Manda Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Had it for a month now. Been to Beach Hop and All Ford Day. Pretty Tidy but could do with a little work to it. Has minor rust. Only one patch that wont pass next warrent with. viewtopic.php?f=18&t=18033 <<< Discussion Some of you will have seen this first pic already... Engine bay could do with a clean No water, No heaters Bit rusty like this on both sides Needs fixing before next warrent A kiwi inginuity fix I found out these werent stuck down properly when I was buffing it... Body pretty straight Rust on mud guards both sides. Not urgent though New ones being posted tomorrow Needs some new rubbers and chrome, front and back Needs investigating... An expensive fix Choke not connected but hasnt been a problem yet. Going to replace parcel tray, make my own. Also looking at replacing pedals Anyone got a light cover? Anyone got the plastic pieces for under these handles? Upholstery needs repairs. Looking into making the seats 2 tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Got some sounds sorted. Head unit and speakers are connected. Will fix sub and amp after easter. Sounding good so far. Anyone know what these parts are to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 New Wing mirrors arrived a couple days ago. Got them fitted today. Didnt realise they had an amber glow ring on them when i bought them so still need to connect that up. So stoked with them. They look sooo much better. Started wiring up a tester amp and sub. Checking that the hand-me-downs work ok before i splash out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 Mounted a bracket for my exaust for support to stop it snapping again. Put some silicone around the front windscreen rubbers to hopefully stop the water leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 New Wing mirrors Stopped the leaks until i get new screen seals A typical scene...Dog always wants to play fetch when we are working Bit of support so it doesnt break again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 I blew my exhaust manifold the other day. Went to put new gaskets on and found there was one missing and also a stud missing too. New water pump all wired up and working Rainbow horn wired up and working. Loud and lots of variety but some of the sounds sound cheap. Handbrake bracket was bent so Dad tried bending it back then came to me with 2 pieces. No parking on hills for a while. Anyone got one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 Extractor broke on the way up to aucks. Some wires are a little melted now... Noisy trip. Was just about back and car broke down. Something wrong with starter motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Cleaning up and checking starter motor at same time New gasket going on here coz the old one broke when we pulled the carbs off Cleaned this up coz it was leaking. Bolts werent done up very tight Been cleaning out the 2nd garage today so mine can have an inside spot. Plan is to pull the motor out this week. We'll also wire brush the crack by front windscreen to see whats going on then repaint engine bay and put new windscreen seal in which should be arriving this week. Started working on a new parcel tray so that should be fitted by end of the week also. My sub and amp all working ok. Gotta work out how to fit the sub woofer in the boot properly due to the floor not being flat. How did you mk2 cortina guys fit your sub woofer in the boot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Well I guess it was only decided today that my car will be off the road for the next week or 2 for painting. Started pulling motor out today. Started off chizzeling away at that crack below the windscreen with a screw driver. Then got the wire brush to it. Heaps of bog in there and also lead. Cut out the rust so we can weld in a new plate. Got the wire brush to the guards. Then to the pannel which the bonnet clips into which I want to replace when I find someone that has one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 Been working inside the car today pulling out seats and carpet getting a better idea of what condition the floor is in. Got the wire brush in the spot which we thought wouldnt pass next warrant. Turns out it not as bad as expected. Found a bit more we were unawear of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 My project while I cant work on the car...make a new parcel tray! As usual Ruby is hanging round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 Drove 2 hours to pick up another cortina today to be used as a parts car. Going to pull off most of the front end and put it on my car as it's i better condition. Its been the home for mice and bird for the last few years Meet my sister. I told her to clean her wheels...so she did I couldnt resist.... Haha can you tell which is the better one?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 Got to work on them last night. Pulled off the panels we need. This is the current state of the parts car Got drivers guard of my car which was still attached by a small weld So the rust in the driver panel went right through to this Battery trays are great for holding tools and all the feijoas my dog brings throughout the night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 The parts beast is gone to storage...haha and the mustang is back in its rightful place. Current state of my car. Another repair job to be made... Painted a bit of the floor today. Started outside in the sunshine then got it in the garage 2 mins before the hail hit! Petrol tank out to fix leaks and tidy up boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Man am I glad we decided to pull the motor, gear box and whatever else apart. It's pretty gross. Look at the state of this oil!! If you look closely at the first pic you can see the water in it... A full set of new seals will be put on so we can be sure we fix the leaks. New oil will be put in. Diff came out last night. Also to be cleaned up and painted Engine bay holes have been welded up. All the wiring is going to be invisible!! OMG why did nobody tell me about these grinding pads?? They're amazing!! Soooo much better than the wire brush! I didnt have to put any effort into this at all. All ready to be painted in our painting boothe...