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Capri or Essex V6 manifolds?
« on: October 01, 2010, 21:30:15 »
A good friend of mine saved a 3litre capri from the scrap man a few years ago.
Problem now is the exhaust sytem has had it, we can possibly bodge the pipes but the manifolds are beyond repair.
Any ideas where we can get a set at a  reasonable price? any one got two in the shed???
Its a 3l Essex engine so possibley a set from a Scimitar would fit?
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Re: Capri or Essex V6 manifolds?
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2010, 21:37:30 »
hi dont no if its any help but there is a classic car show @ the  NEC next month with auto jumble if you have no go via
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Re: Capri or Essex V6 manifolds?
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2010, 22:46:03 »
It's an unbelievably long shot - but - I may have a pair at my dad's from a Morris Minor that I had 20 years ago that had a 3.0 V6 Essex in it.

I'll check next time I'm down at his house.

Like I say - long shot, but I'll have a look.
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Re: Capri or Essex V6 manifolds?
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2010, 01:41:12 »
One or two places that make stainless exhausts will be able to make up a set of headers, they start with a laser cut plate for the gakset face.  Obvioulsy not cheap though.
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Re: Capri or Essex V6 manifolds?
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2010, 07:27:52 »
It's an unbelievably long shot - but - I may have a pair at my dad's from a Morris Minor that I had 20 years ago that had a 3.0 V6 Essex in it.

I'll check next time I'm down at his house.

Like I say - long shot, but I'll have a look.
Thanks that would be good.
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Re: Capri or Essex V6 manifolds?
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2010, 07:29:37 »
One or two places that make stainless exhausts will be able to make up a set of headers, they start with a laser cut plate for the gakset face.  Obvioulsy not cheap though.
Thats the problem, we bodged them a few years ago but now beyond repair.
Its the age old problem, the exhaust and headers will cost more than its worth, so if we can find a set of headers we can make an exhaust from whats left iof the old one and a few bits
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Re: Capri or Essex V6 manifolds?
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2010, 20:32:03 »
Well if it's any consolation the 3.0litre is an appreciating classic, so by the time you've fixed it it will have been worth doing :D

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Re: Capri or Essex V6 manifolds?
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2010, 08:14:44 »
ask around the kit car forums /usenet as the essex was popular lump for some of the ford based builds instead of using the usual pinto.
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Re: Capri or Essex V6 manifolds?
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2010, 20:41:07 »
It's an unbelievably long shot - but - I may have a pair at my dad's from a Morris Minor that I had 20 years ago that had a 3.0 V6 Essex in it.

I'll check next time I'm down at his house.

Like I say - long shot, but I'll have a look.
Thanks that would be good.

Had a look today, sorry must have bummed them q while ago - said it was a long shot
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Re: Capri or Essex V6 manifolds?
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2010, 12:51:21 »
Thanks for looking
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