tonys smiley swb 80 cosworth v6

[OxtonyxO]

you will also need to make some exhaust manifolds to get past the adapter plate

[Guy88]

you will also need to make some exhaust manifolds to get past the adapter plate

there the biggest thing

[Gavin]

nope

For the flywheel the best would be out of an SVO v6 transit

tony's has the car flywheel and his adaptor plate is modded to suit it

On mine i had a pinto one redrilled and balanced to fit it

what about a flywheel from a mondeo 24v? same engine more or less, same gearbox as the mt75 more or less but in a fwd casing......





as for the exhausts, if i was going to all that trouble with the van, if probably swallow hard and ship it off to someone like powerflow and have them make me bespoke manifolds and system...

[Guy88]

Car ones are too small, the adaptor plate would need making so the starter is further in

[nikon70]

i have a brand new ford fan and motor if you need it for your conversion. )

[custom]

you will also need to make some exhaust manifolds to get past the adapter plate

nope not true you can get the standard manifolds past the adapter plate i have standard manifolds on mine i just simply trimmed the adapter plate so the exhaust didnt fowl on it

[OxtonyxO]

you will also need to make some exhaust manifolds to get past the adapter plate

nope not true you can get the standard manifolds past the adapter plate i have standard manifolds on mine i just simply trimmed the adapter plate so the exhaust didnt fowl on it

so you cut a hole in the gearbox bell housing
have you got any pics?

[custom]

i did indeed and never had any problems with it ill get some pics for you tommorow and post them up

[Gavin]

anyone tried manifolds off the mondeo 2.5L 24v? ive just been looking at mine and they both go straight down at 90 degrees at the back rather than the 45 degrees or so of the cossie...its basically the same engine so they should fit....

[Guy88]

anyone tried manifolds off the mondeo 2.5L 24v? ive just been looking at mine and they both go straight down at 90 degrees at the back rather than the 45 degrees or so of the cossie...its basically the same engine so they should fit....

Dont think there the same ports as the cossy, even the later BOB cossy manifolds dont fit the BOA

[custom]

you will also need to make some exhaust manifolds to get past the adapter plate

nope not true you can get the standard manifolds past the adapter plate i have standard manifolds on mine i just simply trimmed the adapter plate so the exhaust didnt fowl on it

so you cut a hole in the gearbox bell housing
have you got any pics?

here u go pics as promised

[OxtonyxO]

well time for an up date
ive been driving the van around for 12 months now, ironed out a few problems .but on the whole she has been reliable
so its about time for a power up grade and new timing chain guide

this is what i have :-
bob cams(same grind as a yb)
veccy injectors
custom intake

started saturday nothing sunday (due to the snow )
and this is where im at now


also for anyone interested this is the bulkhead 'mods'




and my mobile workshop:)



p.s. sorry for the poor quality of the pics they where taken on my phone

[Luke]

was that shelf in the back made for the welder

are you fitting the new tensioner bladers too

will be interesting to see how much faster yours is than mine with all these bits on

[MinorMatt]

Its at your in-laws again isn't it? I must stop off if I see you working on it!

[OxtonyxO]

well it past it mot again this year

only a few minor problems

then off to north weald and she held together (just )

now back home ive started to fit my nice new front hubs







and these are my rears