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October 17, 2026, 07:22:46 AM

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[davius]

bump   tumbleweed blow by lol

[BigNorm]

what do you mean 'weld a piece around here?' where do you want to weld the piece?

[davius]

in the pic theres a black strip of metal clamped to the firewall where the loom runs. I would like to weld that strip in to hide the wiring.

[BigNorm]

lol i looked at that pic a few times and didnt see it. yeah the trans and everything else will fit around it no worries.

[davius]

sweet as. cheers man

[davius]

thought id let yous know.. work on the ol corty is on hold at the moment due to lack of funds. I'm also losing inspiration more and more with all the rust I've found   dunno what I'm going to do with it yet... might end up at the scrap yard so I can start looking for a better shell. I was even thinking about jamming the motor into the mark 2 escort coupe shell my mate has, just for a burnout comp car. at least that isn't bloody rusted out lol
Cheers, Dave.
 

[xle_freak]

Sorry to hear that Dave    In my opinion she was too far gone but I have also seen cars in alot worse condition be fixed, so I tend to keep my mouth shut! lol Hopefully you can find another one, I'll keep my eyes and ears open for you and when I find something Ill post a link up here for ya. I'm in Two wells so us S.A Cortina guys have to stick together!  

Good luck with whatever you decide

Andrew

[davius]

Cheers buddy  
Its a shame but i think she'll end up just being a burnout pig for now.. Thinking about getting her going and changing a few things and taking it to the burnout comp in all its rusty glory lol I would have preferred to restore it but realistically it would have been too much work. Ill be sure to post some burnout vids when i get the old girl fired up.
Cheers, Dave.

[davius]

Its now a ute   Ill upload some pics soon. it looks pretty good
Cheers, Dave   :twisted:

[xle_freak]

A ute!!!    look forward to seeing pics of this one lol    

[davius]

The burnout ute...

I'm going to use the original back windscreen, and just make up a frame for it and weld it in. I'm also going to weld up the back doors and bog over where the handles where. Too bad it won't be registerable like this... I reckon itd turn some heads on the street lol  
Cheers, Dave.

[ricktewagon]

Good work mate, bloody good work im sure a few people at the burnouts will be lookin twice, scratching their heads and looking for the owner to ask questions when they see a cortina ute droppin mad burnouts!! dont give up on her!!

[davius]

i won't m8, this ute thing has restored my love for the old girl... She'll be chuckn ringies in no time now.
Cheers, Dave.

[xle_freak]

I like it!  

Keep up the good work! if it can't be restored and put back on the road, you might as well have some fun with it lol. Will keep an eye out for this one at Speedway city!

[BigNorm]

shame u cant get a hold of a couple of coupe doors and shift the pillers back.