Hi all this is my first visit to these forums but it looks like I could be in the right place for my questions.

I currently have a tired mk4 escort van which i'm considering revamping with a few electrical toys, windows, etc. Is it possible to put a mk5 escort dash into the mk4?

The reason I ask is because decent spec mk4 escorts and orions are becoming hard to come by at a reasonable price but mk5's are ten a penny and cheap to pick up a decent spec. I'm looking at doing a 1.4 conversion but with my usual mod's of gas flowing and porting. I don't want anything over a 1.4 because it does need to be cheap insurance. I will be using it as a main vehicle as running two thirsty yank motors all the time tends to hit the pocket at the pump.

Any advice or help would be very much appreciated.