Lagoonblue's MK2 1600 deluxe

[LagoonBlue 133]

As i am buttoning things up for the winter (too cold to work outside) i thought that starting a thread on my project would be in order. This will be my first full restoration, i am learning things as i go along and taking my time with it, no need to rush things and make a bodge job of it.

 

I bought the car last summer (2013) for 250€, it is almost complete with fairly good mechanical bits but the bodywork has seen it's best days (shocking i know, a rusty cortina :blink:) It had been stored from 1989 in a open field with numerous other cars. It is at least original and unrestored

 

Hoisted on the trailer

 

On our back home (Mitsu not mine)

 

At home

 

WooHoo goodies on the trunk ,keys did not come with the car (seller promised to find them for me, yeah right, still lost :angry: ), anyhow '79 volvo 244's keys worked great.

 

More to come...

[LagoonBlue 133]

Interior not too bad

 

Engine looking rough, but not seized.

 

Stripped and workspace ready (can't weld in garage, would of not have fit in there anyway)

 

UhOh, some work needed :chain:

[LagoonBlue 133]

Passenger side welded

 

Drivers side a-post, not concourse but will do

 

Handy dandy parts washer

 

Off with the engine

[LagoonBlue 133]

Shelf for parts (before)

 

Shelf for parts (after)

 

Engine bay, minus the engine

 

And here she lies, bare naked in the cold :tears:

 

Lots of pics to post, any requests?

[Ford1975 2]

Good start your patch work on the floor looks a good job :thumbup:

Look s like you got a good shell to start with engine bay/inner wings look good.

Just keep the updates coming :thumbup:

Regards Kenny

[LagoonBlue 133]

thanks Ford1975, yes inner wings are pretty good, strut tops need some attention though as rust has crept between panels. Chassis rails have gone too, i will need to build a rotisserie at some point.

 

Sadly not much will be happening this winter, not fun welding when it is freezing out (sometimes below -30C in midwinter :shocking: )But this leaves ample time to hunt down parts and such.

 

Here's where i am now, (sorry for the poor picture :bag: ) This is the drivers side wheel well patched up, and was the most difficult panel to make this far, with them compound curves and all. Welds are not ground up yet. Oh and nothing but butwelds in this here car :icecream:

[Ford1975 2]

Yes butt welds make for a better finish (moisture cannot hide the same)

Minus 30 burrrr, yes I would think it would be a bit cold to work in those conditions :shocking:

Looks like a nice place you live surrounded by the trees, yes and a spit/rotisserie are a great piece of kit saves allot of bending down and lying on you back. I made 1 for my current project made it adjustable so I could pick the car up of axle stands (1 man job) :thumbup:

[BSV205F 0]

Thats amazing condition for lying in a field since 1989 :thumbup: I have had worse condition Mark 2's here in Scotland after driving through just 1 winter of snow and road salt!! :poo:

Good luck with your resto

Edited December 7, 2013 by BSV205F

[the-ford-cortina.com 226]

good project

 

your in Finland?

[LagoonBlue 133]

good project

 

your in Finland?

 

Yes, Finland it is. Cortinas don't seem to be so popular in here parts (exluding MK1's), everyone seems to be after Escorts but it was :wub: at first sight for me with this one, hard to explain why, those classic lines maybe?.

 

Prices of full cars are reasonable in Finland (http://www.nettiauto.com/ford/cortina) but even basic parts are pain to find locally, luckily Royal mail prices seem moderate to us (yes it's that bad with Finnish post :blink: ) Maybe i will strike a deal or two at BSC...

 

I will do the best i can with my project, maybe it will not be a show stopper but it definitely deserved to be saved from the crusher.

 

I think this one will take me two to three years to do, mostly weekends and holidays due to work but really cant wait to make that first ride :)

 

And sorry i forgot to mention, this one is 1968 (series 1) model from Dagenham.

[LagoonBlue 133]

Thanks to warm weather(+2 degrees or so) and a long weekend i had the chance to work with Cortina, a little bit anyway :)

 

I made a small patch panel to the left inner sill, and welded it on.

 

Old hard drive magnets are really handy for alignment

 

 

Spotwelded

 

 

Fully welded

 

 

And welds dressed, no need to grind all the way down as that will weaken the joint. Will be hidden anyways :ph34r:

 

 

Not perfect but will do :thumbup:

[AERO_ADY 10]

Brings back memories :thumbup:

 

Good work

[mr Costin 56]

Nice project. I bought a lagoon blue Cortina standard in Karesuando about 15 years ago. It was really good, sold it to Norway after a while. Btw, where is the fern green car you cut the floor repair section from?

[LagoonBlue 133]

Nice project. I bought a lagoon blue Cortina standard in Karesuando about 15 years ago. It was really good, sold it to Norway after a while. Btw, where is the fern green car you cut the floor repair section from?

Thanks :cheers:

Here is the link to my donor car: http://www.buysellcortina.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/57194-cn92-vin-number-in-mkii/

 

It is now resting in pieces, rust had gotten the better of it so i salvaged from it all i could. Roof and scuttle were in ok nick so i saved them if some one else might need those, rest was pretty bad.

 

Seller had two more MK2's in the same lot and at least one more at a different location, weird fella though :blink:

[Ford1975 2]

Nice tidy work on the inner sill :thumbup: It must be a mild winter your having at the minute all the better wouldn't fancy being outside working in much past 0..