Restoration 101 : Chapter IV : Ford Cortina MK3 - More parts & finally back home
November 17, 2019 | Ryk Mchoraji
2019 just flew by !!!
Was just there like :
Eh ... nakuanga macho nne
Short story long ...
I still don't have the resources to go into sandblasting (something I really want to do so I can finally have a concrete diagnosis of the cabin's integrity - roll cage into consideration.
Been doing some thinking behind my creative style - the most accurately descriptive word I could find was 'inconsistent'. Once I learn a technique and prove it is a level above ... I move on.
Started making handcrafted tshirts and always promised myself I would drop an airbrush collection in 2015; never did it until Tina. wow
So, we continue ... parts
Tuesday, 1st January 2019
PART No. 64 : Paasche Double Action Talon Airbrush (high definition detailing)
PART No. 65 : Paasche SinlgeAction H-Series Airbrush (moderate definition detailing)
PART No. 66 : Paasche mini air compressor (110Volts - ouch ! I forgot America uses different current rating from UK / East) will have to get a transformer for that oversight.
So, whole work unit plus PART No. 67 :a step down transformer needed to power
Wondering what these are for?
Used to be a full time fashion artist majoring in handmade tshirts and started experimenting on my painting skills using compressed air - would complement by hand brush technique and empower me to do some wall art one day.
A clip of tshirt art in 2011
When applied to cars, we can create the master pieces below;
Chalk effect ...
Inclined towards same color hue / transition technique
The Talon airbrush allows fine detailing as below - even more
It will be a challenge integrating a ghost airbrush detailing into the muscle car and still preserve that street cred.
In terms of paint - found this VW captured in the RetroHillClimb event in Australia that matches the PinkRed that was original to Tina but - different type of paint.
In regards to the airbrushed stripes, mat is a floating idea ...
We will see, for now, we continue building the parts inventory
Royal mail I say ...
PART No. 66 : Rear Tortion Bar and lower swing arms ... mechanic lost one of them at the garage ! Aves bana ... kuchoma
Remember this part while sand-blasting; there is an arm missing on the bottom left near the brake drum
Should be attached to this link
Here it is in the bottom of the pic
Won this on an auction on www.ebay.co.uk hosted by bonder2k with a very dramatic engagement
Abra kadabra !!!
Got this to replace the chipped flywheel (shown belw)one of the members on Kenyan Classic Car Club noticed and advice we replace to avoid engine vibration
Remember when we had started issues ... but of course with the lack of proper mating surfaces
So got this replacement PART No. 67 : Genuine FORD 2.0 PINTO ENGINE FLYWHEEL 2 litre 1.6 18 RWD Cortina + starter gear ring
PART No. 68 : Ford Cortina mk3 car parts book
Will be critical as we start the 2nd half of this journey
PART No. 69 : FORD CORTINA MK345 OHC ENGINE WATER THERMOSTAT
PART No. 70 : Ford Cortina mk3 pre-facelift and facelift GXL, GT Heater Seals
I am not sure I will use these as I might go electric heating as original heating unit is missing
PART No. 71 : Ford Cortina MK345 1.6 1970-1982 Accuspark , Spark Plugs AF7C, F7YC
I was thinking of going the MSD way and get that voltage through; so got 3 point spark possibilities !!!
Not one (1) not two (2) but three (3) Ground Electrodes !
Sad to move away from the greatly acclaimed single Ground Electrode NGKs
PART No. 72 : Ford Window Wiper, Washer and Head Washer Switches
PART No. 73, 74, 75, 76 : 2X 6 LED Pure White Car Festoon Interior Dome C5W Light Lamp Bulb 36mm DC 12V
PART No. 77 : CORTINA MK 3 4 & 5 BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH
PART No. 78 : Mk3 Cortina Rear Light Lens Stainless Steel Screws & Rubber Washers
PART No. 79, 80 : Door Light Switches
PART No. 81 : 110dB 12V LARGE CHROME RETRO-ANTIQUE STYLE CLASSIC CAR TRUMPET KLAXON HORN
PART No. 82, 83 : 4 x 3 LED License Number Plate Light Lamp 12V24V
PART No. 84 : Front Or Rear Car Lens Light Indicator Casings Repair Tape Easy Fit Stick On
PART No. 85 : LOCKING STAINLESS STEEL FUEL CAP
PART No. 86, 87 : (x2) FORD Cortina Mk3 Mk4 Mk5 UNIVERSAL JOINTS UJ Joint x2 (Circlip Type)
PART No. 88 : Nos genuine Ford MK3 Cortina bonnet release handle
PART No. 89 : Ford Cortina MK345 New Genuine Ford bonnet stay grommets x2
PART No. 90 : DOOR HINGE PINS STAINLESS STEEL (I wasn't keen enough to buy plus the rubber caps - lesson learnt)
PART No. 91 : SET OF 4 NEW CHROME DOOR LOCK PINS
PART No. 92 : TURBO XR RS THROTTLE PEDAL PAD NOS GENUINE FORD
This is the size of a toy ! I doubt it should be this small
PART No. 93 : BOOTLID GROMMETS NOS GENUINE FORD X 2
PART No. 94 : HEADLAMP ADJUSTER KITS X2 FOR SINGLE HEADLAMP
PART No. 95 : Black Bonnet Boot Springs
PART No. 96 : PINTO WATER THERMOSTAT HOUSING
PART No. 97 : Speedo cable circlip to hold the speedometer cable firmly in place
PART No. 98 : Ford grease caps
PART No. 99 : Clutch release bearing
PART No. 100 : STEERING COLUMN BEARINGS AND BUSHES NOS
These will restore the steering column tactile quality back to new
Another batch of parts came in
PART No. 101 : REPLACEMENT RUBBER STEERING JOINT COUPLING REPAIR KIT
This will cushion the connection between the steering column and rack - current bushes are tyre pieces a.k.a akala
PART No. 102, 103 : Clutch and Brake pedal rubber set
PART No. 104, 105 : Butler 1967 rear lamp lens
PART No. 106 : NA582 New Crankshaft Front Oil Seal
PART No. 107 : BRAKE SHOE FITTING KIT, SPRINGS BENDIX
PART No. 108 : Fuel Gauge - Brand New - Genuine NOS
PART No. 109, 110 : Rear light lenses chrome edge type
PART No. 111, 112 : Clear Front Indicators
PART No. 113 : MULTI SWITCH (Bought another - just incase)
PART No. 114 : Washer Jets NOS
PART No. 115 : SPEEDOMETER DRIVE OIL SEAL NOS GENUINE FORD
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Best surprise to my place of work !!!
