frankie28
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Bring on the Cortina's
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Sept 13, 2013 17:59:35 GMT
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Well I haven't updated this for a while have I! Cars still going strong, flew through its last mot with no problems had popped a 2.0 back it and ran it for while, Then came across a nice 2.1!! Got that, popped it in with a FR22 cam and fitted it up with the Twin DHLA carbs. Set up on the rollers and now it it goes very very well!! Big smiles all round!! Also decided that as the bonnet and front wings needed doing anyway that I would go with the Cortina XR6 interceptor style paint work. Found some images on the web and went from there. Decided to refit the deep steels that I had on it before rather than run it on the Mondeo alloys. Anyway have some piccies! Frankie My youngest son Callum getting busy with the carbs!  Ideas car!           |
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Sept 14, 2013 8:18:22 GMT
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Your son is spoilt with such a clean engine bay!
Fantastic car this, not normally a mk5 fan.
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Sept 14, 2013 9:10:30 GMT
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Cracking Cortina!
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Sept 14, 2013 12:09:24 GMT
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Wow, that looks awesome now with the new paint job, the wheels are some much better as well.
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There is no such thing as a curse word car just overstretched expectations................. Herald 10/10 Gasser 10/10 Total score 20/10 |
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Sept 14, 2013 13:33:40 GMT
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Love it!
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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frankie28
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Bring on the Cortina's
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Sept 17, 2013 12:44:43 GMT
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Got hold of a sapphire cosworth interior for it now, changed the runners over and now installed!! Racking brain at the moment on how to get the rear seats fitted! I was show how to fit them earlier on in the year but can I remember? Can I hell! Have a piccies of the new front seat fitted Frankie  |
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qwerty
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Cortina Mk5 Crusaderqwerty
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Sept 17, 2013 17:39:44 GMT
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Glad to see it back on the road and looking so clean!
How easy is swapping the seat frames over?
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frankie28
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Sept 17, 2013 22:06:38 GMT
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Glad to see it back on the road and looking so clean! How easy is swapping the seat frames over? Just unbolt the cortina seats from the frames and bolt in the recaros, straight swap over. 4 10mm bolts and away you go! Drivers seat is six torx bolts though. Bolt up as per cortina seats. Frankie |
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Sept 18, 2013 11:01:14 GMT
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looks great
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frankie28
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Sept 18, 2013 15:12:17 GMT
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Managed to get the new rear seats in today. Didn't realise how manky the old ones were!! Frankie    |
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frankie28
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Sept 28, 2013 17:16:09 GMT
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The axle decided to blow the planet gears out the other weekend on the way to a show! Not impressed, however my Dad was following in his 2.3 ghia MK4 and carried on to the show with my son, glad he did as he met a guy who happened to have a spare and was willing to deliver it that night! Changed it Over the next day and back on the road!
A week later one of the prop donut bolts decided to shear off so changed it for a half cortina half capri one. No more rubber donuts to break for me!
However, after fixing that, the speedo cable decided it would be a good idea to snap at the gearbox end, grrr!!!!
eBay visit and one cable now on its way!!!
Time to change the oil and filter now it's all run in,
Goes like a skinned rabbit dipped on salt and I haven't re tuned it yet!
Replaced the rear shoes so the hand brake works properly now which is always a bonus!!
Still contemplating putting the lowered springs back on. So we shall see how it goes.
Frankie
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frankie28
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Apr 10, 2015 21:55:10 GMT
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Aww man! Gutted!!
Moved this on last year. Knew the guy had sold it on and it had been moved on again then scrapped. Too far gone to get back on the road apparantly.
Frankie
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MK2VR6
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Apr 10, 2015 22:01:48 GMT
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Aww man! Gutted!! Moved this on last year. Knew the guy had sold it on and it had been moved on again then scrapped. Too far gone to get back on the road apparantly. Frankie Apparently the yard owners (based in Leicestershire) are old car friendly and are sticking it on eBay soon. Doesn't look like it's been treated well since you moved it on - apt ax and mot ran out mid 2014. |
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Last Edit: Apr 10, 2015 22:05:38 GMT by MK2VR6
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djefk
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What a shame. That yard looks interesting, which one is it?
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qwerty
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Cortina Mk5 Crusaderqwerty
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Apr 11, 2015 11:02:59 GMT
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It looks in better condition than mine!
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wayjay
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Apr 11, 2015 15:00:26 GMT
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What a shame. That yard looks interesting, which one is it? Looks like glenfield car breakers,and the owner is a big ford bloke |
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fender
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Apr 14, 2015 19:08:03 GMT
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fender
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Apr 14, 2015 19:22:47 GMT
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It is Glenfield motor spares - the scrapyard pictures from Facebook are mine and were taken last week. He has stated that it is to go on Ebay at some point soon. A couple of people did contact me for details to see if they could buy it before Ebay auction gets set up.
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willg
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Apr 14, 2015 20:00:06 GMT
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^^^^^ Nooooo! It can't have gone to the scrappy!
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Retro is best!
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