ford cortina mk2 1600e major resto

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havent updated my own project for a while .got a bit done when a have the time to do it.



wee refurb on battery clamp part

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near side A post was a pain to do









work with it the repair hear

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looks bad hear
but clean up fine no holes ye ha

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not going concours on my 1600e just what the rot out and tidy to use not just sit in the garage and gather dust.
am new to theses mk2 cortinas body shape and building it back up but will have a good go at it to complete .

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metal soild here will get a light coat of finshing filler to dress it of. at least the rust primer will eat in to metal and keep the darkness oh metal away.

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this car was cheap to buy at the time and was a rust bucket to.but not going to be cheap to finsh .but hay ho its a ford. money pits as wee all no guys.

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bought this panel rear lower inner well o/s
wasnt cheap to buy but hay ho a want the shell to have the right shaped parts
on it.

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homemade wing rail .

front chassi legs to be changed on this car due to rot

remanufactured jacking point hear look well made

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some pics are mixed bare wae me guys


more goodies

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no cheap theses inner rear arch s to buy but needs must

drivers side inner wing was a mess

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inner wing was a mess before it was fixed

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before alot oh work was carried out here
front end was a mess rot and more rot

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inside oh this car was covered in stonechip why a will never no
but all cleaned and red bonda primer added.

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some more goodies to go on

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one oh the doors full oh filler dent will need pulled out more


good along the bottom