Motorkhana Monster

[Hiro Protagonist]

A 1965 Mk1 2-door Cortina has just come up for sale up here.

 

You know it makes sense

I'm Sam Kekovich

[Dan]

$1500

 

For freight from Perth to Darwin? You've gotta be bloody kidding me, its only 300 to Adelaide and something like 500 to Melbourne!

 

I could understand it if it were the other way around though.

[ancullen]

$1529 inc. GST to be exact. Yes it's ridiculous, but I suppose that's the price I pay for living in Paradise.

 

There is also a supercharged AW11 for sale up here to that became available at the same time. It is slightly damaged, but the price is almost low enough to make it worthwhile.

[ancullen]

Scrub that, the MR2 sold within 24 hours of being advertised. I did say it was cheap - $4,000. But I've also just seen pictures of it, and it was a bit more damaged than expected. There'd be a couple of grands worth of panel work to be done. It's only cosmetic, but still expensive.

[Hiro Protagonist]

How much for the Cortina?

[ancullen]

$2,000 currently, but I'm waiting for a response from the guy to find out which engine it's got to see if it's worthwhile. I really think that a KE30/35 would be best for me due to me already having a KE55 and two spare KE55's, and therefore having a greater parts pool to select from.

[ancullen]

Worth $2,000???

 

 

 

It's got the 1.5L motor, which is good because it's not the 1.2/1.3, but is bad because it's the pre-crossflow one. The 1.5 can be turned into GT/GT500 spec (62kW versus standard 48kW), or (unlike Toyota) a twincam head (from the Lotus Cortina/Elan) can be fitted as well as bigger bore pistons, taking it out to 1558cc, with 78kW (now we're talking :y:). I'm pretty certain this engine can also have pistons of up to 85mm fitted, creating a 1652cc capacity, which is tonnes. Stroker cranks & conrods may also be available, as the Kent-based motors have been taken up to as much as 1977cc.

[coln72]

But it all costs dollars........

[Killswitch]

Adam, check out the post I made in that thread on boost. Didn't know you were so keen otherwise may have kept it more secretive :y: . Depends what you want to do but $500 for a rebuilt pinto modified to fit straight in to a mk1 Cortina sounds alright... No idea what that does to the class of the car or whatever in motorkhana terms though.