ALANS MK1 ESCORT

[alancdavis]

Well got a bit done,,,,,, cage is in and bolted down,,,,,gave the firewall a coat of Hammerite,,,started to plumb in the fuel ,brake and battery lines.,,,, fitted a rear carpet

Time to go for a beer me thinks











Will I ever finish it ,,

[GraemeJ]

Looking good, shouldn't Chris be doing the wiring for the battery

[alancdavis]

Fooooooof no chance

[GraemeJ]

Not interested or not allowed

[alancdavis]

Alas not interested ,,,,,,,,,, As most cars with the battery in the boot the car always sounds slugish to start ,,,,, So I thought maybe of placing the battery in the back behind the passenger seat and fix it in a battery box

[AndyXlr8]

Hey Alan

Are you using standard fuel tank & sender?

What fuel level gauge is that?

[alancdavis]

At the moment its a standard tank and a cortina gauge and they seem to work fine together,,,,,,I will change to a big shaped tank at some time but this will be one of the last tasks

[Skids]

Alan
I thought the rear cage mounts (and front legs ) have to have 3 fixing points and a 150 cm2 strengthening plates fitted on the top side of the wheel arches ?
Even if you are not going to get a MSA Logbook I would recomend it if you are going to do any Track days as if you were unfortunate enough to turn it over ( it has happened to some off here in the past ) you don't want the legs being pushed through the floors or arches

[alancdavis]

You are correct I should have plates on the rear legs,,,,ther are plates on the main hoop but you cant see them in those pictures

[south west restorations]

comeing on well .
keep up the good work...

[alancdavis]

First bash at a switch panel



Might look better with matching gauges

[alancdavis]

Got a bit more done today,,,Bumpers fitted,,,what a bugger to get lined up,, Fit the spotlight brackets and grill

Still lots to do yet ..

[GraemeJ]

Coming together

[alancdavis]

Decided on Black Alloy Pressed Plates

[dustydog]

Looks very nice Alan good job