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Hi all, I seem to disappear from the forum for long chunks of time, life gets busy I suppose... Thought I'd give an update on the state of the Mk3 and share some photos. Still have the Mk3, I plan to keep it till I'm in the ground. I guess I don't post much as I don't run in to many problems It's my summer car, insurance/tags are expensive around my way and as a young man with a mortgage I can't afford to insure it as much as I'd like to, only 3 months a year really. Earlier this year I spent a small fortune getting a new fuel tank over here, the only reliability problem I've had with the car is rust in the fuel filters. Every third or fourth outing I would plug the first filter (right after the tank) it got to the point where I would remove it roadside only by feel, blow backwards through it to clear the rust, put it back and keep going. Late last year or early this year I purchased a boot trim panel from Craig, really finished the car off IMO, even if it's just an L model If anyone ever finds themselves in Vancouver near the end of May, there's the "All British Feild Meet" each year and that's the only goal I have for the car each year, is to get there. Loads of TR6's and MGB's, but there's usually 4-6 British Ford's around. Cheers, David

Took a wee trip up to Glencoe today, met friends at Stirling where there seemed to be lots of folks meeting! Car went well, about 300 miles done. Roads were pretty busy from Callander, A84/85/82 up through Glencoe to Ballachulish. Weather was great, window down all the way!

Finally on the move Showtime soon 😎 VID-20240630-WA0000.mp4

It’s been ages since I’ve had time to even think about my LS. I left Openreach after 35 years, got myself a physically demanding but stress free job, had a new knee and been looking after two ailing parents. Sadly we lost Dad in January this year. Anyhow today I took time out to fit a new battery and bring the old girl home for a wash and a quick tinkering. Need to order some new tyres, adjust front wheel bearings and go through the carb next time out. Good news is I still have the Cortina mojo 😀 Here’s a few of the old girl taken today because we all love a few Cortina snaps!

1795 3.0 XLE “Big Six” Import from South Africa

Hello everyone, some of the longer members may know me. I was into Cortina's for many years and had I would say a memorable 2 door GXL that was in a very good state. I owned this car for over 15 years and had undergone a couple of major revamps, bare metal respray and total rebuild from ground up. but in February 2016 some scrotes decided to steal it for fun and destroy it. From that day I said I will never own another. I bought a Zephyr 6 that was told was a good one. On further findings it was a bag of crap and needed major works. So with my heart on the floor it needed to be done, but the full story is too long, after many years it is looking sweet and running a V8. I still have / had friends in the Cortina world and spoke to some regularly and I also class as good friends. As some of you may know Crazyian. Who I have been friends with for over 20 years passed. The joke was always he will go before me and I will have his car.... well that time did happen a man of that much integrity and kindness passed (miss you mate). I am happy to say I am back as I have now the owner of HANK. so my spirit is back in the Cortina world.. Regards Rick. God bless you Ian x

We took part in a section of the Street Machine Cruise for Charity in Julie's green Thames 300E van,and we still have the van on the road in the same paint ! Pictured here a couple of weeks ago

pleased with this photo

Back out from hibernation 😀 Took it for a wee spin as an excuse to take the dogs for a walk. Noticed the timing belt sticker on the slam panel was dated 6 years ago so will get a belt for it, only done 5,ooo miles but I’ll throw one on. It’s showing it’s age in places but will soldier on for now. Same old pictures I’m afraid…… 😉

Hello BSC I am installing E-PAS on my MK3 Face lift. I have been working on this since October last year. I am using the motor from the Vauxhall Corsa C power steering column. I would like to share my build and share the information with all, so if anyone else would like to copy/ install E-PAS this may help

Yes but I always thought the both use the spacer. Beaware that the cvh & cologne V6 pump looks identical & fit not sure it length varies ooh matron

Hi all back at last with a little project

Had to pop into Brum today, £9 clear air zone charge ,if I go in my 2013 caddy van, but not so in this beauty !

As most will notice, my mk5 Ghia has a few add-ons……. and today I added another. As a genuine spoiler is hard to find I made my own from 2 cheap eBay jobs!

