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philthepill_389
28-06-07, 03:14 PM
hi can any one help. i am lookin to buy a corsa to fit my 1.6 8v nova gsi engine into. my engine already has the corsa linkage rear mount and i know the gear box mout is the same. but what mod do i have to do to the driver side engine mount or what model of corsa do i need to get, so my engine will fit straight in? or were can i buy a mount for the conversion? my engine is a <c16se>

any help will be great

thanks

Mike
28-06-07, 03:18 PM
bolt the corsa mounts to the nova engine.

big gra
28-06-07, 03:53 PM
just get a nova!!!!

philthepill_389
28-06-07, 04:06 PM
last of the novas would that work because the mounts look alot diffrent

Mike
28-06-07, 04:38 PM
last of the novas would that work because the mounts look alot diffrent

i mean the actual engine mount, and where the rubber mount connects to, the big black metal bracket things, should work.

philthepill_389
28-06-07, 04:57 PM
so take the black metal bracket off the nova engine and use the corsa bracket

Welsh Dan
28-06-07, 05:00 PM
The mounts are different but the engine blocks are the same.

philthepill_389
28-06-07, 06:22 PM
so use all the corsa mounts on the nova engine

philthepill_389
28-06-07, 06:22 PM
easyer way of putting it

Adam
28-06-07, 06:33 PM
Yes

philthepill_389
29-06-07, 11:43 AM
well went to view a 1.2 corsa last night and all the engine mounts true to ppls words look the same and would bolt onto my engine but came across another problem the petrol tank will i have to get an injection petrol tank and use my pump and filter off my nova

thanks

Adam
29-06-07, 01:35 PM
Fit a MPI intank pump into the corsa's fuel tank.

philthepill_389
29-06-07, 03:35 PM
so use the standard spi tank but buy a mpi pump and fit it into the tank

Iain
29-06-07, 03:38 PM
Yes SPI tank and internal MPI pump.