longboy74
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Project Airflow Racer
A mate and i have found a toy to keep us busy and on the track on a budget. She was found in Gunnedah NSW in a paddock and hadnt been driven since 1981. Its a 1966 Mk1 Cortina Airflow 220 with a 1300 HC engine (681 block) Plan is to prep her for hillclimb and track and maybe run a hot big valve 1500 GT spec engine and give her Gulf GT40 colours. Should be a short term project as we have most of the good stuff in the shed. Plan: 1500 GT engine escort 4 speed box 4.1:1 diff Remove all non required items (Race car diet) A set of widened steel rims small fuel cell lowered down to grass height side exhaust Hell of a lot of knuckle rash.[88]   
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lucas
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/18 21:48:42
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nice looks fairly rust free considering it was out in a paddock good buy.  is the bottom pic the paint job your goin for.
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/18 22:06:31
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Nice find Josh 
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/18 22:13:09
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nice find id never be allowed in the garage for long enough to complete it
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longboy74
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/19 06:31:06
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Yep, thats the colours. Should look great when done. A real little nostalgic boy racer. We believe she was only pushed out of a shed into the paddock recently because the underneath is perfect and the only rust is at the bottom of the rear quarters. Shes even pretty straight. quote:
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[br]nice looks fairly rust free considering it was out in a paddock good buy.
is the bottom pic the paint job your goin for.
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/19 09:58:21
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What an awesome find and a great start to a project. Don't suppose there are any more of these gems lying around up Gunnedah way?
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/19 10:38:49
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She's a beauty...A great project to take on
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/19 11:54:35
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Very nice find. The only things I see sitting in paddocks up here are very, very rusty. Should be a lot of fun when finished, love the colour choice. 
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/20 10:37:14
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Good find longboy ! Lucky bugger suprised I had'nt found it have been thru and around Gunnedah a couple of times in the past 6 months and its only an hour away !
All the best at least it should be pretty rust free.
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longboy74
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/20 20:25:37
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Yep, she was a good find. But im sorry guys, we didn't find any others. Next trip.[V] We bought it from looking at photos. It was only by word of mouth that it was found. Was only a parts car initially then we saw its condition.[:u] Here is some photos from under her. Has no floor rust, no door rust, no plenum rust, only at the bottom of the rear guards. Externally has only surface rust due to faded old paint. A case of some good sanding, wire brushing, and sand blasting. Will be pretty straight forward to get her on the track. Oh and its missing its front and rear windows from kids smashing them a few weeks prior to us finding it. Little Buggers[:(!]   
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/20 20:54:38
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great find there, id like to take on some thing like that myself at some stage. i cant actually picture the cortina with the gt40 paint. not sure if it does it for me but hey each to their own, goodluck and look forward to reading on progress Shea
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/21 08:28:46
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Damn I'm jealous.
Wanna trade some parts for it??[xx(]
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/21 12:11:53
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Nice find [:u]
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/02/21 13:20:56
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even the floor is rot free.[:u]
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RE: Project Airflow Racer
2008/03/18 11:58:50
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Possible other colour options. Trying to stick with the light blue. Opinions anyone? 
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