Ford Mk2 Lotus Cortina Twin-cam Cylinder Block

  

THIS BLOCK HAS BEEN A PART OF A FORD FACTORY LOTUS TWIN-CAM ENGINE, FROM DAY ONE...... HI, FOR SALE IS A FORD LOTUS TWIN-CAM CYLINDER BLOCK. GENUINE ORIGINAL, FORD MANUFACTURED, FACTORY FITTED BLOCK. THIS BLOCK IS NOT LINERED.... THE BLOCK CARRIES A'T12' CASTING NUMBER.

THE BLOCK ALSO CARRIES A 3020E 6015 CASTING NUMBER, AND WAS FITTED IN A MK2 LOTUS CORTINA PRODUCTION CAR. THE BLOCK DOES NOT HAVE THE'L' CAST UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE MOUNTING. THAT IS BECAUSE, THIS BLOCK IS ON THE CHANGE OVER, FROM THE MK1 CAST BLOCKS, TO THE MK2 BLOCKS, BEING CAST TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF 1967, AND BEING FITTED IN ONE OF THE FIRST MK2 LOTUS CORTINA TWIN-CAMS. BUT, IT IS A FACTORY GRADED BLOCK, AND THE ENGINE NUMBER INCLUDES, NOT ONLY THE FACT THAT IT IS A LOTUS FORD BLOCK, BUT ALSO INCLUDES THE FACTORY GRADING OF THE BLOCK, AS PART OF THE ENGINE NUMBER. THE BLOCK IS CURRENTLY AT + 030 OVER STANDARD TWIN-CAM BORE SIZE.

IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WORN AT ALL, AND GAVE THE SAME VERNIER MEASUREMENT ACROSS ALL FOUR BORES. POSSIBLY A LIGHT HONE, WOULD SUFFICE. 010 THOU, AND IT WILL MAKE A 1594CC TWIN-CAM. AS STATED, THIS IS A MK2 LOTUS BLOCK, NOT, THATS NOT, A MK1 LOTUS BLOCK. ALTHOUGH, IT COULD BE USED FOR ANY TWIN-CAM ENGINE BUILD. THE BLOCK IS NOT DAMAGED, NO WELD REPAIRS, NO MISSING OR BROKEN' EARS', ALL GOOD FACES, ALL GOOD THREADS. THE BLOCK ALSO COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL MAIN CAPS AND BOLTS.

PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS INCLUDING OTHER BLOCKS, AND TWIN-CAM PARTS. WE POST UK / EUROPE / WORLDWIDE.