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Old 26 Sep 2018, 10:32 (Ref:3852742)   #2326
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I knopw someone who converted a 4 door MK1 Cortina to a 2 door . . . . definitely a lot more work than just going to work for a few weeks to earn the bit extra for a 2 door, even the roof needs changing.

the 1300 is a fantastic engine though, it would be a fun car
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Old 26 Sep 2018, 10:45 (Ref:3852743)   #2327
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Well if you here of a 1300 two door shell or anything that will do let me know. Here we go again.
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Old 26 Sep 2018, 11:23 (Ref:3852751)   #2328
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One of the earlier video in the series I linked to shows a replacement rear quarter panel that is a one piece item. (In the end chopped off the upper section to the roof line to avoid the need to un-peel and rework the roof and gutter which was in good shape.


That said it seems that many of the other metal panels obtained were not as successfully made as the rear quarters.
I think the repro rear quarters are just that- a quarter panel with stub of C pillar, so if they used a compete side it could have been genuine Ford. Which would explain why it fitted!
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Old 26 Sep 2018, 13:13 (Ref:3852769)   #2329
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I think the repro rear quarters are just that- a quarter panel with stub of C pillar, so if they used a compete side it could have been genuine Ford. Which would explain why it fitted!

From the commentary on one of the videos the strong suggestion was that it was a pattern part. As were the sills they ended up not using ...
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Old 26 Sep 2018, 17:24 (Ref:3852817)   #2330
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If my experience of Cortina is anything to go by, it's much easier, and cheaper, to Invest time and funds on the best original shell you can. ZA is the place for escorts and Cortinas.

None of the front running cars are 'restored' shells.
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Old 26 Sep 2018, 18:50 (Ref:3852837)   #2331
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Glad you said that as I'm invested an absolute fortune in this Winkleman's Lotus Cortina I brought back from the state
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Old 27 Sep 2018, 08:47 (Ref:3852900)   #2332
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It's a different proposition if the car has genuine provenance, but I still think you're nuts for doing it!

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Old 28 Sep 2018, 09:05 (Ref:3853084)   #2333
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This chap seems to have a source of likely shells. Knows someone somewhere.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSiG7oNXC6w
What an interesting project and fascination set of video's, I'm up to Episode 6 so far.
As an added bonus seeing the other projects they have going on there have been a couple of brief glimpses of a lovely Le Mans Blue Viva GT in the last video!
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Old 28 Sep 2018, 10:19 (Ref:3853098)   #2334
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What an interesting project and fascination set of video's, I'm up to Episode 6 so far.
As an added bonus seeing the other projects they have going on there have been a couple of brief glimpses of a lovely Le Mans Blue Viva GT in the last video!

Ah, I had meant to mention that Viva but so far had not remembered at a time when I was at the keyboard.


Glad you found it.
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Old 28 Sep 2018, 10:19 (Ref:3853099)   #2335
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Brand newly fabricated Escort Mk2 shells are available in Ireland - commissioned from China.
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Old 29 Sep 2018, 09:10 (Ref:3853229)   #2336
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Time for a Saturday morning cuppa and a think. Not started next project "Broad speed 1300 Escort ". Am I right in thinking they used Anglia rear axle. ??
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Old 29 Sep 2018, 12:34 (Ref:3853248)   #2337
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Time for a Saturday morning cuppa and a think. Not started next project "Broad speed 1300 Escort ". Am I right in thinking they used Anglia rear axle. ??
They might have used the Anglebox van one as I seem to remember it was wider ? however the beach bars have affected my memory over the years
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Old 29 Sep 2018, 13:04 (Ref:3853259)   #2338
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Broadspeed used the 105E axle to start with as they copied over a lot of stuff from their previous angleboxes, and from memory it was narrower meaning they could get wider tyres in the standard arches. Everything changed when the bubble arches were homologated. They did run a couple of cars for at least one race with bubble arches on the front and none on the rear. Think Jackie Stewart was famously in one at the ‘Ring...... Looks odd nowadays!
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Old 29 Sep 2018, 14:29 (Ref:3853268)   #2339
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Thanks guys . This is what I have been told .
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Old 29 Sep 2018, 15:43 (Ref:3853276)   #2340
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I emailed a friend who used to work for Broadspeed back in the day and he's just emailed me back.


"They used the early Escort axle tube with Brabham wheels. No offset, all inset. No rear wheel arches and front arches were Transit 35 cwt (1.75 tons to those born more recently). They ran disc brakes on the rear on the later cars but drums on the early ones. Then changed to small Escort front discs on the rear - the centres were machined out to locate on to the half shaft."


I know this doesn't match what's already been said.
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Old 29 Sep 2018, 17:29 (Ref:3853287)   #2341
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Brilliant thank you .
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I emailed a friend who used to work for Broadspeed back in the day and he's just emailed me back.


"They used the early Escort axle tube with Brabham wheels. No offset, all inset. No rear wheel arches and front arches were Transit 35 cwt (1.75 tons to those born more recently). They ran disc brakes on the rear on the later cars but drums on the early ones. Then changed to small Escort front discs on the rear - the centres were machined out to locate on to the half shaft."


I know this doesn't match what's already been said.
Thank you Peter. I would be more inclined to take the word of someone who worked for them! I think the '105E Anglia' mention comes from one of the Robson books.
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I have a customer restoring the 66 Broadspeed Anglia . . . . it still has all its original rear suspension on it . . . It clearly worked so I'd be surprised if the early Escorts were any much, if at all, different.
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I have a customer restoring the 66 Broadspeed Anglia . . . . it still has all its original rear suspension on it . . . It clearly worked so I'd be surprised if the early Escorts were any much, if at all, different.
I’d agree.....

I can still remember watching- and hearing- the 997cc Broadspeed Anglias at Snetterton. The engine note was more a scream than anything else!
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On the subject of rear suspension, we finally have Tornado parts made which won't fall to bits and are the same both sides!

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That all looks nice Joe . Guess expensive as well
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Time wise yes. Cost wise, not so, although I have sold 3 other sets, which helps.

To be honest, the cars useless for anything other than pottering without a proper upgrade, so 'relatively' cheap, and certainly cheaper than repairing a car if the worst happened.

Somewhat unfashionably, we haven't made everything from titanium and copied the geometry from a dynamic 3d computer model so it'll still be slower than a 'modern' lotus elite, for example.

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At Oulton Park this year we had someone go off into the tyres in one of the Delta FF2000 cars. He managed to loose the fuel filler cap. Here is a picture and two Morris 1000 caps next to it . They are to small. Any ideas. The cars were built in the mid to late 70's.I can easily chop the top of and fit a screw top but I kind of thought it would be nice to find a cap. Thanks in advance. lain.
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At Oulton Park this year we had someone go off into the tyres in one of the Delta FF2000 cars. He managed to loose the fuel filler cap. Here is a picture and two Morris 1000 caps next to it . They are to small. Any ideas. The cars were built in the mid to late 70's.I can easily chop the top of and fit a screw top but I kind of thought it would be nice to find a cap. Thanks in advance. lain.
Up to your usual with photos Iain
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This one is international! Your driver is a real handy…
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