mk3 escort, can you convert early strut tops to late?
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mk3 escort, can you convert early strut tops to late?
hi ive been offered a really clean early mk3 shell which has the 2 bolt style strut tops, is it possible to weld in a later strut top panel to use the later suspension set up, or does it mean changing the complete inner wing? cheers
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I know what your saying but I've got the suspension set up just how I want it. The car needs painting and a few odd repairs so the welding is not an issue, I know I could fit the complete inner wing but I'm wondering if just the strut top panel is interchangeable with early/late inner wings,
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It's just the strut tops themselves with are different, as I had later spec single bolt stocks and just swapped the top parts to 2 bolt. All you would need to do is cut the old out and weld the new in making sure you measure it and get the levels right.
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Fair enough I wasn't sure if they were interchangeable, I just wondered why ford changed them after a few years production and stuck with the revised style with the mk4 too. Was there an issue with the early setup?
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I have a mint early type mk3 shell with 2 strut bolts, I want to convert it to the newer single bolt type I have all the bits for a s1 rs but the shell is rotten Inc inner bay and strut tops. Can it be converted by changing inner wing and strut too also does anybody know where I can get the bits pref new thanks also I know it won't b an rs but I want it to be as close as possible
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