cortina mungo

Hey G-man, sorry to hear your stud is broken. You have probably had too many meat pies and beer, and dont know your own strength. Dont tell me it just came off in your hand. Is there enough left to weld a nut onto to try and undo it before trying to drill out whats left?

Yes, the lovely wife and I had a day out in Stavanger. So we contacted our friend (MLI) that we have known for about 15 years or so and he picked us up and showed us the Norweigan Cortina Skunk Works. And then he took us to lunch (at his expense ). He then introduced us to some new friends and met up with another old one Tjere (I think thats how you spell his name). and then dropped us off at the end of our day. A great day indeed for an old Cortina nut like myself, and his lovely understanding wife.

Yes indeed, that engine looks hot to trot. And I can not believe how solid the shell is. But the engines and pizzas need to be hot, because the weather sure as hell isnt. Yet again thanks very much for a fantastic day. Meeting all the guys and seeing all of your projects was a real treat. And thanks for the lunch. We really had a brilliant day out.

Most paint suppliers state that their paint is good for up to 2 years (in storage). But I know that if it is stored correctly, (above freezing and in an area that is not damp). It will last a lot longer. I would use it and see how it goes, its good stuff.

That sounds the way to go. The only other course of action is to take the whole lot back to bare metal. Then repaint in the shade of Silver that you prefer.

Hey Mark Welcome to the world of Silver Fox. It could be one of several shades. The only way that I have found to get a satisfactory job, is to get it sampled and matched by a good body shop. Regards Mungo

Yes, they are the same. But there is an extra banjo fitting for Lotus slave cylinders. But you have to be careful because the MK1 clutch pipes are very similar.

As with all things Ford, it depends. Most of the early cars had a black plastic pipe. Most of the others had a red pipe. But as I said it just depends what was in the parts bin on the day the car was built. There was no difference in the pipe length.

Good choice, keeping it LHD. Over the years I have had a couple of LHD's. I dont have a problem with them. I had a LHD Landrover and a LHD Nissan pick-up. Just get it and enjoy it. And if you decide to go one one of the Euro Tours its all on the right (wrong) side.

It sounds as though you are after the 6 bushes that go at each end of the rods. These rods are the real weak point in the linkage, the bushes if you replace them are not the whole issue. On my auto I had trouble finding the funny clips that hold them onto the rod. If you decide to go the way of replacing the 6 rod bushes then send me a P.M.

Thats looking good.

Here's another one from our wedding day. Since this it has been a wedding car for a close friend too.

Here is ours from 9 years ago.

What bush is it you require? Is it the ones that go between the rods in the linkage, or the one at the bottom of the linkage that goes in the selector part?

Hey Steve, Tom is a fellow Cortina owner and is quite good at getting stuff made. It is not his main source of income, but he does supply all sorts of parts to almost anywhere in the world. In the past I have helped in a very small way to get some parts to Australia. I am sure you will be ok with the parts you recive, and if not let him know. He is a reasonable guy, I get on with him well,(and I am a grumpy old git) so I am sure you will.