Hi Chaps,

Forgive me for asking stupid questions, I have spent all day doing research (slow day in the office) on this and not really got any definitive answers.

Basically I want to build a two door Mk2 Escort to have a bit of fun with, do the occasional off road event etc and I see prices are climbing quickly, so I'm thinking I need to scratch this itch now before it becomes out of reach. I have also thought of a 4 door shell and welding the rear doors shut. I know this has been done but I have yet to see any pictures of how awful it really looks. Needless to say whatever shell I use will have the group 4 arches!

My budget is not limitless, to be honest it's quite the opposite so this will take time but I do have full workshop facilities at my disposal and some great contacts throughout the motorsport industry so that will make things a little easier (hopefully).

So, I was thinking of using Mk3 MX-5 running gear, as it's all Ford duratec and looking into IRS options.

As I said I know next to nothing about classic Escorts so if anyone can spot a flaw in my logic please point it out to me!

Thanks,

James