1971 escort mk1 van ish

[bananasplit]

been looking for a mk1 escort project for ages and we all know prices are scary anyway spotted this camper for sale and was right up my street(not literaly)so I went on a road trip and paid the man I'm collecting tommorow.its a 1971 escort camper with a danbury conversion its done 78000 miles and was owned by a old boy it came taxed with a failure sheet needs a bit of welding on sills and inner sills and suprisingly that about it.it drives exellent anyway plans are the camper interior is going and the side windows will be replaced with metal I'm keeping the pop top as it has a bed that fits in it so will be mint for camping in set of period alloys slam it and a zetec conversion with 5spd box.ha ha sound realy easy to say I'm sure it wont be heres pics

[Waxoyling Lyrical]

Nice, but why not keep the steelies - they look like wider than standard saloon ones, probably special equipment for the van, and very period cool imho.

[bananasplit]

yeah think you rite i do like em

[mini-mad-nick]

Seems a shame to convert it back to a van and loose the Windows :/ personally id just drop the zetec lump and box in it and leave it at that

[HARDCORE]

Please let me know about any of the 'camper stuff' you are not wanting, as I would be most interested

[rebel2cv]

I'd be interested in any cupboard type stuff, pm me

[bananasplit]

on way home

[alex77]

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Battery as a coster thats where I always used to place a brew when the bonnet was up on my capri and before that mk2 escorts .

last week whlle welding the engine bay forgot battery tray has been cut out as battery is moving to the boot, without thinking went to put tea there dropped fresh cuppa and broke mug.

[bananasplit]

ha ha yeah ive done that too

[crazycruzer]

its a little bit qwerky i like it best of luck with the build

[bananasplit]

interior is out and windows filling with metal tommorow pics to follow decided the pop top is going too roof panels are imposible to get so will be replaced with custom made sunshine roof

[bananasplit]

so the stripdown starts first is the interior

then side windows as i want to turn it back into a van they need to go

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windows out cut some steel to fill holes

one side done

[luckygti]

I have To say I love these campers, can't believe the windows and pop top are going, but your ride your way and all that! what sort of condition is it in under the camper fit?

[bananasplit]

its realy good solid floor was expecting the worse but good so far