Deano66 205 Posted June 5, 2020 12 hours ago, GhiaMk4/5 said: What are you going to use to protect your underneath when it's all welded, out of interest. It will be blasted & primed,then i will seam seal inside & underneath,then a few coats of stone chip/gravitex or something like that,before being painted. Well,that's the plan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 205 Posted June 5, 2020 Had a bit of a play with the rear lights,i was told a while ago that bright orange LED bulbs would shine through the red lenses,so i went mad & bought some off ebay,£2.96 for two,with free postage. I even got two white ones for the reverse lights. Well the orange ones worked ok,but the white ones never,but that is probably because there is a reflector over the light. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris mk3 313 Posted June 15, 2020 I cant wait to see the estate painted, come on, these are rare as these days surely ( dont call me Shirley) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul B 22 Posted June 15, 2020 I think you're right Shirley. And I can't wait to see this one done too. I love the estates and I really miss my old one 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhiaMk4/5 206 Posted June 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Paul B said: I think you're right Shirley. And I can't wait to see this one done too. I love the estates and I really miss my old one I like that, never owned a Mklll estate, there's still time. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheffieldcortinacentre 532 Posted June 16, 2020 Been out in mine today. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 205 Posted June 16, 2020 23 hours ago, chris mk3 said: I cant wait to see the estate painted, come on, these are rare as these days surely ( dont call me Shirley) I want it painting as well Chris,it will be a while yet mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris mk3 313 Posted June 16, 2020 No rush Deano, it will be a day to look forward to Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 205 Posted July 11, 2020 Not done much on the Cortina recently,a little bit of welding on the inside,but now i need to get to the nearside front. There isn't enough space to work that end of my garage,so i'll need to turn the body shell around. I have made this frame to put the body shell onto,so i can get it out of the garage & turn it around. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny boy 159 Posted July 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Deano66 said: Not done much on the Cortina recently,a little bit of welding on the inside,but now i need to get to the nearside front. There isn't enough space to work that end of my garage,so i'll need to turn the body shell around. I have made this frame to put the body shell onto,so i can get it out of the garage & turn it around. Will you be entering the Red Bull Soap box race with that ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 205 Posted July 11, 2020 2 hours ago, johnny boy said: Will you be entering the Red Bull Soap box race with that ? Never thought of that mate,maybe after the Cortina has been painted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cortina1975 28 Posted July 12, 2020 20 hours ago, johnny boy said: Will you be entering the Red Bull Soap box race with that ? Nice bit of kit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 205 Posted July 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Cortina1975 said: Nice bit of kit Cheers mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 205 Posted July 18, 2020 Got the body shell off the rotisserie & onto its new frame. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donncha 8 Posted July 19, 2020 Great progress Deano. Are you sure you need to paint it though, it seems to have character of it's own as is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