PART No. 116 : New Brake Drums Rear 70 to 76 229mm TRW 1490274 78EB1126AA
PART No. 117 : Drilled Grooved Brake DiscsFlaw 1 that older cars had, stopping power. Half of this we solve right now. Cooling design integrated
Braking power - check !
Now for relative comparison with her rims
perfect
PART No. 118 : Drivers Side Door Mirror
PART No. 119 : CHROME Door Pillar Trims mouldings - bling bling kiasi si mbaya
PART No. 120 : Clock
PART No. 121 : INDICATOR COLUMN SWITCH
PART No. 122 : Silver Mini Auto Car Fresh Air Ionic Purifier Oxygen Bar Ozone Ionizer Cleaner
Hewa safi muhimu
PART No. 123 - 131 : Car Turn Signals, Reverse Backs and Brake Light Bulbs 12v
PART No. 132 - 136 : Monroe Coil Over Load Leveling FORD CORTINA specific shocks
Won these at an auction - cnt believe we are going to abuse these !!!
PART No. 137 : Toyota 4AGE Independent Throttle Bodies, Fuel injectors, Throttle Body Sensor, gaskets, casing
Below is the carb that Tina came in --- quite good at economy delivering:
Horsepower net:
50 kW / 68 PS / 67 hp (DIN) / @5200 Revs
Torque net:
113 Nm / 83 ft-lb / @2800 Revs
I then decided to take the Weber 32/36 DGAV Double Carb to raise the performance specs:
Horsepower net:
72 kW / 98 PS / 97 hp (DIN) / @5500 Revs
Torque net:
151 Nm / 111 ft-lb / @3500 Revs
that would have been 45% power increase !!! complemented with double vacuum sound
With the Double Weber, Tina's power plant would have looked like this:
Unfortunately, I want her inner to look as good as her outer ... so decided to push it a bit further
Through a Cars & Chrome member; Rohan via WhatsApp Group, I got bigger lungs !
After a few phone calls, a hand-full of pictures and a Little Cab shuttle across town this was delivered:
ow, a silver head
nostrils
housing allows one point of entry and muffles engine noise
Throttle closed - kusimama
Throttle open - kuenda! kuenda!
serious cleaning and dressing required (soot and grease)
Throttle position sensor
Fuel Injectors and gaskets
Whole set up
Mean - Meaner - MEANEST !!!
You guy My guy (looooool)
We must pay respect to Toyota 4AGE intake tech
I.T.Bs (Independent Throttle Boddies) on the far right
comparison in size of lungs available
This particular intake in known as a 'Silver Top' ratings decoded through the manifold color
Each cylinder is fed through it's independent throttle body - gives faster engine response as it eliminates air-flow restrictions but can hurt performance if compression is not tuned to the new fuel to air ratio.
this is how they work:
2.1 Ford Pinto on injection. Built by Vulcan Engineering shared by Steve Curson
1600 Pinto First Start on ZX750 bike carbs fitted danST trumpet kit
in regards to aesthetic finish, I am aiming towards this:
How would the engine bay look with these?
Still considering having them vertical for spacing and that trumpet tower look :
Plugs in, fuel in ...
1! 2! 3! 4! all pistons firing
or maintain horizontal angle and have the trumpets parallel to the ground
For now, that marks the end on wave 2 of parts coming in ... in fact, I had to sell the Subaru bucket seats to cater to an emergency - so interior design ... if you know some classic bucket seats hidden somewhere, please reach out via WhatsApp on 0724917959.
Hundreds of queries come in asking about how far the store is filled with her parts; well this is how many organs we have for the surgery excluding rims, suspension, engine, gearbox and upholstery :
As for Tina's curvy body, it was time to bring her back home - her stage in the garage was overdue.
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Went over to Aves' garage and took her back home !
The journey posed it's own challenges but we reached
She is meant to fit in here - I didn't even measure !!!
Problem is - we have another occupant in the same space !
Labour force couldn't believe what I had suggested
Off you go
Magic carpet
Dangling'
Touch part is about to start
Couldn't fit !
Carried her in when we managed to remove 'Meli' - we will revisit her in a decade's time or less God willing
lol !
Half way there
On her side
Doors in
Tidy up to return Meli to her resting position
Finally
Small reward to the labour force
Well, sadly this means she is going to be hidden away for quite some time before we get funds to move into full body sand-blasting and then rework the floor, chassis and new roll-cage.
If that is done - we go into engine tuning and paintwork.
See you in Chapter 5 - Thank you for taking your time, love and support.
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