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1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21

gingexr2t Part of things Posts: 130	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 gingexr2t @gingexr2t
	May 9, 2012 19:17:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	. The rear cross member and all the fixings in place for the anti roll bar and the diff hanger. I started off with the hanger bolts, for this I used the adjustable slide bolts off the original cross member and welded in some holders simular to the original, By doing this I keep the left,right, front and backward adjustment :-) The edges were ground to opposite angles to create a 'V' so that the welds fill the gap and give a sronger weld then the 2 small angle pieces were welded in after the antiroll bar fixings were sorted, this was a curse word nightmare to do as I hate welding nuts on When done a test fit was done Then put in the car to have a look, the slot in the floor needs to be made a tad wider to clear the welds Bolted to the diff to check clearance Thats all, got a busy week this coming week, but hoping to get a couple of hours on it :-) Ginger .
	Last Edit: May 13, 2012 18:40:00 GMT by gingexr2t . Project RWD Cossie powered wide arched 1990 Ford Escort RST S2 retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=127769 .

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ivan141 Part of things Posts: 121	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 ivan141 @ivan141
	May 9, 2012 20:47:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Love it how fast this thread goes from: 'I'll just use a Sierra for the RWD bits' to 'Aw f*ck it I'm building everything by hand' Keep cracking on, amazing work done so far!


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gingexr2t Part of things Posts: 130	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 gingexr2t @gingexr2t
	May 10, 2012 22:34:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	May 9, 2012 20:47:08 GMT ivan141 said: Love it how fast this thread goes from: 'I'll just use a Sierra for the RWD bits' to 'Aw f*ck it I'm building everything by hand' Keep cracking on, amazing work done so far! I really wanted touse the Sierra rear end, but just wouldn't work Ginger ,
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robb Part of things Posts: 42	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 robb @robb
	May 10, 2012 23:41:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
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ivan141 Part of things Posts: 121	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 ivan141 @ivan141
	May 11, 2012 11:00:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	A complete reskin might have been easier, seen that done before (shortened sierra chassis under mk3 outer body). But that takes a special kind of crazy to do as well.


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gingexr2t Part of things Posts: 130	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 gingexr2t @gingexr2t
	May 11, 2012 17:40:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	. Time for a bit of an update, . 1st off was some frame work to keep the car square when the floor etc came out, I made the frame extend out of the car for extra work room under the car. Full out And sill rot :-( After looking at removing and replacing the whole inner sill i noticed the relacement sills are over sills and the metal is thinner, so i removed and replaced only the rot and left the good metal alone Passenger side Drivers side Floor offered up into place to check the fit And wheels fitted to check position in the arches before welding could begin Wheels are in perfect position, Had a bit of a worry about the bonnet to turret clearance, so bonnet was fitted back on and theres plenty of room, All 20mm of it :-) Inner arches tacked in, and the rear of the floor, started filler pannels for around the rear of the tunnel. Thanks for looking, Ginger P.S. I may have to go down the S1 arches route to get extra clerance :-( .
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gingexr2t Part of things Posts: 130	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 gingexr2t @gingexr2t
	May 11, 2012 17:44:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	. I had 2 steel channels made up for the floor to sill section, Had them made out of 1.5mm plate, reason for this was to add some strenght to the floor, plus it ment i could get some deep welds into it without it distorting :-) Front arch section Inner arches I want to run the standard 3dr wheels i bought a while back and run the standard size 205/50/15 tires, so had a bit of an idea on flareing the arches a bit. This did 2 things, widened the arch 10mm but also lowered it 9mm at the same time, this is useful as the car will look lower and with a floor to arch measurement of 600mm (standard 2wd Saff hight) the wheel sit in the arch perfectly :-) Before (not good) After (much better) What it looks like from the side @585mm & 600mm 585mm from floor 600mm from floor Also started on the top of the bulkhead. Fuse box section removed (will sort this out when the box section is removed from the car) Tried for ages to get a genuine front panel with no joy, so i ordered a copy panel of Ebay as i couldn't get one locally, it arrived today and it 's F&*"ING S HIT. Luckily i hadn't cut the top section at all, So i removed the last of the head light sections of the car, and dismantled the new one so as not to replace the whole thing. Also made the spit stands higher as it won't go right over :-( this will help when i get the front rear beam mounts sorted :-) Cheers for looking, Ginger .
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gingexr2t Part of things Posts: 130	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 gingexr2t @gingexr2t
	May 13, 2012 18:39:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	. more pics All ready to be rebuilt The inner wing section on the Sierra is shorter than the Escort, so you end up with small triangle gaps, so made 2 filler pieces up. And welded in Space checked ready for new cross member And all rebuilt, the lower sections of the head light panel attach to the Escort cross member , but seen as it's no longer there i cut them back. Managed to borrow a spot welder aswell, which made the job a lot easier :-) And just some random pics With the cross member all sorted i could get it back on the spit so as to finish off the 2 forward rear axle mounts Ginger .
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Sven Part of things Posts: 341	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 Sven @sven
	May 14, 2012 7:46:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cracking project ...
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lemmingzappa Part of things Posts: 378	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 lemmingzappa @lemmingzappa
	May 14, 2012 8:16:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Fantastic work so far
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nofrills Posted a lot my wings are made of Steeeeeeeel!!! Posts: 1,243	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 nofrills @nofrills
	May 14, 2012 11:53:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This is just awesome and full of win, superb job your doing buddy


