TC-DNB's Juice Green Escort Cabriolet

[Matman]

what a lovely cab mate :thumbsup:

[jamesgti]

Looks good mate

[TC-DNB]

what a lovely cab mate :thumbsup:

 

Cheers bud

 

Looks good mate

 

Nice one

[TC-DNB]

Now has a new rear axle (gti) with 2.0 Focus discs. Needed some rear brake hoses from a Mondeo to fit but other than that the conversion went smoothly. Nice (slightly) wider stance at rear which will require a little bit of arch rolling to stop scrubbing with passengers/bumps. Front and rear calipers now painted red which looks great IMO.

 

Pictures to follow when I get to a computer

[escrt1.4i]

Now has a new rear axle (gti) with 2.0 Focus discs. Needed some rear brake hoses from a Mondeo to fit but other than that the conversion went smoothly. Nice (slightly) wider stance at rear which will require a little bit of arch rolling to stop scrubbing with passengers/bumps. Front and rear calipers now painted red which looks great IMO.

 

Pictures to follow when I get to a computer

 

 

what did u do about hand brake i got st170 rear brakes to fit but no one seems to be sure on this

[TC-DNB]

Now has a new rear axle (gti) with 2.0 Focus discs. Needed some rear brake hoses from a Mondeo to fit but other than that the conversion went smoothly. Nice (slightly) wider stance at rear which will require a little bit of arch rolling to stop scrubbing with passengers/bumps. Front and rear calipers now painted red which looks great IMO.

 

Pictures to follow when I get to a computer

 

 

what did u do about hand brake i got st170 rear brakes to fit but no one seems to be sure on this

 

Not 100% but i'd assume the Focus handbrake itself as clips we slighty different to the Escort one and it's a lot better. I know have a tight handbrake cable and the handbrake itself doesnt come up stupidly high haha

 

Now has a new rear axle (gti) with 2.0 Focus discs. Needed some rear brake hoses from a Mondeo to fit but other than that the conversion went smoothly. Nice (slightly) wider stance at rear which will require a little bit of arch rolling to stop scrubbing with passengers/bumps. Front and rear calipers now painted red which looks great IMO.

 

Pictures to follow when I get to a computer

 

 

what did u do about hand brake i got st170 rear brakes to fit but no one seems to be sure on this

 

Not 100% but i'd assume the Focus handbrake itself as clips we slighty different to the Escort one and it's a lot better. I know have a tight handbrake cable and the handbrake itself doesnt come up stupidly high haha

[escrt1.4i]

no chance u could find out at all?

[TC-DNB]

no chance u could find out at all?

 

Yea i can do (thats if the seller knew)

[TC-DNB]

New axle (Cheers Wayne!)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1135.jpg

 

Black hammerite all over and calipers painted red

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1136.jpg

 

Old axle

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1142.jpg

 

Front brakes before clean up/paint

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1143.jpg

 

After

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1148.jpg

 

Man at work

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1145.jpg

 

Axle nearly out

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1149.jpg

 

New axle on

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1150.jpg

 

Front and rear disc cleaned and painted

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1151.jpg

 

Rear brakes on

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1153.jpg

 

Original hose too short

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1152.jpg

 

Mondeo hose done the job

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1156.jpg

 

Quick picture from FITP at the weekend...

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/100_1338.jpg

 

...and couple of goodies i bought

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1164.jpg

 

Twisted Monster sticker sideways so it reads E (plus it fitted in the space better ). Wasn't sure about stickering the windows up but now they are full i much prefer it.

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/IMG_1163.jpg

 

As always comments welcome

[lee grout]

Stickered window looks good and a lot better now the rear has discs.

[JC]

Not keen on the stickers if I was honest

 

Liking the good work on the on the brakes :-)

[Hezz]

rear beam looks great

[TC-DNB]

Stickered window looks good and a lot better now the rear has discs.

 

It's much nicer to drive now. Can slow down with confidence and the wider stance at back feels and looks good. Really need to roll the arches though. Rubs like a biatch down all the back roads haha. And yeah I prefer the window now it's full but not sure how long they will last. The word 'chav' comes to mind haha

[Stu]

If you think your braking has noticeably improved since changing to discs on the back I recommend you get it on a brake tester (MOT station) as it may potentially be unsafe. 90% of the braking is done by the front brakes so changing the rears shouldn't make a noticeably difference, if it does it may mean they're way out of balance and potentially dangerous.

[TC-DNB]

If you think your braking has noticeably improved since changing to discs on the back I recommend you get it on a brake tester (MOT station) as it may potentially be unsafe. 90% of the braking is done by the front brakes so changing the rears shouldn't make a noticeably difference, if it does it may mean they're way out of balance and potentially dangerous.

 

Was only on the rollers last month as full service and MOT done. Brakes all tested fine so I shouldn't think the front brakes are an issue but I'll look into it. It's probably more in my mind than anything. Nothing was wrong with brakes - I only changed as bushes in axle had worn out and I didn't like the look of drums. Thanks for the heads up though Stu