1966 Mk1 cortina GT Exhaust collectors

I had a feeling the black was an earth, the other two I wasnt sure if one was a live and the other being an out for a speaker

I will open it up this weekend and see what other wires are inside as I thought there would be at least 4 wires

Hi again Jim, good progress since I last had a look!
Regarding the sump, why not just make and fit some form of skid plate?

Didnt realise that was you! I forgot to mention you will probably need to punch the knackered dowels out
won't be hard though, and otherwise its good!

Can't wait to see more progress, hopefully all welding done then?

A quick update - basically she is still away on holiday but on the plus side I haven't had any expensive phone calls!

In the meantime I am looking into what changes I need to make to go fuel injection but I need a few questions answering;

Has anyone used megasquirt? an opinions and advice would be great and has anyone built their own?

Would a pump and swirl pot be ok or do I need to baffle etc the fuel tank?

Any tips for making a bike throttle body inlet manifold?

I've no direct experience of Megasquirt, but it is very popular with the MX5 tuners, especially the FI guys, with a rep for ease of use and good VFM.

The latest Enhanced MS2 is pretty sophisticated and has been radically updated in the last few weeks, with features such as OEM immobilizer compatibility, valet mode, advanced launch/flatshift modes, and more.

Its just a little update but shes still at the bodyshop as they haven't had anyone to work on her but its ok I did take a few snaps after we'd talked over what the plan was




She's made a friend though!

I still haven't got the car back so I am off to see what the story is with it as it should be ready by now.

Whilst the car has been away I have been rethinking what engine to fit which is a right pain in the ! The plan has always been to make the car as useable as possible as I used to drive it everywhere as I enjoyed driving it but as much as I liked the 1500 that was in it it had problems on a run and dropped oil like a BP pipeline! I have a few road trips planned and my commute does include motorway driving and stop start traffic

After the engine was seized I did have it sorted out but I still need to buy some more parts to finish it but I know by time I have done the stuff I would like to do I could have built something that is much easier to live with - so my question to you all is this:

Original GT - as it left the factory strapped to a 2000e correct and capable of town/ b roads but struggles on the motorway

Original Tuned - the engine as I'd like it with EFI, A2 camshaft strapped to a 2000E gearbox probably 120 bhp at best but difficult to drive long distances

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All ford parts bucket

I have had thoughts about a zetec either 1.8 or 2L they would both work well and preferably running bike carbs and a 4 branch exhaust 150/160 brake strapped to a type 9 I would need to make some engine mounts and a transmission tunnel which may make the centre console difficult to fit

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Toyota 4AGE

I great little 1600 with TB's from a 20v and a 105 speed exhaust - not sure on power but as I understood or dreamt it was based on the BDA and I would prefer it to be on a T50 gearbox which is a bit tricky to find but they are smaller than the type 9 which means less chopping about which is what I like

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Nissan SR20

For big grin factor basically and turbo noise!
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whats your toughts? also can anyone help me with engine mounts!

I went to see how the car was getting on and it is nearly done with a few pieces to finish before I can have her back!

the drivers floor has been sorted after I made a mess of it and looks like its been there the whole time


the inner wing has been plated and is looking the way I wanted it to minus the surface rust mind!


there has a been a problem with the NS jacking point and the front chassis leg where the repair had been done as it had been bodged in the past which was to be replaced but the repair was done in a way that it has let water and other stuff in so its rusted from the inside out

not the best pic by the way


old vs new


the old jacking point


the other major problem has been that the shape of the spare wheel well panel doesn't quite fit as well as it should leaving a big ish hole where water and other stuff from the road could enter the car so the panel will need to be modified to suit the car better but it should'nt be an issue

Having spent the weekend at the Silverstone classic I did get some mojo for the pre crossflow especially after seeing the lotus F2 I think