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thanks to you all for your advice i am going to symmons yat so will look there for parts

I think these are very dear, its a great idea to have rack and pinion steering but a price tag of £600 plus parts is a bit extreme. :unsure: i know what you mean but it sounds to be an easy fit and it takes the guess work out of it trying to find out what parts to get

Hi, I was thinking of buying a kit from Old Ford to convert my Mk 2 Cortina to steering rack . Just wondered if anyone has bought such a kit or , even better, got any pictures of it.

yes please mate

hi i am after a pair of strut top repair panels the ones that go back to the bonnet hinge for a mk2 cortina cheers trev

i am trying to put together all the parts i will need to get a pinto 205 +5spd in my mk2 tina ie propshaft+ end. engine mounts if any standard will fit .cross member for gear box .speedo cable not sure what one will fit .i will be using hydraulic clutch so that should be easy enough .a mate of mine has a mk 1 tina which had a 3ltr in it he gave me a lot off it complete front end cross member which he thinks is capri steering rack and coil over struts and a complete back axle 9in brakes ( i think this has been converted as it has 10mm spacers in drums) not sure if any of it will fit yet from a mk 1 he has gone to town with his car fitting a big block ford he is going to drag race it gasser style. if anyone has any parts i will need name your price or any advice pictures ect i will be going to the meet at the american diner and simmons yat, so collection of any bits should not be a problem. cheers for now trev

i will try to get a picture never put one on yet if you stood by the drivers side looking at the side of the engine were the engine mount fits to the block just to the left you have the block drain plug its just under there will take picture later cheers trev

hi i was stripping down the 205 engine that i am putting in my mk2 tina and was wondering what the plug on the engine was for looking from the front its on the left rear just under the block drain plug and looks down into the sump any ideas cheers trev

hi barney and welcome not sure on the numbers mate but if they turn out to be no goers i am taking one of my mk2 tina plus the 4speed box cheers trev

thanks to you all for your help i am going with the pinto got it today just need to gather all the parts i will need. Going to drive it as it is for a while theres a small meet this weekend in exeter so i will take it there and maybe see another cortina who has done this conversion cheers for now trev

thanks mate i know it will be a lot of work but it will be worth it hoping if i do rack i wont have to cut sump

hi mate, thanks for your input. do you know if your diff has been changed if so what is it?

Hi all, I have decided that I am going to put a 2ltr Pinto with the 5 speed into my Cortina. I have found a Sierra for £150 it has a 205 block sounds ok but I will strip it anyway just to be sure. Been down that road before. I bet this has been done several times before and I was after some advice as to what I would need to source. I am going to strip the Sierra on Wednesday so any advice would be great. I am going to try to keep the hydraulic clutch which should be easy enough. Famous last words. While I am at it I would like to fit a steering rack. I have read somewere a Capri cross member is required. Is this right? if so I will have to get one. Do you have to cut the tunnel or does the box fit in ok. Any advice would be greatfully received. If any one wants a 1600 cross flow with 4spd box let me know Cheers trev

Its funny what some mot testers advise on. The cortina i just bought had one saying the car had underseal underneath, where was he expecting to find it?

Hi my name is trev and i have just joined the website. i live in exeter and i have just bought a '68 mk2 1600 super. the panels are arrow straight it just needs a new paint job. i have have several cortinas in the past (mk1,2,3,4) just looking forward to getting it sorted out. i am just in the middle of putting the engine back into my '65 mustang so once thats done i can get the cortina in the garage and start it. bought the car tuesday, drove it home 180 miles, in the pouring rain and it didn't miss a beat. its only got 34,000 miles on the clock with mot's to verify this. anyway better not rattle on as this is the first post i have put on. cheers for now trev