🏅 Jack of all trades: Greg's Barra-powered Ford Cortina

🏅 Jack of all trades: Greg's Barra-powered Ford Cortina | HALTECH HEROES

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2 жыл бұрын

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It may look like a classic TC Cortina but look closer and you'll see a thoroughly modern, very capable, all-purpose race car. With a turbo Barra engine and most of the drivetrain sourced from a late XR6 turbo, Greg managed to achieve the holy grail of car building: the nostalgic looks of his first ride with a modern-day performance that allows him to successfully compete in a variety of events from hill climb to drags. And perhaps the most impressive part is - he managed to do it all in his shed with some help from friends and family!
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Read the full write-up on this car here: www.haltech.com/haltech-heroes-greg-bowden-and-his-barra-powered-tc-cortina/
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00:00 - Intro
00:50 - How it all started
02:00 - Starting with a blank canvass
03:15 - The engine
04:19 - The fuel system
04:50 - The drivetrain
06:20 - The suspension
08:30 - Challenges, obstacles and PITAs
09:50 - Interior and roll cage
10:15 - Engine management
12:20 - Body influences
14:30 - Regrets and afterthoughts
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Пікірлер: 156

@tomwalker649 2 жыл бұрын

Greg - legend. Right down to the bare foot drivin'. Mad build mate.

@martyburgess341 2 жыл бұрын

I've always loved that body style

@davidhiscock1969 2 жыл бұрын

Remember seeing so many Cortina's here in the UK back in the day. Honestly can't recall seeing a Mk3 on the road where I live in years. Gotta love an old fast Ford

@jasonliebenberg4909 2 жыл бұрын

CONGRATS FROM CAPE TOWN SA...😀😉👌🇿🇦💖

@joshkiata5336 2 жыл бұрын

The four link suspension metal fabrication in the back is a piece of art! Full respect

@yeahitwillhappen 2 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to hear more of the engine. Even a 30 second clip with no talking would be great.

@ZLAKLR20B Жыл бұрын

what an awesome car and build.

@simeonorive145 2 жыл бұрын

Nicest sounding Barra ive heard.

@damonunya9383 2 жыл бұрын

Watching the car drive I'm getting flash backs lol talking to myself I know that rd ...!!!! Doing my own little hill climbs back in the day 🤣

@paulevemy2819 2 жыл бұрын

Mate that looks so cool and so we'll made

@geneva760 2 жыл бұрын

NEATO exhaust note.

@goodman7079 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody Cortina Man What a Awesome and Beautiful Barra Cortina never seen one here in NZ I love this Cortina Always Keen

@opizzal 2 жыл бұрын

I've got a 2 L manual and 41 manual here in nz

@riprex2072 2 жыл бұрын

Great combination all round, Excellent car 👍👌

@stinkfinger1942 2 жыл бұрын

How mint does it sound! 🎶👂

@kentbeitel9966 Жыл бұрын

Australia got all the sick cars! The barra sounds incredible, what a beautiful car. How can I move to Australia? 😂 those hill climbs look like a blast!

@ZoltarSoulFunk 2 жыл бұрын

Pure dedication prioritising car part budget over shoes

@julianalderson3938 2 жыл бұрын

Love the cortinas. Seen a few back in nz. Only 20 over there then moved oz brother brought a 3.3 mark 3. Was ruff butt loved it square headlight he brought it 700 n sold it. Dam wanted to keep it but nowhere to. But yes nice car bro. Fulla n nz had a 4.1 oz mark 4/5 ghia that waz real nice 30 years back.

@goodman7079 2 жыл бұрын

Everything About this Ford Cortina Man is the Next Level to be Honest We Love It

@petergill8819 2 жыл бұрын

So she’s a uni Mig colourBeautiful car awesome engineering

@retro80s80 2 жыл бұрын

I would love one of those bonnets and door mirrors unfortunately we can't get those items in the UK. But i do have a YB under the bonnet 😁 Great build 👍🏻

@HoonTV 2 жыл бұрын

Super awesome guy, super cool car

@emmour9288 2 жыл бұрын

True blue mate !!!

@denirachdian4608 2 жыл бұрын

Had one of those when i was 16 years of age,

@darrylpackham2097 2 жыл бұрын

Well done this is an almost identical instance to my race car to be finished 2022. I took it a bit further cutting the entire body work from a barra fg and welding it up under a 1973 car. This allows me to select components off the shelf for fg. I am a queenslander now, but born in Adelaide and have raced willunga hill in my rally car. Keep up the good work and good luck with racing.

