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Chassis Strengthening?


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Guest georgemcook

Any suggestions how I strengthen the chassis? Make the car a bit more rigid?

 

Has anyone tried a strut from the top of the windscreen to the centre of the roof pillar? Are these available to buy? Or has anyone done this DIY?

 

Ideas welcome

 

Mk6 1996 1.8

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hello George

welcome to the club..... to be honest I think they are strong enough from factory apart from front strut braces being fitted to the mk5 n 6s

be interesting to see the response

regards ollie

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When I go over rough Kent roads at speed, the chassis twists and wobbles around. I can see the front windscreen uprights move left and right while the rest of the body behind catches up a fraction of a second later.

 

I bought my wife a Mazda MX-5 and fitted an underbody strengthening kit; it is much stronger now, better handling and firmer on the road. Great result.

 

By comparison, the escort wobbles like a jelly. It does not have the structural strength of a true sportscar. I would like to improve it, even if I have to invent and make the parts myself.

 

Has anyone else done this?

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You could fit the front strutbrace if it is still there, a few people removed them and sell them; so check you still have it. There is also meant to be a lower strutbrace, but again some people remove these and sell them to owners of standard Escorts. Try seeing your roof catch handles are not too tight, if it is it would cause the windscreen to flex as you say.

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Guest Terence Mears

Yea when I put a rover v8 vitesse engine in my TR7 the prop was shortened and balanced and nearly tore the back axle off so had to form the back end in 10 mm box section

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