@galderdi Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it. I wish That I could find the original video that I took of the events on that day.Then I would be able to put it up again but in almost Hi Def. I only used a cheap video camera and no tri-pod used at all. The sound came up well which always brings a smile to my face.
That's just awesome, I love it... and she's flying :)
We have a MkII ute (moonlight grey), Raymond Mays heads were too expensive so we put in a MkIII engine (same capacity but higher compression), put a 4-speed from a transit van on the floor with MkIII gears, and a 4psi Supercharger. she'd still only do 100mph, but would get there a LOT quicker... this was replaced again by a MkIV Zodiac 3Lt V6 (same as in a Capri) with 5-speed Celica gearbox... the main problem now is getting air to the carby
The English Ford Zephyr 6 is an inline 6 cylinder engine. In this case running a Raymond Mays head which allowed the engine to breath and produce outstanding preformance.
Yes! The real secret was the breathing! LOL, even the smallest changes which did this produced phenomenal differences. Breathtaking acceleration was only one ...
I particularly enjoyed the long-legged second gear.
This grand old lady can still get up a fair head of steam! This brings back many memories of my youth mis-spent with a 1961 Zodiac Mk2 overdrive - - - banana branches, 3 SU side draft carbs, free-flow exhaust. The sound of that engine .... ah!
I owned the car, and it was me and my friends that "hotted it up". We were in our very early twenties.
The standard engine was a straight six, superbly balanced and with a power output that was S-M-O-O-T-H, model 206E, capacity 2553 cc (about 156 ci), superb low-end torque, and could be modified to the nth degree; the engine was unbreakable. 3-speed box was standard, column shift, no synchro on 1st gear.
2: I had the cylinders re-bored , outlet ports widened and polished and banana branches exhaust, and the head was skimmed and polished. W used each inlet port to hold an SU side draft, I can't remember throat size, each port feeding two cylinders (siamese). I used SU because I liked them .... and got them cheap!. This increased the capacity to about plus 3100 c.
3: We fitted modified mercedes pistons. The entire engine and drive train was re-balanced by an engineering firm that specialised in such things. The car came standard with a optional borg-warner overdrive, operating in second and top. The original top end was about 90 mph, upping after mods to about 100 mph, but after I had fitted a Mk3 Zodiac gearbox (4 speed)(with overdrive) and diff my modified Zodiac mk2 would reach 120 mph.
The engines were overhead valve which first appeared in 1950 at the British motor show when Ford proudly introduced the Consul and Zephyr. I am uncertain if they share anything in common with the American Ford 6 engines.
Dan,
Can you let me know what year this footage was taken? Are you OK if we place a link on the Qld Raceways Facebook profile?
Cheers,
Brent Hampstead
bhampstead09 1 year ago
Mate, that's brilliant stuff. Well done.
galderdi 1 year ago
@galderdi Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it. I wish That I could find the original video that I took of the events on that day.Then I would be able to put it up again but in almost Hi Def. I only used a cheap video camera and no tri-pod used at all. The sound came up well which always brings a smile to my face.
Cheers .. Dan
ZephyrMk1 1 year ago
That's just awesome, I love it... and she's flying :)
We have a MkII ute (moonlight grey), Raymond Mays heads were too expensive so we put in a MkIII engine (same capacity but higher compression), put a 4-speed from a transit van on the floor with MkIII gears, and a 4psi Supercharger. she'd still only do 100mph, but would get there a LOT quicker... this was replaced again by a MkIV Zodiac 3Lt V6 (same as in a Capri) with 5-speed Celica gearbox... the main problem now is getting air to the carby
FalconPowerful 2 years ago
The English Ford Zephyr 6 is an inline 6 cylinder engine. In this case running a Raymond Mays head which allowed the engine to breath and produce outstanding preformance.
ZephyrMk1 2 years ago
Yes! The real secret was the breathing! LOL, even the smallest changes which did this produced phenomenal differences. Breathtaking acceleration was only one ...
I particularly enjoyed the long-legged second gear.
mabhekaphansi 2 years ago
This grand old lady can still get up a fair head of steam! This brings back many memories of my youth mis-spent with a 1961 Zodiac Mk2 overdrive - - - banana branches, 3 SU side draft carbs, free-flow exhaust. The sound of that engine .... ah!
Thank you SO MUCH for this!
mabhekaphansi 3 years ago
3 su carbs?! on a ford?
wierd, r u sure they havent used weber sidedrafts like most race engines?
tpvalley 2 years ago
No, it was SU ... a home mod. The inlet manifold was modified to take them.
mabhekaphansi 2 years ago
U must have seen the car in,person so to speak then?
Must be inline 6 is it?
Any similarities to the sixes used in yank fords but smaller?
Do they use siamesed inlet ports?
ie one port for 2 cylinders, like a mini uses only 2 inlet ports for 4 cylinders?
I like old fashioned engines, but hate SU carbs!
tpvalley 2 years ago
I owned the car, and it was me and my friends that "hotted it up". We were in our very early twenties.
The standard engine was a straight six, superbly balanced and with a power output that was S-M-O-O-T-H, model 206E, capacity 2553 cc (about 156 ci), superb low-end torque, and could be modified to the nth degree; the engine was unbreakable. 3-speed box was standard, column shift, no synchro on 1st gear.
mabhekaphansi 2 years ago
2: I had the cylinders re-bored , outlet ports widened and polished and banana branches exhaust, and the head was skimmed and polished. W used each inlet port to hold an SU side draft, I can't remember throat size, each port feeding two cylinders (siamese). I used SU because I liked them .... and got them cheap!. This increased the capacity to about plus 3100 c.
mabhekaphansi 2 years ago
3: We fitted modified mercedes pistons. The entire engine and drive train was re-balanced by an engineering firm that specialised in such things. The car came standard with a optional borg-warner overdrive, operating in second and top. The original top end was about 90 mph, upping after mods to about 100 mph, but after I had fitted a Mk3 Zodiac gearbox (4 speed)(with overdrive) and diff my modified Zodiac mk2 would reach 120 mph.
mabhekaphansi 2 years ago
Oh, the car in this video is in Australia; I am in South Africa, and also owned one.
mabhekaphansi 2 years ago
Beautiful old girl! I can remember when I was a kid my uncle took me round there in his Escort RS. Is it true they're re-opening the track?
gnarkillkicksass 3 years ago
up and running since 5 months ago
intheringboxing 3 years ago
Thanks for the comment. I have more stuff to put up with some Redex around Australia footage coming soon plus more Lakeside action.
ZephyrMk1 3 years ago
Is this the inline six engine?
Is it similar in design to the big I6 engines used in american fords?
tpvalley 2 years ago
The engines were overhead valve which first appeared in 1950 at the British motor show when Ford proudly introduced the Consul and Zephyr. I am uncertain if they share anything in common with the American Ford 6 engines.
ZephyrMk1 2 years ago
Great to see some older footage of lake side in its hay day.
More footage would be great.
nzrevhead 3 years ago