This bakkie was an old workhorse that Willie purchased way back when he had a construction company.
It was used to do all the hard and dirty work. It used to be a 3.0 V6 and at that stage he had purchased it for the power and torque it could deliver in order to be able to carry heavy loads and also its towing ability. He has always been a petrolhead and completed a couple of projects over the years. His first being a 1966 Corsair 83 deluxe, then a Morris Minor, a Bedford panel van and a couple of others. Prior to this build, he had a 1949 Pontiac Silver Streak that he decided to sell due to space issues at a new property and he still kicks himself to this day for making that decision.
Willie eventually sold the construction company and had to make a decision with regards to the old Cortina. Either sell it as a cheapie as it needed a lot of love and work or turn it into something nice. Clearly, he chose the latter and both his sons thought he was mad for making this decision. Initially this was not his dream car but as the project progressed it made its way into his heart. He did some research on motors and suspension upgrades and opted for an old Jaguar XJ suspension as in Willie’s opinion it is still the best upgrade you can make to any Hot Rod in SA and it gives you everything you need in one package. When it came to the motor, he decided on a Lexus VVTI as at that stage it was reasonably priced and fairly new on the market in SA. The guy at Lextreme also advised that the fuel consumption would be fair. This was important as Wille wanted to use the car as a daily driver.
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“My Pretty One” 1972 Opel Manta 1900
Owner: J.S Orlandini
Twin Turbo 350 Small Block Chevy
Designed and built by Nico at RS Performance
Building A Cal Look VW Beetle Part 1
There are few cars quite as cool as a souped-up VW Beetle that can easily kick the asses of more expensive car during a street race or on a drag strip.
Sema Battle Of The Builders
2020 Winner Brady Ranweiler 1963 Chevy 2 Door Wagon
Behind The Scenes At Disc Brakes Wildwood
Wilwood's new facility adds an additional 100,000 squarefeet to its manufacturing arsenal. The barrage of CNC machinery is run for two shifts each day, up to six days a week, with tooling designed in-house. That adds up to 10 tons of shavings spit out of the CNC machines each month!
The 100 Horsepower Upgrade: Cam Only 5.3L Test
What’s a cam swap really worth?
THE HISTORY OF RODDING SOUTH AFRICA THE FIRST GENERATION PART 3
In this issue, we follow the story of Eddie Jardine and friends during their rodding days.
Custom autosound
JAYCE’S CLASSICS SPARES OLD AIR PRODUCTS
E-STREET 2 EFI SYSTEM AFFORDABLE UNIVERSAL THROTTLE BODY ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION
Convert your V8 from a carburetor to the E-Street 2 EFI system in a single day with only basic mechanical skills and minimal tools.
AEROMOTIVE RELEASES NEW TRUE VARIABLE SPEED FUEL PUMP CONTROLLER
The state-of-the-art speed controller is designed to improve overall fuel system efficiency, reduce fuel temperatures and is compatible with Aeromotive’s line of brushless gear pumps.
