Engine and box ready for first fitting
Engine and box ready for first fitting
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Cracking work mate
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1968 MK1 Escort 1300GT
1969 'Big Wing' MK1 Escort
1972 MK3 Cortina 1600XL
1984 Sierra XR4i
And other junk I don't like to talk about!
That will look the dog's danglie's under the bonnet!!!!
Big thanks to Paul for calling in last night and motivating me to get the engine in. Got it dropped in and roughly in place last night before beers. spent all of today measuring and adjusting the position, measuring again, cutting, jacking and more measuring. Finally happy with the position. re fitted the steering column and trial fitted the manifold which is fouling the existing chasis engine mount on the o/s. going to have to cut it off tomorrow and reloate it around 80mm further forward to clear the lower part of the manifold. once thats moved i can get some mounts fabricated
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Bet your glad the manifold is on!!. Keep up the good work, cant wait to see more progress.
Nice tidy install, and cracking car
Old skool forever
Just don`t tell the wife
how much it really costs!
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1968 MK1 Escort 1300GT
1969 'Big Wing' MK1 Escort
1972 MK3 Cortina 1600XL
1984 Sierra XR4i
And other junk I don't like to talk about!
Cracking job bud I'll be starting mine in the winter.
Thanks for comments guys. Started on the engine mounts last night and this was what i had in mind
the plan is to use 15mm round bar to create 4 spurs, then to box them in using 2mm sheet. this will be so much easier than cutting large tube to suit the geometry........ and i think it looks much nicer
thanks trig, have you made a final choice on what motor your using?
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Made these screw jacks at work to aid the positioning and leveling of the engine before welding the mounts up
This is as far as we got last night with the mounts. 2 spurs on each side. going to get the engine out next and finish them off on the bench
................and whilst i had my welder working on the car got him got float over the cage welds with the tig to tidy them up
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Wiring loom has arrived from the states. its made by a company called Kwik Wire and are mainly used in the hot rod scene. The loom has the following 14 circuits
Brake Lights
Radio Constant
Horn
Headlights
Dome Light
Fuel Pump
Radio
Gauges
Wipers
A/C and Heat
Hazard Light
Back up lights
Electric Fan
Coil
Turn Signal
Some of these will be swaped for other uses. Each wire is printed up with its use and the loom is seperated into various groups to aid installation
Fabricated a bracket from stainless to mount the fuse board vertically on the gearbox tunnel
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Designed a bracket for the clutch and brake reservoirs as i cant find an off the shelf one i like the look of. Plan is to fit it on top to the bulkhead on the n/s
Designed it on Solidworks from rough measurements. this allows me to print out a flat pattern of the part. with a bit of cutting and sellotaping came up with this blue peter special to test the fit
After trying it this afternoon a few of the dimensions do need changing to get the fit spot on. will have another go tomorrow then get it sent off to the laser cutters for manufacture
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Tidy welding
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1968 MK1 Escort 1300GT
1969 'Big Wing' MK1 Escort
1972 MK3 Cortina 1600XL
1984 Sierra XR4i
And other junk I don't like to talk about!
Found some pictures of the retroford ones, going to have to change the way im gussetting mine to keep them different
Im afraid i cant take credit for that welding, a guy from work has done it for me.. he builds his own choppers in his spare time. all his work is second to none. will get some pictures of a few bikes
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Looking good bud got all this stuff to do on mine so watching closely.
Ive started A thread now too.
Cheers Trig, i have been having a look at your build. loving moving the motor right back, ignore the haters. it will be a weapon when its done
Bit of a digression, here are a could of bikes that my welder has in his collection
Current bike he built with 1964 Harley Sportster engine (For Sale)
Current work in progress, Custom with 750 twin motor
..........Back to the escort
Degined a tunnel extension to weld on which should be ready by the weekend. had been struggling to find a sensible gear gaiter. finally opted for a fiesta mk6 item and got one cheap off ebay
Will have to make an insert to go in the top and some kind of plate to tie it down to the tunnel.
Also ordered some Powerflex universal bushed to crate a gearbox mount. Not really got a plan for it yet so hoping that getting some parts together will give me some inspiration.
Finally ordered a new waterpump for the motor, the origional one was not looking in brilliant condition. Was nearly tempted to go down the route of an electric pump which most of the duratec installs seem to use, but going to stick with the mechanically driven one and keep it simple.
