What additional parts do i need to fit an essex v6 engine into a mk2
ford transit that currently has a 2ltr 4 cylinder engine?

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Request for Question Clarification by errol-ga on 20 Apr 2003 08:11 PDT

Hi there, Beagleair.

Is this the UK 3 litre Capri engine?

Regards,
errol-ga.

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Clarification of Question by beagleair-ga on 20 Apr 2003 10:10 PDT

Yes it is.  I have the complete car, seems i need an adapter of sorts
for the gearbox?

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Request for Question Clarification by errol-ga on 20 Apr 2003 12:41 PDT

Hello again.

I have had a look around the web for some information and have found a
few pages but I'd prefer it if I can call some people on Monday or
Tuesday to get some advice.
Luckily, I have fair bit of experience with Capri's, owning one myself
previously and I regularly read Classic Ford magazine.
It looks likely that you will need a different gearbox or adaptor,
depending on which gearbox is currently fitted but the Essex V6 was
fitted to the Transit until 1982.

Regards,
errol-ga.

Hello again, Beagleair!


Fantastic news, the engine will drop virtually straight in as long as
you still have the original 2 litre V4 Transit gearbox.

There are a couple of parts that you will need though.
You will need to find the manifolds and bolts from a 3 litre Ford
Zephyr to connect up to the downpipes on the Transit.
These shouldn't be very difficult to find, Exchange & Mart and the
free-ad type newspapers usually have classic parts in them.

As well as that, the people I spoke to recommended using a Transit
Diesel bonnet and front end to accommodate the longer engine.

The rest, such as the cooling system should come from the Capri
engine.

I have listed a few suppliers of obsolete parts below to locate the
items that you need. Just to confirm, the parts you will need are:

70's Ford Zephyr 3 litre manifolds and bolts.
2 litre Transit V4 gearbox.
Transit Diesel bonnet and other front end parts which give more room.
(recommended)


Newford Parts Centre
01254 830343
http://www.newfordparts.co.uk

Cornwall Classic Ford
07977 002616
http://www.ccford.btinternet.co.uk

Classic Ford Parts
01344 304064

Ex-pressed Steel Panels LTD (specialize in re-manufacture of Ford body
panels)
01535 632721

Speedshack
01895 449066
http://www.speedshack.co.uk

Transit Spares
020 8803 0120

Coventry Transits
024 7668 1880

Transit Spares
01708 864455

Of course, all of the above are assuming that you live in the UK.
If you need US suppliers, don't hesitate to request a clarification so
I can locate companies in that country.


This is the first totally "offline" question I have answered, spending
most of it buried in a big pile of Classic Ford magazines and Haynes
manuals so there isn't much in the way of related Google searches that
I can provide.
I've included a couple at the bottom though that you may want to look
through for more information.

Regards,
errol-ga.


Related searches:

Yell.com
"transit"
http://search.yell.com/search/DoSearch?state=AMB&businessType=&alpha=8d+7fefbf0&mqs=x&targetName=&startAt=10&scrambleSeed=18050&Submit.y=0&location=UNITED+KINGDOM&Submit.x=0&companyName=transit&screen=VAL

Google
"essex v6"
://www.google.co.uk/search?q=essex+v6