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frankie28 Part of things Bring on the Cortina's Posts: 191	Cortina Mk5 Crusader frankie28 @frankie28
	Jan 19, 2011 15:24:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Lowered the mk5 yesterday, decided that following the pitch and roll session at he gathering last year round the track that it was time to sort it out!! Got some -2" front and rear uprated springs from burtons and It has totally changed the way the car drives!!! zero wallow, hardley any lean and corners great!!! Will put up some more pics when I have washed it as it is still covered in winter muck!! Before picture! After picture! Frankie
	Last Edit: Jan 19, 2011 21:21:27 GMT by rmad 1982 Mk5 CORTINA CRUSADER 1600 with 5 speed retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=65431&page=1

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frankie28 Part of things Bring on the Cortina's Posts: 191	Cortina Mk5 Crusader frankie28 @frankie28
	Jan 19, 2011 16:50:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Gave it a quick clean and took some better pictures. hopefully not as dark as the others
	1982 Mk5 CORTINA CRUSADER 1600 with 5 speed retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=65431&page=1

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will Posted a lot Posts: 4,023	Cortina Mk5 Crusader will @familybanger
	Jan 19, 2011 17:13:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Looking good Frankie Tail out on the hill at Prescot this year?


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frankie28 Part of things Bring on the Cortina's Posts: 191	Cortina Mk5 Crusader frankie28 @frankie28
	Jan 19, 2011 18:30:07 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	May well have to be, would be rude not to Are you going to take yours? Frankie
	1982 Mk5 CORTINA CRUSADER 1600 with 5 speed retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=65431&page=1

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will Posted a lot Posts: 4,023	Cortina Mk5 Crusader will @familybanger
	Jan 19, 2011 19:28:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 19, 2011 18:30:07 GMT frankie28 said: May well have to be, would be rude not to Are you going to take yours? Frankie Oh hell yeah, never driven on a track of any sort so am looking forward to the opportunity


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frankie28 Part of things Bring on the Cortina's Posts: 191	Cortina Mk5 Crusader frankie28 @frankie28
	Jan 19, 2011 20:33:31 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Two MK5's sideways!! Oh yes!! Shall look forward to it. ;D ;D Frankie
	1982 Mk5 CORTINA CRUSADER 1600 with 5 speed retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=65431&page=1

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luckygti Posted a lot I need to try harder! Posts: 4,912	Cortina Mk5 Crusader luckygti @luckygti
	Jan 19, 2011 21:20:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ooh yes, looking good. I do love a Cortina, and 2 inches down always looks spot on
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frankie28 Part of things Bring on the Cortina's Posts: 191	Cortina Mk5 Crusader frankie28 @frankie28
	Jan 20, 2011 18:23:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Deciding what to do about shocks now. Any idea's about the best ones to use? I would imagine I would have to take in to account the lowering as I can imagine the rear springs coming out when the car is jacked up so maybe go for shorter ones??? if so which cars would I find suitable ones on? Frankie
	1982 Mk5 CORTINA CRUSADER 1600 with 5 speed retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=65431&page=1

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Mark Posted a lot Posts: 3,818	Cortina Mk5 Crusader Mark @hoobs
	Jan 20, 2011 22:55:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Looks soooooooooooooo much better. Good work! Just needs some 15x7's
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luckygti Posted a lot I need to try harder! Posts: 4,912	Cortina Mk5 Crusader luckygti @luckygti
	Jan 20, 2011 22:56:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm pretty sure mine stayed on the standard shocks. Never had any dramas with it, but I'm sure one of the experts will be along in a but to prove me wrong
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Wreckit Part of things MK1 1200 bandit, T120 Boneville, E39, NB MX5 Posts: 674	Cortina Mk5 Crusader Wreckit @xr2000steve
	Oct 5, 2011 9:44:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm getting bored again frankie give me some idea's before i start talking about swapping cars again
	new workshop incoming

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reanimation Probably posted too much Probably? Definately! Posts: 12,694	Cortina Mk5 Crusader reanimation @reanimation
	Oct 5, 2011 11:55:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Quite a big difference, looks great, might make me not sell mine, good inspiration!
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frankie28 Part of things Bring on the Cortina's Posts: 191	Cortina Mk5 Crusader frankie28 @frankie28
	Oct 5, 2011 23:44:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well, at the moment, I think I am going to have to do the big ends. While I am there may swell give it a new set of rings. Happily, I have these already. Also I have been looking at twin carbs. Found a pair of dellorto's with manifold on eBay but got outbid! Have had to fit another head,valve seats and valves re-cut by a very good engineer friend of mine. It had BAD valve recession, so much that the adjuster for the followers was only in by about 2 threads! Consequently the cam munched itself. The other option is to fit a V6. nice big 3.0 or a 2.8 etc! It does go like the clappers though. Frankie
	Last Edit: Oct 5, 2011 23:49:59 GMT by frankie28 1982 Mk5 CORTINA CRUSADER 1600 with 5 speed retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=65431&page=1

