[Mick O'Malley]

Originally Posted by Mick O'Malley

I got back from The Beaulieu Autojumble at about 2000 yesterday bearing my spoils, I bought a pair of rear Armstrongs, new in their boxes for sixty quid.

When I built my first Phaeton, (bought new) in the 80s, I already had a scrap Spitfire for the front end gubbins. I bought a running 1300 Mk2 Cortina for 25 quid (those were the days!) for the back end. I'd got to the stage in my current build when fitting the above shockers was appropriate. Imagine my dismay when I discovered that the bottom bracket on the axle took a 1/2" diameter bolt whereas the shock had only a much slimmer bush. I found a super helpful bloke on Ebay who measured the Capri shock bolts he had for sale which proved correct. I bought and test fitted a pair.



The axle, rather than being the Mk 1/2 Cortina item I imagined, turns out to be from a RWD Escort. OK, I'll ask if Escort shocks will fit a Mk 2 Phaeton in a post on the Dutton Group on FB. I got a good few unhelpful replies, none of which answered the question . OK, I'll post again in words of one syllable to see if any other members can read English. No further replies were forthcoming .

So, bottom line is does any of you knowledgeable chaps know if RWD Escort rear shocks are of similar length to Mk1/2 Cortina ones?

Regards, Mick