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New to Cortinas and here is my '66 Cortina Deluxe with an auto. I intend to convert to a 1600 xflow and manual. I will lower it down some with the RetroFord rear monoleafs and will do Spax inserts for the front legs, would just need to figure out what springs to lower it with on the front.

price of diesel my car is now my daily Had worse things 😆 Had a owner of another mk3 GT 2dr visit me weekend looking for some work to be done I said I know the car was on eBay ten ISH year ago and decibed it from the add He swore at me and said I can't believe you remembered it .. Escorts all lined up rubbers catches ect Now doing a dummy fit up off everything Get it back on spit and get painting

Well it is a ford Cam in for a couple of chips and colour matching ,made the top 5 filler jobs I've seen As for the welding just as good just waiting on half the inner tub it's all been rust treated and then go tinted epoxy the new colour the cars going

Invisible ones.

Also use some exhaust sealant when joining the 2 pipes.

Yes but rear box is different between saloon & estate ( tailpipe is longer/different shape on EST. Rest is same.

I've replaced the scrapers now, it was surprisingly straightforward to do. The only problem I had was that the old scrapers were very brittle and had a metal insert that in each one was badly corroded. Once removed, the new scrapers plopped in nicely 🙂

Far as I know it should get 12v, it's a basic circuit so nowt else really is the earth wire connected under one of the stalk mounting bolts ? Can't remember if this effects it.

You gotta love a Moose! Top job

Thanks Darren Again, really well done with MOOSE

Yes Tony and yes it's pretty accurate

No problem always glad to help if I can. Don't hesitate to ask . Keep us updated & welcome

No glass doesn't have to come out the strips are held in by clips use a flat blade screw driver to ease the spring clips open then pull strip up. You'll have to work your way along two or three times so you don't break the clips. Yes replace the plastic sheet with something similar hardest part is getting the sealer of use a heat gun & scraper.

Have a word with PAST PARTS they may be able to refurb your M/C.

It will have a leaking seal or seals in the master cylinder not the sERvo. That kit will not work, as yours is fitted with the Ate brand of master cylinder identifiable by the 13mm mounting nuts & narrower distance between the two mounting studs. That cylinder was only used for approx the last 12 months of production ( late 81-82) on Mk5 cortinas in tHe UK & is hard to find or find parts for. The later one's late late TC2-3 have 3 pipes instead of but you can blank the lower front one of with a bleed nipple & it will work correctly.

Looks great mate

Nope your spot on. Probably gnawing on a crayon.

Looking good!

cant really find the words mate,,,, .ing awsome !!!!! oh i found some words thanks for keeping the old girl alive and adding way more awsome that i ever could !!

Could somebody tell me what make of wheels these are thanks

Enjoying the tales of the past but back onto subject. If you put radweld in then parked it up soon after it may have settled and clogged up some small coolant passageways in the head, block, radiator etc. Then over the years of no use caused a partial blockage that is now upsetting free flow of coolant and maybe making air locks. Latest video doesn't look like enough pressure for head gasket problem. Other silt settling could do the same thing. The stat saga, even with what you did I wouldn't expect it to explode. But suggests it was not in good order. I think it needs a course of short drives, warming it up, letting it cool then check coolant level/loss. May just settle down. Exhaust mist looks like condensation from lack of use. Pulling the head may find something but until you are ready to use the car regularly, I'd let that wait. Good luck.

Thanks everyone for the replies. I will try to make contact with that seller. Of course I would pay the shipping and extra for the hassle of doing so. Also working another option. My son has a friend who lives south of London who has offered to pick them up. I will report back.

Morning Stu, Yeh works great I will update the thread

thanks,,,,but i gave it away :-)

At the moment yes. Over the winter it had antifreeze in it and I didn't run it, except maybe once or twice when it would fire up without melting the positive lead to the knackered starter, but not long enough to get it up to temp properly.

Yes , my era too . i bought a Remington shaver at the time but it was so square , you needed a chin like Desperate Dan to use it (more past memories eh !!)

As close as a blade or your money back. Did the engine start or just turn over ?!

Snowflakes won't have a clue who/what your on about.

The moose looks fantastic great job 👍

Iv'e got the Land rover ones fitted in mine, no vibration problems!

Still have a VV on my 1600... overhauled it at 36K with bits from a brand new transit VV I found at a show... :D