just started my escort mk6 van project got an escort gti as a parts car had to go to birmingham to get it van is striped to a shell needs some welding will be posting some pics soon any one with advise on where to get body kits or lowwering kit would bee good as am not having mugh fun finding good kits and lowering the back end no kitts out there at all

 

use either lowering blocks on the rear or get de-cambered leafs?

 

thanks for your help van needs more work every time i look at it its had a hard old life its a 1995 mk6 frount end needs totaly replaced ordered all the part its going to be awile before she sees the road again stuck driving a plug 106 i kick it every time i get in it cant wait till vanny is finnished

 

i loved my old van, mk5 with mk6 gti front end recaros escort gti rims looks great, always wanted to lower it but never got around to it get some pics up bud

 

will get pics up soon as i get my new camera at the weekend but have solved boby work problems going to get intough with kenny laird let him sort that side of it out so hope vanny will be on the road soon

 

is kenny laird not very expensive mate , heres a few pics of ma old van a built maybe give u a few ideas

 

dont know will just have to see what he can do for me i have all the replacement parts that need welding on will get my mate to do that but painting and bodykit i want done by a pro and u only pay for what u get so would rather it gets done by someone who is good ur van is smart hope mine looks just as good when its done

 

been in hospital just out as soon as am fit i will venture to the lock up and get the pictures

 

yeah i have bn told kenny is a dear guy to get ur car painted buy but like u said it will be a good job. i have just lowered the front of my van 2day. just the back to do at the weekend i hope. get some pics of the van up mate. all the bast with it

scotty

 

still not fit yet cant walk the lenth of my self off work and cant get near the van its realy starting to get on ma nerves as i was hoping to have it well on its way to being done

 

thats a nice looking van mate. how did u lower the back? as i have bn told of a few ways to do it. hope u can help mate

scotty

 

here a few of mine















lowering vans on the rear is easy, this is how to lower a mk3/4 van

BEFORE:


AFTER:


just remove the leaf spring from ABOVE the rear axle & refit it UNDER the rear axle

on a mk5/6 van u can reuse the u-bolts & need nothing more then 24 washers & a grinder.

i put 3 washers over each thread on the u-bolt before the nut as when doin this you are close to runniung out of thread on the bolt as it tightens down further

the 2 leaf springs are bolted together, u will need to grind the nut of the top as this point is central & u need to put the axle exactly where the nut is.
when clamping it all back together the 2 leaf springs are squashed together so this doesnt matter (grinding the nut off)

JUST REMEMBER WHAT WAY YOU TAKE THE REAR SPRINGS OFF, FRONT IS FRONT & REAR IS REAR AS THE ALINEING PIN IS NOT CENTRAL IN THE SPRING & IF FITTED YOU WHEEL WONT SIT CENTRAL IN THE ARCH

 

is that original cossie alloys on the l reg some of them look realy good just hope mine turns out that good mine needs a lot of work but it will get there just need to get to it first

 

the white mk5 with the cossie bumper and wheels is that the one u put the rst in? reg is now l5 rsv?

scotty

 

here is a few off my van a few month ago. its starting to take shape now tho

hope you guys like




need a wsh in they pics lol

scotty

 

yes mate thats the 1, dont have any pics of it thou as i built it for my bro

this is the last 1 i messed about with




had loads of vans over the years so if u need 2 know anything just ask/pm

oh & yes they was 8j escort cosworth wheels with 195/45 tyres streched on

also built this for my mrs but has now gone/sold

 

sweet looking mk6 van! hope mine looks like that too, are they 17" wolfrace voodoos?

 

l lowered a mk4 van a few years back by putting the axle above the spring, i would advise welding an axle pad on the axle so that it will always sit flat on the spring and not want to roll about with just the tension of the new bolts holding it

scottie

 

some sweet vans on here..... i wouldnt mind one......

 

lol yeah mate you should get one. vans are the sh*t like. some thing dif is it lol

scotty

 

Love vans, they are fantastic.

Here is one of mine.

 

is the washers a must as i did mine and its all tight without the use of any washers?

 

i guess it would be ok mate. i just used washs to make sure i didnt run out o thread.

scotty

 

some very nice vans there lads or lasses ? just doing my t plate one up love the front ends , think that makes it , do most escort front ends bolt straight on ?? same shapes of course

 

also i go the other way i like em sat up at the back they look much better but what do i know lol

 

the blue mk4 van with twin heads lights is my mates old turbo van, was a nice van

 

I just picked up an S plate that needs a little work, engine etc, but will be replacing seats, wheels and some body parts too. Is everything interchangeable from the hatchbacks etc?

 

i do like a combi van

 

hi is that all you have 2 do what about the shox dont you have 2 weld something plaese help me out ive been told so meny things your way looks like it would work on my mk4 thank you...

 

 

my dads old work van.. had every nut and bolt renew'd thousand punds in recieits...
cracking van