I am starting the build of a Locost 7 with running gear from a Mk2 Ford Escort - 1300cc Crossflow engine, Type 2 gearbox, rear axle and steering rack with MkIV/V Ford Cortina front hubs.
My question is - should I expect mostly imperial fasteners on this running gear, perhaps with the exception of Metric wheel studs? What about threads for the brake hydraulics?
I am used to the mixture of the various imperial threads on 1960s and 1970s BLMC/BMC/BL vehicles - Minis, MG Midgets and Series Landrovers (UNF, UNC, BSP, BA and some Whitworth and a few unusual ones) so not clear on what Ford in the 1970s used.
Thanks
Mike
My question is - should I expect mostly imperial fasteners on this running gear, perhaps with the exception of Metric wheel studs? What about threads for the brake hydraulics?
I am used to the mixture of the various imperial threads on 1960s and 1970s BLMC/BMC/BL vehicles - Minis, MG Midgets and Series Landrovers (UNF, UNC, BSP, BA and some Whitworth and a few unusual ones) so not clear on what Ford in the 1970s used.
Thanks
Mike