@noremaccystoms2195 2 жыл бұрын

Show it

@noremaccystoms2195 2 жыл бұрын

Thats a weapon alright , 3rd and 4th all the boost

@hello.gumption 2 жыл бұрын

This is a DREAM build. I have a TD Wagon. Inherently, TC/D Cortinas have suspect handling / steering on a good day. I wonder if sending this Barra back into the firewall fixed the floaty steering. Double A Arms should have be decent as Ford intended but I guess the position of the old 4.1 log was never a good idea?! Better positioning on this Barra, and a wider track will also help. If I won lottery I'd send this man my wagon to work the magic.

@PUNCHARD800ftlb 2 жыл бұрын

5 years out of a clutch in a thrashbox is pretty impressive

@matth4638 2 жыл бұрын

Jeezus that sounds good. Looks like my TC, sorta : )

@terrybagatella3898 2 жыл бұрын

My first car was a green TD 250 4 speed which I later wrote off. I love this car so much. Well done.!!

@MrShanetuc 2 жыл бұрын

I love everything about this story. Be proud. Well done.

@gmarshall1026 2 жыл бұрын

That's one nice cortina my first two car were cortinas

@neiljacobs8500 2 жыл бұрын

Huge Cortina fan. ... Awesome build. Capetown love

@wayneholzer4694 2 жыл бұрын

I had to hit like when I saw the Cortina and because he is a fellow south aussie

@ethanalkout949 2 жыл бұрын

With those wide wheels,this thing has the most beautiful looking frontend I've ever seen

@lodestone69 2 жыл бұрын

What a legend! I saw him at Geelong festival of speed. That's a very quick car. Surely listening to that accent he's from Adelaide or somewhere else in South Australia 🤣👍 Keep up the great work, mate! Hope to see you back in Geelong soon

@trevorowens6843 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite car motor combos, and im a Holden guy, awesome work mate 👌

@Macoosy 2 жыл бұрын

Great content here.loved the mlk3 cortina grew up in these cars in the 1970 s in the uk,they were everywhere then. Like hens teeth now!

@PaulinhoThompson 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful car, simply stunning ❤. I learnt to drive in my mk3 Cortina, fond memories of going sideways and crashing a lot lol.

@paulbtc 7 ай бұрын

Stumbled upon your channel looking for Cortina builds.. Your '73 TC Barra is amazing! Great work 👍 However I'm super keen to see and hear about your '76 TD with the 4.0ltr! In 2002 I finished building my '78 TE (CORTTE) We put a '94 ED xr6 4ltr MPFI engine in it with the 5 speed manual conversion and running gear with a bunch of other mods, for the time was pretty nuts! I really miss it.. Might have to do it all over again at age 41! 😅

@AllyG1967 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Awesome skills and kudos to you. My Grandma had a similar era 2 door cortina which I always thought would have made a great racer. Love yours

@mikldude9376 2 жыл бұрын

Cool car mate , and nice effort on the Corti . i remember many years ago our next door neighbour brought home a brand new XLE Cortina , iirc the same color as yours with the 250 CI 6 and Auto , it was a nice car. I liked the TD models better than the boxy TE`s .

@sacrificialrubber779 2 жыл бұрын

That Barra actually sounds good!🤷🏻‍♂️🤣🤣🤣😉

@mrsquariel 2 жыл бұрын

Epic bloke. Epic engine. Epic build. Thank you for sharing.

@davidm5696 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Brilliant build and story

@ArkaynAdrian 2 жыл бұрын

This is kinda perfect without being too perfectl Freakin' love it Mate. Good on ya!

@peopleshit5661 2 жыл бұрын

Top notch especially for a shed build really nice job 👍

@emma_freerider 2 жыл бұрын

True ingeneer!!!! congratulations from México!

@georgecupac1202 2 жыл бұрын

you legend.

@lucrebec727 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car!

@gundamstatus8325 2 жыл бұрын

The race course he is running around 10:30 looks absolutely nuts, I wanna go for a spin! also, sick car, awesome build

@arkhsm 2 жыл бұрын

An absolutely terrific build, that will keep your reflexes sharp for sure !!

@haltech 2 жыл бұрын

WARNING: EXPLICIT BARRA CONTENT It may look like a classic TC Cortina but look closer and you'll see a thoroughly modern, very capable, all-purpose race car. With a turbo Barra engine and most of the drivetrain sourced from a late XR6 turbo, Greg managed to achieve the holy grail of car building: the nostalgic looks of his first ride with a modern-day performance that allows him to successfully compete in a variety of events from hill climb to drags. And perhaps the most impressive part is - he managed to do it all in his shed with some help from friends and family! Read the full write-up on this car here: www.haltech.com/haltech-heroes-greg-bowden-and-his-barra-powered-tc-cortina/

@Dirt-Diggler 2 жыл бұрын

Cool as 😎 In South Africa Ford built and sold a Corrina XR6 👍 twas a V6 though 🤔

@grahamparsons1070 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome build Greg, thanks Haltech for bringing us this story 👍

@daledenton9246 2 жыл бұрын

That is truly the best story I’ve heard all year from a car Lover. 👌🏼

@gwstar1987 2 жыл бұрын

Love what you have done in this build !

