Ford escort mk2 advice

Dreamer21

Escort mk2 is currently being restored, I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice on how to put in new floor pans in the front, thanks

carchaeologist

Id suggest welding them in, its probably the best way.

mk1esc

well i doubt he would glue them in or use sellotape to stick them.... :P :P

get yourself onto the www.irishescortclub.com website and go through the resto section....people use different methods of doing this task...

what spec are you building the car too??? grp4 rally car/ track car/ road car???? this will make a difference for strength

hi5

Some people do panel bond them in,I'd be inclined to weld them;)
Get your new panels and sit them into the wells on top of the old floor,mark around the edge of the new panel onto the old floor,then cut about half an inch below the mark to allow an overlap.
Double check the floor is contacting everywhere its supposed to be before welding.
You may need to do a lot of trimming and bending depending on the quality of the panel,I put weights on the floor to keep it in position.
Then seam weld the top surface all the way around.
Underneath just tack it every few inches,and then squeez loads of zinc primer into the overlaps and then fill with paint.you dont want any watertraps.
best of luck.

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Daved_XB

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Off topic I know, but is that Mustang yours? That section looks a lot like the footwell in the 67 GTA that I had

hi5

Daved_XB wrote: »

Off topic I know, but is that Mustang yours? That section looks a lot like the footwell in the 67 GTA that I had

Yes , it's mine,a 65 coupe.

Dreamer21

Thanks for all the reply's, it's a road car I'm restoring