front panel replacement on mk4 escort
17-06-2005, 01:32 PM
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front panel replacement on mk4 escort
Would like to know if its possible to put a new front panel on a mk4 escort without taking the wings of?
Im sure it is, but thought i would ask just to make sure.
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p.s anyone have one for sale?
Im sure it is, but thought i would ask just to make sure.
cheers
p.s anyone have one for sale?
17-06-2005, 02:21 PM
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Yeh ive done it too, as said above drill the spot welds out of the wings where it joins the front panel and left them up a little, the remove all the other welds and slide the new front panel under the old wings and plug weld them back down.
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17-06-2005, 02:30 PM
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thats right, takes about a hour.
sayin that i'm a panel beater so may take a while longer.
remember to use zink spray on welded surfaces to keep the corrosion out bud
sayin that i'm a panel beater so may take a while longer.
remember to use zink spray on welded surfaces to keep the corrosion out bud
17-06-2005, 02:35 PM
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ive got this to do aswell benn 
phil seein as your here removal of the front cross member does the car need to been in ig or owt i remeber years ago i jacked my old motor on the cross remeber it snapped and the slam pannel sagged is thier danger of knackering anything if doin it on the drive?
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phil seein as your here removal of the front cross member does the car need to been in ig or owt i remeber years ago i jacked my old motor on the cross remeber it snapped and the slam pannel sagged is thier danger of knackering anything if doin it on the drive? cheers
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you can do it with it in mate, put the car on stands but jack the engine craddle up so when you un bolt it, it stays were it is.
that way theirs no weight on anything and nothing will move.
ALWAYS cheak your gaps befor welding!!!!!
and during as things can move under heat!!!
so be warned
that way theirs no weight on anything and nothing will move.
ALWAYS cheak your gaps befor welding!!!!!
and during as things can move under heat!!!
so be warned
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