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What front end to use is a crucial decision to make and should be tackled as soon as possible since this will affect the rest of the project. From the research I had done I found that there are a variety of options to choose from, however, I believe the big three are the following: First option: Stay standard, refurbish all the parts and install poly bushes everywhere. This has its advantages since practically no alterations are required and is the less expensive, however one would be stuck with the old steering box. If you are not after loads of performance and will use the car only as a Sunday drive, this option is the way to go. Second option: If you have deep pockets, go for the full Milton race conversion. These parts bolt on to the standard holes and it has been tried and tested on various Anglias. Third option: Escort front end. This is the option I chose due to a number of advantages, mainly that there is a chance that the grocery store down the road sells Escort performance parts. Another valid reason is that the crossmember width fits exactly between the Anglia chassis, making the fitting quite straight forward. However, to keep the suspension vertical, the crossmember has to be mounted further back than the original Anglia crossmember, and therefore, the whole engine will move back into the bulkhead (unless it is chassis mounted). The rest of this section is filled with the specifications and pictures of the parts I am using on my vehicle. Wherever possible I have also included links and item numbers to the pages I have sourced the items from. You may use the links below to navigate through this page: |
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Part Description: Standard Escort Mk1 engine crossmember. Alterations: Crossmember was given a good clean and a coat of anti rust. The mounting plates were replced to suit the original Anglia crossmember holes as much as possible. However, it is crucial to align the TCAs with the strut top mounting hole so that the wheels fit within the wheel arch properly. From where: The mounting plates were fabricated and welded in place localy at minimal cost. |
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Part Description: Standard Escort Mk1 steering rack. Alterations: Polyeurythene bushes & tie rod ends to meet Escort Mk1 steering with Mk2 suspensions. As I wanted to fit as much wheel and tyre as possible inside the front wheel arches, I narrowed the front TCAs. On doing so, I also had to narrow the steering rack. The steering rods have different diameters in the threaded part and non-threaded part, therefore, it is not possible to simply cut more thread into the rod and cop a bit off. In my case I have considered a number of options to go about this but at the end I filled up the non threaded part with welding, smoothed it out, and cut fresh thread over that. The result was very satisfying as you cannot tell the rods have been tampered with. From where: Busehes were bought from Flo-flex, E-bay powerseller. Tie rod ends were bought from a local shop. |
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| Suspension | (Return to top) | ||
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Part Description: Escort Mk2 disc brake struts. Alterations: Adjustable height coilover lowering kit & refurbished hubs. From where: The coilover kit was bought from a local performance store. |
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Part Description: Rosejointed eccentric multi hole alloy top mounts. Alterations: Bush to make the top mounts fit Mk2 Escort shock absorber. From where: Topmounts can be bought from Milton race, the bush was fabricated locally. |
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Part Description: Escort Mk2 Wilwood dynalite 4 pot brake kit. The kit is inclusive of 4 pot calipers, vented/cross-drilled/grooved discs and fitting kit including bleeders. There are various disc sizes available so make sure to check they fit your rim! Alterations: No alterations were needed since the kit was bolt on. From where: I have bought mine by searching for Escort wilwood brake on E-bay. Burton Power have this kit for sale as well. |
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| Compression Struts | (Return to top) | ||
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Part Description: Escort Mk1 compression strut kit in-situ (adjustable in place). Alterations: The chassis was flattened where the brackets needed to be welded. Other than that installing them was very straight forward. From where: These were bought from Burton Power part number RD193INS. |
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| Track control arms | (Return to top) | ||
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Part Description: Escort Mk1/2 adjustable track control arms. Alterations: The TCAs are supplied as a ready to fit kit and require no modifications. However, since I needed to decrease the camber to fit the wheel inside the wheel arch, I ordered mine 2cm smaller than standard. From where: These were bought from CompBrake part number CMB0266. |
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