V6Ghia 33 Posted February 14, 2016 Very impressive work and very informative, it looks like your work is to a much higher standard than Carbodies :thumbup: This is a great restoration and I look forward to each update, keep up the good work :cheers: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlenewt2067 33 Posted February 14, 2016 Great pictures Greg I never realized how much they butchered the cars. And what first class work you are doing. :thumbup: At least Jim will have a good yard stick to work to for his carbodies car. It is great Pete but is making me feel overwhelmed!! it is looking fantastic Greg!!!! I take it you have templates for the panels?! :cheers: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete-H 66 Posted February 14, 2016 Well jim you have a nice large dry Garage to build it in all you need is the time to do it. :superman: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beowulf 87 Posted February 14, 2016 Wow Greg! Great progress and sooo professional too. Looks great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5Greg 83 Posted February 14, 2016 Thanks everyone the kind comments are very much appreciated. I've kept the old panels to use as templates for you Jim in case you or anyone else might need them. To be fair to Carbodies it's much easier for me to do the work with the car stripped and on the rollover jig than it must of been on a brand new painted and ready to go Cortina, plus most of the work was very well done. I'm that excited about how far I've got I'm thinking of asking someone at Restore a Ford if they will come and give me a quote to finish the little bits of bodywork and paint the car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5Greg 83 Posted March 6, 2016 I'm down to the scuttle panel and bonnet hinge panels left to do welding wise so as I can't get a new scuttle panel I bought the 2 ends from Expressed Steel Panels, this started off well as the panels are very well made and I was happy to have a go at welding it all together. I then took off the old paint and primer from the centre section of the scuttle and found the brass monkey had been at work there as well, so I still need a scuttle panel which as long as the centre is ok I can try for a good second hand one. The lower scuttle needed a piece put in and so my spares car came to the rescue again with a repair piece. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlenewt2067 33 Posted March 7, 2016 Greg...it looks like your pics aren't working? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5Greg 83 Posted March 7, 2016 Greg...it looks like your pics aren't working? Cheers Jim, I don't know what happened there I'll put them back on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5Greg 83 Posted March 7, 2016 Hopefully these stay on. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Costina4x4 2 Posted March 31, 2016 Brilliant work, keep it up. 😎👍 I've just read the whole thread from start to finish. Took me 4 hours. I'm totally filled with motivation now, and can see my Cortinas getting some work this weekend. Have you a pic of a Crayford rear seat? I imagine they're quite narrow? I have a mk 4 donor shell, I'm not sure what the scuttle is like, but I'll check at the weekend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5Greg 83 Posted March 31, 2016 Brilliant work, keep it up. 😎👍 I've just read the whole thread from start to finish. Took me 4 hours. I'm totally filled with motivation now, and can see my Cortinas getting some work this weekend. Have you a pic of a Crayford rear seat? I imagine they're quite narrow? I have a mk 4 donor shell, I'm not sure what the scuttle is like, but I'll check at the weekend Thank you. The back is definitely a cosy 2 seater, if you let me know about the scuttle as I still haven't found a good one yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5Greg 83 Posted April 24, 2016 Not much going on with the Cortina lately, still need a good scuttle panel centre and I'm waiting for the bonnet hinge panels that Expressed steel are making. I've got a bit more spare time now so hopefully I will be able to get to a lot more auto jumbles and maybe find the panel I need. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5Greg 83 Posted June 9, 2016 Not much of an update but the bonnet hinge panels turned up last week and look very good, still haven't found a good scuttle panel yet but will keep looking. In the next week or so I'm going to have a drive down to Restore A Ford which isn't to far from me and have a chat about getting the car finished and painted, it might be easier to get them to repair the scuttle and then fit the hinge panels. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beowulf 87 Posted June 10, 2016 They do look good. Would be a shame to send it out to finish as you have done an excellent job so far. I think it's well within your capabilities to repair the scuttle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5Greg 83 Posted June 10, 2016 They do look good. Would be a shame to send it out to finish as you have done an excellent job so far. I think it's well within your capabilities to repair the scuttle. Thanks Beowulf, if I find a good scuttle panel I will have a go myself if not I will have to let them try and repair the original. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
