2.0 8v conversion

[adam-s]

sorry to asked as this has prob been brought up a billion times i've got a cavalier sri 8v and i was hoping to swap the engine and gearbox and the brakes basically i need to know what else i would need in the way of engine mounts driveshafts etc to put in my j reg 1.2i .
Cheers :D oh and do you think its worth it?

[mikeoxford]

oh yes its worth it

astra mk2 inner cvs with nova driveshafts and outers

as foor engine mounts, use your nova ones, redrill one of the holes on the front left engine mount

sorted.

mike

[Dicko]

an uprated fuel pump (probly from cav/vectra)

[mikeoxford]

you can probly use the fuel pump u got on the cav sri, disconnect the fuel pump, and take the complete bracket including pressure regulator off the cav.....

then attach it under the bonnet, you will find the wires are in the cav loom somwhere

think it was blue and brown or blue and red.....

make sure you connect the flow the right way

we installed ours undeer the bonnet......... so it sucked the fuel up the inlet pipe. we just blocked the fuel return........

worked fine

[Ste_Nova]

cav mk2 1600 late inner cvs

you will need to change pump in tank for better one

[asha_G]

in a 1.2 shell its quite a bit of messin bout only in the way of strengthenin the shell.also u betta get sum gud brakes astra gsi brakes front and back.u'l hav 2 change the wiring loom,fuel tank and the fuel pump oh yea and the suspension.well worth it if uve got the time,money and patience.

[Dicko]

streghtenin = not really
better brakes = yes for sure
on the back = not really needed
change wiring loom = engine loom yes
tank + pump = no, the 1.2i is in the tank, so get a cav unit
suspension = yes dif springs

[adam-s]

surely the cav brakes are good enough neway and can or can't i use the lift pump in the tank and then use the cav pump for the pressure and all the loom and that shouldn't be much hassle as i'll have the two cars side by side. i dunno if i can be bothered to do the rear discs straight away as there not really needed but the cav seems to be the ideal donor car ne way. got spax shoxs neway! i think im definately gonna go through with it now 1

[Nova-Boy]

no-one gave me this much help when i asked?? :cry:

I'm not doing it now till i have got a decent car to do it with. plus i haven't got the money now my mums ice got knicked out of my car.