Neale's Patina Cortina

Well ive started another project I wasn't going to do it, but becsuse of my complete lack of self control, & encoragement from other forum users after seeing Racing Jasons Ratter (& also no one wanting to buy it)ive started the cortina. I know I should be doing the escort but I thought it was a waste to just have the corty sit up in the shed doing nothing plus it cant be that hard to get on the road(famous last words). So the project started!!!

The details of the car are:-

Its a 1969 Mk2 ford cortina 440 L, 1600cc with a 4 speed coloumn shift manual, all standard grandads car from Bathurst (complete with sun visor & original hubcaps.

The only rust I can find is just where the paint is thin on top, so it seams to be a good start.

Looks like a rusty GT head...

hey! COOOOOOL! Mine did sell......a long while ago, and now resides somewhere in NSW I think.

You car is basically exactly how mine was when I rescued it from the wreckers. You are going to have a ball with this thing. So much to do....so let your imagination run wild.

Hey what about a twin carb set up? Maybe some velocity stacks poking through the bonnet? How about some 'Lake pipes'?????

Like I said so much potential. Good luck with the build, and I will keep an eye on this one's progress.

RJ

Are they flappers or painted?
Shaun

thats just an early 681 head. They had the combustion chamber partly in the head, then the 711 motors had a flat head with combustion chambers all in the slugs.
The pistons on Neales motor also have the full ring around the bowl where the later ones had valve reliefs.

.....sorry I couldn't help myself[;^)]



RJ

thanks 4 the info on the heads guys, as im still learning, this stuff is handy to know.

Well there has been little progress since I found out there has been another hurdle (always seams to be the way). Where my cars are living peacfully in the back yards carport, will soon be a double story duplex if the landlord has his way. So ive bitten the bullet & Im moving to Bathurst, this is good news for the cortina seeing as that is where it came from (& still has the Clancy Motors Bathurst sticker on the back window).

The motor is still refusing to budge. So the motor that was going to go into the escort will be going into the cortina to speed up the process. Now that im selling the escort aswell the corty may get some money spent on her in the way of go fast bits to keep in the ratter style of, doesnt matter what it looks like as long as it goes fast. Still undecided on what to do but a period turbo setup would be cool. Any other Ideas out there????

sounds like a plan jason,ive been sussing them out and they arent that dear. its something a bit different too. I want to put this car on club rego so I need some proof that people out there did this mod.

Does anyone have any period advertsements for people that did this mod or simmilar cars that had this done to it.