Ford V8 windsor powered MK1s

[jewels]

this car from the UK owned and built by Paul G.

one off the many cortinas he has had

running windsor V8 and still retains the original upper part of the firewall

very nice job

and very nice car :)

SPECS
302 windsor from a mustang

Ford Capri rack and pinion coupled to original steering column
On Capri 2.8 struts with small diameter springs
4 wheel discs with booster mounted under guard
avo adjustable shocks on the rear

15 inch compomotive MLs
2 speed wiper conversion
Granada electric seats
full retrim

this car still uses a original cortina heater!
only a small part of the firewall has been resessed

Black Country classic Ford club in the UK

[jewels]

heres another more local
and i believe built at rod hadfields shop

[jewels]

these 'borrowed' from the UK mk1cortina owners club magazine thank you :)

owned by Mike H. from the US

quad webers featured on this small block (windsor) Ford
backed up by a 5 speed gearbox

some set backing done to the firewall

im sure members here can may be able to give us some more info on this car

more images and info can be found HERE (http://lotus-cortina.com/images/sandiego/sandiego.htm)

[jewels]

again 'borrowed from the owners club magazine thank you :)

owner Simon P. from N.Z

2 door 63 running

again windsor 302 small block ford fitted with centrifical supercharger intercooler and running EFI

hope to find out some more on this car

see more images and details on this car HERE (http://www.cortina-mk1classifieds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=250)

in a complete thread covering this build up

[a1topdog]

I've seen the green UK one in the metal before , and it really is as good as it looks in the pic's.

[cortina_gt]

Hi everyone. New member here from San Jose, California with a 1965 MK1 GT. I have ridden in Mike Haynes V8 Cortina and it is awsome. There are quite a few Cortina's running around Los Angeles and San Diego where Mike is From. I have driven a MK2 V8 car he did. Very fun.

[jewels]

hello and welcome :)

thats a nice 2 door GT you have there
in original config ?

your loaction has nice dry weather too
so they should be in good nic rust wise ...

you would know paul b. an old friend of ours as well?

[jewels]

cortina gt,
do you have further images of these cars as i would like to include them here if possible :)

[cortina_gt]

jewels,
I may have some "old fashoned" photos somewhere. I'll look for them. Here is a link to some recent photos by Bob Woolner who runs the US Lotus Cortina website & email list. http://www.lotus-cortina.com/index.htm website. I was unable to make this meeting as San Diego is about 500 Mi. from San Jose. Here is the link to the photos.
http://www.lotus-cortina.com/images/sandiego/sandiego.htm

[jewels]

i will have to ask permission first as he specifys that :)

[zombie289]

That day in san diego was a lot of fun, I got to ride in mikes car and he's not affraid to drive it like it's stolen...(although it makes closer to 300 hp than the 400 claimed :) ) Jewels, I have pics of His car and some of another V8 Mk1 "Cortuna" he built if ya want them, lemme know..

Cheers
Pauly

[jewels]

yea sure pauly
send em over when ya get a chance

[benny]

...although it makes closer to 300 hp than the 400 claimed :)

Yes, the claimed horsepower of Mike's car has risen steadily in the 13 years I have known Mike. He honestly doesn't seem to understand that carbs don't make horsepower, they simply allow the engine to live up to its potential.

You can't bolt 1,200 cfm onto a bone stock 302, and make 400 hp, no matter how many times you tell the story of how that engine supposedly came out of a police car. http://www.cortina-mk1classifieds.com/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

[zombie289]

hey benny, you going to woodley park on sunday? (I know its rather far for ya to travel mate)

[benny]

Didn't know about it to be honest.....I'm getting married less than a month, so the car scene has been taking a back seat lately.

I regularly go up to Cars and Coffee in Irvine, so the jump to Woodley isn't out of the question.....I'll have to see what my bride has planned for me.

[jewels]

this car from the UK owned and built by Paul G.

one off the many cortinas he has had

running windsor V8 and still retains the original upper part of the firewall

very nice job

and very nice car :)

SPECS
302 windsor from a mustang

Ford Capri rack and pinion coupled to original steering column
On Capri 2.8 struts with small diameter springs
4 wheel discs with booster mounted under guard
avo adjustable shocks on the rear

15 inch compomotive MLs
2 speed wiper conversion
Granada electric seats
full retrim

this car still uses a original cortina heater!
only a small part of the firewall has been resessed

Black Country classic Ford club in the UK


mmm i wonder what paul did for a sump on this car

he is a member here maybe he can answer :)

[garyeanderson]

The following photos show both commonly available Ford small block sumps. The front sump is a 60's Fairlane, Mustang, Falcon. The dual sump is from the 80's mustang and various pickups. There is another one too that I believe is different from the 60's Bronco that I do not have a photo of yet, I will try and get one later.

Front sump sitting in the open engine bay. I think that the engine can be installed without cutting the firewall or slam panel but the weight distribution will suffer for it.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg179/landofooz/mk1%20cortina%20gt/FrontSumpV8.jpg

dual sump in the same bay, I believe the sump needs some work to clear the crossmember and the drag link. this also pushes the engine back for a better weight distibution but the firewall needs a bit (well a lot) of cutting and the heater will no longer fit.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg179/landofooz/mk1%20cortina%20gt/dualsumpV8.jpg

here is a profile view of the dual sump and front sump, tape measure for visualization.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg179/landofooz/mk1%20cortina%20gt/bothsumps.jpg

Dual sump with tape measure

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg179/landofooz/mk1%20cortina%20gt/dualsumpV8b.jpg

My friend was at the shop cleaning his 64 Ford Galaxy so I went inside and took a couple photos of the Bronco V8 (67 to 77). It doesn't look like its anything that would be to useful in swaping a V8 into the Cortina.

