New motah! (mk5 cortina)

[whos dave]

Picked up my new "retro ride" at the end of last week



here's the ebay link:
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4534536335

i love driving it, it's fantastic!
and i even like the colour.

[Unimexsol]

Nice! Be sure to log on to BuySellCortina if you are not already on there and you will find other 'Tina addicts.

[HoTWire]

Top work! ,..

Usual question,.. any plans? What needs doing? anything?

[GJM]

Sweet ;D I want one

All you need to do now is stick some nice round fog lamps on the front of it and it'll look the dogs danglys!

[whos dave]

i'll check out buysellcortina at some point, cheers

plans?
Doesn't need anything doing at all, don't think it's ever been welded either.
Just going to drive it for the time being.
I've got some wheels (less tyres) that should fit but i think they've got a wider offset so i'm not sure about the arches. Obviously i want to lower it but then that can depend on the wheels.
I'm thinking about debumpering it and losing the trim down the side as well but i'm not sure.

I'm kind of at the stage where i want to mod it but am reluctant to mod it to the stage where it can't be put back to original, especially as it is in original condition pretty much. Not because it will probably be worth more if/when i sell it in original condition but just because, well, because they're getting rare i suppose.
It's even got what looks like the original pressed number plate.
Obviously the v8 conversion will be the point of no return

Oh, but the mayday caravan club grill badge will be staying whatever happens

[rmad]

Keep the body stock - including the bumpers! Although some clear lenses and some MkIV lights wouldn't go amiss.
Some wide 15s with low-pros would be my top wheel choice.

It's a top car...well done that man!

[whos dave]

the wheels i've got are 15x7
hopefully get some 195/45/15 rubber on them

nah, i bought a mk5 cos i think their rear lights look better than the mk4's

[Higgim]

Excellent choice and a great colour.

I would suggest these alloys (from an ST220)



and you can fit the 3 litre duratec at a later stage. Get the one from a Noble though (they have twin turbos) mmm. ;D

[GJM]

Yeah I'd deffo say keep the bumpers, especialy since they have the nice crome strip on them.

I think you can get mk5 clear indicators on ebay, they pop up occasionaly. Other than that Id certainly sign up to BuySellCortina, a great forum and a great laugh, they'll also help ya find some clear indicators if any are still being mde anywhere.

[hayesey]

wow! that's a great buy for £100.

[whos dave]

i payed more than 100 notes for it
i went to look at it while it was on ebay and asked him what he'd take to end it early
and i was prepared to pay what he said so it was a done deal

incidently, he was into banger racing and had bought it for that reason but decided it was too good to race (or he'd make more money out of selling it, one or the other), so they can't all be bad.

[Revolution 9]

Nice! Keep the bumpers on, I think they're quite nice!

[rustingdeathtrap]

Do this
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These have got to be my favorite mk4/5's in the world.
I definatly second the BSC thing too. Great site with some really helpful people on it, just like this one ;D

[tonycocacola]

good work fella ;D
cant beat a good tina ;D

[PhoenixC]

Nice one.
I love cortinas and keep fancying getting another.
I sold my last one (mk5 crusader) to Tonycocacola when I got my AE86 .Who then proceeded to put flames on the side shortly before the engine blew up. ;D ;D

[mattblack]

The last one I had (about 6 years ago) was midnight blue with a black vinyl roof... . It had only done 40-odd thousand miles, one owner for most of it's life (he had it as a company car when it was new and then got made redundant, the car was part of his payoff) I sold it to a guy who cherished it..... until one night it was parked outside his house and BANG! ..... a Nova numpty cleared it up.... he was gutted

[skoda_norman]

hell that's cool!

clear lenses deffo, lowered, now i'd say de-bumper, but then, look at my car ( ;D ) gotta get some spots on the front too!

well done

[jizzy gillespie]

tonycocacola said:

good work fella ;D
cant beat a good tina ;D

u beat ure crusader quite regulally ,i seem to recall you broke your toes on it once ;D ;D ;D

[DarrenW]

Excellent purchase! I am coveting your pressed-metal number plates, I want a set for the Golf!

[Davenger]

Thats a beauty.
Just drop it on big rims, anything else would spoil it.
A 2.1 Pinto with a fat cam and twin 40's on a big valve head never hurt anyone either. You could build one up from a later 205 Pinto block out a a Sierra,the later ones are a bit stronger. ;D