Got Alan to his first show: Bridgwater classic and vintage car show, last week. Was a great weekend, loads of unusual and interesting stuff

First drive in 10 years 😎 Took it for a good run (about an hour) down some country lanes. Ran really well, really impressed with it

Cross member finished. Cross member making kit !!!!

13 years and she's on the road Runs great few niggles needs 4 wheel alignment but drives brakes in a straight line Bit of play in bush on coupler worm Nice to be back in a good old Tina

FOR SALE £8500 Ford Cortina GL 1.6 1983 Y Reg HAR 476Y This car has undergone a restoration over the past 2 years. Lot of work done. New weber carburetor, New air filter, New oil filter, New oil, new timing belt, new radiator hoses, new water pump, 3x New door seals (2 front 1 rear), New boot seal, New fuel tank, New temperature sensor, Reconditioned fuel/temp gauge electronics, new ventilation seals + insulation, new washer fluid seal, New rocker cover seal, New spark plugs, New chrome window trim, interior and gutter chrome reconditioned. Whole interior removed, deep cleaned and reconditioned. New soundproofing fitted. Whole car detailed in and out. Undercarrige and suspention fully rustproofed, double coated in problematic areas. I repaired bodywork, paintowork and other imperfections around the car. all electrics checked, fog lights fitted. Brake fluid replaced. Brake disks, pads, drums in Great condition, low milage since last brake change. Great condition for 42 years, almost no rust and paintwork in decent condition for its age. Full history, one owner 1983-2004. Original invoice and dealer letters, lots of paperwork from 80s and 90s. Owned by a mechanic previously. Drives very well, mechanicaly perfect. The car is ready to drive and looks stunning. Drives great, turns great, no knocks. Brake pedal hard, clutch good. Gears change very smoothly. The only imperfections are quite minor, it would not take much to make it perfect.

Apologies for the mess and obstructions on the back seat. I always keep a cover on the rear seat and usually have the dog carrier on the seat for our little terrier. Must keep the cloth as safe as possible I always drive with covers on the front seats too.

Been to a local show today, probably about 20 miles each way (Weston Park, Shropshire). Went well which was good as I've not touched it since June last year.

Decided to take a run up to my mates garage, took the photogenic route 👍🏻 Early o’clock so not much else on the road…. love it !

Fit stainless flexies all round .

Finally found enough time to continue refurbing the carb. I bought a lifetime supply of bearing bronze, one of the few upsides on working at the big city is that it's easier to get supplies. I had some sintered bushings in stock but the resulting wall thickness would of been too thin. Reaming to 1/4". As the shafts are ever so slightly worn I heated the bronze before reaming, maybe got me a tiny bit smaller hole For turning the OD I made a small mandrel. For the carb end I modified a 8mm long reach reamer by turning the shaft to 1/4", luckily it was close to the right dimension. Since the end was naturally hardened this was not easy but got there eventually. Flutes at the far end were modified with a Dremel to make them able to cut, maybe would not work for steel but the carb body is fairly soft so had no issues. 8mm is about the max that the existing bores can be reamed to. I left about 1~1,5mm of material at the inner edges. Oopsie, maybe not make the bushings fit so tight I can and will fix this later but for now I continued with a just as good spare carb.. New bushings fitted with Loctite, this time with a slip fit.. Installing was done using a spare carb shaft as a driver to get the bushings in parallel. Ends were then filed and ground to length, except the one in the right here which can be left over sized. Would of been better to clean the spare carb before installing the bushes but I wanted to get this done so will do that later. No excessive play anymore and the shafts move butter smooth so I will call this operation a success

Got the cross member welded in today & gave it a bit of paint.

Not done any more work yet,but took the car out of the garage,took it off the frame & put back onto the body roller ready for work to begin again.

So Chris Eubank was way ahead of the game???

Ps ive got a HGV (LGV) class 1 and 2 and a PSV so if they ban cars i will simply drive round in an old ERF....ive seen a lovely EC11 for 6 grand.... Id never wear them tyres out 🤣

Hi all, so the new master cylinder is fitted and rear flexi hose replaced with a braided line, system pressure bled using the Gunson Eezibleed kit and the problem has finally gone! As a rather peculiar side note, the servo to master cylinder pushrod was actually adjustable, however I was under the impression that it was never supposed to be adjustable on a MK5? After a bit of trial and error I've got the pedal travel feeling good, no binding or dragging from the brakes, and all is good with the world again! Thanks for your help all

I feared that might be the case... New master cylinder it is, got one on the way and will update the thread with the results once it's fitted, thanks for your help all

Damn thought Id got away with it if it wasn't for you. Meddling kids!

