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For Sale, the following due to illness. Location:Devon 1. Haynes Restoration Manual Ford Escort and Cortina in very good condition, only some minor marking: £25 plus postage. 2. Ford Escort Rally Preparation Manual in good condition, strengthening added to spine. Used with minor marking on some pages. £30 plus postage. 3. Cortina -The Story of Fords Best Seller by Graham Robson. Very good condition. £10 plus postage. 4. The Works Escorts by Graham Robson (3rd edition). Very good condition. £10 plus postage.

Classic Ford Magazine collection from July 1997 (first issue) to December 2009 complete plus a handful of magazines from 2010, 2011 and 2012. Also RetroFord magazines from 2006 (first issue) to 2009 complete plus a handful from later years. £50 the lot. Location: Plymouth

You have early type shocks. The late type bolt through the floor, the same as on the Mk 2. According to the Rally Design advert in Classic Ford, you would need a straight type.

The reason that 2 types exist is because of the different angle of inclination of the rear shocks so you maybe limited to what you can fit. I dont have an Escort, but I am sure that one of my mates who is a Mk1 Escort man told me that the straight ones are designed for the early cars with shallow angle shocks. The angled ones for late type shocks i.e. more upright. I think upright shocks were on 1973 cars and later. If you phone Rally Design they should be able to offer some advice on what is suitable for your car.

Impressive stuff indeed. Wish my Old Man was still alive to see a Mk 1 go that quick and in his favourite colour too. I'm with Deltamal and his premonition of 8s quarters next year. Good luck.

Because I live in a cave, I was not aware of any Euro regulation changes regarding modified cars. Can anyone post a link or summarise the changes please? Thanks.

I plan to. The car has rack and pinion steering but I wanted to mot it while I sorted the bits to correct the problem with it. It was a nice sunny day when I posted it and had a craving to get out in it so thought I would ask the question. Cheers.

Can anyone tell me if a car with bump steer would fail an MOT? When the car is jacked up, you can see the wheels are not "straight" but are angled slightly. Thanks.

It's currently got a set of 6" Supalites (need a freshen up) with 175x60 Yokohamas, which after scrubbing in were really good tyres, but have worn very quickly. Height wise, the front is running Escort RS struts and 145lb -2" springs. I'm sure the rear has a modified set of CD6 springs (would need to check what is left in the shed and work out what's still there) with -1.5" blocks and gas shocks. I will post up a new thread in projects and restos when I have finished building the decking, as there seems to be very little information on rack conversions around. Found a useful thread at: http://www.cortina-mk1classifieds.com/f ... conversion

A quick note to say that Wheeler Dealers on sky channel 523 at midnight tonight (Tuesday) features a buy and facelift on a Capri 1.6 Laser.

I know the feeling kirbycortina. Had parts for sale on here and just about to put the car up for sale and looking around this site, made me keep it. Got a new lease of life on the old gal.

Thanks gents. Will have a look at both of these. Appreciate it.

Unfortunately my old Butters welder has given up the ghost and the company no longer exists. Looking to get a new welder for car work only. Budget £400, anyone got any recommendations please? Cheers.

Legend. He was a big influence on my Dad. May they both Rest In Peace.

Looks tidy. Wish I could do stuff that well.