What to do to the Swimming Pool of Cortina?

[xctasy]

I've been cleaning my Cortina up for its 6 monthly roadworthy. See, no more black dulon!


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Its been pretty easy going but for one thing.

I removed the plastic heater box to get to the firewall ledge. Some egg head had bogged up the ledge, removed the sealant, and made it look awfull. Soon, I found a small swimming pool area where about 335 mls of water sits when the car is parked. It's there because the old British Cortina pressing has to meet up with the Aussie Cortinas triangular chassis gusset, and water just banks up, and won't drain anywhere.







Normally, there is a mat of sound deading on all Cortinas to stop the awfull drone and form a cover to stop the ingress of water. Someone, maybee Land Transport, has been doing some rather invasive checks, and picked the sheet, revealing a few areas of grey zinc undercoat, and a few areas where rust was starting.

I want to isolate the existing rust, and then put a handfull of filler in there to stop the water ever getting in again. Anyone else done this on there Cortina?

 

[SONNY]

mine looks a bit different to that,the water drains off mine as it has no lip and runs downhill.mine had the sound stuff on it and i pulled it off.

 

[xctasy]

Great, bondy it is. And 200 bucks.

 

[xctasy]

Ohh, look at the space!


The car is a vibrating hulk though. Some thing to do with the Falcon sized transmission tunnel and the 5. 2" of firewall set-back for the Ford I6. Look at it! GeeEmm!

The drone is worse than my old English spec 1975 TD 2000 auto. They have the earlier pre 1972 firewall and Capri diff.

On this one, all the noise bounches off the fire wall and trans tunnel. I notice it runs a strong one piece drive shaft which laso vibrates more than the old two picer item on my old TD All the TF's run padding on the heater box, floor and lots of other places.

There has been bulk tooing an froing over this project. I'm a tight wad, and had three options which I was persuing. I will put the six in soon, and then have to get it certified, so meantime, its fix it up stock, and then get it all sorted for the engineer later.

 

[xctasy]

The swimming pool is being removed!

I've made up a HammerFormed dolly to shape some steel up. It will then be welded into the frame. No nasty water trap.

I was just going to place a handfull of bog in it, now it will be a steel, and fiber glass on steel sandwhich.

My wife is off to Repco today. They are having a 25% off sale (or rather, they are having a normal price sale on already-inflated-prices-which-no-one-would-pay anyway sale. Sorry people who work for Repco, the ploy only works on the ToyotaMota, NOT me!).


Hope to get an ariel for my radio, a hinge kit for my unhinged Cortina's drivers door, a gearknob (I can see beloved Mrs X now, "muy-husband-needs-a-gearknob-youw-countersunk-counterwally. No, its for his Cortina. No, I'm not from Cortina in spain, you stupid w*g b@s+@rd. And a hinge kit. Yes, like the owNer, unhinged..."), window wiper blades, a better battery, a proper dissy cap, a better rotor and some anti freeze.

 

[addo]

If you were here, I'd have just the ticket for that water problem. About 4½ litres of leftover grey "Emer-Proof 850" polyurethane waterproofing compound. It dries tacky in a day, and can be painted with most paints. You should check the price of this stuff over your way (ask Grant).

I'm seriously thinking about putting it on with a textured roller, as underbody stone chip protection.

All metal to be hidden should be fully painted, even if with Wattyl Killrust twice applied. Prior to sealing the cavity for good, allow a drain for condensation by drilling a small hole at the lowest point, and flaring out with a punch.

Test it, spot retouch. THEN weld the cover on!

 

[xctasy]

Thankyou Adam. Elmer Fudd Proof 850


I'm sold on you idea. I'll talk to Robo Cop Grant. He gets a trade discount, and would like working on metal rather than pinus radiata houses!


Oh,

the
Washing
Ironing
Food &
Entertainment module of the Stevenson clan got me a gearshift K-Nob-e, ariel, anti-freeze, battery, wiper blades, dissy cap, rotor. My son did the wipers, and helped me paint fenders of the Cortina gold. Beats tagging overbridges....

My newly made steel finisher panel arrives mid week.

When you get your son and wife into a project, a stalled activity gets into full swing. Payback from spending 15 years growing kids and a marriage.

While I was busy cleaning old peoples W/C's, Toyotamota (my wife) spent half the day hassleing counter wallies at Repco, SuperCheap and Mega Store.

 

[addo]

The waterproof stuff comes in 15 litre drums that will burn him about $250. Your mate Grant (what'd you call him - HydroCrop, or something? ) needs to get some leftovers from a tiler or waterproofer on a job he's visiting to really be worthwhile.

Failing that, prime well, dry a week and spread automotive Sikaflex (around $20/cartridge) with a spatula. Create a slight dishing with the lowest point at your drain hole. You can lay a green (LDPE) garbage bag over wet polyurethane sealant, push/smooth it around underneath with your fingers or a small tool, and peel off the plastic when it's dry a couple of days later.

 

[SONNY]

whats underneath the pool?does it go into the cabin or is underneath it the underbody of the car?if it doesnt go into the cabin how about drilling a small hole there to drain the water out?