a standard mk2 escort is 1480mm wide mine is 1805mm got to make sure i got room for my intended new tyres

 

How wide are them tyres?

 

the little one is 205 the slightly bigger one is 315/30/18

 

getin there andy fella well the mould anyway bet you having few these now after been in doors alday

 

ive got to get a 245/40/18 tyre so i can get the arch cut out in the right place as the one i cut out already is about 120mm to low so i got to get car down on floor at ride height then mark where the tyre comes upto so i get an even space all the way around as in the zakspeed pic .
then ive got to modify the rear cradle so i can have a choice of how wide the track is on the rear as i got to widen it now to fill the new arches with"my tiny 9x17"wheels then i can put it back as is when i get my new wheels

ps yes im on my third tonight

 

stunning work as per usual andy ,i cant wait to see it finished

 

i fook things up when i drink and work on my car

 

With a rear end that fat you sure gona get some attention mate

 

have you not noticed with the old colour scheme that im an attention seeking whore

 

Crazyness i like it a lot, nice work on the suspension too

 

Andy how wide is the car with the new arches on and how does it compare to a genuine zakspeed? looks about 8' wide
only thing that looks as good is a group 4 forest arched mk2

 

to be honest i do not know what the width is of the original zakspeed,s but i must be close to it & your bang on the money with the 8" bit it is 8"s at the top of the arch

 

Good to see it today Andy


Its proper job wide


And the fact they just unscrew off is brilliant

 

yes it will make life easy working on the suspension with no body kit on
is,nt it time you changed your sig there isnt much of adrenalin left on your KA

 

a lot of hard work going on there andy are you going to the pod tomorrow

 

i just remembered a very good mate of mine came around with some carbon fiber for me today to do my rear arches .there,s only 20 bloody kilo,s of it thats enough to do the whole body kit several times

 

no afraid not ian im skint & ill still be working on my car & im up to have a look at richies he has been cutting again on the ka

 

here is some pics of the carbon fibre i got off a mate for a beer








here is a mock up of the new center console im going to be making when i get time









ill be making it all out of 1.2mm ally then getting it powder coated satin black,ill be putting my secs monitor when i get it back from repair from rainbum my zetronics & 3 stack gauges oil pressure ,fuel pressure, water temp ,& all my switches & fuses.all angled to the driver for easy view .

 

That dash is going to be fucking cool!

 

fook me there bita carbon there andy its gone look mint with massive carbon
wings on ,worth a beer that

 

Love the cardboard drawings of the gauges, reminds me of the Top Gear type of hybrid cars they make for the programmes

 

i knew some one would like my drawings i never was very good at it lol

 

that garage door make me laff every time i see it lol

alan you ignoring me again

 

wtf ! are you going to carbon fibre your house mate ??? is it 2x2 twill ?

 

Thought you might like to see what i saw at classic Andy lovely mk1 witha v8 in it
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nice 4x4 mk2 escort aswell
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im not sure if its classed as 2x2 as it is not like the( show) carbon ,on one side the carbon is going from 10 o clock to 4 then on the other side there is another layer going from8 o clock to 2 then it is machine sewn down the length of the roll every 5 to 6mm ,i hope that makes sense .but carbon is carbon after all & the best bit ,its cheap & it was always going to get painted any way

 

cool ! i just cant beleive how much of it you have lol

when your all done if you have any left i wouldnt mind buying some if your selling, the escort of mine may be a track car when the saff is done so thinking of nocking up some panels myself !

 

ha ha i havent seen that in a long time makes mine look quiet tame maybe i should add a few inches more

i saw the mk2 atsilverstone looks very well built

 

mk2 looks stunning altough it sat a little too high for me i would of dropped a wheel size so i could get a bit more room round the arvhes (only my opinion)
was the first time id saw the mk1 is that a zackspeed kit?

 

i agree with you about the mk2 the wheels are to big & the arches are to low
as for the mk1 the front looks like a zakseed group 2 front wings & whats left of the front spoiler ,as for the back i think it came off carlos fandango,s anglia or a cut dowm oil drum

 

 

i push started that mk1 beast? that mk2 woz at cumbria show think it mite be the bloke who posted some pic,s on my restro thread about cage spoke to him brefly but had a good chat with the bloke with the 4x4 mk1 cream one and one see it ?

 

Yeah i had a good chat to him, nice car and nice helpfull bloke
Think he said his best m8 runs a1 rally spares so he gets all his work done free Jammy so and so

 

right slight change of plans today my rear cradle used to look like this


now it looks like this


this is what i cut off today


this is what the front link mount is going to look like i was not happy with the look of the first one


and this is what the rear link bracket will look like (cheers markk) i took your advice & design .it will now be tied into the diff using the bottom 2 bolts.

 

why was you not happy with it Andy?

 

the link arm brackets always looked like an after thaught & didnt look right doing it this way it will look 10x better its a learning curve for me as i have never made suspension before , it will work a lot better than the standard cossy stuff as it is infinutely adjustable & will not change geometry setting during the full travel of the suspension unlike cossy rear beams

 

your geting as bad as richie choping things up lol ,mite get this set up on mine in few years looks far better than standerd stuff

 

Did wonder why you went to all that effort and didn't bolt it directly to the diff as well,

markk's set up is also one Andrew made up for him and he knows his stuff

 

Could you use the standard type cossie rear shocks with this set up?
or would it just be a matter of fabbing up different mounts?
would the standard type shocks be man enough do you think?

 

with this set up you need a strut rather than a shock absorber as it is the strut that holds the hub in the correct position
like this


camber adjustment another idea i pinched off markk


3dr cossy front strut converted to rear strut for this set up