V6 Jose Kit

The kit has arrived from Jose.

I have the T5 cross member which I will modify for the Type9 gearbox.

Also included are the engine mounts, alternator bracket, steering crossbar, and clutch mount.

The headers weren't included in the kit as the UK engines tend to be the two port heads but the US engines have the three ports.


reference: http://v6alpine.blogspot.co.uk/p/v6-joses-conversion-kit-kit-components.html 

I have the engine dismantled, cleaned and  mostly painted.

Just waiting for some more parts to arrive to then begin the assembly.

Note: I have decided to go for a carburettor conversion to make things a bit easier (cheaper) and look more in keeping with the period. 

Checking the Donor Engine

The engine looks a little worse for wear.

But it came apart easy enough.
The problem was no matter how much I took it apart
the lump was still too heavy for me to carry.

Even, just the block itself, I struggled with.
But I did manage to trial fit it in the sunbeam.
Albeit in the boot!

The heads went to southern-rebore services for unleaded conversion.
It turns out it can't be done as the head has extra large valves fitted.

I checked the Camshaft, Its a piper fast road cam.

Might be sportier than expected.

The engine doesn't look so big when its in the boot.

A V6 Alpine conversion kit has been ordered from Jose.
But at the moment TSB has lost the payment somewhere between here and the USA!

In the beginning

Introduction.

I always wanted a Tiger.
But the price always goes up and up, So...

I bought the series 3 sunbeam Alpine last July.
It had a later engine and automatic gearbox.
So I planned one day to add a type 9 gearbox and maybe change the engine for a V6.

When a gearbox came up for sale I bought it and found an engine was still attached..
A 2.8i Capri engine.
So I bought that as well. This has brought forward the plans.

 I've just ordered my V6 mod kit from Jose in the USA.

Currently dismantling the V6 cologne from a Ford Capri 2.8i.

Will I ever make it work?

who knows...