For all you who like a good engine conversion...

[Nova-nation]

Thought I would just put up some pictures of my brothers project. Not a nova but yano.

It's a 1jz-gte Single turbo converted (2.5).

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/9a7cf3e0.jpg

Note the kidney grills...

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/23ae6780.jpg

Note the m3 front bumper...

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/49482191.jpg

Rocker covers, turbo and inlet polished by Bubba.

Yes it's a jap engine in a German car.
He's building a BMW e36 drift car, but as he knows these engines (been through 4 of them in another car) he thought he would shove it in there!

It should be all finished on the road within a month.

[autoworksnovasport]

theres a lad local to me just done the opposite and put an m3 engine into a datsun z car

[Nova-nation]

That'll go well!

[Bubba]

ive got a load of pullys and boost pipes to do at some point for it too when i get given them ;)

[Connor]

There an e30 track toy i know that has one of these engines fitted, and i also seen a blue escort van fitted one at a car show last year. They are becoming a populat engine for conversions, this should be a right animal once its done.

[Nova-nation]

ive got a load of pullys and boost pipes to do at some point for it too when i get given them ;)

When the lazy bsterd gets round to taking them over to you! lol

[amggsi]

Engine conversions are old hat, shell conversions is where it's at now!!

Fella I know turned this:

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/401689035.jpg

to this

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/401689038.jpg

and as it is now!
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/401689039.jpg
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/401689030.jpg

[Nova-nation]

:O :O now that is awsome! Screw doing that amount of work though!

[amggsi]

:O :O now that is awsome! Screw doing that amount of work though!


Yeah, serious amount of work to it! Second one he has done, he sat a Kadett Coupe shell onto a Honda S2000!

[Southie]

amggsi, any build threads kicking about for a good read on his conversions, that looks like a proper job :wisewood:

[bazil]

I WANT THAT ASCONA !!
Or a 400 kit please, thanks lol

[Southie]

Is Bazil all excited lol

[steviegsi]

Southie- check out totalOpel.com . I think I read the kadett one on there.

Edit- here is one of his project threads.... Only on page 2 though so I dunno if the m5/ascona is in there.

http://totalopel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4746&page=3

[bazil]

Is Bazil all excited lol

I would scrap every last piece of nova stuff I have for one lol, for me it's sooo much nicer looking than a mk2 escort. My dad have a few mantas and ascona's when I was growing up and I still like them, and the kadett C

The ascona 400r at billing last year was a cracking looking motor IMO it put most of the mantas to shame in the looks department, Although I would put a YBT in it lol or a RB26

[bazil]

Southie- check out totalOpel.com . I think I read the kadett one on there.

Edit- here is one of his project threads.... Only on page 2 though so I dunno if the m5/ascona is in there.

http://totalopel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4746&page=3

As a guest it only shows me the first post ?

[steviegsi]

As a guest it only shows me the first post ?

If you like your mantas/ asconas etc its worth joining up for the project threads mate. :thumb:

[amggsi]

Fergal isn't big into the build threads, but here is one on driftworks of the Ascona:

http://www.driftworks.com/forum/drift-car-projects-builds/164017-opel-ascona-m5.html

As Stevie said, TotalOpel.com is probably the best place to read of his other creations, and there has been a few!!!

[steviegsi]

Those arches he makes are unbelievable!

[amggsi]

Few pictures of the completed Ascona:

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/401802679.jpg
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/401802680.jpg
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/401802678.jpg
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/401802677.jpg

[Nova-nation]

That's nuts!

[amggsi]

Here are a fewof the Kadett Coupe he done, on a Honda S2000 chassis:

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/400526270.jpg
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/400526269.jpg
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/400526268.jpg
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/400526267.jpg
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/400526266.jpg
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL632/13413898/23921847/400526265.jpg

Kit all hand made from metal too!!

[scott.parker]

Yeah, serious amount of work to it! Second one he has done, he sat a Kadett Coupe shell onto a Honda S2000!

Thats the orange one on T'O? if so its the best car ever lol i love it!

[amggsi]

Thats the orange one on T'O? if so its the best car ever lol i love it!

Yeah it was orange, now green as in my above post! Think I'd prefer the Ascona, but wouldn't say no to either!!

[scott.parker]

I loved that skirt kit when he was making that, not been on TO in years! lol

And yeah now its green i would think the m5 ones nicer.

[BRoadGhost]

I followed that Kadett thread ages ago & thought what a great build.

Dunno if it's the colour or the arches, but it's somehow not as cool as I imagined.

Maybe it's me not really liking wideness...

[amggsi]

I followed that Kadett thread ages ago & thought what a great build.

Dunno if it's the colour or the arches, but it's somehow not as cool as I imagined.

Maybe it's me not really liking wideness...

I know what you mean, to me the Ascona looks more "natural" for want of a better word!

[steviegsi]

Id like the outcome a whole lot more if he'd stop painting his cars that fcukin green colour lol