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2007/09/25 17:55:33

lucas

lucas's corty progress pics pg4

its not an escort. yeah im amazed to. she is gonna be my little run around once i have gave her a sprayjob and abit of work on the engine.

its a 4dr wich i normally wouldn't be into but for the price i got her cant complain.

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she needs abit of work but nothin i cant do myself.

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Neroism89

Nice! At least its still a Small Classic Ford

2007/09/25 18:00:18

RS2000mk2

im sure by now youve slashed the springs?[88][88]

i smell a rat rod, do it![:x)]

2007/09/25 18:42:48

lucas

i was thinkin matt black would look tuff as guts. but its not gettin lowered so i can make it look nice with white walls and not have to much trouble with the po po.[:x)]

but we will see what i do with it.

2007/09/25 18:46:05

RS2000mk2

matt black
white and red pin stripes down the body and bonnet
white walls with red wall on the hubbies
and some fake side exhaust tips

seen a few cars, namely datto's done like this and they look great[88]

2007/09/25 19:36:53

Inferno115

wack in a venetion, white wall it, matt black with dark as tint, shood look damn great, least this one will keep you out of trouble with the cops

2007/09/25 19:55:44

mk2maniac

WooHoo, a Cortina, and a Mk2 at that. Looks like she needs some love though! So how much did you pay for her?

2007/09/25 20:25:15

lucas

got it 4 cheap enough. half of what i paid for my yellow escort.

2007/09/25 20:40:30

hotrodney

Keep tha beatin up look, venitians, white walls, and lower her please!!
Just a couple of inches...
Good run a bout mate!!

2007/09/25 23:18:55

hotrodney

Do those plates start with wreck?[:u][88][88](RWK)

2007/09/25 23:20:07

sundowner

is chris having an everything must go sale....hmmmm.. is it drivable mate.. good to see u have some cool wheels... it seems your buying all of chris's old cars..

2007/09/25 23:23:11

2lt_Scort

Lucas,
No shiit. Don't touch the thing. Don't listen to this dump it and tinit it stuff. Look what happened to Night Rider. Keep it stocko and you'll sell it for more when your done without a defect.

Rhys

2007/09/25 23:23:26

lucas

yeah she is drive able will register it soon

DAN the rear end is gonna get my 2 inch lowered leafs and the front may get somethin legal but not to much. i wanna venetian it paint it and have it as a cool cruiser

2007/09/25 23:57:34

RS2000mk2

i wanna see sparks from the rear bumber as it drives along[88]

2007/09/26 11:05:24

lucas

hahahah nah not gonna happen started workin on the body today. will post photos tomorrow.

2007/09/26 19:59:25

racin jason

Ok Lucas......time for some attitude.

Simple mods.....affordable.....well planned and highly effective.

Let me know what you think[;^)]

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Cortina Street Cred has never been so easy to attain!

Good Luck you jammy unpleasant individual!

RJ

2007/09/26 20:47:57

Inferno115

[:x)] wheel spats ! how could they have skipped my mind

2007/09/26 21:43:12

lucas

jason i think the only thing that i would do in that pic is the white walls and the mirrors on the front guard. but cheers for tryin hahahahah

2007/09/26 22:45:27

mk2maniac

How about this look? Image Hosted by ImageShack.us

2007/09/27 09:08:12

2lt_Scort

mk2maniac's pic looks perfect.

Rhys

2007/09/27 10:08:23

mk2maniac

I say respray in that colour, and fit some wide steels and hubcaps like my chop. THose rims came of a Mk2 wagon in the same/very similar colour.
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Looks fantastic

2007/09/27 11:35:10

Andrew

mk2maniac's chop looks really good, if it comes out looking that good it will be one mint cruiser.. Only thing I'm not sure about is the red you can see on the wheels.

2007/09/27 11:54:18

lucas

i like wat ya did mk2 maniac but im with andrew i think im gonna do black rims white body hubcaps and those chrome things on the rims. then lower it 2 inchs. then it will be good for wat i want.

2007/09/27 12:05:08

mk2maniac

Yeah, I guess I'm more into the nostalgiac look the red gives it, making it stand out a bit.

2007/09/27 14:43:49

lucas

i just love black rims thats all. bit of work done to it today see if i can get some photos up.

2007/09/27 17:27:35

lucas

couple of hours work today tryin to get used to playin with bog again.

2007/09/27 17:55:22

RS2000mk2

quote:
Originally posted by lucas
[br]i just love black rims thats all.

[88][88][88][88]

as long as you make it a rat rod then your alrite in my books[88]

2007/09/27 17:57:12

lucas

if only that bothered me Rhys hahahahah

nah ive decided its gonna be white with white walls and white venetians. cops wont even see me.

2007/09/27 18:56:57

escort1600

coming along quite nice....

yes was board so played around at work

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2007/09/27 19:51:01

mk2maniac

They look good in white, whether it's refrigerator white or off white. Red vinyl on the inside looks good with off white, but that's just me and my liking of slightly more eccentric colour combinations again.

