my '73 TC Cortina

barra240t · 06-12-2012, 02:04 PM

Hi all,

Well I got rid of my XM Falcon a few months back and randomly saw this Cortina and bought it which is a bit of a change. 4 cylinder rego helps a bit too! More of a weekend thing than anything, here are a few pics, should see it next week! Weirdly both are similar in colour set up! I'm sorta keeping things Australian?

LG17 · 06-12-2012, 02:46 PM

Nothing wrong with a 4cyl Corty!
I do like the coke bottle ones.
I have a '66 - great car.
I assume you are going to have a play with it!

barra240t · 06-12-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by LG17

Nothing wrong with a 4cyl Corty!
I do like the coke bottle ones.
I have a '66 - great car.
I assume you are going to have a play with it!

If it wasn't coke bottle I wouldn't have bought it, it has to have some old school style to it! Not really going to play with it, will be staying stock like the Falcon did.

barra240t · 11-12-2012, 02:15 PM

Hey anybody have paint/trim code sheets on TC Cortina?

barra240t · 17-12-2012, 11:38 AM

Guys,

I'm looking for the rubber rear bumper guards for a TC, I've looked on the net but can't find anything, anybody got any advice on where to look?

75corty · 21-12-2012, 11:59 PM

Nice ive been watching that one on aaaages on gumtree or whatever ebay ha good to see it sold finally is it manual?

bawag · 26-12-2012, 10:15 PM

Hey, Have a look at this company http://www.smckaperformance.com.au/smcka/ I haven't used them but i have been looking at a lot of their products on e-bay and they seem like they import most stuff.

Let me know how you go!!

allanv6gt · 26-12-2012, 11:13 PM

smcka (aka Steve) lives, breathes and dreams these cars. Easy to deal with and prompt service. I ordered some vented discs at a Sat. show recently (there was a rush on the 2 sets he brought along - I was 3rd in line) and they turned up on Wed.

TC200six · 29-12-2012, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by barra240t

Hey anybody have paint/trim code sheets on TC Cortina?

I know you already found out what code yours is, but just in case anyone's interested I have the list taken from my repair manual.

barra240t · 31-12-2012, 05:15 PM

Thanks heaps TC200six, I might have to get myself a manual of my own!

JessieXT · 20-01-2013, 11:27 PM

Those Cortinas have the best shape on them. Nice choice ! They are a bit of a rarity aren't they ?

burnt_rissole · 28-01-2013, 11:47 PM

I have one in green. I think it's the round lights that make them so much sexier than the TDs

barra240t · 30-01-2013, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JessieXT

Those Cortinas have the best shape on them. Nice choice ! They are a bit of a rarity aren't they ?

Like a lot of older cars it is hard to find a decent original without crap added to them like huge wheels, tint, different steering wheel, etc If you are looking of an old girl, look for a tidy stocker, they are still out there you just gotta look! PS nothing is perfect, you will always have slight issues even on a mint car (unless you have a bottomless cash pit)

barra240t · 30-01-2013, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by burnt_rissole

I have one in green. I think it's the round lights that make them so much sexier than the TDs

Totally agree, the rectangle lights scream early 80's haha!

JessieXT · 31-01-2013, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by barra240t

Like a lot of older cars it is hard to find a decent original without crap added to them like huge wheels, tint, different steering wheel, etc If you are looking of an old girl, look for a tidy stocker, they are still out there you just gotta look! PS nothing is perfect, you will always have slight issues even on a mint car (unless you have a bottomless cash pit)

I do respect someone's right to restore/modify a car how they want it, (well sort of) and people can go nuts AND broke trying to ensure absolute original parts. When someone manages to do it, it's a thing to be celebrated !

If they just managed to find an untouched Aston Martin DB5 locked in a garage in England after 30 years then I should be able to find a good Mk III Cortina !