So, antics from the last couple of Saturdays. I'll start with the badges first. Pegs were snipped off then rattle canned Satin black. Then a few hours were spent trying to get the position right for them on the wings and this took some doing to get them straight and level. Drivers side. Passenger side.

As far as I know, none of them have transparent lines?

Hi, Thanks for the info, my carb is pretty worn out, even after a rebuild it hesitates and has flat spots. It's also weeping fuel around the bolt head which is underneath and between the fuel inlet and blocked off return. I'd also like version with the threaded in inlet, rather than the press fit version.

Easy enough on here really plop Facebook in the toilet keep the information and pictures where they should be on here To keep this thread running and not taking viewers to a others site That's what makes Craig and Hans great Contributers Keep buysell alive

We know the Lady in our regular Post Office so she will really give great advice (the wife grew up near there so is well known by them)..... plus whenever ive had a query i give her a chocolate bar to say thanks.... over the years its paid dividends to show a thankyou..... on the other hand our post office thats more local/closer are a complete pain.... took a parcel in the other day ...wouldnt accept it due to being 26mm thick ....1mm over.... Drove the extra 2 miles to our usual PO and it went through no probs..... As said by a few above.... if you dont get sucess, try a different PO. 😁👍

....Historic. Just been to the Post Office and it was their first time they have done one. The one nearest to me fobbed me off and said don't know how to do it. I said you just scan the bar code and he just nodded no

Try eBay in Germany, Norway etc , also try member consul315 he might be able to help or satkyn he might too.

After a 6 month battle with the up and over exhaust am ready for yat

I could tell you but I'd have to kill you. A little meet near I think shireoaks/Worksop way . I just followed dangerous. They meet at various venues around the area during the summer,

On mine it registers 12v at the coil with the ignition on stage 2 but not running and 9.88v with engine running

With that coil it may have burnt the points due to constant 12v rather than 9v check to see if the contacts look bluey/ black or if one is loose/fallen off.

Ummm... so remember I mentioned that I was learning on the go and didnt have a clue about engines.... (bear that in mind) I wasn't waiting long enough for the fuel to get to the pump when I was turning on the ignition.... I thought the 'bopping' sound when I turned the key was reaaaally bad - turns out that letting it do the 'bopping' for a little longer actually meant the fuel arrived at the pump.... I did also check the fuel line further back under the car in case there was a blockage and when checked fuel came spilling out (I doubt that had anything to do with it though!) lol But the important part of all of this today: I learnt something new! Haha! Thank you again for all your time and help!

Simplest thing is to remove the hose at the carb and put the end into a glass jar. Turn the engine over and see if fuel comes out. That at least will tell you if it's pumping up to the carbs. If you have fuel there, then next thing might be to check there is fuel in the carbs themselves. That is slightly more involved. You can also try removing one of the spark plugs and seeing if it looks wet after trying to start the engine. This would show that fuel was making it's way into the engine.

I finished couple casting jobs from winter now that it is again warm enough to work outside. Rear view mirror needed a lot of sanding to get the shape right as my mold was not made from a perfect example. For polishing I used one of those cheap headlight restoration kits that come with sanding pads and polishing compound. After that I used a finer paint polishing compound and liquid wax on a wool pad. Rubber bung that stabilises the mirror against windscreen is not original but not too far off. I even had a decent original mirror glass that I had forgotten about. That popped in without too much trouble. Another loose end was the interior light; I cleaned and tested a good base for my new lens. I had also somehow misplaced the mounting screws. In the parts book these were shown as part No. 52724-S13. This did not help too much but by googling the part number I found a 1955 Mercury book with a good description: Screw, pan head, cross recessed, No.6-18 x 1/2". Adding into that what I already knew (Phillips No.2, zinc plated) I raided my not insubstantial collection of loose screws and found a decent looking pair. Boxed, tagged and stored for now