AFX 558T mk2 grp4... Wilcox powered N/A Cosworth

[SHIFTY]

Thanks for all the kind comments lads!
Col: Nobother mate

I got up early this mornin and popped out for a quick bit of the xmas shoppin but cudnt wait to get back home and get stuck in to the mk2
Got a good bit done today...

1st off I had to remove all of the masking paper etc, car looks this biz inside now..well chuffed!

Next on the list was to weld shut/fill the small hole/gap between front panel and wings..dont want any water etc coming out and running down front.


Welded in small plates and smoothed with some cataloy

Next on the list was to sort out the boot...I had fitted an alloy spoiler and decided im fitting a carbon one...thus I was left with loads holes in boot!




Sorted!...il finish off the inside when car is on side, getting stregthining done to crossmember fitting area.

In between waiting on the cataloy hardening I primed my 5link bars...will get em black before fitting

Also done a bit to this one today...

Gave the chassis a good going over on mk2...

Will try keep you all updated!
Thanks agin lads!

[turbochargedjjmclure]

nice one shifty your a machine the black shilak was a good choice

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[turbochargedjjmclure]

bloody hell fella your keen, i'll give you that. what do you do for a day job? cos i fix cars all day and sometimes it's the last thing i want to see at night
mk1 sounds like it'll be a giggle it's cool that your folks are into old scorts aswell must be of farming blood or something
keep the pics comin!

[SHIFTY]

[SHIFTY]

Time for another update folks!
Now thats us off for the hols we can really get stuck in about both the mk1 and my mk2
Was in the workshop all day today, getting alot done
Through the week I had finished repairing any bit on pass side of mk1 and gave her a coat of grey primer for now.
Got the brakes sorted on her today and fittied the propper twin throttle linkage, re-fitted wheels and seats.
Will be down off stands tomorrow, for a wee test drive! to see how she fairs with that engine and box in etc
Then it will be whisked back into workshop and stripped and put on spit for a good bit of tlc ...better doing all the work now rather than down the line

My mk2 was getting a good going over today aswell..fitted the propper tubing in front of axle for wcxm mounts.
Now its strong as fook up there!...I can hit sum yumps etc with confidence!...well maybe down the line I will!
Also last night and this morning I sorted my rear 4link boxes and skids underneath car..wasnt happy with the height of em. Spot on now tho!
Heres the bit you's are after anyway!......yes the pics

Tubes c/w nuts and bolts for crossmember mouting area on front chassis legs

Tubes welded in



Fully welded




Tomorrow she will get all that grey glossed over with the red.
Then we will be fitting the wxcm, fronts struts,steering rack, rear axle etc and get her down on her feet/wheels!!!!!

[RSlewis]

you know what i think of this wee mota dam sweet me old son should make a few folks jealous me thinks rock n roll keep the hard work up and i will come round wae a few cans and supervise

[SHIFTY]

Lewis: Thanks man, Wont be long till you riding shotgun in this bad boy!

Well then we've had a good productive escort day today!
1st on the list was to get maw n paw's mk1 out for a wee try...to see if the geabox, engine etc was ok...as we bought the car non running!
We were all impressed by how she performed although we will be changing the gearbox, clutch and fit an lsd
Heres some pics...

Mum n dad in the mk1...brought back some memories!

After her wee test in the rain she was straight back in and dried off with heaters on
You can see the work iv been doing on this side with the primer


After all that playing about in the mk1 it was time to concentrate on my mk2 again....
Heres my dad fitting the tempory crossmember


We also stuck on a tempory back axle today...dont want to fit the nice shiney stuff incase it gets all offspray!
Heres the mk2 awaiting axle...



And after over a year of being on the spit!!!.............she's down on her tempory feet/wheels!






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[turbochargedjjmclure]

sweeeeeeeeet looks the bizzo fella!

[gibby]

looking good mate , bet u cant wait to get it in colour now

[Stu/RS]

A lot of progress recently Shifty.

Nice to see it on the ground again

Hard works done mate, wont be long now

[AGAR]

Amazing progress shifty! Now the fun will really begin

[DALSY]

well done Shifty and Shifter lookin good

what is the colour inside the car shifty , and what was the inspiration for it going that colour

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[davie 3 door]

Wow.lookin very very good!!
Workmanship looks A1!!!
This will be a show stopper,well done You and Shifter!!!!

[SHIFTY]

Cheers Davie boy!

Me and the auld man were tinkering away on the mk1 again today and I took her out for a wee blast ...heres a clip

[col cos]

nice 1 shifty

[redshed]

Cars are looking good mate,cant wait to see the finished articles

[SHIFTY]

Cheers lads!
Its a crackin wee mota and handles like an escort should ...
We've all been bustin our asses the past few days and we still aint finished when we set out to do coz its a pain in the ass job ....no it isnt working on the escorts unfortulately...its tidying up the workshop!...fookin nightmare! despreatley needin done tho! just been that much happnin over the past year and a half with the cars in there that things have got a bit out of hand!
So were just trying to clear space and tidy up ready to get the mk1 on the spit next and then hopefully by that time mines will be back from paint and start getting built up
Will keep use updated if anything else happens with the auld scorts!
Cheers

[Kevin_Mc]

sounds brilliant