1969 MK2 Cortina Build

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Slidder69
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Location: Port Moody, BC & Red Deer, AB

1969 MK2 Cortina Build

Post by Slidder69 »

Hello,

Found my dad a fathers day present a couple years ago, a nice 69GT with no rust on the shell. Didnt have an engine or trans but that didn't matter. My dad's Ron Mistry and has quite a collection of parts.

We had all the bits to build a Lotus Twin cam (STD valves) and had all the pieces for a 3-rail close ration gear box.

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After she came back from a re-spray and minor body work. Also had the the North american turn indicators on the front covered

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More to follow
Slidder69
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My dad wanted to keep the wiring original........ I cut it all out and stuck in a new Painless Harness before he got home :P

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Battery Relocated to the Boot

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Remote Fuse block in the Boot
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Cross member before it came out
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Original Suspension

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X-member all cleaned up

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Steering
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Konis
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The Legs
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Slidder69
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Engine Build

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Forged pistons 20 over, 125E rods and stock crank
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New Steel flywheel with pre-engaged ring gear

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Slidder69
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Cut the Battery tray out and installed a MSD 6AL with Blaster 2 coil. In the Lucas distributor we installed a Petronix mag pick up.

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Pre-engage starter

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More to Come
Slidder69
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Taking the rear end out

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Then removed the gas tank and sent it out for refurb
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Clean underside

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Cleaning up the rear end
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New springs with poly bushes
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Brake kit

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Now the fuel tank, i have also installed an electric fuel pump.
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Slidder69
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Installed an alternator

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Battery and box

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Dont want your car to rust, use an AGM dry cell
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Dynamat

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Took the ashtrays out
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Brett Wilkie
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Post by Brett Wilkie »

Looks like you have a nice build going on there and you are certainly the right guys for the job, Ron was my parts man/god on Broadway when I ran my 67 Mk2 Lotus Cortina from 1973 to 84. Good luck on the build.
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Slidder69
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Post by Slidder69 »

Thanks Brett will let the old man know.

Hooking up the MSD to the original tach 6500 redline tach required an MSD tach adapter

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Girling Master getting rebuilt
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New ashley exhaust system
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Premade seat covers
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Old seats
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High CFM electric fan wired to be automatic using a temp sensor, Bad picture
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Lots of spare parts
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Brakes loaded with EBC pads
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Used a second valve cover with a breather
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Slidder69
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As of last month we are getting a few issues sorted before the inspection

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After the inspection is complete, we will drop her off to AAA collision and have the green flash painted on and a few touch ups cleaned up then add new stainless steel bumpers added.
Sideways
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Post by Sideways »

My dad's Ron Mistry and has quite a collection of parts.

No kidding!

Quite the build and even though a few (very few) will be upset that it is a GT with a Twin Cam - I'm certainly not since I have an S2000 engine in mine - and this will be great when finished.
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