
The boot floor now butts up lovely against the rear panel where the previous owners repairs had left a 10mm gap (not to mention the rear panel was completely on the piss and didnt line up at all with the rear quarters 😂https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...df579c7797.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3aa20c4a47.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...02e442525d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...baaa6e6ec8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1340162248.jpg
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Nice work. Got my rear panel to replace and repairs to both sides of the rear quarters.
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Taadaaa, all done.
Ill need a very light skim of filler to hide my welding lines and over the odd bit where i had to hammer and dolly the metal back into shape but overall im very pleased with it https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...25b0ea47f7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e4294ccaf6.jpg
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good stuff, great work and good reading, thanks for posting your progress :)
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5tox After 'daveMK1' kindly spent some time expaining how he did his bubbles on the phone i took the plunge and got stuck in, to be honest i feel a bit daft now as it took me about 15 minutes to get to this stage. i barely had to linish it back at all and i'm very pleased with the fit, the wing presses right up into the curve of the bubble so very little filler will be required.
Attachment 82019 Attachment 82020
Well impressed with your quality of work, did you get any measurements & or diagram for fitting the arches??
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Nice work mate 👍🏻 I would recommend making sure your rear lights fit now.. they don’t have much tolerance. Better to do it now than have to open them up after it’s painted. I speak from experience 😬
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iceman.bb Well impressed with your quality of work, did you get any measurements & or diagram for fitting the arches??
Unfortunately i didnt write anything down, dave very kindly talked me through it on the phone then i just went for it.
Ill try and grab some measurements later if it helps
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Dacarpking Nice work mate 👍🏻 I would recommend making sure your rear lights fit now.. they don’t have much tolerance. Better to do it now than have to open them up after it’s painted. I speak from experience 😬
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You were right, glad you pre warned me, they need opening up a little.
I did manage to get them in but its a squeeze
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No worries mate 👍🏻
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Liking the air duct, nice bit of recycling there.
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turbo m Liking the air duct, nice bit of recycling there.
Should feed the throttle bodies nicely
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Are you flaring the holes in the front panel????
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turbo m Are you flaring the holes in the front panel????
They were already slightly flared when i bought the panel but i may end up opening them up a little
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I really wasnt sure how i was going to deal with these rear lower quarters as the only company who seem to sell them anymore want a million pounds a corner, mk2 ones are sensibly priced and readily available so thought of buying a pair and modifying them but this evening i decided to try and fabricate something from sheet steel.
Well it actually turns out it was fairly easy to do and im very pleased with the results https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2f59e28571.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2786359366.jpg
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nice one well done :thumb:
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Thanks for the kind comments :thumb:
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Went through your whole thread, great attention to detail, I'm sure lots of us can understand spending hours on the smallest of details that people will never see just so we know they're done right.
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Made half of the rear nearside wheel tub filler section, very time consuming but also very satisfying getting it in.
Now i have a template for the offside it should be a little quicker, i know that common advice is to just butt the filler section up to the bubble arch leaving a small gap and seam seal but its not a rally car likely to take constant bangs to the quarter so ive folded a lip and plug welded it in https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9dbc244cf6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2b363112fb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1dd87cafe5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...dbd71b2e92.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...252ff2b471.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...995a7ae2e4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0dc98b7072.jpg
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And made to front half this eveninghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...875d11ce64.jpg
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Did mine the same except I did mine all in one. Time consuming but worth it a more quality job in my opinion. Looking spot on 👍🏻
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Dacarpking Did mine the same except I did mine all in one. Time consuming but worth it a more quality job in my opinion. Looking spot on 👍🏻
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I did consider doing it in one but decided it would be too much of a pain in the arse so decided on two halves 😆
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Rear firewall back in plus a few holes in the boot floor welded up, its deliberately set back s few inches along the bottom so it sits nicely between the turrets.
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Nice! Loving the firewall, looks like it grew there.
Keep at it dude.
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I can't help thinking that this little "shelf" you have created here is going to be a haven for all the shit off the back wheels to collect and cause a water trap leading to it rotting out again much quicker than it should...
The fabrication in general looks superb though.
Simon