Valiant

Look into somthing like these http://www.afcoracing.com/hp_shocks_reactor.html Looks like more initialy, best solution though I think. Those Evo ones look nice but they are very long and they have a non standard looking spring. I think it will take a lot of work to make them fit, also when you want to change the spring rate you will be stuck with non off the shelf springs. Places that support speedway etc usualy stock stuf like this. I've seen specials in NZ racer etc for them at very reasonable prices.

Do that. Also this makes me think of your flat?

Thanks everyone, I'm looking forward to seeing it done too. An estate you say? That would be cool to own now. Those old crash have a sound of their own, I think even new Anglias came with a half stuffed battery aswell.

I picked this up from the freight depot on Friday. And in its new home,this is where it will stay. Flukishly the MX5 drive shaft is the perfect length. The diff flange will need a minor rework and it should fit like new. Datsin brake master cylinder and telstar clutch master cylinder look like they should work. just mocking things up to see what needs to go where. I will get some steel tomorrow and start welding. viewtopic.php?f=18&t=25081

Just been buying springs for my Anglia. 65mm id seems the most common diameter, lengthes 200,250,300, may be 350 and 400 mm too. Check with your supplier first as some rates/sizes are harder to find. Yes exhaust tube makes mint turrets.

Hydraulic handbrake? Run the master cylinders in line, or add an extra pair of rear calipers with a separate hydraulic circuit.

Thanks. Ford making the Escort stuff so close to the Anglia dimensions has made it easyer, I have still had to do it twice though. What is giving you trouble with your Cortina? No mine is a 1.6 and 5 speed. The 1.8/6speed ones are selling for good money at the moment. Should be good though.

Didn't know that Cheryl West lived at your house.

Just adding a couple of extra photos. Before notch... And after. Long struts... And shortened. Steering column is connected too. No cutting or welding os the steering so the cert man should be happy. Its a bit crooked now like a Torrana. I can deal with that. This old wheel won't stay. I started mounting my calipers today, they should work mint, the Toyota cables won't be hard to adapt to tha Anglia Handbrake. I will get some 10mm bar tomorrow to cut to this template I made. Thats enough. viewtopic.php?f=18&t=25081

Hi. Thanks. Yes I have thought FE3 the later FS, and BP too. I have settled on MX5/B6, I like that it is RWD lay out already and cheap. I am trying to do this on the cheap as much as I can so a whole package from an MX5 makes good sense to me. Those rods sound tempting, not at the moment though, thanks. I will see how I get on with the parts I have already.

hahaha can I +like this post? Am I missing somthing? Sure go for it.

Thanks. Yeah I pulled it appart before I took any photos. The inner tie rod points slight downward to the hub now. I will mock it up again in the next few days.

Supercheap auto have a huge stack of inserts on the shelf in most locations. As a customer you can walk in, open up the boxes and measure/compare the inserts at your leisure ... pretty useful. Cheers. Autolign found me some Corolla AE80 ones, They are 40mm shorter. Cheap too. Any shorter and they would be to short.

Bit more done now. Diff is almost finished, all assembled, axles resplined, new axle bearings and pinion seal. I have welded up the orignal wheel stud holes and turned the flanges and snouts down, also redrilled the flanges to 4x108. I also have some S2 RX7 discs that I have bored and redrilled to suit. I still have to make and weld on some caliper mounts. Also wasn't happy with the way the front suspension was sitting at the ride hight I want to use. The tie rods are pointing up, same with the lower arm. The inner tierods were getting close to binding. Also with the standard struts I had almost no travel. Sooo I've cut a 40mm notch in the chassis rail and reinforced it so the front subframe sits up into the chassis this puts the tierods on a much nicer angle. Also redid my front struts, they are 80mm shorter, with cut down Escort strut tubes, AE 80 Corolla inserts and Anglia tops. I will try to get some springs for them this week. Some swaybar mounts have also been made but they sucked so they got cut off and replaced with these. Hope to see a motor and box this week. Thanks. viewtopic.php?f=18&t=25081

Fix your exhaust leak too, it should help your economy and your car won't sound shit.

