1974 MK1 Escort

[Bigfish]

Quick update,
loving how it is coming along. cheers again gringo

they have been working on adding the extra bars to the roll cage and it looks

dash bar



Rear X and you can see the outer archs are now tubbed


Nice welding

[Bigfish]

With the dash bar in place, it means you cant use the standard ignition barrel. So they have modifyed the colunm so it bolts on to the dash bar allowing me to use the standard set up.

these little touches really make a car IMO

[GAZZAMK2]

Proper quality there mate, love it

[Bigfish]

Proper quality there mate, love it

your right gaz they have done some amazing work, really pleased. did you get that info about the seat bars?

[GAZZAMK2]

your right gaz they have done some amazing work, really pleased. did you get that info about the seat bars?

Yeah mate nice one.

i'll be investing in a pair of them very shortly. Dont want Gringo's welding torch to get cold do we?!?

[Bigfish]

Yeah mate nice one.

i'll be investing in a pair of them very shortly. Dont want Gringo's welding torch to get cold do we?!?

your right there mate, the list of work i gave him just got longer and longer

[Bigfish]

Shell is back with me tmw morning so ill get more photos up of all the work gringo and jo have done. very pleased and great quality!

Door bars in




Heater bubble sorted, ben performed a miracle getting this back to usable condition



C pillars blanked up



Next job is to mock up engine bay, then start thinking about paint prep.

[iano]

Loving this Build Where are BB Motorsport

[Bigfish]

Loving this Build Where are BB Motorsport

They are based in Rotherham mate, would 100% recommend. there work is top quality.

Contact Ben on 07850 261881 if you need anymore info

[davblue]

nice update there .cheers for shareing.
am sure u car be nice when your done.

[gringo!!]

glad your happy mate....any questions just call..

[Bigfish]

Car is back with me now and it look great BB motorsport did a fantastic job. last of the pics for the work they did

looking nice with the seats and double X in the cage


cage all sorted bolt in and reapairs to both front floor pan



cage fully complete with harness bar


Door bars have been done in a way so it will look good with them in or out with no eye-sore brackets



Custom gear box mount



both lower door bottoms and lower outer skin we repaired



tanks strap hooks


Tramps bars sorted



some better pics of the rear arches now half tubbed



plenty of room for T9 gear box with the new tunnel


cheers again to ben and jo @ BB motorsport fantastic job lads

[caprimentle]

thats the bollocks. great work and great blokes , just wish they were closer.

[gringo!!]

wow.. cheers lads.. glad your happy mucker...

[Bigfish]

it is frigging cold in my garage so havent done much but couldn't resist mocking the engine up.




not a massive amount of clearence but hoping enought to get air filter on. this is the style i want
http://www.burtonpower.com/c603d.html

has anyone used them. thoughts please



and finally sorted out where the elec ignition will go. i have Besek System heard good things so we shall see. need to shorten the wires they are way to long and look a bit of a mess!




done for the day time to defrost

[MK1_Oz]

I have always been told that foam filters destroy the smooth airflow into the trumpet although that comment may have been more directed towards the sock type foam filter.

It's all looking good mate!

[gringo!!]

good progress...

[Bigfish]

I have always been told that foam filters destroy the smooth airflow into the trumpet although that comment may have been more directed towards the sock type foam filter.

It's all looking good mate!

i have heard that but again i though it was only the sock type filters. there website gives enhancement in performance but i would expect nothing else. lol

dont fancy running it with out any filters and there trumpets mesh type i have heard bad things regarading reducing performance. ill have to do a bit of trial and error

[Bigfish]

small update

decide to seal the underneath of the car and arches and the rear tubes, with some of this

#

it is a fu%^er to get off your skin, but it seem very good stuff would recommend

then i decided to go all out and get some POR 15 heard good things about it and at £40 i had high expectations



and again it seem very good that one tin covered the whole underneath and arches, went on well really felt like good stuff, i did the under the front arches and inside wings on sat and now dry seems very tough stuff. ill get some pics up tmw night. hoping this will keep the rust away for a good few years

[Bigfish]

this turned up today, spare wheel post single or double with quick realise, looks a lot neater than the straps IMO

[Bigfish]

A well over due update, the car has had to take a back seat the last month or so in the process of buying house, changing roles at work and moving the car to a new unit, but i managed to get today to move things along, hoping to have, boot, engine bay and inside in paint by the end of the month if all goes to plan.

i have sealed as much as i can with the tiger seal, and the underneath has had one good coat of POR15, once its all built im going to give it another coat to really seal it off.

Few pics from todays work, Dash painted 2k satin black





Wheel post fitted, nice and neat this one and can be single or double, perfect for taking slicks to santa pod






Decided to start laying the fuel line and battery cable, as i wont as many holes drilled before it goes to paint.





just waiting for some rubber grommets to finish off the the lines and cable. then i can crack on with getting the roll cage sprayed before the inside. Some busy days ahead

[DELBOYCOOKIE]

were did you get the spare wheel clamp looks great

[Bigfish]

were did you get the spare wheel clamp looks great

thanks mate

spare wheel post was from JJC race and rally

link http://www.jjcraceandrally.com/rally...e-wheel-holder

more expensive but a lot neater than the rachet straps

[Bigfish]

Small update
the car is off on monday morning to have some paint put on the boot, engine bay and interior and to have the roll cage spayed. can wait to see how she looks, so i have been busy drilling all the holes i can think off. I know i might have to drill some when painted but only a few fingers crossed.

I have sorted to the fuel filter



and i gave the front scuttle area a good coat of paint to keep the dreaded rust away for as many years as possible



should have a really big update by next weekend. paint seems such a massive step forward

[MK1_Oz]

I personally would be uncomfortable putting a fuel component (especially a glass bowled filter) at the front of the car. Small hit = big fuel leak. Probably just me over-thinking though......

[exboyracer]

I was just thinking the same thing....

Good progress though, looking forward to seeing it painted!

[Bigfish]

thanks gents. i did think that to be honest but looking at where its positioned it reasonably protected, and it wont be a daily. ill probably put some gaffer tape around it. take it off for the show season!

[davblue]

Nice progress there.

[rampant racing]

looking good m8.coming along nicely.

[Auld]

Will the cage still be able to be removed for paint ect or is it in permanently?

Cheers,auld

[Bigfish]

Will the cage still be able to be removed for paint ect or is it in permanently?

Cheers,auld

Yeah it should be. I haven't removed it as my garage was not wide enough.

But with a bit of room should be fine fingers crossed!

[gringo!!]

the cage is still removeable, but is quite tight....good progress matey...

[Auld]

Thanks for the replys, poss another silly question but where does it come out of the shell? Windscreen maby?

Cheers,auld

[rallyrob]

Mine came out of the door.

[Auld]

Thanks mate,

cheers,auld

[Bigfish]

thanks for the comments gents, i have been away last week with work so the body shop didnt want to go ahead until i had given it the once over, so next week is the week.

[jimmy2006]

it coming along nice what colour you going to paint it

[Bigfish]

the colour is called Lipari blue, not a ford colour but a classic blue/grey - orignally i believe it was a British Motor Company colour. I wanted something a little different but still with a classic look

I sprayed the bonnet to make sure i liked the colour. it will have a lot more shine when done properly



This is how the finish should look



what do you think??????????????????????

[alladdin]

triumph herald blue ? great progress

[Bigfish]

Well finally i have some paint on her!

Couple of imprefections that i want to sort out, whats the best way, wet and dry 2000 grit then some compound and a polish

any advice would be appreciated.

Anyway back to to paint. what do you think????