Hello !

Has anybody out there ever converted a mk4 escort to the looks of a mk 3?

I've got a tidy(ish) Mk 4 XR3I but really prefer the looks of the mk3 all the mk3's i've looked at are either 2 expensive or complete dogs!

Just wondering if anybody has done it and what panels are required

I can do all my own welding so thats not a problem

Any advice comments etc would be gratfully recieved

 

somebody did it to a series2 cant rememeber what was involved though

 

its a bitch to do though, fron panel, wings, scutlle panel, then the rear panel and lower under the bumper bit

fair play for attempting it

oh and the dash fixings are in the wrong location to make a mk3 fit a mk4


would be eaiser buying a mk3 dog

 

It would be better and cheaper to find a decent Mk3 shell

Thats alot of work to do it right and if you show anyone who knows enough about the mk3 and mk4 they will be able to tell.

 

Wasn't going to try and pass it off as a mk3 just prefer the looks

Where do u find a decent mk3 shell

 

The enquiry is complete

The vehicle details for B212 JCN are:

Date of Liability 01 11 1997
Date of First Registration 19 04 1985
Date of Last V5 Issue 11 03 1997
Year of Manufacture 1985
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1597CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate Ł93.50
12 Months Rate Ł170.00

 

Does all of that mean it's still alive

 

Dont think its still alive mate done a search on the RAC site too



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[quote="GAZ W"]Dont think its still alive mate done a search on the RAC site too


Bugger

 

You have to look long and hard untill you find what your looking for, it took me 5weeks the first time for the XR3 and the S1 come and slapped me in the face so didnt take no time at all to find it. A few of my pals have just bought Mk3's in total we have over 7 mk'3 which are all mint waiting for some kind of work to be finished

There are a few Mk3's for sale here:-
http://members.lycos.co.uk/oddkidd/forum

Regards

 

jano nice work on the S1, just read the resto,,,,,,,,,,,, BUY A NEW CAMERA !!!!!

but work is spot on

 

on my drive

 

How about a finished one

 

 

Cant see how on earth its a bitch to do .... front panel wings and scuttle are piece of piss, rear panel a little harder, but can be done, need a couple of rectanguler holes in rear quarters for bumper end caps thats it externally

Re dash mounts, thats easy enough to get round, espescially form mk4->Mk3.... harder the other way round as you need the brackets for blower ducting...

I know other things are different such as door catches and the check strap bolt blah blah but so what, visually they will be identical...

 

Just have to price the panels and give it a go

 

if i woz to see the car at a show, i could tell if it woz a mark 4 anyway, mostly buy the number plate!

 

not if it was a private plate, which some people have been known to have

 

Oh and whats "woz"

 

 

it "woz" a joke, but most dumbfucks on here couldnt tell the difference between the 2

 

why do you use an O in was when A is next to W and S on the keyboard

 

radders you been reading daves posts again

 

Might like the exercise

 

Got a private plate on the focus but thats M4*RKD

So thats no use, but plates direct from the dvla only cost Ł250 All in

 

why the fuck does it bother you!

 

 

Just bugs me, a is nearer thats all


Chill

 

 

also in my yard

 

wooptyfuckindoo

 

mines realy mint aswell ive removed the carpet and its sexual

 

 

No need to brag

 

 

 

did i say mine was mint

 

Leave me alone

 

 

childish coonts but mine'll be betterer