Jimbonic Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 After much soul searching, I have decided to sell my Mk2 Cortina to fund a more family-friendly project. It is a 1300 Deluxe 4-door with bench front seat. It used to be an automatic, which might explain the bench seat. The previous owner converted it to manual, using a cable clutch – basically because they had a Capri lying about! Other than that, it is pretty much standard 1300 Cortina. I have spent the last 18 months slowly renovating with the intention of it being weekend family / fun transport. While under my ownership, I have fitted the following: - New radiator & hoses - New water pump - Exhaust manifold - NOS exhaust (except back box) - New plugs - New leads - New Sparkrite high energy coil - New choke cable - New Aldon electronic ignition - New inertia reel seat belts (4x) plus lap belt for middle rear - New electric windscreen washer - New fuel pump and filter - New tie rod (O/S) It drives and stops. I was driving it locally pre-lockdown, much to the, erm, amusement of my daughters! The strut tops look solid. There is some rust around the O/SR wheel arch, as well as some other, smaller patches here and there. The heater doesn’t work – I’ve not investigated why yet, but it doesn’t leak. The speedo needs connecting properly – I was saving that job until later on. I have almost certainly forgotten something, so just ask. I had a (sporadic) thread running for the slow build. I’ll add a link, for interest. Asking £3800 Location: Surbiton, Surrey My intention had been to build it up over a fairly lengthy period with a few modifications along the way. So, I also have a reasonable haul of spares in my shed, which I will either sell separately or could be included with the car for the right price: - 1200 gearbox (with pudding stirrer gear stick) ex-Anglia 105E, I think - Bellhousing - 1600E rear leaf springs - 1600E/GT exhaust manifold - Std cast manifolds (I think I have two spare) - 1600E/GT inlet manifold - 28/36 DCD Weber carb with service kit (except filter) - Throttle linkage - New front coil springs (-2”) - Steering box - Variety of steering components - Exhaust back box - Clutch master cylinder - Original (non-inertia reel) front seat belts - Few odds & ends: speedo circlip, engine bay decals (1300GT), Mk3 Cortina propshaft(doesn’t fit the Mk2!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 I'm amazed you can park it on the street in Surbiton and its still there the next day! Looks like a reasonable base for a project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbonic Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 🤣 Yeah, it's done quite well staying where it is - I'm not sure our local ne'er-do-wells know what to do with it. They seem more interested in nicking cats (the exhaust kind, not our furry friends) - friend of mine has had five nicked from the same car! Yep, it was to be my long-term project, but apparently other members of my family want to go on holiday, or some such! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbonic Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 My project thread is: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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