@luisyanez939 2 жыл бұрын

Well done my friend 🙌 Shes a beauty 😍

@beastman.330 2 жыл бұрын

We used have these with stasky and hutch stripes on the side .my dad had about 5 but the best one was GXL ghia in metallic green.

@hespie1 2 жыл бұрын

Great story, car and bloke.

@gopium1976 2 жыл бұрын

I love this 🇬🇧

@bevel9236 2 жыл бұрын

No shoes driving what a mad lad

@mickytom2297 2 жыл бұрын

Love this, motivates me to learn as many skills as possible for my build. Inspirational

@theviking5667 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Well done Mate🤘🏼💪🏼

@glensubtorq 2 жыл бұрын

That is totally mint! What an awesome setup 👍😎

@kieranvanblyenburgh 2 жыл бұрын

That blue Cortina in the background at around 2:55, is the number plate TD1976?! I think that was my old car! I had it for over a decade and my Dad and I built it up in his shed. Loved that car!! 💪💪💪

@bowdenracing7046 2 жыл бұрын

Fraid your looking for a different car. it is a 76 but had it the last 23 years and when I got it, it was green with a vinyl roof.

@kieranvanblyenburgh 2 жыл бұрын

@@bowdenracing7046 Ok wow - it was the Ford Blueprint colour that caught my eye. I’d never seen another one in that colour - great minds think alike! Great work mate 🤙

@kylebryant2072 2 жыл бұрын

The one engine i so desperately need in the states

@malsmith2012 2 жыл бұрын

There's a guy who brings them in over there.. I'm not sure of his name but I can't imagine he'd be too much trouble to find..Cheers

@FREQQLES 2 жыл бұрын

Cortina finally gets the correct engine.

@haltech 2 жыл бұрын

We've heard the same thing said about Mustangs:)

@Danger_mouse 2 жыл бұрын

Top job Greg, well done mate 👌

@stefski5853 2 жыл бұрын

Well done mate.

@bbmas1930 2 жыл бұрын

the onboard sounds unreal - nearly NA

@finlay230 2 жыл бұрын

Wicked machine, perfection

@TestTest-eb8jr 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant car!!!

@gaz10182 2 жыл бұрын

Ps that thing is nice built and looks mega fun

@HenryDarr 2 жыл бұрын

Dream build 💯

@jacdariper 2 жыл бұрын

Mad Max and beautiful beastly car

@BigPermGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice build

@peopleshit5661 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah that's sick bit more poke than the old crossflow

@arkhsm 2 жыл бұрын

It was not even a crossflow, as you can see in the video !!

@onedayiwillmakesomecontent 2 жыл бұрын

@@arkhsm I think the original poster is talking about the fact that they also came out with a 250 6cyl, and this motor now eclipses that. Take a breath before you type.

@arkhsm 2 жыл бұрын

@@onedayiwillmakesomecontent Same to you, smartass !!

@bvward 2 жыл бұрын

Cortina and Barra... unknown to most in the 'States. Kind of like Scott's anchor tattoo...

@boxheadmr 2 жыл бұрын

His wife buys him a project car? Thats an awesome wife right there.

@bubbaC501 2 жыл бұрын

She's hiding something..... obviously went to K-mart without telling him...

@yjkader 2 жыл бұрын

America: Viper/Charger/Challenger/Corvette/Camaro/Shelby/GT350 Americans: WHY DIDN’T WE GET THE BARRA?!?

@crunchytheclown9694 2 жыл бұрын

Nice build

@jamesk3565 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice car

@irresponzible 2 жыл бұрын

Amazeballs. All hail the mighty Barra.

@grecoconduris6716 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool

@jasonkennedy1670 2 жыл бұрын

righteous, best safety boots ever

@haltech 2 жыл бұрын

LOL😄

@matthewbolton4289 2 жыл бұрын

I wish we had these in the states but ill have to settle for a amc amx

@dandel351 2 жыл бұрын

Wow my Cortina looked just like the one at the end....

@jadesmith6823 2 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@peterfitzgerald6095 2 жыл бұрын

Love that he's flogging it on the road with no shoes on. Guess the thongs got in the way.

@tucka1234 11 ай бұрын

If love one of those skirts under the bumper

@dw2176 2 жыл бұрын

I know wiring can be daunting but honestly wiring in a Haltech these days isn't hard work. Haltech make things so easy and straight forward and user friendly with all their guides and videos, coupled with all the resources on the internet. If you research, take your time with one wire at a time it will all fall into place. Then you will be ready to tackle the job again and do an ever better neater install. Its def a skill worth learning :)