Popular Post d.p.n.s Posted January 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2015 Howdy all So as some of you know I sold all projects last year( apart from a bike I'm building) and to be honest I wasn't really looking for a he project. Anyway a mate rang me to ask if I know of anyone wanting a mk2 Tina.......I asked around and no takers........so fucking bang it turned up on Wednesday..... Even drove it of the truck So its 1970 ( I think) mk2 cortina 1600 super. Pretty much the least amount of rust in a ford shell I've bought in the past 8 years....even the ciggy lighter worked. Sat in a shed since 1988 So I stripped it down and cleaned the years off it Got up Saturday stripped the rest of the running gear and made a spit . mounted it to start on the underside And that's as it sits at the moment 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Havnt done much .just for finishing off some bikes and got them sold. Picked up a motor yesterday. 1g GTE , w57 , low ks , ECU , loom. With 3 of my favourite things. Different , cheap ,sound awesome. That's all Cheers 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Pick up the motor and shit last weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 So everything has been removed from behind the firewall. And also a whole heap of shit from the motor to trick myself into believing its smaller then it is. And I believe with a wee bit of cuttie Curtis weldie weldie it will fit. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 So my girls changed the can covers to N/A ones ( better design and thanks ANT ).they also cut the firewall and tunnel.... Shoved the engine and box in ready to make mounts.........clever little buggers any. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Started making things today....starting with the section of steel I will be welding under the gearbox to replace a small section of the chassis rail I had to remove above the gearbox.. It will make removing the gearbox a wee bit of a pain in the arse but ill put up with that. Aslo made the gearbox mount thar will bilt to the new section ......once its wrlded in. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 I wanted to keep the steering geometry and front suspension all standard and I didn't wat to make a new sump so I made a new cross member from the old one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Engine mounts next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Cross member and engine mounts done......1ggte mounted in a mk2 cortina all by its self. Next firewall/trans tunnel. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 When I got home from work made a cardboard template and folded the 1st section of the firewall.......life would be a shit load better if I owned a folder. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Almost finished tacking all the firewall bits in. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well that clears that idea up.....no compound or twin charging for the wee 1ggte.. There just isn't enough room. To mount the SC.. Im all about making it fit............. Not this time. So back to just a nice easy turbo setup....... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Should still be able to close the bonnet. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Just a quick 1 Nice wee disc upgrade for the old cortina/escort Brembo 260mm x 19mm vented disc.direct bolt on....but will need to change calipers. Disc is for a ke ford laser 1.6 tx3 turbo As you were 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Just a pic of my e34 touring because II can't post pics on the thread I started for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Got the cover for the shifter tacked up .....bout all I could do .bloody gas run out( can't complain lasted 6 years.) So I had to make the shifter cover removable so the shifter could be removable so the gearbox could be removed.........you understand ay 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Go so the Nissan calipers turned up today Need help with mounting ideas. Can get 1 hole bolted on ...they bolt flat to the strut so there isn't any room for a think adapter plate. So all ideas welcome ....and I'm pretty sure between us all we can sort it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Sooooooooo I bought a single turbo manifold , new t04e turbo ( may change at a later date) , oil feed and return hoses and a tail waste gate. Bug thankd to mitch w for selling them and getting them sent off.cheers mate. Well they arrived yesterday and the manifold wouldnt fit in the cortina engine bay with yhe wastgate pipe on so i chopped it off. Took the manifold to work today and cut then flange of to rotate it . but while i was at it i extended it to make the turbo sit a wee bit higher also added a divide for the twin pulse turbo and shaped the pipe to flow in to the outlet so it wasn't hitting any flat surfaces.. Still got to sort out where to do the wastgate. Before After A shit load between then the factory set up.....very happy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 No update here just a question. I'm going to be doing 3" from the back of the turbo down to the flexi joint. But 3" under the car will hang pretty low and just get destroyed.. Would it be to restrictive to go 3"to 2x2" after the flexi or even 2x1 3/4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Intercooler turned up this morning.. So mounted it when I got home.....so much more room in the front compered to the escort. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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