Ford Cortina Mk3. Classic 70’s Car Restoration. Ep21

Fabrication of new lower adjoining wheel tub ends to inner sill and floor pan. Inner sill prep and a visit from a Mk3 Cortina historian & grand master!
Some new panel finds and an eBay purchase of an old spot welder.
Plenty of rotten areas removed with lots more footage to come in the next few episodes.
#cortinaMk3

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Looking good ! You’re really making some massive progress dude nice job …l think the cat want feeding 🤣

[@TheCitroenman1]

👍👍👍👍

[@davidwebb8877]

Try contacting Pete C at cortina city,he’s restored a few mk3 cortina’s on RUclips.

[@ShelleysCortina]

Pete’s been a big help. Not heard from him for a while - hope he’s good!

[@CortinasAndClassics]

Excellent I really enjoyed this one. That fabrication was brill shelley, shame that inner sill was not right.

[@ShelleysCortina]

Thanks Simone. Yes that was a bit strange but after cutting off that last 2cm, it’s fitting fine.

[@martintrend301]

Great to see you progressing along.
Ref the issue you are having with the inner sill,is it the case that the rear end should of had a return lip at right angle which then follows the curve of the inner wheel tub ?
I'm sure early on in your video there may habeen a couple of telltale recessed spot weld points where the return edge folds round and is then welded??
My mk3 escort 4 door has this little detail and where I made my own full length sills from the aftermarket short repair versions had to add it in .
Just a thought but could it be the ones you have more suit a 2 door model or that the return edge wasn't added ?
Express would have copied this from a new old stock item whatever it was ??
Keep up the good work - I'm one side down and hoping to start on the other outer sill this weekend if the weather holds out.

[@ShelleysCortina]

Yep, i think if i bent that end bit to follow the contour of the tub, it would reduce the length slightly but not enough. But you mean to double it back with a lip - yep that would make perfect sense.
Too late now i guess but I'll check back on the old vid and weld a fold back on if so - there is plent of space for more metal in that gap!

[@caseylittle6417]

It’s crazy seeing that much rust in a mk3 corty.
In Australia here they survive okay but still do rust.
Going back about 2 years ago a bloke died who had a wrecking yard full of old cars. I’m talking a thousand or more,,, and amongst that were probably a dozen or so tc td / mk3 cortinas and about a doze or so mk4 and 5 cortinas, mk1 and 2 escorts 2 and 4 door sedans and probably 6-8 escort vans. All cars in various states of completeness.
Most had decent bodies that you could definitely build some decent cars out of. Sadly, they, along with everything else salvageable ended up getting crushed

[@ShelleysCortina]

Nooo thats tragic!