1981 Cortina Mk5 1600L

[stinkwheel]

Well, the dodge went and i didnt like that much (too rusty, too difficult, not enough time or money) so i rationalised a bit. Whats big and floppy and RWD and feels a little teeny bit american in the way it drives? Thats right, another cortina. Having not learnt my lesson with the beige mk4 estate from about 6 months ago that some of you may remember, i bought this fella last saturday from a very nice man in Bedford.

This is as i first viewed it at the chaps house....


poking around found that its pretty solid in the important places....


And oh look its got lovely shiny red spax springs on (with KYB gas dampers up front (I'm gonna get some for the back when I'm bit more flush).....


It will need the rear wheel arches and rear valance corners doing, also inner wing drivers side has gone a bit, both fron wings are ropey, but ive blagged a pair of them already for it.

Plans, dunno, id like some different wheels a bit more drop (I'm fairly sure the spax springs have lowered it like an inch or something) Wheels wise I'm thinking maybe some 15" old skool cosworth lattice alloys.

Final couple of pics for now......

[retrolegends]

Boot floor looks good mate,I had a Crusader and the boot floor disolved.

[stinkwheel]

yeah, touch wood the only rot in the boot floor is a tiny inch by inch hole, easily sorted (he touches all the wood he can see around him)

Now id like some wheel ideas. anyone know whats suits a tina??

[dude]

Apr 19, 2010 9:11:04 GMT stinkwheel said:

Now id like some wheel ideas. anyone know whats suits a tina??

Compomotive fh's, in white or grey and preferably with a healthy amount of dish ;D

[Autofive]

looks like a tidy example

cosworth lattice alloys look great, but they are a bugg3r to keep clean

any engine changes afoot?

[Soopahfly]

Rota Grids! Or if your flush, the real ones.
In bronze

[qwerty]

Wish mine was that solid when I bought it!

Plans sound good! How about 3dr Cosworth alloys. They look the mutts nuts on mk5's.

[stinkwheel]

Hmmmmm cossie alloys, they sound nice (wonder if i will find any cheap ones )
Progress, its been serviced, new rocker cover gasket (wouldve helped if the bilts had been done up on the old one really) Radio changed (period pioneer looked nice but sound was awful)

I think its autofive above asking about engine changes, well actually, its been discussed, watch this space over next 6 months or so

[Nathan]

I just sold a set of Cossie latice wheel on Ebay for £1.20 you could of had em fella

[stinkwheel]

aaaagh!!! don't tell me things like that!!!

[qwerty]

What you thinking of engine swap wise.

If your wanting to lower it more, i've been in contact with gaz and they can sort out -3" springs for about the same price as burton sell the-2's! I'm going to be purchasing a set very soon!

[reanimation]

Oh nice one dude. tis like ours but less crusty! brakes seized on ours so it spins in circles everywhere. fun handler so far!

[stinkwheel]

Get it done Mr reanimation, youve had it ages, lol

[gumpy]

looks awesome mate , what about a huge drop on some mini lites !

[stinkwheel]

drop is deffo deffo on the cards. mini lites I'm really not a fan of unfortunatly

[cortinamike77]

Man you got to love minilites on a red cortina