Hi i am building a locost 7 which i bought as a part built kit i think it has a cortina back axle not sure anybody any ideas how i can tell what it is escort / cortina . once i find the model i would like to recon it but not sure where to get bearing and seals from .

Any ideas would be appreiciated

Not sure of the widths, although it has been discussed before on here.

The Escort axle has an external lever to operate the handbrake whereas the Cortina handbrake cable goes into the back plate.

Someone will have the widths tho, or you may find it in a search.

Cheers

Chris

Hi Thanks for that

Hi,
Been discussed in more detail recently. Use www.carfolio.com to find technical specs including track wisth of cars.
The escort and Cortina should be easy to identify since the Cortina is 56" track width and the escort is 52". Note that track wodth is width between the centre of the tyre tread so you will need to compensate to get backplate width.

HTH,
Craig.