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Jan 30, 2011 16:47:22 GMT
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Last Edit: Jan 31, 2011 18:30:52 GMT by Einar
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Jan 30, 2011 17:22:17 GMT
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Looks amazing in the third pic, really nice and clean!
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qwerty
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1976 Ford Taunus 1.6 GLqwerty
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Jan 30, 2011 17:24:08 GMT
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Looks lovely. Love the Alleycats! What width are they?
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Jan 30, 2011 18:24:54 GMT
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Thanks. The third picture is taken the day I vent to see it the first time. The guy that was selling it to me was most likely trying to impress me.  The Alley Cats are just 5 1/2 J x 13 , the same as the original wheels. |
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will
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Jan 30, 2011 19:07:01 GMT
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Lovely looking motor you have there, great colour and condition and the wheels suit it well too. Hmmm, I wonder if I can get my mate to chrome my rocker cover |
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Last Edit: Jan 30, 2011 19:06:51 GMT by will
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Jan 30, 2011 19:13:17 GMT
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fantastic looking car - the 2 door Taunus / Cortina shape looks great. You could do a lot worse than fit a 2.0 pinto - reasonably quick, lots of tuning parts available, ok fuel economy and should be reliable. I'll look forward to seeing what you do with this  |
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Currently driving a 1972 BMW 1602 as my daily. Don't ask about previous cars - there have been way too many and I stopped counting at 160!
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Jan 30, 2011 19:45:16 GMT
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oof!, how nice is that!
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 Retro VW Service, Restoration and Kustom Bodyworks
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very nice we could only get the 2dr mk4/5 as a 1.3 ohv in base or L trim.
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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very nice we could only get the 2dr mk4/5 as a 1.3 ohv in base or L trim. Yes I have never understand why you could not have 2 doors Cortina with bigger engine and higher trim level, Taunus was made 2 doors with all engines an trim, I have seen 2 doors Taunus 2.3 Ghia. And I know that British Cortinas were built 2 doors with bigger engine for export. I am Icelandic (live now in Austria) and in Iceland I had a British made 1977 Cortina 2.0S 2 door (LHD). I wish I still had it, it would be very unique today. |
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In finland 80% of these were 2 doors, it's the same with sierras, we've got loads of 3 door mk1's. (or had, they're getting more and more sparse)
I think i've never seen a 1.3 taunus here. Although 2.0 are rare too. The only 1.3 sierras i've seen has been factory built turbo's to avoid the tax at the time. Weird how different it is from country to country.
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Last Edit: Jan 31, 2011 10:15:20 GMT by dude
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As mentioned already in my thread: Great ride!
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hamps
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Lovely motor! Is that Paris Blue? suits it well. |
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Kai
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Jan 31, 2011 14:18:27 GMT
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I *love* the 2-door Cortina's! Not sure about the laws in other countries - some don't let you put in anything that the car didn't originally have - ie, here, if my car was registered locally, i'd never be legally able to swap out the engine for anything but a 7M-GTE, no 2JZ, no 1UZ etc. :/ Although i can see a Cosworth 2.9 BOB fitting in that Cortina very easily  |
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Jan 31, 2011 22:18:23 GMT
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Lovely motor! Is that Paris Blue? suits it well. No, the color around the engine is most likely the original color and is has slightly different tone than the rest of the car so the car was not painted in the orginal color. According to former owner the color is Ford XSC568 hellblau (light blue) but that is not the right color according to number in the car, it should be Miami blue (I think the number is Ford XSC859). |
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Feb 12, 2011 11:12:42 GMT
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I've always seen this shape of Taunus as quite boring, but this one aren't boring, it is just elegant.
2,0 Pinto would be a great choice.
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Feb 12, 2011 11:32:06 GMT
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Thats stunning , love the colour and the wheels, as mentioned the MK4 shape looks perfect as a two door. |
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funkyhunk
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That thing was mint! I love the engine compartment, it looks so tidy and shiny |
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luckygti
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Jun 12, 2011 22:13:49 GMT
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Now that is lovely. Losing my Taunus is still the saddest loss of my motoring life. I am just a little bit jealous.
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Oct 29, 2012 22:49:46 GMT
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Oct 30, 2012 11:49:35 GMT
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Hello taunus fellow!
I think that fitting a 2.0 OHC is a better solution than a 2.3 or 2.0 V6. It is almost plug and play, lighter than a v6 and it has almost the same power as a 2.3. I own a 1.3 L 2door and i want to do the same swap. I can share with you a PDF book about how you can modify a pinto engine. Just sent a private message with your email or email me at edwscho@ yahoo . com .
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