Bought one the other day, Most cortina,s imported here were auto,What type of auto. C3?.They had man gbox,s in the UK,any one know what type?.Not sure what to put it into tho shoved one in a chevette years ago,a great wee tyre smoker,any ideas?. cheers AJ
ema1,
Sep 21, 6:31am
Ford Escort Mk2
darryl,
Sep 21, 6:39am
Put it in a Mk 1 Cortina. Thats what we used to do years (and years) ago.
Usually adapters/ modifications to fit Sierra or Toyota boxes.
franc123,
Sep 21, 6:48am
The transmissions used were identical to those used in the 2.0 models but with different bellhousings to fit the 2.3, these were the C3 and the type B 4 speed manual. All of them that were assembled/sold locally were auto Ghia sedans but other variants were privately imported.
marte,
Sep 21, 1:21pm
Put it in a 2dr MK4. please.
marte,
Sep 21, 1:23pm
Or, effet, MAKE a 2dr MK4.
Please.
beetle1234,
Sep 23, 8:13am
A 2 dr mk4,well a cortina yep,but when the NEW certifications come in years ago I had a MK4 Zodi 2 DR convertable,done propably,leopard skin,don,t know where it went but we cruized Dunna,s main drag many time,s,smoked the tyres all the way up Stewart st, a great piss wagon. left many a skid mark. mmmmm
beetle1234,
Sep 23, 8:18am
Even had a leopard skin ragtop,It just fitted over the pit in the garage,shit wonder where it is now,those ole mk4s are great fun to drive,even if they love to go round and round specially with a v8, those who have driven one know.
beetle1234,
Sep 23, 8:37am
Now the plan is between a 100E (car ute van)or a Moggy 1000 ute,who has one locally,live rego, or a 93A prefect same wanted, yoda ph 170476 cheers AJ
kevymtnz,
Sep 23, 9:18am
my Mk 3 GT Mk 4 and Mk5 SW were 2L manuals the Mk3/4 had same ratio the Mk 5 was little higher as there were 3 difs i think Mk5 188kph at 6,000rpm yet the Mk3 was 175kph at 6,000 The Mk5 Ghia were 2.3V6 with high ratio dif some put the 2.0L back n and the gearing was that high it was a grind to get the 2.0L out to 120kph in 2nd v 80kph
Mk3 went to the drags at thee ole baypark 1989 doing best 18.01 @ 76mph with and old v8 Plymouth auto doing 17.99 the best was leaving a 327 HQ off the line in the wet and cross the line at the same time never took the Mk 5 to the strip but was much quicker slight cam extractors oversize jets for a car of its time it also went round corners very well i wasn't into burning rubber to much but having traction was much more fun
arnold4,
Sep 24, 6:50am
Stick it in a mk1 escort van or mk1 two door.
franc123,
May 12, 1:00am
Mk5 2.3 ran basically the same gearing as the equivalent 2.0 sedan, it was 3.44 vs 3.45. My recollections on what was factory fitted was: All Mk3 2.0. 3.44 All Mk4 2.0. 3.75 (why I don't know, it was really too low) Mk5 2.0 sedan 3.45 Mk5 2.0 wagon 3.75 Mk5 2.3 sedan 3.44
1600's of all had 3.89 except for the MK5 which was a 3.78. There was also a type A and B axle housing used, the B was a heavier duty one used in 2.0 wagons and I think also Mk4 sedans used it, different sized wheel bearings too. A lot of these got swapped between vehicles over the years from what I saw from working on them.
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