rabiddog
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| posted on 1/11/03 at 04:00 PM |
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Today I went to the scrappy and found........
Today i went to the scrappy today and found suprise suprise no cortina uprights in fact the guy at the counter laughed when i mentioned them.I did
find 2 sets of granada uprights thou, these look like the cortina units at the rear but had 5 studs.
Now my question is can the granny hub unit be exchanged with a cortina or sierra unit to convert them to 4 bolt or are the stubs wrong and would the
calipers line up with the smaller disk if you did?
By the way there were 2 cortinas with the rear axles still attatched one was in perfect condition and looked like a recent recon, it was on a fire
damaged car.If your looking for one for a wide arse car in Lincolnshire u2u me and I'll tell you were it is
Craig
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ned
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| posted on 3/11/03 at 09:46 AM |
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Craig,
I posted a month or two back tht an old granada has the same uprights. the m16 brakes are on most cars, so its just a matter of finding something with
the same hubs and putting it all together. I'm no expert, but don't see why they shouldn't fit. what do mk1 + 2 escort do for
hubs?
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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ChrisW
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| posted on 3/11/03 at 10:24 AM |
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Mk1 and 2 Escort hubs are no good. Granny ones will work but they are 5 stud which means you'll have trouble getting decent wheels for it.
Converting to 4 stud would need donor bits from a Sierra so why not just get the whole hub from the Sierra and save some hassle? Every scrappy will
no doubt have at least one somewhere!
Chris
My gaff my rules
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rabiddog
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| posted on 3/11/03 at 07:58 PM |
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I've already got a sierra and thought the granny uprights look better so will the hub fit straight on or will it need machinig?
Craig
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ANDY P
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| posted on 3/11/03 at 08:31 PM |
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have you tried the sierra/cortina scrap yard on the A17 located about 10 miles from boston on the way to kings lynn.
Andy p
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rabiddog
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| posted on 3/11/03 at 08:34 PM |
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No I didnt realise there was one there is it a good yard?
Craig
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ANDY P
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| posted on 3/11/03 at 08:41 PM |
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yep full of sieera and mk4/5 cortinas ...but before i think the owners comes from texas ....wadda ya want boy we dont like you rednecks..
the place your looking for is near gedney but as my job takes me that way i`ll stick my head in and ask the question or try and get a phone number.
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rabiddog
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| posted on 3/11/03 at 08:43 PM |
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Cheers that would be most appreciated
Craig
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