TDCTDI Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 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.). Quote Link to comment
hobbes_the_cat Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment
TDCTDI Posted October 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 They make one piece fronts also, the rears are one piece. Quote Link to comment
Dattokai Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Not the same bumpers as above, but just an example of what split bumpers would look like on a 510. 3 Quote Link to comment
TDCTDI Posted October 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Disregard that topic vote, never saw how that worked. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Not sure how I feel about that.. Quote Link to comment
hobbes_the_cat Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 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. 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment
qwik510 Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Futofab has beautiful replacement bumpers for the 510. www.futofab.com 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment
TDCTDI Posted October 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment
taikitanabe Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment
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