1966 Mk1 cortina GT She Drives!

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Thank you Bobbers, I quite like the half drag look!

Thank you Penelope, it took me a while to get to that but I think it's paid off. I'll have a proper read of that link later with a tea.

I had been putting off testing the seals for the doors and glass because I was concerned that they wouldn't seal - paranoia is a cruel mistress! Arming Mrs. Jim with a hosepipe set to tsunami whilst I sat in the Cortina and tried to stay dry!

Fortunately the seals sealed and Mrs. Jim managed to work out some frustration on me with the hose so we all win! The only water coming in was from under the seals which is from the glass seals that are essentially draft excluders and that's how they are. I tested drainage with success but it seemed odd pouring water into the doors to see if they drain correctly! After drying it all out properly I brush applied cavity wax to the inside of the doors to make sure I hadn't missed any areas when I waxed them about a year ago.

To protect the outside affecting the inside the doors should have a plastic membrane stuck to the inside of it which was an easy thing to do.

the tape was just there to hold it whilst I glued it all down.

Once dried I retested and it passed! So to celebrate I dug all this lot out of the loft!

4-29-2021

The centre console is one of my favourite parts of the interior, it's got a handy storage bucket, an armrest and front and rear ashtrays so the family can smoke together!

Mine however was showing it's age after being stored in various lofts for several years whilst I did everything else.

a quick strip down showed I had more work to do than I expected but whilst I was waiting for the new vinyl to arrive I made a start on the trim which I sanded from 120 to 1500 before polishing it. The main body was taken back to bare metal and painted satin black, the side vents were painted in black wrinkle paint as they were from factory and the lid was given a clean.

I'm happy with the results - I need to get a wriggle on and sort the rest of the interior out!