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frankie28 Part of things Bring on the Cortina's Posts: 191	Cortina Mk5 Crusader frankie28 @frankie28
	Oct 5, 2011 23:55:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oct 5, 2011 9:44:28 GMT Wreckit said: I'm getting bored again frankie give me some idea's before I start talking about swapping cars again Aaahhh don't get rid of it, think of the fun you will have irritating the unsuspecting people who won't think a cortina can go like wibblepoo off a shovel, stick to the road, and drift with the best of them!!! Get it built, do some track days and have some fun. Who knows I may even join you. Two crusaders giving it large!!! Sounds good to me. Frankie
	1982 Mk5 CORTINA CRUSADER 1600 with 5 speed retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=65431&page=1

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frankie28 Part of things Bring on the Cortina's Posts: 191	Cortina Mk5 Crusader frankie28 @frankie28
	Dec 30, 2011 23:26:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Could not find my old thread with this car, so I have decided to start another one. more so as much work will have to be done following the incident a few weeks ago with a big fence post, blacking out and a ride to hospital in a ambulance, leaving me with a Cortina that has a bloody nose. Was bringing my son home from football, driving down the a32 from fareham to gosport a few weekends ago now. Apparently I began to cough (according to my son, don't remember nothing myself) and I blacked out. The car went to the left, up the kerb and whacked one of these big concreted in wooden fence posts. Then I came round to someone helping my out of the car! and then whisked rather quickly into an ambulance. Cough syncophy they called it. Car can be fixed and most importantly my son was ok. However one of the annoying things was that I did not get a chance to fit and test out the twin dellortos that had got before the bang happened! To begin, a few snaps of how it used to be. And some with the damage that needs to be repaired over the next few months!! Mind you I have it on good authority (Mum and Dad) and video evidence that I have repaired Much worse!! Managed to get the bonnet open by going in through the grille. Got the remains of the head lamp out to let me see what was what. Going to need some work on the inner wing. Like head lamp bowl, some straightening of the inner wing as the washer bottle in quite horizontal. New wing rail ( bent and rusted by bonnet hinge) the chassis rail shows no sign of being twisted, and there are no tell tales round the crossmember mounting points. If I remember to take pictures as I progress through the job I shall of course post them up. All comments greatly received
	Last Edit: Dec 30, 2011 23:28:16 GMT by frankie28 1982 Mk5 CORTINA CRUSADER 1600 with 5 speed retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=65431&page=1

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dw1603 Part of things Posts: 591	Cortina Mk5 Crusader dw1603 @dw1603
	Dec 30, 2011 23:34:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	If you are suffering blackouts, I hope your are not planning on driving this (or anything else) until you have been cleared by the medics.


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danburger28 Posted a lot Posts: 1,115	Cortina Mk5 Crusader danburger28 @danburger28
	Dec 31, 2011 0:00:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Awesome looking car this.That burnout pic is brilliant!You have to make sure its fixed by classic ford show so I can race ya!Spec Ive got a spare h/lamp if is any good?Glad you guys are all ok though.
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thetattoostudio Part of things Posts: 742	Cortina Mk5 Crusader thetattoostudio @thetattoostudio
	Dec 31, 2011 0:11:07 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Pretty sure i have a wing rail if you want it, just cover the postage
	"No............I think I'll stick with the Maxi" Arther Daley

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frankie28 Part of things Bring on the Cortina's Posts: 191	Cortina Mk5 Crusader frankie28 @frankie28
	Dec 31, 2011 12:44:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Dec 30, 2011 23:34:08 GMT dw1603 said: If you are suffering blackouts, I hope your are not planning on driving this (or anything else) until you have been cleared by the medics. Yes we are all clear, no problems. Would not dream of driving anything if there was any risks mate. Not worth the risk. Frankie
	1982 Mk5 CORTINA CRUSADER 1600 with 5 speed retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=65431&page=1

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frankie28 Part of things Bring on the Cortina's Posts: 191	Cortina Mk5 Crusader frankie28 @frankie28
	Dec 31, 2011 12:46:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Dec 31, 2011 0:11:07 GMT thetattoostudio said: Pretty sure I have a wing rail if you want it, just cover the postage Mate that would be fantastic! How much would postage be? Let me know and I can get that up to you! Thankyou so much! Frankie
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