1966 Mk1 Cortina GT

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So much for back next week!

I had been meaning to update this for a few days now but with spending all my time at work behind a computer I needed a break - but enough whining from me!

Starting with that mess I spent a few days pulling everything out from under the bench and the lathe before painting the walls again and putting it all back - it's hardly riveting but it does look a lot better for spending the time doing this.

the Myford has been treated to a clean and a new belt so now that runs again I can spend some time learning how to use a lathe as I never really learnt to use it before it was shoved in a corner and used as a shelf

The trim has been cleaned and polished ready to be refit - a job I'm not looking forward to!

I also spent some time replacing the centres from the GT shields, I have drawn some up a while ago with the intention of making my own but the tight radii meant that getting it done would be costly, fortunately there is someone on Ebay selling stick on replacements which look good. I have kept the original centres as I believe they could be made in clear resin - a project for a rainy day.

I picked the Cortina up last Tuesday and I'm very happy with the work.

It was a wet ride home so the first job was drying everything before - hence the greenhouse heaters inside to dry up anything I had missed

The door gaps are much neater than my many attempts, no doubt the rivet counters will have their rulers out but it's not a concourse car nor will it be used as one.

I'm happy with the seals, they seat well in the body and don't require me to slam the doors to make them shut - it now means I can look at starting the interior. I need a few clips for the head lining so in the meantime I'll have another look at the engine and address a few engine bay issues I have.