I hope your beating those panels and replacing the cancerous metal, not just bogging it, even if it is going to be a daily. It deserves it, the Mk2 really isn't recognised enough, which I suppose is good because it's more unique, not just your ever popular Mk1 or Mk3, or commomn as a house fly Mk4 and 5.

I'd love to resurect another Mk2 as a daily, but I think I'll wait till I've finished my V8 Mk2 first.

2007/09/27 19:54:22

lucas

escort1600 that looks tuff as mate. if only i wanted to spend money on the corty i would do something like that.

mk2maniac they are a nice little car white always looks good on old cars like these. im thinkin of a pin stripe down the middle of the car either red or black. to split the white a little.

2007/09/27 20:05:13

sundowner

can i post my car up and everyone have a crack at that?

that wagon is nice shame we never got them....

good to see ya working on it lucas.. it keep it standard u have atracted enough attention from the cops lately

2007/09/27 22:42:32

3sc0rt

Yeah that looks nice, Original is still so freakin cool... lowering it that little bit i think will make a nice difference, but stocker is what i would do...keep is sweet and simple.. it will turn head fo sho [88]

2007/09/28 00:01:33

lucas

cheers boys. just need to work out this bog. i hate the poo poo

2007/09/28 13:07:11

mk2maniac

Like I said, I hope your replacing the rotten metal, not just bogging it. Believe me, you'll want to replace it, there's a lot more rust in that car than you think. My old one had no visible signs of rust on the exterior, but it was diseased all through it. I'd suggest you pull the car apart completely and have it chemically dipped or blasted to remove all the crap so you can see where it all is and replace it, or at least spend the time and strip it right back yourself. ANd that includes all underneath it.

But then, that's just me thinking you're doing a complete rebuild and therefore building it to show quality, but you're not are you, it's a general tidy up to make it a daily right?

2007/09/28 19:29:56

lucas

nah im not doin a show car. just a nice daily driver. but all the rust is gettin welded up not bogged over not really keen on fixing it again later. but there isnt to much rust just a little in the floor and both font quaters. im gonna fix the under body a little bit aswell with a sound deadner.

2007/09/28 19:47:42

mk2maniac

I bet if you pulled the front guards off (wouldn't recommend it though since they're spot welded on, and you can't really get them off without making a bit of a mess of them) and the sills (probably don't want to replace them completely either) there would be plenty more rust. I thought my old one only had a little bit in the floor, but I was wrong. Feel up under the front guard above the headlight/corner of the grille, it's likely that there's a bit of rust there, because there's a little crevice (classic British design feature).

Remember (though I'm sure you're fully aware) it's a 40ish year old car, rust proofing was virtually non existent back then.

2007/09/28 20:04:24

lucas

yeh mate ive got Escorts i no wat rust is. i put my hand where you said and there isnt any rust there. but it does look like the guards where changed at some point. so might have been fxed earlier.

2007/09/28 23:26:22

escort1600

yes board again lol....took out the rust.. and dents also fixed up doors and door handles with mk2 items

just wish i could use photoshop to fix my rust in real life arghhh easy peasey

how are the floor pans?

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2007/09/29 18:47:38

lucas

looks good mate. i wish it was that easy to. but luckily there is only 3 holes that i have to fix on it so should be alright. with a few welds. The floor on the driver side is ok bar one little hole and the passenger side is fine.

2007/09/29 19:05:47

lucas

first coat of spray putty last night sanded it a little today probably chuck 2 more coats on it and make it nice and smooth. little bit at a time.

bit of rust on the bonnet il need to weld up.

2007/09/29 19:17:10

3sc0rt

Lol shiit you work fast... Awsome progress i say lol

2007/09/29 20:15:19

lucas

i need it as a daily pretty soon so im workin on it all day. i dont wanna drive my falcon anymore so im gonna wreck it to get the diff and wheels off it. for my escort project.

2007/09/29 21:35:23

SCOOP

Geez!!!!!!!! how fast are you!!! Want a job working on my car!

2007/09/29 22:36:46

lucas

yeah scoop i would love to even touch your car. that is one of the nicest mk1s i have seen especially because of the engine that is goin in her.[:u]

2007/09/30 00:55:37

lucas

little bit of progress, haven't had much time latlet due to workin stupid hours but im doin as much as i can. hopefully in the next couple of months it will be done.

2007/10/14 12:25:26

lucas

worke on her today and almost got the rear quater finished. a few little things to fix up and the right side will almost be ready for blocking.

2007/10/14 17:18:48

lucas

been workin on the corty the last couple of days and she is almost ready just one more hole on the front right guard to fix up and il be sprayin it.

old photo

wat it looks like now

hopefully it will be painted up in the next couple of weeks

2008/01/22 21:45:28

lucas's corty progress pics pg4

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