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« Reply #105 on: October 05, 2011, 01:29:58 PM »
Small update...

Pretty Lights... :D



Sounds funny coming from the Cortina, but no doubt it will end up being as annoying as when it's coming from a Falcon...

SMRTLOCK! I MEAN SMART... lock!
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« Reply #106 on: October 12, 2011, 09:27:04 PM »
Leaking headgasket replacement underway. I'm rooted... lol

Evidence at the rear of the engine...



I wonder why... :|



Ummmmmm.... lol

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« Reply #107 on: October 13, 2011, 09:46:32 PM »
Bloody hell!

 Just top it up, just top it up,just top it up........
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« Reply #108 on: October 21, 2011, 06:42:14 PM »
Played around with the grill a tad... might be a sleeper when the bumper is back on... HAHAHA!!!

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« Reply #109 on: October 26, 2011, 08:56:59 PM »
In between deleting spam posts I managed to get some wiring done! LOL :P

Tick Tock Tick Tock...


Also got my head back, sick of carrying around that pumpkin while I rode my horse... hehe this ones nice and smooth and shiney!



Might have to assemble the motor tomorrow! :D
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« Reply #110 on: November 01, 2011, 01:47:14 PM »
"The head is on... the head is oh-on! The head is on... is on the donk!!"



LOL





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« Reply #111 on: November 04, 2011, 07:08:30 PM »
The manifolds are back on. My home made turbo manifold was a freaking pain in the arse to bolt up! Much worse than the intake... LOL





Not too far off now...
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« Reply #112 on: November 07, 2011, 11:21:59 AM »
nearly there
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« Reply #113 on: November 27, 2011, 07:43:27 PM »
So I had an idea when I saw this old mid 80's shitbox... maybe a stroke of genius, maybe just a post curry cerebral diarrhea... But this up spec tarago has one big moon-roof and immediately I thought- Cortina! So I'm going to chop out the toyotas moon roof and stitch it into the old 'tina!

Here are the pics...


One of these bombs.


The middle thing... :P


Cover closed.


Cover opened to reveal a pretty hippy sticker. lol


Switches... durr lol
 
Well there you have it! Hope it works...
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« Reply #114 on: November 27, 2011, 08:14:37 PM »
you are just a little bit insane arnt you ???

good work keep at it :)
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« Reply #115 on: November 27, 2011, 09:10:15 PM »
That will look grate,
 i put a falcon eb sunroof in my corty,it was only held in with a two piece  frame riveted together, then the sunroof was screwed to the frame
 :D easy as
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« Reply #116 on: November 28, 2011, 06:17:53 PM »
Put the Beer fridge and Barbecue in and its done
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« Reply #117 on: December 12, 2011, 05:19:31 PM »
Put the master and booster in, and finally got around to picking up another BA caliper.

I have to extend the fuel pump pickup mount, or it wont pull fuel below half a tank...

Now I can almost smell the tina's exhaust fumes, I would have to make a week long trip into the city. At least it wont be too wasted, since I'll be picking up a not so rusty roof rack to keep the sleeper theme going. :P

Anyway picaroonies...



Sitting pretty.

I realised I had pulled all the original wiring out, so I have found some original parts on eBay. I just have to work out how to jerry rig them in...


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hehehehe.

Lucas- the Lord of darkness! :P
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« Reply #118 on: December 12, 2011, 06:35:07 PM »
its a bastard when the smoke gets out
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« Reply #119 on: December 13, 2011, 05:59:31 PM »
Fuel pump mount and tank level float are done now as well.





Edit- 23/12/11:

Fuel pump and sender unit wired, plumbed and fitted.

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