FiredragonCT
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| posted on 2/6/06 at 07:11 AM |
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Cortina Mk 5
Hi Everyone - I am in the planning stages of my build... And realy a newbie at this
I am doing a book build but I am planning on using the nissan CA18DET motor and transmission. That having been said, here is my question - Would a Mk5
Cortina work as a donor car for the rest of the bits? IE Uprights, steering, brakes, diff, rear axle etc?
What other parts wouldI need that will not be suitable from the Mk 5?
I know these questions probably get asked often - would appreciate if someone could help me out or simply point mein the right direction!
Many thanks in advance....
Zaine Louw
Chairman
www.teamdragon.co.za
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big_wasa
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| posted on 2/6/06 at 07:14 AM |
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Cortina is a spot-on donor Imho you will need the steering rack from an mk2 escort still. Rally design do a new one over here for £50, Postage may be
a touch steep 
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Locost?
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| posted on 2/6/06 at 08:31 AM |
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Ditto previous post. I would use cortina as main donor. Pinto is ok but as you already know, there are a lot better engines out there for this type of
car.
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FiredragonCT
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| posted on 2/6/06 at 09:31 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Locost?
Ditto previous post. I would use cortina as main donor. Pinto is ok but as you already know, there are a lot better engines out there for this type of
car.
What engines would you recommend? And is the CA180DET one of them?
Zaine Louw
Chairman
www.teamdragon.co.za
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Locost?
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| posted on 2/6/06 at 10:03 AM |
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I would recommend anything with a good power to weight ratio. Bike engines are ideal.
Best to use an engine that others are using such as:
car: ford xflow, ford zetec, toyota (not sure which model)
bike: yamaha r1, honda fireblade, suzuki hayabusa, kawasaki zx12r.
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Arthur Dent
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| posted on 2/6/06 at 04:52 PM |
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anyone narrowed a Cortina rack with any success?
'The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go
wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.' Douglas Adams
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