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Uploaded by on Jan 2, 2009

A rare Mk5 2 door Ford (UK)Cortina. Was originally equipped with 1.3 litres of pure fury but now there's a 500ci (8.2 litre) V8. Has a full tube frame for Santa Pod duty but is also road legal.
*CAR IS NOW FOR SALE*
Will deliver anywhere in Europe

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  • got to admire the work that went into that, its all an improvement. I had a 2 door 1.3, rare or not it was a piece of junk, poverty spec all round and dangerously underpowered on the road even back then

  • @raindance654

    WOW, HOW MUCH AND WHO WITH?

    I want to insure a modded cortine; if u can get insurance with this car.....

    providing its not insured as a 1.3 still!lol.

  • @tpvalley

    Diesel isn't my first choice, tp, but I can see the attraction..........

  • @tpvalley

    No worries on insurance, mate.........its been constantly on cover since 1995

  • @raindance654

    I almost forgot, if the police see this they can ask for insurance details for the car and if u never had it they can still seize the vehicle at a later time!!!

    or did u have insurance...?!

  • @raindance654

    I have a neighbour who said last week that he wants to sell his 1.3 2 door definately, hes been ummin and arrin for ages.

    I like the idea of a diesel conversion.

  • @tpvalley

    The manifolds (headers) are fairly similar to those you saw on the stock cars but are only really wide for ease of construction and maintainance. The first incarnation of this car was far more conventional and was quite awkward to work on and sit in.

    Many drag cars are significantly louder than stock cars and you will see a lot pit crew and spectators wearing ear protection these days…………

  • @tpvalley

    The drivers seat is set rearwards to enable the firewall to be placed at the strong point of the frame, also allowing the motor to be positioned behind the centreline of the front axle. This gives much better weight distribution and therefore better traction. The drivers seating position, which is almost where the old back seat was, further shifts weight and therefore mass centre rearwards. For the same reason, fuel tank and battery are also located at the rear -in the trunkspace.

  • @raindance654

    why is drivers seat so far back?

    it looks like there is space for feet further forward ? or does it get narrow due to exhaust manifolds?

    they are very wide.!

    I remember as a kid we would watch stock cars with chevy 509's and other big v8's; they ran no silencers back then, just a 4 into 1 manifold on each side!

    The ground would shake even when they were idling!

    I actually permenantly damaged my hearing listening to them!

  • I'd buy that for a buck or two. At least i'd make it to the '9's' whiff of nitrous in the air...XX

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