Ford Cortina Xr6

[XR6 3]

Help ! Finding any information or photos of these rare beast (The South African XR6 Interceptor,and XOcet ) is like finding something you can`t find much of.... well you know what I mean, Anyway this is the only info I`ve got .

The Ford Cortina XR6 Mark V ,which was only available in four door form,was powered by the 3.0litre.It was lauched in 1981,following the 3.0s Mark IV ,and was powered by a 140 hp Essex,coupled with a four speed gearbox .The rear suspension of this car was a unique five link setup instead of the more fragile trailing-arm system of the European Cort. This modification was to cope with South African road conditions.

Mid- June 1982 brought about the birth of XR6 Interceptor. This was a real true blue Ford and has become a very sought after . This car included modified exhaust headers, camshaft, cylinder heads, high compression pistons,a3.08 diff and , most important, three 42 Webers .This combination became a legend on both race track and street.Only 250 of these were ever made.

Between 1981 and 1984 variations of the XR6 included the XR6TF (Team Ford)which sported a white paint job with Ford blue striping and interceptor rims.

A very limted edition was the Cortina X Ocet.The car was similar to the interceptor execpt for its fueled by a 450cfm Holley.So if anybody got photos etc .love to hear from you cheers! :)

[82-GLS 0]

Are you from south africa then and do you own a interceptor

[bortaf 96]

I have an XR6 catalog if you can read Africains?

[V6MAT 0]

theres a guy on oldskool ford with one

[74cortina 0]

ask duncr,he owns a white XR6 TF

[V6MAT 0]

ill get pics of the twin turbo interceptor onlt oldskoll aint working

[sheffieldcortinacentre 764]

all mk5 saloons where 5 linked not just the XR6. i've a copy of the brochure in english & a copy of the homologation forms for the XR6 & the uk mk3.

 

i used to own a white one XEL 46 X last seen near worksop.

[XR6 3]

all mk5 saloons where 5 linked not just the XR6. i've a copy of the brochure in english & a copy of the homologation forms for the XR6 & the uk mk3.

 

i used to own a white one XEL 46 X last seen near worksop.

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Thanks Anoraks and Addicks for your replys, but I just don`t get it ,what is a five bar link? all you have is two upper and two lower radius arms plus your shocks and springs, so where is the five links ?

 

I`ve also got a copy all be it a bad photo copy from The MSA homologation forms of the cortina 3000 with a additional bit at the back on the xr6 package with a photo of the rear axle like I said its a poor photo and I can`t make it out ,have you got the same forms.

[XR6 3]

ask duncr,he owns a white XR6 TF

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Yes I have heard of one about ,someone told me at SY last year that there was one at the show the year before I must have walk around with my eyes closed hope he turns up this year so I can take a look at this 5 bar link system.

It being a TF really sound intersting.

Edited April 13, 2006 by xr6 interceptor

[bortaf 96]

Is it like the stellar rear end Craig, with a phanard rod addded?

[XR6 3]

Is it like the stellar rear end Craig, with a phanard rod addded?

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Big man hug for you ! I think we,re on the right track I remember reading something in classicford nov issuse page 126 about 3 different systems ,with the panhard rod,or watts linkage the 5 linking used one of these,but which one for the XR6?

[sheffieldcortinacentre 764]

the south african mk5 cortina 5 link consists of the lowerarms as per european version but the upper arms run parrelel to the lowers the upper mount being on the axle tube rather than on top of the diff the fifth link is a (panhard) rod linking the drivers side of the axle to the passenger side of the chassis (via vetical body extension) this travels parralel to the axle. thus preventing sideways movement.

the rear shockers are mounted to the axle again asper euro cars but are verticaly mounted into the boot unlike the diagonal underfloor mounts on euro spec cars thus giveing better performance.

 

as bortaf says used on the mk2 stellar (this though doesn't use parralel upper arms it retains the diagonal diff mounted ones) so is a sort of halfway house set up but still a 5 link.

 

there was one mk5 doing the rounds claiming to be an xr6 reshelled into a uk shell !!!

[XR6 3]

the south african mk5 cortina 5 link consists of the lowerarms as per european version but the upper arms run parrelel to the lowers the upper mount being on the axle tube rather than on top of the diff the fifth link is a (panhard) rod linking the drivers side of the axle to the passenger side of the chassis (via vetical body extension) this travels parralel to the axle. thus preventing sideways movement.

the rear shockers are mounted to the axle again asper euro cars but are verticaly mounted into the boot unlike the diagonal underfloor mounts on euro spec cars thus giveing better performance.

 

as bortaf says used on the mk2 stellar (this though doesn't use parralel upper arms it retains the diagonal diff mounted ones) so is a sort of halfway house set up but still a 5 link.

 

there was one mk5 doing the rounds claiming to be an xr6 reshelled into a uk shell !!!

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interesting ..so its not a matter of bolting a panhard rod to the euro set up then

[sheffieldcortinacentre 764]

nope. i've used the same setup on my V8.

[V6MAT 0]

have a look at these pics

 

xr6 twin turbo