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sphinx Part of things Posts: 219	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 sphinx @sphinx
	May 14, 2012 12:25:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Awesome work!! Just awesome!! Forgive me if you've already answered these questions but what was wrong with the rear drive shaft angles considering they were still bolted to the factory floor-pan layout? I can see they're angled upwards, so would that the case on any lowered Sierra or was there something different coming into play on this build? Also, what paint are you using to protect all your welds?


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kalum Part of things Posts: 30	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 kalum @kalum
	May 14, 2012 12:34:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This is looking brilliant! I can't wait to see the finished product! Kalum


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gingexr2t Part of things Posts: 130	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 gingexr2t @gingexr2t
	May 14, 2012 12:59:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	. May 14, 2012 12:25:39 GMT sphinx said: Forgive me if you've already answered these questions but what was wrong with the rear drive shaft angles considering they were still bolted to the factory floor-pan layout? I can see they're angled upwards, so would that the case on any lowered Sierra or was there something different coming into play on this build? Also, what paint are you using to protect all your welds? Those pics of the shafts angled upwards would have been at about an 80mm drop from standard ride hight. on a standard Cossie they angle about the same amount but downwards. It's because of the hight of the arch on a Sierra being a good 30mm lower/closer to the centre of the wheel than on an Escort. So basically what ever i lower the car by to get a nice ride hight you have to add 30mm on top so a 30 drop becomes 60mm on the the running gear. By me raising the floor/axle mount up by 30mm i get shafts angled down as they should be, when the car squats under load the shafts will be close to horizontal which is when they are at there shortest, the more they angle the futher the shafts stretch out in the CV joints. Hopfully this will make the CV's last longer and give them less stress I Hope ;D I hope that explains the method behind me over active brain P.S. Thanks for all the possative comments guys, More updates soon. Ginger .
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sphinx Part of things Posts: 219	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 sphinx @sphinx
	May 14, 2012 13:12:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Makes perfect sense! I never doubted there was logic behind it lol just being nosey.


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gingexr2t Part of things Posts: 130	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 gingexr2t @gingexr2t
	May 14, 2012 14:13:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	. P.S. using Simonize redoxide spray to protect the welds, i just give them a good wire brushing and a few coats and job done, work brilliantly on bare metal :-) Ginger .
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MK2VR6 Posted a lot Mk2 Golf GTi 90 Spec Posts: 3,329	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 MK2VR6 @wafers
	May 14, 2012 14:16:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oh my days. You'd want to be confident with a welder and have a decent tape measure for that puppy. Amazing!


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Robinxr4i Posted hell of a lot I crash Sierra Posts: 7,775 Club RR Member Number: 143	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 Robinxr4i @robinxr4i Club Retro Rides Member 143
	May 14, 2012 16:00:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	WOW!
	Sierra - here we go again! Nov 26, 2024 6:24:25 GMT WillCarter said: He has an illness, it's not his fault.

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gingexr2t Part of things Posts: 130	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 gingexr2t @gingexr2t
	May 14, 2012 16:32:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	. Cheers guys, i do have another update but i'll try and wait til it goes to page 3 as there are a lot of pics Ginger .
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adi Posted a lot Posts: 1,426	1990 Ford ERST S2 RWD Cossie,More pics and update 07/02/21 adi @adrian1987
	May 14, 2012 16:58:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	this is just too epic. hope I bump it to page 3 to see more!


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