been makin a bit of progress over the last few days. finally decided to go ahead and get the transmission tunnel cut out, took a while using the 115mm angle grinder and about 9 discs!!! now that thats out I could finally get the box back on the engine and hoist the lot up to see what sort of space i've got in there for getting angles correct etc. because i'm using the standard 2wd saph front subframe and mounting the engine onto the standard mounts on that subframe there have been issues with having the wheels correctly alligned and gettin the engine to sit in place at the correct angle without hitting off of anything etc. i've managed to get it in a position where the engine is at the correct height and angle which also allows me to move the lot back and forth until the subframe sits in the correct position so that the wheels are central in the arches. I decided that since it was in situe i might aswell get the materials and start welding on the necessary brackets between the escort chasis and the subframe, i really wasnt sure how to go about this so I'm trying a box section steel setup at the moment which i'm just tacking in to place to see how its all going to sit when the car is back on the deck, if it works out alright then I'll seam weld it solid in place, if not, i'm pretty fooked and need to look at other options. Does anyone know current regulations regarding MOT-ing cars like mine??? i've been hearing all sorts of stories where the DVLA contact the police because of non standard engine numbers etc!!! I think its to do with tackling vehicle theft which is fine and everything i'm putting on my car is from a dvla registered dismantlers so theres no issues there, I'm just not keen on having people with authority sniffing about my car. i'll get a couple of pics up soon showing what I've done so far.