NOT PHASED · 07-04-2013, 02:42 AM

There is a very tidy and original 76 cortina advertised in gumtree in WA ATM but 15k for rectangle head lights is a big ask but damn it looks good

barra240t · 08-04-2013, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by NOT PHASED;468****

There is a very tidy and original 76 cortina advertised in gumtree in WA ATM but 15k for rectangle head lights is a big ask but damn it looks good

Obviously you can ask what you like when selling a car. Coming out of an XM Falcon I have experienced first hand how popular old school cars are and selling them if quite easy these days...as long as it is a good example and not played with too much. I put my XM on carsales and sold it a few days after with many calls asking afterwards if it was still for sale, however I did sell it at a reasonable price.

Is the one in WA the white one with the weird stripes?

barra240t · 08-04-2013, 02:29 PM

Some pics since its now in my ownership:

**Mechan1k** · 08-04-2013, 10:25 PM

Now leave it parked In the showroom .... free undercover secure parking.

AUFuturaMaster · 19-09-2013, 08:02 PM

Hey buddy, got any pics of the dash, I just got rid of my AU Falcon Futura and bought a 1974 TC Cortina, just need to identify a few things as some of the switches are broken. The only 2 switches that arent broken are the window wipers, and the headlights, found out that the one below the wipers is the fan, waiting on a replacement switch to arrive, do you know what the switch is under the headlight switch, and can you tell me where the switch is for the window washers?? Do you know where the best place to get parts, I need to find the display for the hot/cold display for the dash. The car is a light blue, trying to find someone Brisbane northside to sand it back and paint it for me, I just dont know what I'm doing when it comes to that sort of stuff and I need to remove a bit of surface rust as well

hoodedaxeman · 19-09-2013, 08:17 PM

Maroochydore Pacific Ford.
Local to me then.

AUFuturaMaster · 25-09-2013, 07:55 PM

hey buddy, where is the water washer switch, wow, your Cortina looks awesome, I just need to get mine repainted, it's a 74 TC Cortina, looks exactly the same as yours, just not as good condition

revcore · 25-09-2013, 10:01 PM

Thats a super clean and tidy little Cortina...Excellent purchase.

AUFuturaMaster · 26-09-2013, 08:08 PM

Hey buddy, does Pacific Ford have everything that I will need, or do you know a sught from England where to get parts

allanv6gt · 27-09-2013, 07:02 PM

AUFuturaMaster - try ebay 321213577506 item, part number CJ-17D478-AA

Barra240T - fantastic find, looks great !!!

cowboy · 06-10-2013, 10:35 AM

That's a nice Corty mate, hopefully mine will look as good when finished. I've bought a lot of parts from the UK, still a lot of stuff available there for these, known at the MK3 there.

Early TD models had round lights too.

AUFuturaMaster · 20-03-2014, 05:55 PM

Does anyone know where to find the wiring relay for the barkes and indicator on a TC cortina, my brake lights, indicators, fuel guage and temp guage have all stopped working, the guages work until I put my foot on the brake and then my guages slowly go down, once you atke your foot of the brake the guages go back to working again, can anyone help out

neptune blue · 20-03-2014, 06:02 PM

You just don't see them any more
I can't remember the last time I saw one on the road

**supershifty** · 20-03-2014, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by AUFuturaMaster

Does anyone know where to find the wiring relay for the barkes and indicator on a TC cortina, my brake lights, indicators, fuel guage and temp guage have all stopped working, the guages work until I put my foot on the brake and then my guages slowly go down, once you atke your foot of the brake the guages go back to working again, can anyone help out

No relays in them mate. Had the same problem in my TD.

Pull the bonnet and have a look at the fuse bank above and to the driver's side of the brake booster - you'll have those dodgy "bullet" end fuses. Roll them back and forth in their sockets a few times, you should see a marked improvement. Failing that, get some fine emery paper, dress the fuse ends and the cradle/pin seats.

Get used to doing it mate, one of the joys of owning a Corty.

Cheers!

**supershifty** · 20-03-2014, 07:51 PM

Further to my last post (as I'm getting the ***** with trying to edit it multiple times)

You'll see where the wiring harness plugs in to one side of the fuse panel, pull them off / give them a good wriggle around too.

I've no idea why Ford put the fuse box or those crap fuses in such a weather beaten place.

Let us know how you get on.

Cheers!