This is way over due, But i'll do it in a few sections as uploading pics on photobucket seem to take AGES................
Any way, After removing the Sierra floor off the chassis rails and cross section, and removing the BADLY corroded Escort chassis rails, i moved on to offering up the the Sierra axle, with the rials and cross section attached to see if it were possible to get them close enought to the floor to use/retain them. ANSWER...........NO, but almost.
With the rails and cross section fitted and offered right up to the Escort floor the I couldn't get the drive shaft angles needed nor get the diff out put in the right place/angle. I could have just made a diff mount so the diff sat higher, but this ment that the front axle mounts were to low, as did the turrets, this ment there was almost NO shock movement as they were 3/4 compressed :-(
I'll let the pics explain
look at the shaft angles, NOT GOOD :-(
Plus this was the camber issue
how far the the rails sit off the Escort floor
Then i removed the sierra section to see were it need to go, look at the difference in shaft angles, this is with the wheels at a nice right hight, about 25-30mm lower than standard right hight
this is where diff needs to sit (IMO) for the correct shaft angles and camber.
So this is the hole i ended up with in the rear seat floor section for the axle hoop not to foul the floor ( this will be sorted at a later date)
I'm further along but need to upload and sort out pics which i'm gonna start in a mo.
Thanks for replies as well
Another update very soon.
Ginger