Classic Ford – September 2019

September 2019

Problem with your

classic Ford? Email

your query to

classicford.ed@

kelsey.co.uk

or write to us at the

address on page 5.

Help!

Q I’m in the process of restoring a

1967 Anglia 105E, and I would like to

fit a 1300 crossflow engine. I would

like to keep the original crossmember

and this is where my problem starts

— the engine came with a rear-bowl

sump, and obviously I need a

front-bowl one. Can you suggest

a specialist in the UK who can

supply one?

Alberto Oliveira

Portugal

A “Front-bowl sumps are quite hard

to find now, and certainly not

available new,” says Joe Allenby-

Byrne of Throbnozzle Racing. “You

will need a lip seal, front-bowl sump

from a 1300 pre-crossflow (Mk2

Cortina), 1300 Crossflow (Mk2

Cortina) or a 1600 Crossflow (Mk2

Cortina). You will also need the rear

housing to match, and you will have

to block off the dipstick hole in block,

and fit it to the front cover.”

Specialised Engines here in the UK

may be able to help you find one.

Arrow Radiators

0117 9826611

http://www.arrowbristol.

co.uk

Ford Consul Classic &

Capri Owners’ Club

http://www.fccoc.org.uk

Machine Mart

0115 9565555

http://www.machinemart.

co.uk

Pro Alloy

01440 710266

http://www.proalloy.co.uk

SBD Motorsport

020 8391 0121

http://www.sbdev.co.uk

Specialised Engines

01375 378606

http://www.

specialisedengines.

co.uk

Throbnozzle Racing

01273 840697

http://throbnozzle-

racing.co.uk

Yukspeed

01653 618540

http://www.yukspeed.com

Contacts

Classic tank

Q I am currently restoring a 1962

Consul Classic 315 and have a leaking

fuel tank. I cannot find a new one

anywhere so have tried searching for a

second-hand one online. I have found a

Mk2 Zephyr/Zodiac Consul one but the

seller does not know if it is compatible

with mine and it is about 300 miles

away to try to check it!

Do you know if it is the same type of

fuel tank, or is there any other Ford

compatible fuel tank that might fit my car?

Geoff Wilson

UK

A The Mk2 Zephyr-Zodiac tank is not

the same, and there’s nothing classic

Ford-related that’s compatible. As far

as we can see you have four options:

FRONT-BOWL

SUMPS

Are you a member of the Consul

Classic & Capri Owners’ Club? If so, it’s

well worth getting in touch to see if

another member has a good, used

tank for sale.

Failing that, if your existing tank is

not too badly holed, you can try

repairing it with an epoxy kit (available

from Machine Mart).

Otherwise, a specialist can repair the

tank for you — Arrow Radiators in

Bristol can do this for you.

Finally, you can have a new tank

made (in alloy but finished to look

completely standard) by Pro Alloy if

you send them yours to copy.

Best of luck!

Corsair brakes

Q We are starting to restore a 1966 V4

Corsair. The shell is in pretty good nick

with only a few rust patches and a hole

in the outside sill, however the brakes

are shot, but we’ve been told that Capri

callipers are near enough a bolt-on job.

What we would like to know is can

we fit a full Capri system (including the

rear drums), as our master cylinder is

also fit for the bin, or is it best to mix

and match?

Simon Reynolds

UK

A Mk3 Capri discs and callipers (the

M16 type) would be a fairly simple job

on your Corsair’s front struts. You’ll

probably find you have to stick to the

solid discs as you’d run into spacing

problems with the vented discs.

They’ll still be an improvement over

the standard stuff. As for the rear, you

can fit the Capri’s drums but you’ll

have to redrill the backplate, and as

the Capri brakes are wider you need to

have a spacer made to fit between the

hub face and the drum.

QUERY
OF THE
MONTH

“YOU CAN HAVE

A NEW TANK

MADE, FINISHED

TO LOOK STOCK”

Vauxhall Cortina

Q I’ve got a Mk2 Cortina with a dead

engine, and sitting in my garage is a

2-litre eight-valve Vauxhall Astra engine

running on a carb instead of injection. I

was wondering if it’s possible to fit this

engine in my Cortina and what would

be involved in the swap - what gearbox

to use, what prop and back axle, and so

on. Any help you could give me would

be brilliant.

Ken Miles

UK

A We’ve seen the 2-litre 16-valve

Vauxhall XE motor fitted in Escorts

and Anglias, and there are

companies who advertise some of

the basic items for the conversion.

The 2-litre eight-valve has a very

similar block so some of these parts

could be adapted for your

conversion — give SBD Motorsport

or Yukspeed a call to see what they

can help you out with. Beyond that,

getting the engine and a suitable

’box working and set up is going to

require plenty of bespoke parts —

it’s not going to be a simple or easy

conversion. If you have full

workshop facilities, and are

confident with this kind of

engineering work, give it a shot.

Alternatively, fit a nice 711M

1600cc Crossflow instead!