Beaver

took in for recheck today...passed on everything except i was missing two bolts from the front bench doh!! ah well, stoked that everything else passed. hopefully will take it back in tomoro arvo

good thinking mcgiver....i shall look into that. i get the tie rod end back from the engineer today, and then i just need to whip that back in, finish putting the front struts back in, bleed the brakes and then i can take it back for its recheck...fingers crossed haha. oh yeh do you know if mk2 gt calipers will bolt on?

DISCUSS!! http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=18863 hey all. i have parted ways with the hunter (ill never forget the times....tear tear lol) and gained possesion of this 1969 mk2 cortina. has been off the road for best part of 12 months, with rego on hold. has full 2" exhaust, gt carb. after some issues with the replaced gearbox not working, i sorted it by putting the old gbox back in and away it went. took for a warrent last friday and failed on rear leaf spring bushes (replaced them today) inner tied rod end was fucked (being rebuilt, should be ready on monday) front left strut leaking (have replaced both front struts) unbalanced rear brakes (have stripped/cleaned/put back together cylinders) handbrake up to fuck all(just needed adjusting) so yeh once the tie rod end comes back ill whip that in and tack it back and hopefully will get a wof. took it through vtnz for peace of mind so yeh the fail list wasnt too bad considering. once its wofed, first step is to lower it (had to put original front springs back in as new struts were not shorted like the old ones), and am prety keen on dropping a hot cam in, there are a shit load on tm at the mo for around 100 bucks so yeh, this is whats distracting me from uni at the mo lol ah well....

haha ive got a mk2 cortina now. spent a few hard hours over the last week getn if wof ready, has been off the road for nearly 12 months. hopefully ill have it on the road before/over the weekend.

my beloved hunter has changed hands....now i500gt sits behind the wheel of this beast. was sad to see her go, was my first car i ever worked on by myself and got me addicted i think haha. now have mk2 cortina to keep me busy!! big thanks to everyone that offered advice etc due to me being a noobie haha

i think i can manage that haha, will check next time i go out to the car (it at a mates)

hmm that makes sense now....as the gen light comes on at idle...cheers

what sort of things should i be looking out for?

i dont have the car with me but ill get the values asap. but yeh i found it weird the voltage dropped at the battery when running....checked straight off the generator and it was still 1v idling then increasing with revs, but at average engine speed id say its only putting out 4-5v

when all connected but not going its 12.6ish, when idling its 12.5ish, cant remember what is was giving it gas. i just thought the generator would be putting more voltage out but ive never had a car with one before so yeh, im likely wrong haha

hey all. what sort of voltage should i be getting out of a generator? at the mo i get around 1v at idle, and when reved, goes up to about 7-8 when you give it stink. im only getting 12.5ish volts across the battery at idle. is this normal? or should it be like an alternator where i should be getting 13-14v across the battery? cheers

do you need window washers (water squirter thingys) for wof?

IT MOVES!!!!!!!!!! turns out we were on the right track, but hadnt taken enough of the input shaft. put the old gbox back in and workd a treat thanks for all the help guys

haha i wish u were in my shed too!! nah it wasnt to cold actually. have called it a day for today, back home now as the car is out at a mates. have tracked down old gearbox that used to be in car and am going to try that out when i next get the chance, and hopefully it works, which confirms that its the input shaft, in which case i will get another gbox. i insepcted the pilot bearing hole, and you could see that something had been grabbing, but there was no damage. at this stage i am 99.9999% sure that it will work perfectly with the old gbox back in

hmmm thats interesting.... took the gbox out again...compared input shaft lengths with another mk2 cortina box, turns out it was 15mm too long.....so we "modified" it to the same length (well close enough) put everything back together....still didnt work.... guna have a feed and try some more shit

i think it just lurched foward and stalled as if u just has it in gear without the clutch in. didnt really bother trying as i know the clutch obviously wasnt working. have tracked down the old gbox so will compare input shafts when i get the chance

yeh i see your point but we have had it on the ground, and when u start it in nuetral and then try go into gear it just wont go, only reverse with a hefty crunch

yeh man

im prety certain i remember stopping the wheels by hand when it was in neutral....but again i shal check

Given you advise crossflow I will assume the gearbox is 1600cc spec and has a removeable bellhousing.I also assume that the real wheels are being driven when the engine is run despite what position the clutch pedal is at. Please advise how you have come to this conclusion (i.e. have you got the driveshaft hooked up or are you just going by the feel of the mainshaft?) yes it has the removable bellhousing. we had the back wheels just off the ground and had the driveshaft hooked up, and yes the wheels moved even in neutral. i500gt is going to try get hold of the old gbox xo i can compare input shafts

i shall look into what u have suggested UJ, cheers. i need to confirm with i500gt (who i got the car off) which gearbox was in before he swapped them.

ahh i was confusing the part names. thanks for the picture!! i like pictures haha. yeh im stumped...

also, did u swap it from column shift or was it already floor shift and you just put in another floor shift box?

yeh it is quite strange...im sure ill figure it out haha, its prbably just something stuck from sitting for a while. but yeh its definitly not the hydraulic aspect as we used a jack to push the clutch fork all the way back ie into the position where the clutch should be fully disengaged. maybe there was a change in gearbox design between the years....but i doubt it. hopefully have time to have another go at it tonight with a different pressure plate. my mate has a escort box but the starter motor and clutch are on different sides (and doesnt have removable bellhousing) so yeh its not much help....haha

hmm seems i have been confused about what is what haha, i spose i have to learn sumday. so the pressure plate is what bolts to the fly wheel, and the release bearing pushes against the "fingers" on the pressure plate....that sound right? if so, then so, there is no ring where the release bearing comes in contact with the fingers