Hi, Fliboi. If you get stuck bring your car round and I will take a look. I can usualy get to the bottom of this sort of thing. PM me if you want a hand.

+1. Welded axles work fine when they are done well. Often factory axles don't have enough meat on the shafts that the splines can be recut further back. I know Borg Warner VL and XF axles are like this. Resplining costs more too.

You can use VL gears in an XA housing with an XF lsd center. It's not a straight swap though. I'm not sure about LSD centers that used 2.77 gear sets thoughhttp://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me ... 669107.htm your XF LSD would work well in this. How does the place in Hamilton intend to shorten the axles? for $400 i'm picking they will be cutting and welding them. Be carefull though LSD centers for these could be expensive, it will probably have rotary suitable 4.1/1 ratio too.

Here; ATLAS AXLES Baby ... 48.5" long (wide) Narrow (Mk1 3 litre Capri) .. 50" long (wide) Standard (Mk2 & 3 Capri) .. 52" long (wide) Standard Mk1 & 2 Escort Axles: English axle 48.5" wide Koln: European piece of chocolate fitted to mk2 escorts and to be avoided at all costs An English matches the dimensions of the baby atlas, however many people incorrectly think a baby atlas is the one fitted to a mk1 3.0 litre capri when in fact that's a narrow atlas. An original baby atlas was a motorsport special order item True atlas has a 7.5 inch crown wheel, Weak Kolin type has a 6ish inch crown wheel. Aussie Cortina use Borg Warner 74/75 series diffs like Falcon/Valiant/Commodore. I'm not sure about crown wheel size variations with the Aussie Cortina diff. In my experience if you want a strong LSD with a 3.5/1 ratio in the back of your Escort you need to... Buy a Quaife or similar LSD center for your Escort diff with a sport crown wheel and pinion Or use a Capri Atlas with Quafie or similar LSD center and the gears that came in the Capri Atlas Or Find a LSD with the right ratio from another car or ute and get it shortened. Or hunt trade me until you find somthing that will work for you that has been built already.

Hi wickmyster. I think Baby atlas diffs were never fitted to mass production cars, they were sold as an upgrade for Escort through Ford parts departments. Mk1 capri has "Narrow Atlas" and Mk2/3 has "Wide Atlas". Watch out also because some earlier Cortinas came fitted with a back hat diff too but it was much smaller/weaker than an Atlas. Unless you can get a Capri diff very cheap it would be worth finding out about a Quaife LSD and some thin wheel spacers for your Escort diff.

Anglia is narrower than Escort. Anglia is 1215mm drum face to drum face. Not sure about the diffheads, are they similar to RX somthing? Is the B1600 diff LSD?

+1, Don't go below 3.4:1.

Yeah 2.92 will suck. My 265 Val was 2.92 with 5 speed, and 15s. it didn't work well. VL commodore used a 3.45 75 series Borgwarner, you can use that crownwheel and pinion on Falcon/Valiant LSD centers for 75/74 series Borg warner. AU Falcon XR6 has 3.45 ratio but it is 78 series. They are a big diff with 28 spline 9inch axle splines and 4 spider LSD. You can pick them up cheapish from wreckers but there is a bit of work involved in shortening them and converting to 4 stud. I am building one at the moment.

As I remember MK1 Capri will fit but its a little bit wider. You can get LSD centers for them but they are expensive. You could add an LSD to your Escort/English. They are pretty strong. http://www.palmside.co.nz/product_cid_10821.html Otherwise its shorten a Hilux (but I'm not sure the ratios you are after are available) Borg Warner or 8 inch ford. Look in the tech section there is a post about early Hilux in an Escort. Failing that look out for something somone else has built for sale on trade me.