1969 MK2 Cortina Build

Slidder69 · Post by **Slidder69** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:36 pm

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.

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

More to follow

Slidder69 · Post by **Slidder69** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:48 pm

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

Battery Relocated to the Boot

Remote Fuse block in the Boot

Cross member before it came out

Original Suspension

X-member all cleaned up

Steering

Konis

The Legs

Slidder69 · Post by **Slidder69** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:55 pm

Engine Build

Forged pistons 20 over, 125E rods and stock crank

New Steel flywheel with pre-engaged ring gear

Slidder69 · Post by **Slidder69** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:00 pm

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.

Pre-engage starter

More to Come

Slidder69 · Post by **Slidder69** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:25 pm

Taking the rear end out

Then removed the gas tank and sent it out for refurb

Clean underside

Cleaning up the rear end

New springs with poly bushes

Brake kit

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

Slidder69 · Post by **Slidder69** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:34 pm

Installed an alternator

Battery and box

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

Dynamat

Took the ashtrays out

Brett Wilkie · Post by **Brett Wilkie** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:44 pm

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.

Slidder69 · Post by **Slidder69** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:43 pm

Thanks Brett will let the old man know.

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

Girling Master getting rebuilt

New ashley exhaust system

Premade seat covers

Old seats

High CFM electric fan wired to be automatic using a temp sensor, Bad picture

Lots of spare parts

Brakes loaded with EBC pads

Used a second valve cover with a breather

Slidder69 · Post by **Slidder69** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:57 pm

As of last month we are getting a few issues sorted before the inspection

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 · Post by **Sideways** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:27 pm

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.