Originally Posted by
Rob_DOHC
Why are you staying essex? Cologne 2.9 is a better starting point and you can be pretty flexible with gearbox choice.
However, I do have a friend who races a car with an essex, and they use a rocket box (ford type e) and it has been mostly reliable.
Building my Mk2 Cortina as my first car (and first build). My uncle has given me the running gear from a mk2 capri 3.0 and that includes suspension, axles (52" atlas
) and the 4 speed box and the essex. However I am on a very low budget (having just turned 16) and the essex needs rebuilding. just looking for options, although i dunno how the 4 speed would be on fuel with the essex
