Essex V6

[curtz4mk3]

Hi all i own a zephyr 4 but the engine is getting a little tired. If i take it out id like to replace it with a v6 or maybe a pinto, but would want to keep the coloumn box. Does anybody know of any bell housings that would marry a v6 to my box?

[Joe]

In theory a Mk1 Transit bell housing will mate a MK3 gearbox to a V6 (the gearboxes are pretty much the same) and the bell housing from a MK 2 Transit with four speed should mate a Pinto.
I have never done this as when I fitted a V6 I used a MK4 Zodiac floor change manual.
Another possibility would be an early V6 Scimitar as I think they might have used the same box as the straight six Scimitars
Another option would be to get a V6 engine and have the belhousing machined to take the MK3 gearbox

If the belhousing does fit you still have the clutch to sort out!

[curtz4mk3]

Cheers for the info mate.. Why isnt anything just out and straight back in? Make it so much easier!

[Joe]

Aug 4, 2015 0:26:43 GMT 1 curtz4mk3 said:

Cheers for the info mate.. Why isnt anything just out and straight back in? Make it so much easier!

It was all a lot easier 30 years ago when you could wander around scrapyards with a tape measure with an unlimited suply of engines and boxes to size up!

[michael]

It may be worth looking around for a Mk IV V6, with a column change, that is being broken, and maybe getting both the engine and the box (with al linkages). The Mk IV I ran was a '71 model but still had column change and to be honest I thought a friend's floor change variant did not improve the change...

[peter]

I am running a ford C4 box with no issues. I understand all the old C4, C5 and C6 transmissions fit on to a Pinto with the right bell housing. Hope that helps.