Well I am another year older and I still don't have an escort on the road. I have made a bit more progress on the L/H guard I have painted the guard and fitted the L/H bubble arch. Once I had cut the excess steel away and test fitted the arches I removed them I put a adhesive on the inner side of the guard and screwed the arch in place temporarily. Once all the screws were in place I drilled and riveted the arches in place. I have used countersunk 4mmx10mm poprivets with washers on the side of the inner arch to prevent the rivet pulling through the fibreglass. Once the adhesive has dried I will trim off any excess and then give both the guard and the arch a light sand before putting the filler in place and finishing it off with a fibreglass layer for strength.

The arch screwed in place

This is the adhesive I am using

And all riveted in place

The front profile of the finished arch

Peter