Ford Cortina Mk1 2-Door Next project

[MCGClassicCars]

Hi all.
I want to share some pictures of my new project Cortina Mk1.
Body is after chemical striping.
It seemed to be a small project but, as always, life verifies



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[MCGClassicCars]

Body is protected by epoxy primer. The work begun by the chassis and floor panels.
All panels is hand made.

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[MCGClassicCars]

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Floor is done. The next photos coming soon. I'm going back to work

[madragon199]

great work...will look mint when your finished...love the hand made panels...so much better than of the shelf stuff..if you could find any ofcourse...keep pics coming...cheers mark

[evans2822]

Looking great

[jonsey]

Cracking job. Made all the same panels for my mk2 cortina. What did you use to do the pressings in the floor panel? They look very well done.

[wepeeps]

Brilliant work mate must have taken years to hone those skills!!

[mk1kebab]

Looking good, great work!

[MCGClassicCars]

Yes wepeeps. I'm doing this for 15 years and I'm still learning



Thank you all for your comments! Soon I'll add more photos

[madflow]

now thats just showing off that is , keep it up , very nice , gave me flashbacks looking at that ,my own had very similar tinworm damage, but my repairs were no where near as quality as that is , green with envy now.

[MCGClassicCars]

madflow, next time you come to me, you will have done the same or better

[MCGClassicCars]

I just did Sils to Cortina. On Monday I start to weld. Previous bought on ebay but they are not even similar to those sills to Cortina (waste of money) so I decided to do it yourself.

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BTW... There is another set for sale if anyone needs a good quality.

[madflow]

originals would have been pressed not straight folded , same problem i had doing my car , i had to tack and use some 20 odd pairs of vise grips and jack the sill panel up at its top seam from the B post to wheel arch seam, spot the seam from the inside after splitting the join panel in the way ,then jack the sill panel up from the bottom into line ,clamp and weld tack .

[jonsey]

Bloody good job on those sills. I fitted ebay specials to my mk2 cortina. They were a very bad fit.

[lincolndanny]

Proper restoration

Look forward to more.

[jv57]

Brilliant craftsmanship what are your plans engine/transmission wise?

[MCGClassicCars]

Thanks jv57. Engine plans- Pinto 2.0 but mechanical things will do JD Automotive. I do only the bodywork.





So...One side- sill and a-pillar is done.







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[madragon199]

Great work as always...how did you do the windscreen pillars...did you make a completet profile or do it in parts....mine needs doing and i havnt decided how im going to do it...cheers mark

[wepeeps]

Cracking work buddy

[MCGClassicCars]

madragon199 I did in two parts ... One piece, under seal, one under the fender. I always try to make elements from one piece of sheet wherever possible...like here:

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[Jimmythedimmy]

fantastic work, keep the updates coming

[nevillemaycry3]

Quality stuff

[MCGClassicCars]

Project "Cortina" was supposed to be a quick project .... but not ...
As is to be done well it requires refine many details that absorb a lot of time.


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C-pillar requires a small modification in order to reinforce the structure


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[HonkyWhiteTrash]

Excellent skills there! Looks like it's in safe hands. What are you using to form the strengthening parts of the panels?

Interesting to see that although the shell was chemically dipped that there is still rust inside some of the box sections etc - I guess that is a result of air not being able to escape and allow the chemical in.

[MCGClassicCars]

Sometimes remains the lees in places where chemicals can't drain away. This must be removed manually...but chemical striping is the best way to get rid of the rust. Also important is the quality of chemistry and time of dipping.

[GMB77N]

Your skills are different class. This restoration is a work of art. Well done.

[mick32]

jaw dropping work.

[rwdrev]

this is coming on well, love the metal work skills

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[chris52]

Simply amazing work.

[Steve]

[madragon199]

amazing work as always...cant believe how good it looked before dipping...but how much work there actually is...cheers mark

[mk2-mad-ad]

Any updates on this love seeing this progress the metal work is stunning mate

[martymk1]

cracking work there

[cortinagav]

Great work, Dad has a 1966 2 door MK1 1500 Super in Goodwood Green

[mk1van]

wow...savage work there.....this is a proper way to restore a car.......