Fitting a Ford Motor

[Kiwi 2Litre]

Greetings, I have acquired a partly rebuilt 2litre saloon (1950) without motor. So far I have not had any luck tracking down an AC engine for it in this country so I am contemplating powering it with a Zephyr motor. Has anybody done this and are there any difficulties? What about diff ratios? I work for a company that specialises in 5 speed gearbox conversions so making a bellhousing is not a problem but I also wonder whether I should replace the Moss box with a 5 speed and make a nice touring car out of it and disregard the originality aspect. We have recently made a conversion for a Ford powered Aceca in Australia. If possible I will do it in such a way that I can return it to original if the original motor turns up. Any input or suggestions welcome, Thanks, Ian.

[davieroy]

Ian.  Should you ever want to return to originality, I have a fully re-built (UMB1966) engine (done about 500 miles)which is currently in my ACE here in the UK.  This will be available in a few months once my CL unit comes back from re-build.  I also have a spare UMB block, set of of liners, rods and re-ground crank if that's of any interest. Roy

[Kiwi 2Litre]

I would love to put an original motor in it and have everything needed excepted motor, bellhousing and mounts. I would be interested in your motor, the delay is no problem as I an working on the rest of the car but I suspect freight would be a killer. The other bits may help as I know of an incomplete motor. Please email me at ianverrall@paradise.net.nz Thanks, Ian.