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Yes from what I have read the jack in the 356 and 914 were actually VW items. And as an interesting side note Ford used the same VW jack in the Works Escorts RS1800.

I have been following this build for awhile. Very nice work so far Scott.

Replica & Miniatures is now offering a nice jack & tool kit for Revell's upcoming reissues of the Porsche 914.

Not bad for a first effort. May I ask why you chose an expensive resin kit for your first build? That's like learning to drive in race car. I always recommend mastering basic construction before taking on more advanced techniques. You will use basic skills in every build. If you don't get the basics right nothing you add after that will cover up the shortcomings.

Gene, the lap belts usually include a piece of leather or fabric installed under the main latch to make the belts or comfortable. I used the white fabric in this instance to simulate this.

There are a variety of sources for the metal pins: I bought a variety pack of straight pins in the sewing section of Michaels. It includes several different sizes or gauge pins. You can cut them to whatever length you need. Some times I leave the head in place to simulate a rivet or a bolt head. Paper clips or bulk wire But my favorite is .020 brass rod A variety of styrene rods sizes works great for pins as well. Methods to installs: Replace the molded in mounting pin with a longer styrene pin or a metal pin. You can mount the pin to the larger part then glue he smaller part to the pin or vice-versa; install the pin in the smaller part then glue it to the larger part. When possible holding the part in it desired location drill through the smaller part into the larger part. This will insure the pin location are aligned. If the above method is not preferable. install the pin in the part at "eyeball' the pin location on the larger part. Some examples:

Fotki is what I use. Never used Photobucket however from what I have seen you can post lager images from Fotki.

Thanks Jason. The Escort was built in several different countries England, Germany, Ireland, Australia which are not all right hand drive markets. The majority of the Works cars where left hand drive with the exception of cars built for Roger Clark who preferred right hand drive.

Thanks Gene.

Thanks Shay, re-priming the front air dam then its on to final paint. Thanks Andy

Analysis: What 18-inch wheels mean for F1 By Craig Scarborough Thursday, July 10th 2014, 14:30 GMT Lotus ran a car fitted with 18-inch wheels during the Silverstone Formula 1 test yesterday, in what could be the first step in a move to low-profile tyres as early as 2016. Such a move would largely be for cosmetic and commercial reasons because 13-inch wheel-rims as currently used in F1 are largely used only in the budget end of the production car market. The regulations mandating 13-inch rims in F1 are a legacy of a rule introduced to prevent teams fitting larger-diameter wheels to allow bigger brake discs. As brake disc size is now regulated, this is no longer a concern. The overall size of the 18-inch tyre tested by Lotus yesterday remains the same, which means that the sidewalls were significantly lower. Pirelli would like to bring in slightly larger wheels of 19/20 inches with even lower-profile tyres, although there is a limitation to how far you can go. "For integrity reasons you still want a relatively tall sidewall," said Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery. "Such are the lateral loads being passed from the tread into the wheel via the sidewalls, that geometry of very short sidewalls will make them want to pull off the rim in turns." SUSPENSION If the sport chooses to go in this direction it will have a big impact technically. From onboard shots, we can see the tyre accounts for a large proportion of the car's suspension travel. Going for a lower profile tyre will mean the car's suspension will have to account for the lost tyre compliance. This means it will have to be softer, with longer travel. But the flipside of this is that currently the teams have no control over the compliance of the tyres, so larger wheels will give more influence over a car's total suspension compliance. BRAKES Currently, the brake discs and ducts fill the inside of the wheel with only tiny amount of clearance and the FIA is unlikely to want to allow larger brakes even though larger wheel rims could accommodate them. But allow brake duct bodywork to fill the larger wheel is likely to create more aerodynamic performance from the car. Either, larger discs and smaller calipers could be regulated to fill the wheels for a similar braking performance, or the current disc and duct size could be retained. Teams also use the close proximity of the wheel and brake to tune the heat transfer from the carbon discs to the tyres through the wheel. With a large gap this tuning option will be lost. These effects mean that teams will need significant notice ahead of the introduction of the new tyres, given the work that will need to be done on suspension, aerodynamics and brakes.

Finished interior. Sorry you can't quite see all the detail. it is hard to photograph and all black interior.

Congratulations Daniel. Home ownership has many rewards. Good luck.

Yea the FIA has opened a tyre tender for the 2017-2019 seasons. Michelin is pushing for a return to F1 provided that the wheels grow from the current 13" rims to 17-18" rims. Pirelli provide some 18" wheels last year to Lotus for a test. I'm not completely sold on the idea.

They would probably be better off just releasing a bunch of Foose wheel designs. Virtually all his deigns involve is lowering the car and putting on bigger wheels. In fact they should just offer Foose transkits: crate motor, bigger wheels/tires, decals - done! They could also do a Gas Monkey version: LS or Modern Hemi engine, bigger wheels/tires, can of clear paint.

Looks good Joe. I agree with your choice going with the smother firewall. I never cared for the molded on wiring detail kit manufacturers started doing.

Some fellow Escort enthusiast thought the front air dam was a bit too exaggerated so I modified it slightly. Its a subtle change. Before: After: Before: After: You'll also note that I have extended the fender panel line below the door sill. I applied a coat of white primer in preparation for the final color.

Gene, been building up the interior but haven't started final paint yet. I'll post some pictures of the interior when it's finished.

Nice job on the decals Dale, they snuggled down nice.

I kneel before the Master, brilliant.

He had them on sale at NNL Mid-Atlantic. I didn't grab a set as I wanted other show attendees to have the opportunity. I should have a set to post shortly.

Here is the body from this kit.

If that isn't cheating, please give an example of what you do consider cheating.

Nice build. The part you are having trouble identifying is a transfer case. It takes the drive from the engine and sends it to the propeller.

Another beautiful build Jurgen. I have the rally kit in my stash that I hope to build some day.