brocky41

So, I thought i started a thread for this car but i cant find it anywhere - or even the other photos i had of it. I inherited this from my Grandad a few years back. He used to pick us up from school in it and when i went around and mowed the lawns (i was about 8-9 years old) id always drive it around the 1/4 acre section. Did my first "skids" on the lawn in this, much to Nana's disgust. "Janee" was grandads nickname so ive named it that. I was up in Hawkes Bay this last week and took a few pics of it again. From what i can gather and have been told its a '63 Mk1 Cortina Consul that was column shift until grandad (in his late 80's) couldn't shift it properly. Dad converted it to floor shift with an extra long gear stick which apparently helped. Dad says it has an Escort engine in it but there is a couple of "kent" blocks at the grandparents place in the shed. Its had more parking hits than tina turner due to grandad touch parking everywhere from getting it in and out of the shed to parking at the RSA. We've removed the front bench seat as it wasnt original and was poorly mounted - so will be on the hunt for a couple of bucket seats. Amazingly (bad news in a way) was that he and dad wrecked out a 4 door GT as parts for this (FFS guys you got it round the wrong way) but i have a bucket load of spare doors and bumpers etc which will come in handy. Plan is to load her up fully with all the spares and get it to CHCH, hopefully using a couple of relo jobs through work to move the trailer up there and back. Ill get it running, Rego and Wof and drive it. I want to leave the patina on it for now as thats how i remember it. Will get some decent non shed pics of it asap.

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Awesome little score there man. I do love a good wagon or 3. Heres some 4 door inspiration

Looking awesome Bart - although this has made me think of all my stuff thats currently outside. Time to build some makeshift shelters!!

For inspiration

I thought this was LD - but might be a 3Litre Merc motor - still, you can make a diesel boogie

That'll make it look a bit like a 4 door version of a buick sedanette / coupe - love the 50's slope style and the rear wheel spats.

looking good

Im no expert but might be a good time to remove some stuff like the intercooler to give it a good cleanout too. And as above look into getting a couple of new hoses. I had a clip come undone on the air cleaner box (TD27T D21) and that sounded like shit was gonna hit the fan. Its always good to find the source of scary noises and find they are not terminal.

Doughnuts are awesome - i like the sprinkles ones

Reviving this Post - much excite see the vids above Heres some old pics as the ones fromt he post have gone Dad has been busy stripping and rebuilding this - so far has the Frame stripped and re powder coated in red and had a general tidy up. I NEED HELP The engine is a Yamaha DS6 from the 70's and when it was running sounded like this thing - bloody awesome Heres what kinda bike the engine is off Anyway it blew up from running too lean. it melted a piston among other things and the spares we have are all haddit. We ran some carbs we found as it used to run on methanol and they were so huge the engine would flood. It apartently had around 40Hp. It was a prick to start and was generally missing bits and pieces aswell (no clutch or kickstart) We are thinking for ease of running it etc to find a complete engine with the clutch and kick start like an RD250 as they look similar to keep with the theme of the Kart. Then we can kick start it, and use the clutch to move off. Any help locating an engine like this, Yamaha Parallel Twin 250cc (or 350 but would have to keep quiet as 250cc is max allowed) 2 stroke, would be much appreciated as there is a big meeting in Hawkes Bay in January and we would like to have it running then.

Yea Fizz hard - love a good 2 smoke on full song, but your chainsaws are not oldschool enough lol Canadian for Lyfe haha no chain brake or safety stuff here

Highly recommend Gordon Milne Paint & Panel Ltd - they fixed my 120Y under Swann Insurance and matched a custom colour - they also painted "SKDMRX" - Johns V8 Cedric from memory.

Also agree with this

Note to self - make underground carpark with steep as fuck driveway. Like 45 degree shit with a hidden winch at the top to get your cars in and out. Those crooks would never work it out lol On serious note - had accident with 120Y when with Swann and were awesome, even let me pic the panel beater and all. Hope you get paid for man hours - your the only one that knows your way around the thing and hopefully it doesnt take too long.

Geezz - my first race Kart was a midget with an iron horse - when we raced them you used to have issues with those flappy "reed" valves? (i was 9 at the time). This made them run shitty or not at all. Great find thou - loving the asymmetric wheel placement. Check it out even a vintage kids class now lol

Cool wagon man - always had a soft spot for Brick Volvos

Compulsory pic of you rear side window half down !! Love these - ive heard that s13 front end stuff can be giggled around to fit - would need 5 stud hubs (obviously) but knuckles etc possibly bolt to balljoint. Then use coilovers or factory s13 struts and lowering springs

Ill have a chat to the neighbours (combined drive) - see if they want to have to select 4wd when your done or not lol.

Need driveway graded - will take pics - gravel already bout 200m long lol. Can bring car transporter for moving it - would it be over 3T Awesome work though - need running vids

Gee aye - word gets around - still trying to grow the actual grass in the paddocks atm - its a bit harder than you might think lol. Its a no from me.

Thats what i brought the Alpacas for - eat my lawn and shit it one spot in their paddock (lawn not covered in poo yay)

Reminds me of new school penny farthing - i laugh everytime i see your thumbs up pic pete. You should build one with rear steer for awesome amounts of carnage.

Great car dude - we used to run a Laser Sport (same car basically) at the Hawkes Bay Car Club - was great, we had a side exit pipe with just one coby hotdog muffler and it would scream to nearly 8 grand. Good little handler too