Mk1 Lotus Cortina Rebuild

[Rave Generation]

Hi there,i`m a newbie to the site and thought i`d share a rebuild with you i have in my workshop at the moment
Here`s the first stage...more to follow shortly

[Marki]

Funny we were all lusting after a Mk1 Lotus Cortina after seeing one on TV last week

[NotNormal]

This is going to be one to watch me thinks

Good work sir and keep up the updates

[ELAN+2]

very nice sir, is it a genuine Lotus or a replica(not that it makes any diferrence to me!)

Mark

[LotusNova]

Looking very nice so far (brings back a few memories). Do you intend to rebuild the original engine, or modernise it?

[Rave Generation]

ELAN+2 said:

very nice sir, is it a genuine Lotus or a replica(not that it makes any diferrence to me!)

Mark

Hi Mark
So i`m told its a GT shell converted to Lotus similar to how they did it from new but the owner has an original Factory one also plus many other Retro cars the lugger bugger!
Regards
Tim

Edited by Rave Generation on Sunday 22 July 13:18

[Rave Generation]

LotusNova said:

Looking very nice so far (brings back a few memories). Do you intend to rebuild the original engine, or modernise it?

Hi there,its actually being built to Race Spec with an original Lotus 1558 which i will be covering to completion! (fingers crossed!)

Edited by Rave Generation on Sunday 22 July 13:21

[ELAN+2]

a lad who lives near to me has a mk1 tina GT with a fiat or lancia twink in it on dcoe's, stripped out and caged, its a little scruffy round the edges but no rot, it sounds awsome and goes like stink!! I put a fiat 132 lump in a mk1 capri in my youth, but some toad half inched it before I got it running

good luck with the project and keep us up dated

Mark

[Rave Generation]

Engine bay and interior all blacked up...

[Rave Generation]

Here she is in full Race colours just out of the booth,i did have some pics of her being sprayed but some muppet ran over my camera that day!!

[Rave Generation]

She was picked up today by the race mechanic so i will be keeping you posted on the rebuild shortly!

[Rave Generation]

Rave Generation said:

She was picked up today by the race mechanic so i will be keeping you posted on the next stage of the rebuild shortly!

[ELAN+2]

Alan Mann colours, very nice indeedy

[Rave Generation]

ELAN+2 said:

Alan Mann colours, very nice indeedy

Well spotted,its one of his cars and should be back in action on the track very soon!

[Marki]

[Matt172]

V nice look forward to seeing that when its all finished

[LotusNova]

Lookin' very nice so far

So what's next?

[L100NYY]

I have an original 1960's Alan Mann liveried Cortina at home. Unfortunately it's a Scalextric car.

[NotNormal]

Come on then, we need some more updates .........