Martin Vagg's Mk5 Estate Restoration

[CortinaCat 1]

At least the car looks good Martin. :winner:

 

 

Rim embellishers set it off nicely. :rolleyes:

[tmrancho2 0]

I've not even done a 1000 miles since the rebuild and I had to go up and see Tony (83GLS) so I thought I know I'll take the Cortina as Tony has not seen it since I finished it and it was a nice sunny day in Hastings so of I set early this morning and it rained on the way, it's the first time it's been out in the rain since the rebuild :cheers: it rained all the time at Tony's, left there and got back to Hastings and got greeted by the sunshine again, so I've been out all afternoon washing it. It's now safely back in it's garage. :afro: Tony has some pictures to prove it was actually out in the rain. :afro:

[bortaf 91]

You want one of them dealer special unberellas for it, rather large but work well :afro:

[trusty 1]

LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST PICKED IT YP FROM THE DEALERS IN 1983 !!! SUMMIN ABOUT THAT COLOUR THAT MAKES ITLOOK REALLY NICE.

 

DONT SEE MUCH NOW

[trusty 1]

DONT SEE MANY NOW !!! :afro:

[cortinacrazydub 11]

Im new on here lads ...but ive just read this the whole way trough......

 

Amazing job.... a true inspiration

 

 

well done!!

 

:afro: :cheers:

[littlenewt2067 33]

Martin, mine was done 12 months before yours and I have only just done a 1000 miles!....and it has only ever seen a brief shower!! :afro:

[83-GLS 2]

Here is the proof that Martin drove his car in the rain.

 

I had never seen the car in its finished state and it is a credit to the time and effort that Martin put in :winner:

 

 

 

 

[cortina76 0]

well done bud looks amazeing !!! u must be so pleased :winner:

[tmrancho2 0]

Just been up the garage where this lesser spotted Cortina is hibernating with a freshly charged battery, as that is what I thought the problem was last week when it wouldn't start, put battery on still the same as last week very slow turn over, put the battery on the P100 started that up no problem, put P100 battery on the Cortina still not go! It would appear that my new 'LUCAS' starter motor is fooked. I don't think I'll be able to take that back under warranty, it's only been on since May last year. :cheers:

[littlenewt2067 33]

Glad to still you are still playing with it Martin!! :cheers:

[bortaf 91]

Bugger :cheers:

Still look on the bright side :cheers: i had to change a Saab 9000 starter motor today, how i longed to doing the same job on a cortina :cheers: even a V6 would have been easyer :blink:

 

How long before fitting did you buy it ? have you checked and cleaned the earth and live connections :angry:

[tmrancho2 0]

Bugger :tears:

Still look on the bright side :unsure: i had to change a Saab 9000 starter motor today, how i longed to doing the same job on a cortina B) even a V6 would have been easyer :lol:

 

How long before fitting did you buy it ? have you checked and cleaned the earth and live connections :car:

 

 

Yes at least it's easy to get at. :cheers: It went on straight away Rob because I had pinched the Cortina one for the P100 at the time, I had a quick look at connections today and they looked OK I'll have another look next weekend.

[CortinaCat 1]

Ive got mine laid up for the winter in a garage. I'm not sure it does them any favours. Sure its good to be out of the weather but starting her takes four or five attempts. Once running she's happy. TBH next year I don't think I'll garage her.

Edited January 11, 2009 by CortinaCat

[tmrancho2 0]

Finally got the starter motor around to my mates for repair, he took it apart and was disgusted at the state of the armature for a recon unit which is causing the problem so he ordered me a new one, should be here tomorrow.