The Cortina gets a Rebuild
It's been a number of years since I did any major work on the racing Cortina, but started a ground up rebuild in the fall of 2015. After almost 2 years My son and I finally got her back on ...
Started on March 3 by GElliott
Full race , 2.3 SOHC,( 240 HP with Esslinger head & 50 DCO Webers), T5 transmission, Winters quick change rear, 3-link rear suspension with adj sway bar and panhard rod. Front suspension is a modified strut with a strut rod (similar in design to a Datsun 510) , modified AFCO control arm and adj sway bar. Adjustable coil overs all around. Wilwood brakes on all 4 corners. Custom front fiberglass fenders and complete fiberglass rear body work. I do all of my own work including machining, welding and body work. I will not build my own motors so I farm out to a professional.
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