510 bumper possibility

[TDCTDI]

I'm not sure how available bumpers are for your 510s but here's a pic of my old 1964 MK1 Cortina GT & these are being re-popped in stainless & they look like a possible fit. I've been thinking of getting a front pair of the bumperettes, flipping them over & using them on the rear of my 620 (but they're too shiny.).

[hobbes_the_cat]

Someone needs to photoshop this to see if it would look cool on a 510. Kind of like the early 70's split bumper Camaro's... Hmmmm

[TDCTDI]

They make one piece fronts also, the rears are one piece.

[Dattokai]

Not the same bumpers as above, but just an example of what split bumpers would look like on a 510. 

[TDCTDI]

Disregard that topic vote, never saw how that worked.

[Draker]

Not sure how I feel about that..  

[hobbes_the_cat]

Thanks dattokai! I like that look. I have a wasted rusty front bumper... Might have to do an experiment.

Those Cortina bumpers might be worth a look if the price is good. Worried they don't wrap around the sides enough to look right tho.

[thisismatt]

Thanks dattokai! I like that look. I have a wasted rusty front bumper... Might have to do an experiment.

Those Cortina bumpers might be worth a look if the price is good. Worried they don't wrap around the sides enough to look right tho.

Yeah, 510 corner is much more square

[qwik510]

Futofab has beautiful replacement bumpers for the 510.

 

www.futofab.com

[banzai510(hainz)]

OH DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love those Cortinas.

Saw lots in Austraila  with Pinto motors down there 

 

ck out Spannerfodder I think and its a Cortina site they use Datsun L moto cranks to put in the Cortina/lotus motors as they are forged and cheap to get unlike the cosworth cranks

[TDCTDI]

OH DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love those Cortinas.

Saw lots in Austraila with Pinto motors down there

 

ck out Spannerfodder I think and its a Cortina site they use Datsun L moto cranks to put in the Cortina/lotus motors as they are forged and cheap to get unlike the cosworth cranks

Cool, thanks. I loved the car aesthetically but it had lots of filler in it & I got rid of it while it looked good. It had an old Bondurant formula Ford engine in it with a dry sump that a previous owner put in. It was noisy due to all the solid mounts.

 

All of the climate control stuff had been removed & it sucked to drive but for a month out of the year & that stuff just was not readily available. The suspension sucked & wasn't easily obtained so I modified the front housings to accept Bilsteins for a Golf & threaded coil overs & rabbit rears.

 

The aftermarket seats that were in it were barely better than lawn chairs & were about as securely mounted, I fabbed up mounts & bolted some Recaros in, put the tires & wheels on it & found the bumpers online.

 

EVERYBODY stared at that beast. It even won an award at an All Ford car show that it wasn't even registered to participate in.

[banzai510(hainz)]

There used to be a white one with a green side stripe  in my Hood around 1990 the typical ford Cortina color. Loved it but always thought the parts would be hard to get. And typical English build.

[taikitanabe]

I've been thinking about this, even had a buddy photoshop split bumpers on a photo. I do like the look, but Cortina bumpers are a pretty penny! I also had a Mk1 Cortina, did a 4AGE 20V swap in it. I do miss that car.