Ford Escort RS1800

[Boreham]

Originally Posted by racer1

The rear spoiler on the escort isn't good,you can make a other one.
I have made a mould and then a new spoiler in resin.

kinda off topic.. but I want a set or 2 of them decals..

as mentioned before.

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Boreham was kind enough to send me a clear picture of the firewall and point out how much different it is from the kit.




I was able to make some improvement with some careful sanding. So now we have this.

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Following Kimmo's advice I also removed the braces at the front of the shock towers. However I only reduced the size of the supports near the firewall. I didn't want take the chance of sanding through to find them hollow and then needing to do a lot of putty repair.

So we went from this to this.

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The radius rods are complete. After mocking them up I discovered that the channel I created in the floor plan was not deep enough. Under full compression of the suspension the rods would hit against the floor pan. I am currently modifying them to make them deeper.

[Boreham]

B-) very nice work again on rear end this time.
I Recon you know enough now to build a Grp4 escort at this stage :-D.

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Originally Posted by Boreham

B-) very nice work again on rear end this time.
I Recon you know enough now to build a Grp4 escort at this stage :-D.

Maybe I could I read the entire Rally Prep Manual, all 151 pages!

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Here are the deeper channels in the floor pan for the radius rods.



Also completed fabrication of the roll cage.

[Ford Escort mk 1]

Hi, Really nice work again =)

If you want you can easily ad more details in your car


Regards

Kimmo

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Thanks Kimmo. Maybe I will add the fuel tank recess. I found a great site with lots of chassis details: historicrallye.eu Here is the link. This could keep a person busy for a long time.
JC

[Boreham]

The swage lines are a panel strengthening feature. Not Fuel tank.

The Fuel tank is mounted separately on the boot floor above the rear axle with the filler not visible with the boot shut.

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Thanks Boreham. I am aware that on the competition cars the fuel cell is fully inside the boot along with the oil tank, battery, spare wheel etc. I assumed, maybe incorrectly that this recess on the production cars holds the fuel tank. Haven't yet decided if I want to recreate this detail.

[Boreham]

with the exception fo the rear firewall removed (behind back seat) this is an orignal boot.
the Fuel tank is on the right hand side as we look at it here and the opposite side of the boot to the fuel tank the spare wheel is kept in a vertical position.





an example of rally/ race prepared boot.
Note: some feature may not be historically correct for the particular escort your building.

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Wow, Boreham you have some great reference material.

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A better picture of the fabricated roll cage.