ford cortina mk2 1600e major resto

[south west restorations]

nice job as always ! Keep going !

Cheers m8
Hopefully get the old cortin painted by the end of the
Year.
Going on spit in a few wks hopefully
Had no time space before to do it when a started it last year.
Cheers

Ps got one rare section for my rear chassi leg last wk
Thank god
Saves buying from express.

[south west restorations]

picked this part up rare .








some parts picked up

box of door handles should fine a pairs

spare gearbox

some cut off sections


have colected a new headlight panel fron n/s and new g/ford slam panels
and fix A post areas just now will update again at some point.
thanks for looking

[mk1GTstu]

Nice work! Its coming on well.

[south west restorations]

Nice work! Its coming on well.

cheers m8
getting to it when a get time tho.
not enough hours in the day lol

[kevron]

Hi bluevan1

could you tell me what the part is that you say is rare I can't make out what it is.

excellent work your doing can't wait to see it finished

[south west restorations]

Hi bluevan1

could you tell me what the part is that you say is rare I can't make out what it is.

excellent work your doing can't wait to see it finished

hi thanks for ur comment
the part am saying is hard to get is the u shape part u see in pic
a willm post again .ah have to make another unless a pic one up
u can buy from express but 3 month waiting list but not promise to even get it.

[south west restorations]

update on my 1600e havent been at it much just when a have time .
bout another one for some small body section s today was cheap

[south west restorations]

no for work that was done over a moth ago on my 1600e

was 3 layers of mental here





G/FORD PARTS WHERE NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH IT

non ford

non ford

have been remade by a guy in england

[south west restorations]

handy man to no for cortina mk1/mk2 stuff














will update again when a get a chance to work on my car again .thanks
for looking

[Quickrack-Alan]

Some difference in that pillar now.

[south west restorations]

Some difference in that pillar now.

ye alan had been repaired before years ago before a bought this car but not very good.
am happy with the way it turned out.
also my budget on this car is well out the window now

cheers

[south west restorations]

wee update on the 1600e cortina again.
G/FORD slam panel treat with red bonda primer..was taken by to bare metal before a added the red stuff

new G/FORD taken back to bare metal and red bonda added





a wee bit more work has been done will added pics soon
thanks for looking

[RS2000EXPRESS]

That rusty pillar has come up a treat!...your making some handy progress there!

Red Bonda paint.....sounds good, so what kind of paint is that, as I have never heard of it?

Tim

[south west restorations]

That rusty pillar has come up a treat!...your making some handy progress there!

Red Bonda paint.....sounds good, so what kind of paint is that, as I have never heard of it?

Tim

hi thanks m8

the red stuff is a primer
called red bonda zinc primer portects from rust.
brill stuff recommend for oldfords .
not cheap but if ur restoreing fords its a must to buy

cheers

[south west restorations]

wee update on my 1600e







that s it till the new year .
cheers