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| blog:escort_restore_1 [2021/03/06 09:22] – [1974 Ford Escort mk1 - First Rebuild] john | blog:escort_restore_1 [2021/03/06 10:32] (current) – [Final Specification] john | ||
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| + | Here's some extra images, unfortunately they' | ||
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| We think the car was originally a 1300XL, since it had the evidence of the ' | We think the car was originally a 1300XL, since it had the evidence of the ' | ||
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| I suspect that contributed massively to the fact that there was almost no visible corrosion anywhere. Don't get me wrong, there was still the odd panel that had been replaced, but compared to any other car from the late 60's or early 70's, it was very clean indeed. | I suspect that contributed massively to the fact that there was almost no visible corrosion anywhere. Don't get me wrong, there was still the odd panel that had been replaced, but compared to any other car from the late 60's or early 70's, it was very clean indeed. | ||
| - | Since it was just a bare shell sitting on suspension we had to source | + | Since it was just a bare shell sitting on suspension we had to source |
| ==== Roll Cage Fitting ==== | ==== Roll Cage Fitting ==== | ||
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| + | You can really see the evidence of the Zeibart anti-corrosion treatment in the images above - where the coating had been sprayed on the interior of the rear arches. | ||
| ==== Paintwork ==== | ==== Paintwork ==== | ||
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| + | Nothing special, a quick go over with 2K flame-red. Since this wasn't a full rebuild and (at this time) there were no plans to turn this into a '// | ||
| ===== Final Specification ===== | ===== Final Specification ===== | ||
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| * 1600 OHV Crossflow | * 1600 OHV Crossflow | ||
| + | * 4 Speed gearbox | ||
| * Safety Devices rear roll cage | * Safety Devices rear roll cage | ||
| * Astra GTE Recaro seats | * Astra GTE Recaro seats | ||
| * Standard rear axle | * Standard rear axle | ||
| - | * Standard front struts | + | * Standard |
| - | | + | * Capri 2.8 Bilstein |
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| ===== Completed Images ===== | ===== Completed Images ===== | ||