Right side of Bronco V8 engine

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg179/landofooz/mk1%20cortina%20gt/BroncoRHsidea.jpg

Left side of Bronco engine

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg179/landofooz/mk1%20cortina%20gt/BroncoLHsidea.jpg

[jewels]

thanx gary for those

i think it depends on whether the steering is changed
if it remains rear steer whether that be rack or steering box
the original or some modified version of it can be used

but if its changed to front steer rack the bronco type sump or mustang can be used

[zombie289]

As gary says the guys are using FOX platform mustang pans, you can buy ones like this with all the trick bits:
http://www.cantonracingproducts.com/pans/road_race/ford_rear_sump.html

[garyeanderson]

As gary says the guys are using FOX platform mustang pans, you can buy ones like this with all the trick bits:
http://www.cantonracingproducts.com/pans/road_race/ford_rear_sump.html

Benny posted this photo over on OSF under Cortinas ( http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=69744 ),
I wouldn't spend the money on the Canton pan only to Cut it up to make it work. Benny has opened up the middle of the pan quite a bit to make it work with his Cortina. Dual sumps are pretty common here in the U.S. as the Mustangs (FOX bodies, 82 to 95) and pickups and the newer 81 to 95 Broncos use the same or a very similar pan. If you need a rear sump pan than I would modify the FOX pan and just remove the front portion of the sump, The pickup is in the rear anyway.

Gary

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l157/d38781/Tina/DCP04468.jpg

[zombie289]

Yes im sure you need to chop up the fox pan to make it fit although I intend to modify the crossmember and use a steering rack, it may very well work out that I can use the sump unmodified.
I also believe I will need baffling, trap doors and extra oil capacity etc etc as I will be doing track days in this thing, I don't wish to lose a big dollar engine due to an inadequate oiling sytem.

[benny]

Front sump sitting in the open engine bay. I think that the engine can be installed without cutting the firewall or slam panel but the weight distribution will suffer for it.


It really is just a bit too long.....you'll see when you get the whole engine in there. In order to leave the firewall un-cut, the slam panel will have to be cut into.

To leave the slam panel intact, the firewall must be recessed. Now, it doesn't need to be recessed as far as mine, but mine sure makes it easy to work on. I can do a clutch in about an hour and a half by pulling the gearbox out of the bellhousing, then pulling the bellhousing off....all the while leaving the engine and exhausts undisturbed.

[benny]

Benny has opened up the middle of the pan quite a bit to make it work with his Cortina.
Gary



If you look closely, you will actually notice that the only thing left of the original dual-sump pan is the flange, and about the first 1.5" of the pan. The rest of the pan is custom fabricated.

[jewels]

heres another type commonly used here in Oz

sometimes called a bronco sump here

and used in mk3,4,5 v8 conversions

this is an aftermarket version

[jewels]

this sump below is a hi energy brand oil pan

it has all the bangs and whistles including trap doors


again for front steer applications used in cortina MK3,4,5 and 70s capris etc

[tubo]

hey there my names tony,i have a 400 cleveland big block in a 2 door mk1 just wondering what radiator u used or is it speacially made. thanks 4 ur time

[tubo]

hey there, here are some pics of my 65 mk1 cortina with a 400 big block cleveland c6 auto and 9 inch, me and my mate are working on. it runs twin gas research system out the bonnet almost days away from fire up...

[jewels]

hello tubo and welcome :)

you have a nice project underway there

radiator is yet to be figured out but others have used mustang v8

or a custom type

[tubo]

thanks jewels its take 3 slow years to get to this stage, fire up should be around the end of the week start of next with some luck. need some sort of water flow though for the gas.nice sight there are some gr8 pics, tell me are there any club day out

[jewels]

yes tubo
there are a few events during the year that mk1 cortinas go to
but the main ones have gone now as they are usually at the start of the year

please keep us up to date and maybe start a new thread in 'my cortina' so we keep up with progress :)

you must be a little further advanced than the pics if a srat up is planned in a week or so...

[kruptor]

hi,im new to this forum.I joined up hoping to find out more info about my escort...I was hoping an escort engine bay is very similar to the early cortinas which i see many on here with V8's in...

I have a 1976 mk2 escort sedan currently with a 2L/4spd.My plan is to drop a clevo and c10 in and im trying to find any info if it is also possibly to keep it all under bonnet.

Has anyone got any info,any help would be much appreciated.cheers Bryan

[escortinadriver]

Bryan, anything is possible with enough time, money effort and fabrication..

The Escort is similar size wize to the corty, so modifications will be alike.
Easy to keep it under the bonnet depending on manifold choice.

Some other sites that might help are the classic ford forum - http://classicford.mine.nu/forum/default.asp and the turbosport (uk) forum http://www.turbosport.co.uk/index.php Both have sections dedicated to engine transplants...

Here's a little something for motivation, MK2 escort with clevo turbo. - http://classicford.mine.nu/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15541&SearchTerms=cleveland

Shaun

[lil esky]

hi guys,,iam new here,
here is a mk2 iam working on at the moment,,5453

[zombie289]

Thats a evil, nasty looking bit of donk there! Specs please!

[kruptor]

I've started on my mk2 escort with the clevo conversion.I am mounting the motor with the standard falcon sump and will be engine plated.I have cut the firewall and the floor out just still need alittle more trimming,the balancer and water pump are inline with the crossmember.If any is interested i could post some pics ups.cheers

[zombie289]

Cool, so youre building a BOSS 302 type deal, what heads are they?

[lil esky]

Thats a evil, nasty looking bit of donk there! Specs please!

dart comp block
3.4 stroke 4.165 bore
c302b svo cyl heads
solid roller

great site guys lot of good imfo around here,,

[lil esky]

54555454

just messing with the rear ride height and wheel base,,