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Old 17-03-2007, 06:04 PM   #31
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not bad wen you fitted the alloy v6 wat rwd gearbox you use? i've got a mk1 escort with a 2L zetec in it fully certed and road legal it wasnt to hard but i want to put a duratec v6 outta mondeo or escape or something into a mk2 cortina any ideas would be good
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Old 17-04-2007, 10:30 PM   #32
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v6 escy , sounds good but what gearboXX??? what motor to use, escape, probe,???? are there any available in Aus that are factory rwd , except jag.?

i was pondering this too....
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Old 18-04-2007, 12:30 PM   #33
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hi,

after reading this im pretty keen to put a zetec in my MK2 escort. Can someone please summarise whats needed to get it done. any advice/guidence on doing this would be awesome

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Old 14-03-2008, 08:18 AM   #34
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G-day im wouter

pardon my English i used to live in WA and live a wile in the Netherlands again.

I stumbled on this site, A lot of conversions here. My first car and I still drive escort MK1.

Cheapest way to go about it.

Why I build my car: some one insulted me that my car is old and doesn’t meet standards. It stinks and doesn’t break.

Way I built my car: First bigger front breaks of the Capri, taunus ect, rear disk breaks for the mk1 (front disk breaks ripped of the fiesta these fit on the rear ***)

Engine: Mondeo 1,8i fits nicely. If going for 2l use 1.8 water pump and accessories. Why 1.8 because these are strong, these engines are drilled up from a 1.6 to 1.8 and 2.0. Make you’re one oil pan or bye one fitted.

Sierra gearbox (5 speed) with Mondeo fly wheel and pressure Things (lost the word)

I think that this is what the man is talking about in the first poast

Greatings Wouter
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Old 03-04-2008, 07:16 AM   #35
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any one have doubt about my post or extra info
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Old 03-04-2008, 10:36 PM   #36
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http://classicford.mine.nu/forum/default.asp

Try that site. You might get some more replies.

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Old 04-04-2008, 02:35 AM   #37
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Thanx for the tip, great site!
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Old 16-04-2008, 06:14 PM   #38
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Hi Wouter, good to hear from someone who has done the conversion successfully. Can you post any photos of it?

We only had the 2.0 version of the Mondeo - what difference is there from the 1.8 water pump and accessories you mention? Would the 1.8 engine from a Focus be the same?

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Old 28-04-2008, 07:24 PM   #39
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Update on my Duratec 2.3 Install.

Its now bolted up, just finishing up the eletrical work. :





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Old 06-10-2008, 09:32 PM   #40
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Just wondering if anyone has used a zetec from a transit into an escort, and does anyone know what the gearbox is in the transit.
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Old 20-01-2009, 11:34 PM   #41
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transits didnt have zetecs they had the DOHC engine that preceded it (dont think that engine was in any other aussie car) lateish transits (around 1998) use a MT-75 similar to the sierra gearbox that the UK guys love so much, but the shifter location is all wrong (its right up under the dash - good for benchseated cars) later transists have the shifter in a better place (much further back over the output flange) but im unsure of what engine they bolt up to (maybe a duratech of some kind???) im currently fitting a 2.0 zetec and MT-75 to a MKII cortina
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Old 09-01-2011, 09:30 PM   #42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bhempstead
Update on my Duratec 2.3 Install.

Its now bolted up, just finishing up the eletrical work. :






did you buy a conv kit?
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