When the van was brought it had already been modified on the outside with alloy wheels, side skirts and bumpers just leaving me to do the inside, but as time has gone by it has been necessary to carry out further modifications to the exterior.
The most noticeable change is the complete respray and change of color from black to turquoise; my last project car was the same color and attracted a lot of attention and several magazine features because of its bright color.
The glass windows in the rear doors have been removed on metal plates welded in their place, this was to improve security as there is several thousand pounds worth audio equipment on the other side but it has also enabled me to have the louvers pressed into the plates so I can install cooling fans on the inside to draw out some of the hot air generated by the amplifiers and prevent any unnecessary over heating.
On the passenger side near the back of the van a stainless steel screw cap has been installed, this is so I can feed wires into the van without opening the rear doors, this will be necessary in competition when the podium has to be connected to operate the sound system.
Removable clamps have been fitted to both of the front doors to hold them shut during competition and also removable window bars for the window screen can be fitted for competition use.
The last exterior modification are the rear lights which are one off items designed and made by myself, they were made because none of the aftermarket companies make any thing for this type of vehicle and the standard one looked rubbish and ruined the back of the van.
The new lights consist of four light units each one having a ring of LED’s with a light in the middle, by using two lights each side I have been able to wire them up so all four LED rings come on as side lights, the light in the middle of the top light unit has an orange bulb and works as the indicators, the light in the middle of the bottom light unit has a red bulb and works as the brake lights.

THE DASH BOARD

The dashboard caused many problems, originally the standard escort dash was modified to accept the horns, tweeters and motorised screen, but was scraped at an early stage and a completely new one was made from scratch.
This has many advantages, with MDF and fibre glass construction it is actually stronger than the standard plastic one and gives a much better base for mounting things such as the horns, motorised screen etc.
I have been able to get rid of unnecessary things like the air vents and make way for more important things such as the screen and DVD player, and also mount them in just the right places.
I have been able to customise it to give it a one of a kind look, this has included removing the indicator stalks in favour of a switch panel to operate the lights etc, rally car style push button engine start and a digital instrument panel taken from an astra GTE.
Finally it has been painted to match the exterior paintwork and now looks as if it is made from plastic.

MATERIALS USED
Various materials were used to construct this vehicle, some in large quantities.

1) 20 rolls of Original Dynamat
Installed to every panel of the van

2) 30 meters of medium weight glass fiber mat and 50 liters of resin.
Used extensively in the cabin area on all panels including roof, floor and bulkhead. The main baffle board has also been glass fibred to give additional strength and keep front and rear compartments air tight from each other.

3) Over 3000 3" screws with more than 1500 holding the sub enclosure and surrounding parts together.

4) 40 tubes of grip fill used to glue all wooden parts.

5) 15 sheets of 8' by 4' MDF in three thicknesses: 12mm, 18mm, and 25mm.

6) 15 meters of black vinyl and 20 cans of spray glue used to trim the whole installation.