Guest dave29 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 hi guys. so ive been having a look around my cabby for anything that it could fail its mot on thats due soon and i,ve found sumit behind the front bumper......... the anti roll bar mount on the passenger side is looking a little crusty and was wondering if its a easy repair? also the part that is spot welded to the front valance. easy or a pro welder repair? cheers guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 what part of the anti roll bar bracket do you mean, the small bracket held on with two nuts or the big piece holding it all together with 3 bolts? also what welded bit on the valance lol, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave29 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 what part of the anti roll bar bracket do you mean, the small bracket held on with two nuts or the big piece holding it all together with 3 bolts? also what welded bit on the valance lol, cheers its the small bracket that bolts to the car with 2 big bolts/nuts.im guessing the radiator will have to come out to repair it? .as for the front valance bit...... its the spot welded factory seam behind the bumper that holds the the front valance on.rust issue lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 do you mean these?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/escort-mk4-orion-mk2-xr3i-rs-turbo-S2-roll-bar-clamps-/160484789189?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item255da38bc5 not suprising its rusty as fook behind the bumper, most are mate, new front panel or repair that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave29 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 do you mean these?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/escort-mk4-orion-mk2-xr3i-rs-turbo-S2-roll-bar-clamps-/160484789189?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item255da38bc5 not suprising its rusty as fook behind the bumper, most are mate, new front panel or repair that one what are the front panels called? or is that what they are called lol. aint looking forward to repairing it like as im going to have to take the anti roll bar off. cheers for the help fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 you wont have to take the anti roll bar off if its just the front panel, if its the front chassis cross member then yep you will, got any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave29 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 you wont have to take the anti roll bar off if its just the front panel, if its the front chassis cross member then yep you will, got any pics? no pix but i can take some tomorrow. ive just looked it up and its the crossmember thats fooked.i was kinda hoping i could repair the one thats on as its ok on the other side.doable? does the roll bar come off easy.aint looked at the haynes yet......for all the good at looking at it will be pmsl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 depends how rotten it is mate, not a fun thing to do tho, get a couple of pics up tommorrow. the roll bar comes off easy mate, think 8 bolts to totally get it off, and a big hammer for the ends of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 also, the rad mounts to the the cross member, so have to remove that, atleast you will get new coolant after lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave29 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 also, the rad mounts to the the cross member, so have to remove that, atleast you will get new coolant after lol. the coolant was one of my to do jobs lol.the cross member was,nt though shame to disturb the rad as is all new. i,ll try n get piccys today but as per usual its raining.loverly british weather pmsl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave29 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 ive tryed to post piccys and and it wont let me. i,ll try again later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 you using photobucket http://www.escortcabrioletclub.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/1255-how-to-post-images-of-your-cars/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave29 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 you using photobucket http://www.escortcabrioletclub.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/1255-how-to-post-images-of-your-cars/ yups i tryed photobucket n tryed uploading em on here but they kept failing.i duno how to shrink em down.that might be why they failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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