my mk5 cortina estate

[ian f]

then with that section tacked on i removed the entire piece so i could[/ATTACH] get to examine the bulkhead. as expected it was rotten so today i dug deeper and removed the scuttle panel[/ATTACH][/ATTACH] more to come digging deeper!

 

[octo0072000]

rusty one

keep up the good work your panels are a lot better than the rust most would have just scrapped it i think the mark 4/5 Cortinas rusted more than the mark 3s for some reason

remember FORD means Fix Or Repair Daily as they used to say

 

[rambo]

Lost my virginity in a cortina...........................

 

[ian f]

 

[CompoSimmonite]

I restored my MKV estate when it was 7 years old and around 50,000 miles. Managed to catch the rot "just in time" and a friend still has it in exactly the same condition today - albeit now done over 250,000 miles on original 1.6. Ford promoted they rustproofed the cars but I found only a token amount of wax in any of the cavities. At 7 years old I had to replace nearside chassis leg, nearside outersill, repair the inner sill under the back seat, offside scuttle, both inner wing reinforcing channels, headlight mounting, slam panel, patches on outer wings, whole tailgate (easier than sorting out rot), and probably other areas as well.

Paul H

 

[stevieturbo]

That's one rusty car ! And some excellent fabrication. You have some patience !

 

[ian f]

started to make the bulkhead repair panel todayand finished for today most of this area is hidden by the hinge mounting and heater box so not too bothered about perfection

 

[stuvy]

great panel forming ian

 

[Nashy]

Great work there...

That is some impressive panel making going on there.

Here is some inspiration for you ... what it might look like when it's done.
Mine didn't need anything like that much welding though ... I was lucky.

I am just about to start learning how to MIG Weld (my mate is going to teach me in a day or 2 when it stops raining), but I hope I can be that good one day. Although I did teach myself to ARK weld on my first attempt ... MIG seems a lot more difficult though.

Have you looked on www.buysellcortina.co.uk ?

Keep up the good work ... it will be great to see another Cortina saved.

Aaron.

 

[ian f]

That is some impressive panel making going on there.

Here is some inspiration for you ... what it might look like when it's done.
Mine didn't need anything like that much welding though ... I was lucky.

I am just about to start learning how to MIG Weld (my mate is going to teach me in a day or 2 when it stops raining), but I hope I can be that good one day. Although I did teach myself to ARK weld on my first attempt ... MIG seems a lot more difficult though.

Have you looked on www.buysellcortina.co.uk ?

Keep up the good work ... it will be great to see another Cortina saved.

Aaron.

hi mate i'm actually on buysell as cardinal red i followed your rebuild thread when the back end got hit. you did a great job in getting it to the condition its now in. although i do hate you for getting hold of a lynx manifold though!

 

[ian f]

today i got the bulkhead panel trimmed to fit then painted the inside, tacked, allowed to cool then welded in short sections until complete. just need to grind the welds now.

 

[cumbriasteve]

As an ex owner of one of these great work horses and I mean GREAT..the stuff I used to cart around in the back was beyond imagination, I have some important info on a handy mod...always carry 2 bags of sand in the back.

Mine always felt it was hinged in the middle when allying round bends, may have been the shot suspension I suppose...MOT's were not as fussy in those days... was great when loaded though..swapped it for a red Triumph Spitfire..well it looked red in the dark but turned out to be rust.

 

[bluebobtail]

Hi,
Some great fabrication skills there.
Keep up the good work.

 

[ian f]

today made a new lip for the screen seal then tacked in and allowed to cool and fully welded then removed the Apost/door pillar!

 

[Angusdog]

^^^ Jiminy crickets! It looks like a cutaway version for the Earls Court Motor Show

Great work there. I wish I had as much time as you do for workshop time.

 

[penfold]

By the time you're done this will be an IanF Cortina rather than a Ford one!

 

[octo0072000]

By the time you're done this will be an IanF Cortina rather than a Ford one!

Penfold what was you doing up at 0412 hours on a sunday morning

 

[penfold]

Wonky body clock.

 

[octo0072000]

Wonky body clock.

like it

 

[octo0072000]

only thing i would say is make sure the door fits before welding it back in nothing supporting the roof with all that chopped out
but im sure you will know that
looking good

last mk111 Cortina i had got nicked and burnt out not very good locks or alarms in them days
when i went to look at in i was amazed at how much rot there was in it the sills had gone all the back archs boot floor
it was old when i bought it as a run around only payed £40 for it with 6 months test so no great loss

turned out ware i lived at the time was near a local club car was nicked to get home in then burned about 1/4 of a mile from this kids house across the fields cops eventually caught him and four others