Swapping your Anglia 105E or 1960s Cortina’s rear because it wasn’t strong enough used to be a given. Now life just got easier – here’s how to upgrade English axles There are only two relevant OE choices of rear axles…
Many hands — and more room — make light work of those tricky jobs. Like making up a custom exhaust system on Mike’s Mk1 Fiesta turbo. Sometimes you need to know what your limits are in a tight single…
It can be daunting taking on the maintenance or restoration of a classic Ford. These tips will make your life a lot easier — here’s how to keep your classic Ford alive. Regularly driving an older Ford, whether it be…
There’s not much that hasn’t been done to one… except these two Mk1 Escort project ideas from the pen of Simon Coulson. Few cars can match the status of the Mk1 Escort, and there’s no doubting that most things have…
They don’t just make your classic Ford look the part, the right set of alloy wheels will actually give numerous performance advantages, too. The right wheels can make a car. Likewise, fit the wrong ones and you will undo all…
The running gear on Gavin’s Cosworth Mk1 Cortina project is all coming together — time to get a custom exhaust made up for it, then… The Cosworth YB has been sat in the engine bay of my two-door for some…
Want to know what the all-time favourite engines for dropping into classic Fords are? Here are your top 10 engine swaps. 10. SR20DET Pros: Cheaper than a Cosworth YB Cons: Not as easy to fit In a lot of ways, the…
It’s an ideal project start-point, so let’s do something other than a 3.0S replica with these two Mk3 Capri project ideas courtesy of Simon Coulson. We all share a passion for classic Fords, but other factors vary, often through no…
See in the dark while driving your favourite B-road with a decent set of Cibies. Here’s how to fit spotlights. We’ve all been there. A dark B-road on a cloudy December night, you’ve got your right foot down, trying to…
The two-door Cosworth Cortina project gets some attention this month as Gavin sorts the front suspension and steering set-up for an easier, neater life. This month is all about refinement! There were a few bits on my two-door which I…