1970 Cortina Mk2 1300

[stinger]

hi all I got this in November with a years MOT and tax and just about one owner from new




its looked quite good back then but its amazing what an old man can get a ticket on ;D, first job was to get it running nice and 2" lowering and poly-bush the front







rear blocks nice and simple and after a search round the garden I found these

with some rings welded in and a lick of paint

the I got exited and bought some rear arches

3 weeks before wheels day this next bit might be a push to far but with lighter evenings there's hope




its amazing what lengths some people go to to save money on repair panels

it must of cost a few quid so much filler and brazing someone had fun

where to get the inner wing repair panel from



inner fixed outer time

there's more in the rear to fix but I need to see one at a show to get an idea what shape its supposed to be, but removing the front wing to use as a repair panel means I now have to fix on a new fiberglass replacement


but mister filler brought along mister ally and pop rivet repair patch



but wheels day is looming so onward cue the large sheet of metal




front valence and light panels tacked in inner wing time



then the slam panel and on to the a post


there's a load more been done but that's enough for now enjoy

[mirafioriman]

Great work, making good progress there......

[retrotoe]

love mk2 cortinas qwned loads wished kept one now,very nice work you doing there keep it up.brill ;D

[stinger]

well i made it to wheels day with a little help due to the rain, i still need to fit the wing properly here are few more photos not the best but i needed it drivable for the Easter weekend shows



here it is at wheels day 2012 it also appeared at Newbury classic car show and the wyke down spring auto jumble 3 shows one weekend cant be bad ;D

[luckygti]

Looking good, love the Mk 2's, had a 1600e years ago, although I was too young to drive it! Nearly bought a 2 door years ago, but after the owner showed me his hairspray can repairs to the sills I walked away! Well, eventually Are the bumpers staying off? I think they look pretty good without them.

[sheffieldcortinacentre]

almost one owner?
is that like being slightly pregnant???

[stinger]

alright time to get a move on as the beach party is coming. so here I go again, but now it needs an MOT as well as afew jobs done
dynamo gone alternator conversion fitted so hopefully I can drive it at night with the lights on. first job get the struts and there tops sorted

drivers strut out and a new insert fitted time for its top

a nice messy patch from the previous family owner





now refitted just needing the new steering joint fitted and then on to the passenger side

[stinger]

I didn't upload last weekend so heres whats been happening, rust bulge on passenger side strut top same as drivers side to be repaired

and fit second insert while the strut is removed

chisel out to see whats strong

nice easy little plate welded in

badly painted and back together

Now the part i left from last year the rear corner and spare wheel well and the inner wheel arch, along with removing the last of the filler around there

inner arch hole



thats looking better

lots of filler
onces removed the well was rotten so that came out

and once repaired

bad photo but time to deal with the outer corner

so i started making this and gluing it in




then on to the wheel well to join it all together

then hammer time


that's it for photos but the panel is just about there now

[MK2VR6]

I realy, really, really, really wish I could fabricate and weld. Was your 'Tina for sale on here previously? Looks familiar. Definitely fallen into the right hands now - how the hell can a previous owner actually think acres of filler is worth the bother? Bloody nutters! Speedy, neat work anyway - hat doffed to you.

[stinger]

some more pics from this year

[xbo11ox]

Blimey!!! I have to say it did look like a potential WOBFEST looking at the 'as bought' pictures. Did someone wob it up and blow it over just before you got it?

[AtomicRooster]

Super work on this, i'd love an 'OSF' if they werent such daft money now.

Love the word 'wobfest' says it all ahahah.

[Clement]

I hadn't seen this thread, and I'm really glad I eventually did Beautiful work on this car, I'm eager to see what it'll look like!

[grifterkid]

It takes dedication to get stuck in to a project like this and thank goodness there are people out there who have this/that kind of dedication... If it wasn't for them we'd lose loads of glorious old motors!!!

You've just got to love a Mk2 Cortina, they are superb little things...

[stinger]

Haha the joys of buying a car of a old man who liked filler and mots at the worst garage he could find. It was cheap and i had to save it from the banger track. But every corner is bodged but it gets me to car shows

[xbo11ox]

Some of these old boys are proper wob artists, when they are all gone who is going to replace them? Kids nowadays have no idea about the short-term miracles that can be performed with chicken wire, newspaper, aluminium tape, cement etc. It a dying art.

[stinger]

As long as car accessory shops sell big tins I'm sure the whispers of the old old ways will always surface and the magic white power cloud fills the air while grinding lol

[AtomicRooster]

Aug 26, 2013 20:18:09 GMT xbo11ox said:

Some of these old boys are proper wob artists, when they are all gone who is going to replace them? Kids nowadays have no idea about the short-term miracles that can be performed with chicken wire, newspaper, aluminium tape, cement etc. It a dying art.

I laughed enough at this to warrant putting it in my signature.

Xbollox you beauty!

[stinger]

hi not much happened for a while but I started the rear wheel arch drivers side the inner arch needed sorting as pop riveted

this was a bit more ally sign

with more filler behind

i used what was left of the front arch to fix the inner lip


and found anther hole in the rear of the arch

inner fixed

[jonsey]

I'm currently rebuilding a mk2 2 door gt and repaired my inners at arches using 2 outers. Nice to see yours is still being used. Mines been on axle stands for a year and a half while I welded every panel on it and it's still not finished. Keep the updates coming