slaggywelder
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| posted on 17/6/05 at 08:53 AM |
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Donor, donor, donor
Hello all,
Can a Mk2 Cortina be used as a donor, as I have been offered one at low price as the body is beyond restoration.
Mark
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Arthur Dent
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| posted on 26/6/05 at 03:07 AM |
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MKII Cortina has front struts. The engine would be useable especially if its a cross flow.
'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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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 26/6/05 at 10:34 AM |
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Only the very last of the Cortina II's had a crossflow with a 5 bearing crank, the early ones had a 3 bearing (def no no)
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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gazza285
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| posted on 26/6/05 at 12:40 PM |
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All crossflows have a five bearing crank. It was some of the pre crossflow engines that had a three bearing crank.
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escary
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| posted on 26/6/05 at 08:33 PM |
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yes
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slaggywelder
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| posted on 26/6/05 at 10:24 PM |
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Thanks folks,
I knew about the struts being no use (forum search), but wasn't sure about the engine (1600E), as it's so cheap it's worth a shot
and strip down.
Mark
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locost_bryan
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 03:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by slaggywelder
wasn't sure about the engine (1600E)
donor for original Formula Fords IIRC - should be a goer
Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
Bruce McLaren - "Where's my F1 car?"
John Cooper - "In that rack of tubes, son"
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