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Hi Stuart. Was hoping to bump into you at some point. Firstly, thank you for sorting me out with the rest of the windows. Top job. Feel free to pop around have a look whenever you like. Im up there some evenings and most weekends. The window catch plates work really well, they are only a prototype at the moment though. I have the finished parts drawn up, just need to get them onto the laser cutter. They are a smaller shape with nice radii on the corners.
They will look like this
I have PM'd you my contact number
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Made some good progress tonight after a trip to collect some parts today.
Gearbox tunnel extension and brake/clutch cylinder reservoir bracket
Gusset plates for the under side of the A pillars
Gussets to finish off the engine mounts
Still not quite worked out what im doing with the gearbox mount, made some stainless housings for the bushes to get me one step closer to a solution
Went to the lock up to check the fit of all the parts. By chance had works capasitor discharge stud welder in the van so used it to get the mountings on for the reservior bracket and a few earth points around the car. Worked a dream, they are impossible to neck off when applied right.
Finally........ got all the rollcage plates trimmed and stuck into position ready for welding next week. (The ratchet strap is the current gearbox mount!!!)
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Looking really good there, I love that stud welder too
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1968 MK1 Escort 1300GT
1969 'Big Wing' MK1 Escort
1972 MK3 Cortina 1600XL
1984 Sierra XR4i
And other junk I don't like to talk about!
Thanks it really is a neat way of fastening things down. No more fiddling around up the back of panels trying to find nuts
been working away in east yorkshire all weekend and got a bit of a flier today so called in unannounced to Ralloy on the way home to get a strut brace and some window seals.
They had non of these alloystrut braces made when i arrived but by the time i had got settled up Roy had welded one for me. Top quality and top service all round
Whilst there i spotted a batch of these on the shelf and had to get one.....
Buy the looks of things, the normal way to mount these is on a mild steel base which is welded into the boot floor......... but i think i will just break out the stud welder again
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Some lovely looking bits there bud
Cheers Trig. Had a lack of updates due to loss of my iphone for taking pictures. Got myself a new iphone 4s at beginning of the week! Already smashed the ba***rd! its still a runner though so managed to get a few pictures.
Got a remote oil filter housing, wont say where from as its not there there fault but the quality of it was crap to be fair. Its a Mocal one, for a 3/4"UNF filter, 1/2"Bsp fittings. Sharp edges and flash from themanufacturing and saw marks where it has been cut off from the cast. after about an hour attaching it with files and emery paper got it loking half nice.
Banged a couple of studs onto the n/s inner wing to mount it. think i will get it powdercoated to finish it off
Stud elded into the boot to mount the dry sump tank too. this sat on 2 different levels so have got one side on some ally spacers
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Tidy!
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1968 MK1 Escort 1300GT
1969 'Big Wing' MK1 Escort
1972 MK3 Cortina 1600XL
1984 Sierra XR4i
And other junk I don't like to talk about!
I'm lovin the engine mounts.
Did you cut your own engine plates?
Do you think you could cut me some Please???
Great project. Youve set the standard there. Those engine mounts are a work of art.
RWD Escorts - Making the competition look like c**ts since 1968!
Thanks for the comments guys. Next step is the gearbox mount then can get the motor back out.
I use a company near york for my cutting. use the day in day out through work so they cost next to nothing. when your ready for them get the measured up to suit and give me a shout and i will draw them up and send them off for you.
got the 8mm engine mount plates drawn up too so if you need a set cutting give me a shout
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It's just the engine plates I'm after bud I got a chassis mount from another engine install there's a guy on eBay selling just the plates for £20.
Another great weekend working on the car. Mainly fabrication
Lifted the motor and box back out on thursday to free up some room for the weekend work and bolted the engine mounts on
Firstly, Had not got around to designing any plates for gearbox mounts. Gave in in the end and just made them up as i went along. The only mild steel material i could find that would be suitable was this piece of rsj! So got busy with the grinder and cut the web out
Welded them into the tunnel and they look spot on.
Strut brace brackets welded on
All the roll cage plate welded in and primed
Tunnel extension welded in ready for paint. also studs on to mount the fuse block
Chuffed to bits with the progress. really feels like its in motion again
Need to get the mig welder back out to finish off the o/s chassis engine mount and the eye bolt plates for the harnesses then its ready for paint
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Fair play bud cracking job.
Nice work mate
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1968 MK1 Escort 1300GT
1969 'Big Wing' MK1 Escort
1972 MK3 Cortina 1600XL
1984 Sierra XR4i
And other junk I don't like to talk about!
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