250 and T5 into 4 cylinder TE body

[TomXY]

hey,
can anybody tell me how hard it is to fit a 250 crossflow and T5 gearbox into a TE cortina? Do you need to modify the firewall or anything? originally the car was a 4 cylinder, 5 speed manual... Just wondering what parts ill need?

im assuming its legal to do, and you dont need an engineers certificate?

thanks
tom

[P100 Ute]

no firewall mods..
u just need to cut a new shifter hole which sits roughly 100mm further back.

as for legalities i dunno.. i never got pulled over and checked.

[TomXY]

thanks P100, will the normal crossflow mounts for a falcon fit a cortina?

[P100 Ute]

you'll need a set of 6cyl cortina mounts.. both the engine mounts and the mounts that mount to the chassis.

[TEaaron]

Don't forget the sump.

[TomXY]

what about the tail shaft?

[P100 Ute]

auto tailshaft will fit with no drama's.

if your putting a XF Falcon 250Xflow in ... you'll need a Cortina Pickup/Sump and the 2 Main Bolts the Pickup bolts to..

but if its a Cortina 250Xflow motor.. the sump will be correct.
due to the Bowl been @ front on Falcon.. and Rear on Cortina

[braddyxe51]

Should be legal with out cert, cos cortys came with 6s

[P100 Ute]

he's prob talking about cutting out the hole for the gearbox....

braddy.. did u get the photos i sent u of the extractors ?

Tim.

[TEaaron]

I sealed the hole I cut for my t5 with 4mm plate works good.

[TomXY]

cool, what about crossmember?

[TaraHymen]

u can use the original crossmember and redrill it to suit the t5 rear mount. u'll need to unstitch the crossmember mounts from the floorpan, bolt everything up and reweld them. cortina tailshaft and speedo cable will plug into the back end of a t5.

[tecortina]

can anyone help me get 6cyl body mounts? im coverting my 4 cyl to six