andrewsalter Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 What brakes are you going to be using?Going to need to be something big to fill up those wheels.Nice work by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matman Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Just seen this and what a great idea and the fab work is top notch!!! what you doing on the front??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Just seen this and what a great idea and the fab work is top notch!!! what you doing on the front??? I'm running 18x8" alloys all round with 215 tyres and there's no problem with them! Got my arches rolled, but compared to this project, that's child play! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnyvangough Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 This is looking fantastic. Keep the updates coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort_Kid Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 jeeese the workmanship skills are amazing, look at those welds Very very cool project, my favourite project out of the whole site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protouring mk6 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 cheers for the comments,will keep the pics coming. about the brakes,but you dont actually need really big rears as the fronts do most of the work.will have drums on for now but once the car is up and running and m,o,t then i will source some discs for the back.i have a set of sierra cosworth 280mm discs for the front with granada calipiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protouring mk6 Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 right heres some pics from today,got a couple more strenghtening braces put in.one round the front of the petrol tank which also will carry mounts for the rear seat and a couple of diagonals to brace the beam mounting points through the frame.would rather it be over engineered.http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk77/fastty01/IMGP4164.jpghttp://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk77/fastty01/IMGP4171.jpgalso started making templates for the rear section of floor.this will seat between the new chassis rails.there wont be much boot floor as the new wheel tubs will be 15" wide.http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk77/fastty01/IMGP4175.jpghttp://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk77/fastty01/IMGP4174.jpgwill try to get some of the floor sections cut and folded through the week so i can fit next weekend.before the floors are welded in want to get all the brackets for the exhaust and bits welded in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 about the brakes,but you dont actually need really big rears as the fronts do most of the work. I think the point was made more towards aesthetics, rather than purpose! Drums or small discs are gonna look shockingly small behind 20" wheels! I have 18s with 300mm discs at the front, and although they look ok, they don't look big! I'd suggest anything below 280 at the very minimum behind 20s will look puny! http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q317/hightowerescort/Silver%20Escort/CossieBib022.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protouring mk6 Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 yes i see what you are getting at.i do have some 320mm disc,s somewhere. i could fit these and fit a brake bias control in the new brake lines then i could adjust the rear brakes to suit.then i would need to sort out a handbrake.i will get on this this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchkev Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 yes i see what you are getting at.i do have some 320mm disc,s somewhere. i could fit these and fit a brake bias control in the new brake lines then i could adjust the rear brakes to suit.then i would need to sort out a handbrake.i will get on this this week. normally, when someone says somthing like this, it never gets done - but from what ive seen this far, somthing tells me you will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 i like this alot, always good to be diffrent. cant knock you. Happy days mate. Keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a93droptop Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) couldnt you work a bit faster its killing me waitin for the next installment but nice work man Edited February 8, 2010 by a93droptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protouring mk6 Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 yes more pics tomorrow,got the boot floor cut out of new sheet metal tonight.been a slight change here as now going to mount an amp and power cap recessed into the new floor panel so that it remains flat.will fold the floor up in the next couple of days at work.i will then fold up some boxes to hold the amp and power cap and then weld them into the new floor.also striped the remaining brackets of the engine ready for blasting.cheers for all the comments i wiil do my best to keep the pics coming.regarding the rear brakes i have a pair of 310mm disc,s that would work but due to the time crunch in building the car somethings will have to be left till its on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezmanian devil Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 been following this on passionford, look's good dude, but with all that fab work your doing, you might aswel of converted to rwd. make it all worth it...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 been following this on passionford, look's good dude, but with all that fab work your doing, you might aswel of converted to rwd. make it all worth it...? To be fair, RWD wouldn't make the car "worth it" ...RWD wouldn't make the car drive any better, or handle any better! I'm sure the whole purpose of this car is to turn heads, and it's gonna do that parked up or driving, so IMHO it makes no difference which wheels drive it! ...Not only that, could you imagine the transmission loss through a prop shaft and then through 20" wheels? ...I can't wait to see more progress, and I'm VERY impressed at how quickly the progress is being made!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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