igor Posted May 27, 2024 Posted May 27, 2024 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/ 1 Quote
Kiwibirdman Posted May 27, 2024 Posted May 27, 2024 Back in the day there were a fair few V8 Cortina's around. 302 Windsor or small block Chev. Good project. 1 Quote
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted May 27, 2024 Posted May 27, 2024 I'll see if I can find pics of one I saw at a car show. It was very neatly done... Quote
brocky41 Posted May 27, 2024 Posted May 27, 2024 @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. Quote
Nominal Posted May 27, 2024 Posted May 27, 2024 @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 2 1 Quote
anglia4 Posted May 28, 2024 Posted May 28, 2024 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! 1 1 Quote
mahaway Posted May 28, 2024 Posted May 28, 2024 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. 4 1 Quote
Mr.Mk1 Posted May 29, 2024 Posted May 29, 2024 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. 2 Quote
igor Posted May 29, 2024 Author Posted May 29, 2024 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. Quote
mk2marty Posted July 2, 2024 Posted July 2, 2024 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... 1 Quote
mahaway Posted July 2, 2024 Posted July 2, 2024 ok so when it gets sandblasted leave it on too cheers Quote
mahaway Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 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 1 Quote
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