Cossie Powered Mk1 Cortina

[stekcop]

As i have now had a lot of emails from various people asking me about my mk1 cortina project i thought it was about time i put a post up!
I brought the car as a rolling shell with a few bits and bobs at first sight the shell seemed ok with only the usual rust areas to sort out. The original plan was quit simple, but things just took hold and the shell was sent to gartrac, The shell is being fully worked over new inner & outer sills, rear arches, back pannel, front pannel, wings, door skins the list goes on they have also done all the fabricating work so it will take the cossie engine and box. so while it is there it would be rude not to have works done to it and when i say works i did not relise just how much goes into a race spec shell, it is now like having a grp4 escort set up in a mk1 cortina shell. or as puddy re-named it a corscort!!
the engine is out of a previous project and is of a good spec, not up to some of your power out puts i know but it aint a slow one.
i will post more as the project goes i hope to have it finished this year touch wood the money will last out!! <font color="blue"> </font>

[puddy]

here you go jim,the pic of your motor! puddy.

[wixsy]

r u bored with it yet? heres hoping.

[stekcop]

thanks pud i have been to gartrac and taken a few digital photos of the shell etc (it is looking the business now!!) but i cant get them on here give me a clue as steaks are more my thing!! Any way hows your tina comming on how long till it is on the road? plus i still havent seen it!!

[stekcop]

now now wixsy stop it!! i now you want one but so do i so you will have to find one some were else. why dont you start from scratch with a shell "i now were there is a 2dr shell"if you fancy it.

[stekcop]

[stekcop]

wow i am now a self taught computer boff "not" i will try and add some more later if i can resize them. " i hope you like it"

[BigDave]

Nice mate, very nice...and no doubt expensive!!

[puddy]

any body looking ,take a close look at the front chassis rails forwards of the bulkhead,a work of art! they have been raised about 3-4 inches along with the custom fabricated x member to 'drop' the body height without any detriment to the suspension geometry,sheer bloody genius from the main man ,dave at Gartrac.The 4 link boxes are also very high to do the same,I know as I've seen it in the flesh and these pics don't do it any justice,more pics please jim puddy

[Sideways]

Sure is a work of art
I was trying to fathom out what had been done (I'm no expert on tina's) but a bit hard to tell from those little pics, I take it that's a sierra tunnel in there too?

can we have some bigger pics please?

Cheers
Steve

[stekcop]

i will add some more at the weekend

[stekcop]

Ok so it is still Wednesday but the mrs said she didnt mind me ignoring her again for a while!! "but it makes me wonder what jobs she has got lined up for me at the weekend"
i hope you can see the work that has been done better on these larger pictures

[roy_bacer]

m8 thats more than a work of art !
thats some skill to be able to weld and manufacture like that
only wish i was capable of such bodywork skill's

i live in farnborough also and hope to see this car soon
i dont suppose you now of the dark blue rs2000 mk2
with minilites for sale knocking around the area
i missed out on the phone number
i am looking around for something similar
seriously thats gonna be some motor though

[Parrot]

hey jimbo the pics look great mate, i'll bet you that aint cheap, its gonna cost you more than the truck???

[NICK MEXI-COS]

Wow thats all i can say iam in shock , gimme gimme gimme ,

Stunning want more

[Gmac]

i live in farnborough also

I live just down the road from both of you then .. Fleet

[puddy]

i live in farnborough also and hope to see this car soon
i dont suppose you now of the dark blue rs2000 mk2
with minilites for sale knocking around the area
i missed out on the phone number
i am looking around for something similar
seriously thats gonna be some motor though

saw that car last week at the middx rsoc meet still for sale,did'nt get his no. I think darran knows him ,try pm'ing him for the no.
And parrot ,what you doing here? puddy.

[Parrot]

just seeing whats about, I will have to start looking for an old skool project soon??

[puddy]

just seeing whats about, I will have to start looking for an old skool project soon??

I know where theres a couple of mk1 cortinas in a scrap yard near me,never gonna get done! puddy.

[Parrot]

If you put your mind to it, you can do anything. Rob's already got plans for my one.

[stekcop]

Rob's always got plans !! get some of your own parrot
his will end up costing you to much money!! it will be at gartrac before you know it "mmmmmmmmm" nice though.
the ideal old skool project for you is a maxi " only a joke mate" ps. get your sister on-line.

