Popular Post MightyJoe Posted March 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2022 Discussion. I did something stupid this week and impulse/panic bought my dream car (again). I pine over these things way more than any grown man should, always have. I owned one in my mid 20s in the uk and sold it late 2014 after it had sat In my dad's garden for a few yrs. I felt awful for selling it, awful for the State it had gotten Into whilst I was here in nz and awful because i no longer owned my favorite car in the world. This week one popped up on marketplace. I've often looked at them but this one was cheaper (relative) than most, and 10minutes from my house. The 'hi, is this still available' was sent and a phone number was returned. Quick chat to the guy resulted in 472 different build Combinations in my head in 24hrs after he said he was busy that evening but I could view it tomorrow. I asked him to hold it for me as I was keen and would likely buy it just wanted to get my head underneath it and check I wouldn't have to move it off his driveway with a shovel. He told me the next day he was surprised at the amount of interest and had folks get aggressive over messenger when he wasn't replying to their messages and had numerous offers of I'll come right now with a trailer' no shit. Anyway enough sharns. Pics time. The first one. The day I bought it. With my first love, the mk2 cortina. This is them enjoying the British summertime. And what I came back to after nearly 2 years in nz in 2014. This honestly broke my heart. the new girl. Home. I've tracked down a previous owner from gore by chance through Facebook and I have a lead on a few other guys also so I'm trying to track down her history and see where she raced and who built it etc. Harness are date stamped 96. Plates went dead in 2002 and I'm going to apply to get the black plates reinstated although I think I need some more history for that. So fingers crossed. She needs one of everything but you can buy it all. I'm pretty sure a this stage I'm.going to ge the pros to replace the APillar and front scuttle area so the doors sit properly and I'll try and tackle the rest myself. This is what I'm aiming for (unsure on the spotlights but ermine white, 4 spokes, xflow and chin spoiler) Excuse time. I wasn't planning on buying this and also wasn't planning on starting a build thread yet but here we are, so progress might be slow to start with. I need to make a proper plan this weekend, finish some other stuff and build a rotisserie. From there on who knows. Joe. 38 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MightyJoe Posted March 27, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2022 I spent most of the weekend removing parts and trying to catalog what I've got and what I'm going to need. I took out the comical home made single leaf suspension and wooden lowering block and re fitted the 3 leaf pack that he'd kindly left in the boot. Other than that it all pretty standard at this point. The wiring loom is a rats nest and just not saveable. The rear half of the car looks great at this point. From the b pillar back looks all saveable. I put it out the back for now with the other one for a bit of security and I'm going to talk to a panel beater this week about the A pillars and scuttle panel work and go from there. Bog is never good, but I put my hand under it as far as I could (the c pillar bracing is there) and thought maybe it's just a dent! Hah. Optimism at its finest. Why's it on its arse? Oh... that explains it. Also: Home made panhard rod. I was trying to jack up the rear. How much higher it sits with the correct leaf springs her home will be next to the mk2 for a few months. 20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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