Time for a long overdue update I think

I started on the rear by removing the rear brake callipers and wheel studs from the 5 door and fitting them to the 3 door with new discs and pads which was quick and easy to do. Next was the metal brake pipes but to gain access the exhaust had to be cut off to be able to remove the heat shield then the petrol tank and filter had to be moved out of the way, more on this later

I planned to fit st170 front discs with Mondeo mk3 callipers which I had to remove from my escort mk6 before it was sold. This meant buying, painting and fitting st170 hubs first which delayed things



The garage I use does free m.o.t re-tests within 10 days I was now on 14 days after but swapped the cats over and fitted a used sportex exhaust I bought



The exhaust did not fit properly, I think the back box is for the 1.4l but it was just good enough. By the time I arrived the main m.o.t tester had gone home and the rest were packing up but one of the others was persuaded to have a look, all was going well until it failed the emissions test again. Test over!!

part 2 and a happy ending soon