Escortn Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Been getting a bit slack on the updates with this. Have been getting things done however. Pulled the steering column out to replace with one out a mk4 cortina that has no play at all, so much nicer to drive with this one. While the column was out i also put in a rev guage i got from here a while ago. I put it where the gas and water temp gauges usually are because the GT centre console i put in has all those guages. Centre console isnt fixed in at the moment, need to tidy up all my shit thats in the car before i do that. The mk4 steering column is a bit longer also but its actually nicer to drive with where it is now, not the prettiest mind you. This thing brakes now aswell. I ended up clearing all the fluid out, putting in the braided brake lines and then bled the whole thing starting with the master (which i didnt do last time so thats probably where the issues were) Lastly i Bought some more widened steelies, 13x8 for the front and 13x9 for the rear This is the 8 Seller only had one 13x9 rim but threw in a standard rim with the same centre so i can get that one widened to match. Fronts have tires on at the moment and look great. I really need to take this somewhere else to take photos of it other than my driveway. Been looking into different alternatives on the guard flares, want something that matches the guards alot better and looks more flush. Turns out its alot harder to find something to suit than i thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk3crazy Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Wooop got the cortina a WOF on tuesday stoked as. Theeeen i kind of bought what i like to think as a 'the cortina got a warrant present' The famed 3L V6 Essex motor out of a Capri! Haven't had a chance to pull it apart yet but im not expecting anything perfect, it was cheap. From the looks of the sump however someones had it apart previously and cut and welded the sump either bigger or to fit into something. Ive also been playing around with the centre console. A while ago i bought a centre console gauge cluster out of a MK3 GT Cortina but it was a bit cracked in places and was missing the piece that went over the gear stick and joins to the piece that goes over the handbrake, i then found a MK5 cortina center console that just covered the gearstick and joins up to the handbrake cover luckily. So with some rivets and plastic putty i came up with this... I used a small sheet of ali to cover the top of the mk5 piece to make a tidy compartment. Along the line someones cut the rectangle holes in there (no one needs that many switches) so i made a cover and used those to mount it. The GTs dash is different to mine and slopes down steeply where mine is more like that of a mk2 escort so i made the cover to also try and fill the gap and bring the console into line with the dash. Painted it all black and used that carbon vinyl crap for my front cover (covers up the rivets and scratches really well i reckon) Now to make mounts to fit it to the tunnel and see if it looks any good in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk3crazy Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Hi, I seen your Cortina on trademe, it is realy nice the way it's done. The flares and the front spoiler look great and the way the centre console is done is very clever. I have also got a Mk3 but mine is a English 1972 two door XL. I also made a centre console for my mk3 using Mk3 GT gauge cluster. But the way I went was I used the console out of a Austrailan TE Cortina and modified that to suit the GT gauges. I did have the sloping dash in my Mk3 but did not like that so I got the dash out of Ml5 and fitted that and used the dash gauge cluster that has the clock in the centre and fitted the Cortina Rev Counter on the left hand side where it had the fuel and temp gauge. Cheers Parbhu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escortn Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Hi, I seen your Cortina on trademe, it is realy nice the way it's done. The flares and the front spoiler look great and the way the centre console is done is very clever. I have also got a Mk3 but mine is a English 1972 two door XL. I also made a centre console for my mk3 using Mk3 GT gauge cluster. But the way I went was I used the console out of a Austrailan TE Cortina and modified that to suit the GT gauges. I did have the sloping dash in my Mk3 but did not like that so I got the dash out of Ml5 and fitted that and used the dash gauge cluster that has the clock in the centre and fitted the Cortina Rev Counter on the left hand side where it had the fuel and temp gauge. Cheers Parbhu Cheers mate, I'm still not positive I want to sell it haha and after all the interest on trademe I'm not sure if I want someone else to have it. Awesome, you should throw some pics up of your one. Don't see many 2 doors around and it's always good to have a perv on other people's mk3s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk3crazy Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Hi, Not to sure how this website works and how to post pics as I am new to this website. Other wise I would post pics. The two door needs a bit more work as have started a lot of things but have not completed yet. The body needs some work too but for the age it has very little rust. Cheers Parbhu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk3crazy Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 After all that work you have done and looking that good I wouldn't sell it but if you have to make sure you sell it to some one who appreciates Fords and of cause Cortina's Cheers Parbhu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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