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by 8BAK465
Tue Sep 27, 2022 12:12 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................
Replies: 53
Views: 6542

Re: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................

So as I was saying I got sidetracked and upon finding there was rust leaking from the heater box thought it best to remove it ;) So took out the bolts disconnected the heater pipes from the in the engine bay and as it fell away from the inside of the plenum on the bulkhead then found I couldn't move...
by 8BAK465
Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:42 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................
Replies: 53
Views: 6542

Re: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................

Not wishing to be an instructor of egg-sucking but that interior is gorgeous - you might want to store it elsewhere whilst prodding and poking with blunt instruments. Don't ask me how I know this, suffice to say I have a splendid irreparable gouge in my Cowley headlining (which couldn't be removed ...
by 8BAK465
Tue Sep 27, 2022 10:22 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................
Replies: 53
Views: 6542

Re: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................

So what have I been up to? Well as you all know after this heatwave all its done the last few weeks is Rain :roll: I am not sayings its no welcome but though the emergency water trailers at the end of the street have now gone the hosepipe bans still remain :x And her at number 49 she would grass up ...
by 8BAK465
Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:48 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Heatwave 76 behind the scenes ;)
Replies: 98
Views: 10563

Re: Heatwave 76 behind the scenes ;)

1970s and 80s resprays were notorious for paint reactions - whether one did the job at home or at one of those £100 places. Paint formulation was going through one of its transitional changes and often the only way to prevent it was guaranteeing that the composition was exactly the same as that on ...
by 8BAK465
Tue Sep 27, 2022 7:49 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Heatwave 76 behind the scenes ;)
Replies: 98
Views: 10563

Re: Heatwave 76 behind the scenes ;)

So a bit of development in real world terms of what is now a 57 year old motor (shhh dont tell anybody :lol: ) :roll: So I am doing it in the spirit of how these cars were fixed up in the 70s when they just £100 bangers to get you to work and back so obviously dont want to spend "How F*ckin Muc...
by 8BAK465
Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:11 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................
Replies: 53
Views: 6542

Re: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................

Last 3 from this 36 Roll :cry: There's another being held ransom so more updates once I have got those back ;) So when the car arrived the Front Driver Door wouldn't lock or latch,Front Passenger would only open so far :roll: Rear Passenger Door would unlatch but not let go and open :x And Rear driv...
by 8BAK465
Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:04 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................
Replies: 53
Views: 6542

Re: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................

So on it continues :roll: I stripped off the paint to bare metal at roughly the height the rear bottom dog legs repair panels would come to and its lovely strong bright rust free metal so I then protected it with good old Jelonite :mrgreen: https://thumbsnap.com/s/Tf69fZ5S.jpg?0915 I didn't strip th...
by 8BAK465
Wed Sep 14, 2022 1:27 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................
Replies: 53
Views: 6542

Re: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................

It’d be nice if you can get this finished for next summer , in time for its 15th birthday. You’ll be able to celebrate when we’re all celebrating the Silver Jubilee. Maybe respray it in Silver, that will be the colour of 1977, after all. Yes I want to enjoy the summer next year not sure about silve...
by 8BAK465
Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:01 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................
Replies: 53
Views: 6542

Re: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................

So another little update on progress with the photos getting more and more like a Hammer House of Horror production :shock: So did i say there were a few holes here and there? :roll: I am grinding back and loosing the metal but coating with Jenonite as I go along turn the rust a lovely shade of blac...
by 8BAK465
Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:22 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................
Replies: 53
Views: 6542

Re: Heatwave 76 Gina I got a Cortina...................

The chassis outriggers were like Play Doh on mine. Luckily it came with replacements. Mine has what i was told a new outrigger in the boot :? But it was way longer :roll: After checking underneath the underseal is flaking off the outriggers but they had a dammed good smack from an MOT style hammer ...