User talk:BEEVEE

In late 1972, at the end of production of the Mk1 Ford Capri in Homebush NSW Australia, the very last eleven Bodies were unable to be produced due to lack of Power Plant, Transmission and Final drive. When Ford Australia approached Ford UK for stock, F~A~ was informed no more identical original stock existed, but new up-rated version of the same type did. As they appeared identical to the un-trained eye, 12 Up-rated Power Plants & Running Gear were shipped over to Australia. SOME of the differences between the original V6 Essex used from 1970 to mid 1972, and these exclusive 12 engines used in late 1972, of which one was held back for use other than new production, is as follows: 1/ Power: 166HP v 144HP partially due to the following differences; 2/ Carburettor: Weber 38DGAS v 40DFAV 3/ Intake Manifold: "D" Port v Oval port for more power/efficiency 4/ Cyl Heads: "D" Port v Oval port 5/ Distributor: Up-rated specs (max 12.2 deg mech adv @ 2200 dist rpm approx), in line with other up-ratings 6/ Cam Gear: All cast iron save for outer ring of NYLON teeth v all 100% Fibre 7/ Camshaft: Up-rated Profile where overlap increased from 34 deg to 43 deg. 8/ Oil Seals, Crank, F&R: up-rated. Front Timing Cover fully changed. 9/ Engine Pistons design up-rated for high performance 10/ Oil Control Rings up-rated 11/ Gearbox and Final drive up-rated 12/ Engine Block: re-designed to give thicker Cylinder walls SOURCE: Ford Australia Newsletter dated March 13, 1973

The Writer, BEEVEE, owns one of these last eleven aka "D port Delete Specials" as of 2013. ALL last eleven were only available as Manual 4 speed BEEVEE (talk) 02:43, 27 January 2018 (UTC)