Nick
03-08-04, 10:55 PM
Im off to uni this year and the car's suspension is sorted, wheels , interior is going leather and a full gsi kit....
Now i need to start collectin bits for my XE Am i right in thinking i need
XE Engine,Gbox,Loom, exhuast ecu e.t.c (the full shabang)
NOva GTE 22 spline driveshafts
CAV inner CV's
Engine mounts ?
Seem welded engine bay
How much does it cost to have the engine bay welded, as i'd probably have a respray at the same time ?
total figures for the whole project ?
i can see it taking me a year or so to get it all done so insurance shouldn't be a problem by the time it's finished.
is it a HARD job (engine swap) as i'm reasonably competant and my dad's swapped classics engines before ?
Also, is it posible to add a turbo onto an XE properly ? no bodge jobs ? as i've heard it's a pretty similar engine to the LET. is a LET conversion a bigger job ? or is it the money factor that makes people do XE rather than LET ?
Now i need to start collectin bits for my XE Am i right in thinking i need
XE Engine,Gbox,Loom, exhuast ecu e.t.c (the full shabang)
NOva GTE 22 spline driveshafts
CAV inner CV's
Engine mounts ?
Seem welded engine bay
How much does it cost to have the engine bay welded, as i'd probably have a respray at the same time ?
total figures for the whole project ?
i can see it taking me a year or so to get it all done so insurance shouldn't be a problem by the time it's finished.
is it a HARD job (engine swap) as i'm reasonably competant and my dad's swapped classics engines before ?
Also, is it posible to add a turbo onto an XE properly ? no bodge jobs ? as i've heard it's a pretty similar engine to the LET. is a LET conversion a bigger job ? or is it the money factor that makes people do XE rather than LET ?