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Re: MK2 cortina wagon (estate) in Australia 2025/09/30 19:46:22 (permalink)
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Fantastic mate, I love the car it looks like an absolute gem! Glad the RWC and club rego got sorted. Does the motor feel a bit more peppy after the rebuild?


Thanks.

Engine is not any different as other than new lifters it is exactly the same.

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Re: MK2 cortina wagon (estate) in Australia 2025/09/30 20:15:40 (permalink)
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Congratulations on the RWC, what an epic having to jump hurdles right to the end.
Enjoy the Nationals and driving it around Bathurst you've certainly earned it👍

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Re: MK2 cortina wagon (estate) in Australia 2025/10/01 05:52:38 (permalink)
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Yep, chasing registration history is challenging and a bit nerve racking.
 
Glad you got it sorted and will have a smile on your dial this weekend. Good luck

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Re: MK2 cortina wagon (estate) in Australia 2025/10/09 14:53:27 (permalink)
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I made it.

Such and emotional experience.

Will post a full write up soon.


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Re: MK2 cortina wagon (estate) in Australia 2025/10/09 20:15:05 (permalink)
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You bloody ripper👍

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Re: MK2 cortina wagon (estate) in Australia 2025/10/09 20:52:37 (permalink)
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Great work

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Re: MK2 cortina wagon (estate) in Australia 2025/10/15 11:24:18 (permalink)
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wow, i'm just catching up.
Damn good effort in getting the RWC done is a short time, especially so close to the finishline.
Plus that was a great way to celebrate at the Mountain.
 
You'll be a man of leisure now, just cruising around clocking up the kms.
 
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Re: MK2 cortina wagon (estate) in Australia 2025/10/26 20:05:56 (permalink)
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Hmmmmmmmm.
 
It seems the long post summarising the Cortina Nationals didnt upload.
 
Ill try again in the next few days, bit short for time now
 
 
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Re: MK2 cortina wagon (estate) in Australia 2025/11/17 14:01:15 (permalink)
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Havent gone away, just been busy with life and in the middle of moving house. (Downsizing the shed!!!!)
 
I've now tried twice to post a detailed Cortina Nationals recap and lost the lot, so instead I'll post up a couple of pics and a super brief summary as I'm a little over it.  The weekend was amazing. Glad to have had a deadline and pushed to get there. Met loads of great like minded people and saw some really cool cars.  The wagon had a few teething issues, as to be expected, namely the generator wasn't charging and a strut insert retaining collar had wound itself out of the strut.  (Both were temporary fixed at the time and have since been addressed properly once home)
 
Met up and travelled in convoy, Enjoyed a cruise of the closed circut with over 150 cortinas, had a formal dinner with guest speakers and show and shine.
 
Have been enjoying the wagon and get loads of questions as nearly all have no idea what it is, or didnt know they existed.
Ive since done an alternator conversion and going through the original electrics and installing fuses (from factory there are NONE) and adding a few relays to things like lights and wipers. Still needs a few other niggles sorted, (fuel and temp guages arent alwas working) however its gettting there.
 

 
 
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Re: MK2 cortina wagon (estate) in Australia 2025/11/23 17:52:13 (permalink)
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I've been having problems with posts too. Like its timing out. I tend to copy them and if it fails paste them straight away and it accepts it.
 
Anyway.... Thanks for the pictures looks like an epic trip. I've seen a few pics online but not much. There was a WA guy over there, Mk1 GT replica in grey, I'll be interested to hear how he went next time I see him.

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