Talk about Mahaway"s Cortina

[igor]

Welcome aboard.

A fellow I knew in Northland in the 80s succeeded in putting a 302 into a Mk3 Cortina. Not sure now whether a Windsor or a Cleveland or what transmission he used, probably an automatic of some description. The rules were very different then so definitely read the LVV Manual before you get too deep into it. Best of luck.

 

https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/89804-mahaway’s-mk3-cortina-restoration/

 

[Kiwibirdman]

Back in the day there were a fair few V8 Cortina's around. 302 Windsor or small block Chev. Good project.

[Lord Gruntfuttock]

I'll see if I can find pics of one I saw at a car show. It was very neatly done...

[browndog]

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[brocky41]

@Mr.Mk1's better half has a pretty sweet late model (sorry josh don't know my MK's past 3) with a v8 in it. Josh will hopefully point you to some pics / build.

[Nominal]

@mahaway Installing the V8 should be a fairly easy cert if you are sensible and follow the rules.

 

You should be careful with the rust repairs though since the car is dereg. It would be best to talk to a repair certifier before you start so you don't have issues getting it legal later. These are different to the LVVTA modifications certifiers.

There is only one up your way at present

[anglia4]

100% agree with Nominal. Talk to Terry Price up front before you get the welder out.

It would also be worth talking to whoever your LVV certifier is going to be as well about what he wants to see and when for the V8 conversion.

Cool project!

[mahaway]

cheers for that i will go talk to terry when hes in office next 

a few people i have talked to have said 

just buy one already done

but whats the fun in that i want to be a big part in this project.

[Mr.Mk1]

Chocolate fish to @brocky41 My mrs has a mk4, 289 + kitted C4, was built in the 80s and on declaration papers. We recently rebuilt it oversize, alloy heads, isky cam,MSD etc..its snappy as fuck with old tyres.

I think Bronco sump is the one you need to make life easier.

Falcon brakes and such are easy upgrade. Theres a facebook page ‘V8 Only Cortina info, discussions and sales’ which is ozzy based but answers most questions.

 

[igor]

Can anyone remember whether the Aussie Cortina sixes had Falcon brakes fitted? Uncle had a Mk4 4.1 Ghia back in the day. Fairly sure he said there was a lot of Falcon stuff in it.

[Mr.Mk1]

They were still 4 stud so perhaps not? 

[mk2marty]

20 hours ago, mahaway said:

hi is this the vin tag for the mk3 cortina or is there a stamp somewhere else cheers

That's the chassis ID plate, which is as much info as you'll get on an NZ-production Ford from this era. If you're lucky, someone at Seaview may have hand-engraved the chassis number (CLBFNx xxxxx) somewhere on the radiator support/inner guards with something akin to a tattoo gun, but this seems to have been a sporadic thing. 

They didn't start consistently stamping the chassis number into them until the mid '70s AFAIK. My Mk5 has the chassis number stamped into the slam panel next to the body tag, but it's roughly 10 years younger than your car.  

Because it looks like it may still be attached with at least one of the original rivets, and it's likely the car's only form of ID, lest you incur a world of hurt at entry time best not to drill those rivets out...

[mahaway]

ok so when it gets sandblasted leave it on too cheers

[mahaway]

Hi i will just share an update on my mk3 302 conversion

managed to get the car stripped down doesnt look to bad just a bit of rust in usual corner spots where dirt would get stuck in guards and around back bumper

the underseal done a real good job of protecting underneath

just got in on rotisserie now scraping off underseal then sandblasting

i would like to put it back on rolling wheels for the panel beater or would it be better left on roti 

also how much work is involved in putting the diff and front suspension from the94 fairmont i have into it and what stabilising and strengthning will it need for the 302 cheers