Escorts and capris

[JG65TE]

Ok, Time to pick all of ur collective brains again fellas, Just how much is interchangable off an escort onto a capri ?
The capri I am doing has fairly serious cancer in the front drivers pillar near the top door hinge. (i am guessing they go there a fair bit) , sure I can fab one up but laziness beat old age and i have a case of cbf. I can buy a escort pretty cheap, so i was thinkin of cutting the pillar I need out of it. But what else can I use off the escort ?. Forget drivetrain, Its all good to go. I am talking trims , suspension , bumpers etc ??..

Cheers
Doc

[R0BD0G]

i think most of the time people go the other way with suspension (capri V6 struts and gear like that) you will find the capri to be about 35 - 45mm wider than the escort anyway from what i remember

[whooligan]

No body parts are interchangeable btwn Escorts and Capris. If you need to replace body sections, I would think it would be much easier to fabricate something new from scratch rather than adapt something from another car thats been out in the elements and/or endured 30+ years of driving on aussie roads.

[paul w]

As whooligan said no body parts are the same although you may be able to cut similar size donor parts from an escort if you had one lying around but I wouldnt buy one with the intention to use other parts on the project, apart from tail lights if its a MK1 escort there wouldnt be much to use.