IS IT A GOOD DEAL?? 2.0 CONVERSION??

[JSeymour]

IM PAYING TWO PEOPLE ONE A MACHANIC FOR VAUXHALL N THE OTHERS GOT A 2LTR NOVA TO FIT A 2OXE LUMP INTO MY NOVA FOR ABOUT ?500. ALL I GOT TO DO IS TAKE THE NOVA AND THE CAR WITH THE 2LTR TO THEM AND THEY WILL DO EVRY THING TO GET IT RUNING.
IS IT A GOOD DEAL OR NOT? I DONT WANT TO DO IT MYSELF COS IV NEVER DONE ANY THING LIKE THIS, AND THE KIT IS PRETTY EXSPENSIVE I HEAR.
ALSO IF YOUV GOT A 2LTR NOVA COULD YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH ITS COST YOU AND THAT KIND OF STUFF? THEY SAID THEY WILL MODIFY THE DRIVE SHAFTS, DOES THAT SOUND NORMAL.
BY THE WAY THERE NOT PUTING IT IN MY GTE BUT PROBLY A 1.2I WHEN I GET ONE. THANKS FOR THE HELP....

[Snowface]

putting it in a 1.2i so you don't tell the insurance its a 2.0?

[orange_andy]

dont know much, but try asking around your self see what prices you get, have you taken into account the welding and strengthening you will need in the engine it self

[JSeymour]

NO YOU DONT.

[Stuart]

caps lock is next to the A key, otherwise stop leaning on the shift key.


you "dont" need the welding, but its seriously recomended.

?500 is too much imho. You should be paying about ?2000 to fit it TOPS esp if your supplying the engine etc.
have you got the right drive shafts and inner CV joints?

[Lee H]

?500 is too much imho. You should be paying about ?2000 to fit it TOPS esp if your supplying the engine etc.

bit of a contradiciton there :lol:

[Stuart]

meh like i care lol

[JSeymour]

I DIDNT MEAN 'NO YOU DONT' TO THE WELDING BIT.
YES OR NO ANY ONE, IS DOES IT SOUND LIKE A GOOD IDEA?

[Stuart]

final warning about caps lock :P

[Chris]

I wouldnt fit one without stitch welding at least!! If you dont I imagine it will last a few months before it pushes the strut tops through or rips the front end off

Chris

[Lee H]

Mines had a good 8 months of abuse now with xe and xe with carbs and cams and still looks the same as when I got it. Might have just got lucky :D

[Gunzi]

Yes ?500 is a good deal, get the welding done too tho'

[JSeymour]

THANKS FOR THAT, JUST GOT TO FIND A GOOD 2LTR NOW. WILL PUT PICS UP ON THE SITE AS SOON AS WORK BEGINS.

[Philsutton]

depends what that 500 includes, if it includes welding fitting it, wiring it up, making the exhaust up for it ect.. then its not bad. But dont get it done without welding, and ideally you want stiffer mounts so you dont bend your rad in half lol

[16vChris]

and ideally you want stiffer mounts so you dont bend your rad in half lol

Hijack

What you mean by that part?
/Hijack

[JSeymour]

THEY SAID EVRY THING TO GET IT GOING, SO I GUESS THATS EVRY THING. ONE OF THEMS GOT A 2LTR THAT THEY DID AND IT SEEMS FINE CONSIDERING THEY DID IT ALL ON THER TOD.

[Philsutton]

if you have ever seen a 2l nova on standard rubber mounts you'll notice that the engine moves alot, the manifold will hit the radiator and the inlet manifold will twat the bulk head. Mainly because you dont exactly have much room in the engine bay.

[16vChris]

ah right, didnt know that cheers :)

[Ben]

Ive seen loads of 16v Nova's built without welding and never seen any torn open, even seen the German Phase 5 turbo and thats never been welded.