[Roodini]

wowww thats looking almost sexy mate, i know its not cheap but any idea roughly what they have charged for the work in the pics????????
no worries if not just after a guestimate?
cheers
Andy
ps dont stop the pics coming its gonna be interesting to watch it develope!!

[stekcop]

the work done so far is......
new inner sills, new outer sills, two new floor sides, weld in sierra gearbox tunnel, new boot floor, 4 link boxes and bars, baby atlas made up, 21/4 adjustable bilstiens for the back, watts link brackets plus kit, steped floor for diff clearence, moddified front chassis rails, new a pannels fitted, rear lower corners and back valance fitted, new front turrets with built in 1degree negitive camber, scratch built front cross member, engine mounts made to run off the chassis rail, bilstien front struts, tension strut kit brackets made and fitted. about £7000 so far but you have got to remember parts arnt cheap
and if you want it done to the highest standards it costs money. i would not of taken the car to anyone else but gartrac
as i know it will be the ultimate, and i wont be fobbed off with stuff i dont wont, but when you go ther it is really hard not to say oh can you do this to it can you do that to it as they have got a lot of cars having work done to diffrent specs, you see something nice and you know you would like it done to your own car,
work still to be don at gartrac is
front pannel and wings to be put on rollcage to be welded in, single piece prop to be made, big brake kit to be done, alloy door cards to be made, alloy header tank, alloy fuel tank with twin fillers to be sorted, + what ever catches my eye when i next go down there.

at the end of the day the cost is not relevent but dont tell my wife!!!!!!!!!!
the whole car by the time it's finished who knows ££££££££
but i see a lot of people who spend £30k upwards and the cars are still rotting away.
there will be some more pictures next week as i will be popping down the gartrac to see how things are moving on!!

[roy_bacer]

bizzare !!!!!
ive just got to sell me jag then i will pm danielson as he know's of the car /owner.
didnt get a real good look at it as it was dark

[stekcop]

MY MUM USED TO GO TO A BIZZARE "OH HOW BIZZARE"
PS IT IS NICE TO SEE SOME LOCAL BOYS ON HERE!!

[roy_bacer]

can't wait to bump in to ya

[Parrot]

Jim you have chromed everything, you must have been a pikey in your previous life.

And what do you mean Rob's the one who is going to do it for me, remember jim he built your P100 for you, and you copied his MK1 idea, so how the hell can you tell me to get ideas of my own.

love parrot

[stekcop]

YOU SOUND LIKE STEVE
think about it parrot read between the lines
University graduates i ask you !!!!!!!!!!
when you comming down to see us again?

[Parrot]

I suppose a cossie powered maxi wouldn't be a bad idea!! I dont really get what you mean read between the lines, oi less of the graduate stuff,

Hopefully i should be down early next week will you be there??

[stekcop]

It would have to be mon or tue let me know "graduate stuff" flash git !! " between the lines i will tell you when i see you
cossie maxi mmmm could be done (in red and gold ah pud!!)
see what i mean ..........................parrot it is easy

[stekcop]

A few more pictures taken this week on a visit to gartrac
it should be back home with me at the end of feb if all is well.
i have booked it in to the painters mid march so i still gives me a couple of weeks to try fit everything first.
i will add the phots to night with a bit of luck

[meXEco]

Cant wait for those mate.

[stekcop]

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The next time i go to gartrac the shell will be complete with the rollcage, wings and front panel fitted, there will only be a couple of jobs for them to do then.
petrol tank , header tank, door cards, switch panel,

[meXEco]

Did that do it? Looking fantastic there mate-cant wait to see it finished.

[stekcop]

a few more !!

[PeterM]

I Think I just wet myself

[stekcop]

that makes two of us, it will all become more real when it is all painted and i can start fitting it up!


oh i forgot this one "i could not beleve how nice this axle is"

[meXEco]

Oh man its gonna be a stunner.

[NICK MEXI-COS]

Pete i,ll join ya there just made a right mess ,
How many stunning cars are gonna be out this year man its gonna be fun :

Stekcop keep it up mate
More picks Please and have ya chosen what colour ya going to paint it ,

Oooopppps done it again pass the tissue love

[stekcop]

Yep i have and i know a lot of people wont like it but it is going to be imperial blue i now it should be an old school colour but i dont like any apart from the white & green lotus colours and i dont want people to say it's a lotus lookalike
and any way it needs to be a bit different dont you think!!

I know Dr cossie pud would rather i did it red and gold!!