(The wood shed). Front edge of the parcel tray So much for just working on the front end... But in stripping all this down look closely at what we found....the original black paint. That's how the GTEs are. And also these little hook things. The GTEs have a lever beside the driver seat to open the boot. Mine doesnt have one but it has the holes for the bolts to screw into. Woohoo what an exciting project. Lots to do before heading to auckland on Sunday for a heavy 3 solid days of working on the car with a panelbeater who will weld in the new patches, do some painting and give us some idea of how the car looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 Got the paint out last night. Just what we had so far. Bought more today. Yay I love painting. 1st time painting car things though. Dad secretly had my diff sandblasted and painted all ready for us to attack without telling me!! Got some yellow... Some blue. LOVE this colour! Didnt have the next colour. See if you can guess b4 I put up the finished pics what colour im going to use for the rest. Painted my lines silver but pics are kinda pathetic so youll have to wait till its all back together. Washed and sanded these ready for painting Ran out of black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Spent last 3 days in Albany with Andy who' a friend of Dad's who was a panel beater. He gave a lot of advice and helped out a lot. Were hoping to get the front end back on but ran out of time. The guards were a lot of work paint stripping, de-rusting and patching up. That's where a lot of the time went. Even so, we stil got a lot done. Day 1 - May 18 Acid killing rust Making a container for paint stripper and acid Floor ready to be patched up Paint Stripper Started stripping doors down then decided to focus only on front Found rust that needed repairing in the seam while I was wire brushing the floor getting ready to finish my painting A couple welds The bath, no leaks! Couldnt work out why it didnt fit on properly...have to add on an extra piece More welds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Day 2 - May 19 All welded up I ground the engine bay using the purple stripper pads and wire brush. Started getting the hard to get to parts with the sand blaster before deciding to pay someone to do it This panel got some serious work on it... Made a tool to loosen the edges for the acid Sand blasted some of it From this... To this... Got it fitting nice Made a friend while I was up there Got my floor painted which was high priority due to rain while we were up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Day 3 - May 20...Last day in Albany. Time to stitch it together!! Decided this should come off to get to the rust settling between the panels. Turns out it wasnt so bad after all On! Hmmm more rust...Theyre always worse than you think. Other side not quite as bad as this side Andy giving a quick lesson on welding Whole new seam! Looks stunning! More work on that left guard Right guard Clean as! These buckets came off the parts car Original slam panel had new ends put on Lining it up!! Running out of time! Didnt fit like a glove so the bucket got pulled off the guard and trimmed to fit Didnt get it all fitted and back together but it's going to go on no probs. By sitting panels on the car and putting doors back on it;s not going to take much to get it perfect. The whole time we were there the weather was Rain/sun/rain/sun/rain/sun....crazy weather that I thought only rotorua got...lol. So with no protection on the bare metal I was a bit worried about taking it home. Was pooring down as we tidyd up the shed between 6-7 then went to the house to pack up. From the moment the car was out of the shed there was no rain. Drove all through auckland no rain. I was stoked at how well the weather was being for us....until Mamaku where we got snow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Started to get back into it again. My lovely Father is heading up to auckland this weekend (without me cause ill be at camp) to dip my doors, boot lid and bonnet in paint stripper. I found a front valance in good condition. Heres some pics of my gross one thick with bog and eaten away by rusty Got the dash off ready to go in for restoration. In doing so, got a better look underneath and found some more rust. Got in there with Mum hair dryer (shhh dont tell her) to melt the poop to see the damage. Got the boot lid off And in doing so found more rust in the boot gutter. Time to check the parts car to see if that's any better... With the big 21st Party comin along next weekend Im not expecting to get alot done on the cortina. Although, my Dad holds his hopes high and reckons we will be into the sand blaster the following week to touch up what I cant get to. Sand blaster is helping to keep costs down by letting me do what I can in the way of tidying up after him and applying the etch primer which of course he will teach me to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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