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Jul 26, 2014 21:07:53 GMT
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Hi! Here's my car, a 1982 Cortina 1.6 Crusader! There's not much to tell really as I've not had to do anything to her really. All I've done so far is fit a 4-2-1 manifold, pressed plates, the spotlights, and a rev counter. Oh and I made a custom grille I quite like  Here's some piccies. Hope you like    And here's the grille I made  Comment away! Or not.. |
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Jul 26, 2014 21:09:49 GMT
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very nice
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Jul 26, 2014 21:59:56 GMT
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Superb, my Dad had a silver 2ltr Crusader, so many people thought it was a Granada for some reason! I seem to remember wood trip at the top of the doors.
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Jul 26, 2014 22:12:38 GMT
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hi christina
welcome here
yeah its me the grey taunus estate automatic from holland
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Last Edit: Jul 26, 2014 22:13:14 GMT by taunomatic
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Jul 26, 2014 22:31:12 GMT
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Cool car i've seen it on BSC, quite a few cortinas on here so you should feel at home.
IMHO mk5's are the best (bt i'm biased, i've got three.)
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1980 FORD CORTINA 1.6GL, 1982 FORD CORTINA 1.6GL, 1982 FORD CORTINA 2.3 GHIA S ESTATE, 1987 E32 735i, 2001 VW LUPO, 2002 FIESTA.
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djefk
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Did the bonnet come from another car and you didn't fancy painting it to match or was it a deliberate decision to repaint it Matt black? For me the look you've started with the grille and spot lamps would be perfect if the bonnet was the same colour, but then I do prefer the original-with-subtle-tweaks look!
I had a dark blue 1.6 GL many years ago and loved it, if yours doesn't yet have a twin choke weber carb fitted then I strongly recommend getting one, you will be amazed at the difference in power!
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Last Edit: Jul 27, 2014 2:15:49 GMT by djefk
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agree on the bonnet, if that was a pointless scene mod i think it detracts from the car love the car as a whole though, grill looks great, love the "correct for period" XR style graphics in the rear window. i remember those for sale back in the day |
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Jul 27, 2014 13:30:49 GMT
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Lovely car. Nice person to deal with too
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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conair
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Jul 27, 2014 15:33:44 GMT
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Welcome to RR, once again lovely Mk5, there is so much on here you'll be here forever |
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Jul 27, 2014 16:14:17 GMT
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Did the bonnet come from another car and you didn't fancy painting it to match or was it a deliberate decision to repaint it Matt black? For me the look you've started with the grille and spot lamps would be perfect if the bonnet was the same colour, but then I do prefer the original-with-subtle-tweaks look! I had a dark blue 1.6 GL many years ago and loved it, if yours doesn't yet have a twin choke weber carb fitted then I strongly recommend getting one, you will be amazed at the difference in power! I have a twin choke weber DGR fitted Lemme clear something up about the bonnet, I got it that way, I do have the original red bonnet as well but the red bonnet and also the bootlid had a bad paint job that just wouldn't harden. So it's gone all crinkly and strange. It's less noticeable on the bootlid but I just can't afford to get them repainted. Going to do it myself when I can find the space as I have everything here to do it. Here's a photo of my engine hole You can see this bonnet used to be Crystal Green.  |
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Last Edit: Jul 27, 2014 16:15:35 GMT by Christina
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Jul 28, 2014 10:08:03 GMT
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OH NOES the trumpet is broken, how will you ever switch it to winter mode |
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Jul 28, 2014 11:57:52 GMT
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That is cool... I had a 1.6 GL just like that (HBK 280X) many years ago and I wish I'd kept it as it was just such a bloody nice car!!!!!
I like what you've done to yours and I look forward to seeing more of this lovely motor...
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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orangecords
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Jul 28, 2014 12:41:39 GMT
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Po
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I like it.....but I'm biased lol
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I then wanted to start cleaning the interior as it stinks of wood (the material not the smell of a boner) best quote ever! |
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Jul 28, 2014 18:09:17 GMT
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OH NOES the trumpet is broken, how will you ever switch it to winter mode Well it's half way between so I suppose it's Spring/Autumn mode  |
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Jul 30, 2014 17:44:14 GMT
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She's pretty loud with only the manifold  You can feel it through your chest |
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Jul 30, 2014 17:55:11 GMT
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Nice! Fitting a sports exhaust or just fallen off?!
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Jul 30, 2014 18:07:12 GMT
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Just a standard one to get it through an MOT. I think I'll be removing the centre silencer though to make it sound a little better.
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Jul 30, 2014 19:02:09 GMT
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Nice.
I had a mk 5,1.6 Ghia. Gok 977W
Succumbed to mahoosive rust problems. Loved that car.
Before that Mk4 1.6 L
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So today while I figured out why my dash lights weren't working at all, I decided to take the time to upgrade them too. The idea is simple, replace the bulbs with LED tape, which is pre-resisted to work at 12v. The only thing that's different to fitting bulbs is you have to keen an eye on the polarity. Here's some pics of what I did: All I did was solder the wires to the LEDs to the Contacts in the bulb holders  The difference between the LEDs and the standard bulb.  Here's the difference in brightness when it's put together. The rev counter lit with LEDs and the Speedo still with bulbs (which are on!)     Nice simple mod that looks nice I still need to get a photo when it's properly dark. But I've got my eyes on LEDing up the roof light and glovebox lights I hope you like |
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foldy
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Bright idea those LEDs! I've never seen those strips before, where did you get them? |
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Last Edit: Aug 4, 2014 20:45:26 GMT by foldy
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You can feel it through your chest
