engine transplant 1.6

[michael squeak]

hi everyone just had some bad luck with the nova my 1.0l engine blew up on me when i was driving, (grinding banging cracking etc) theres no visible damage but it bangs ans grinds when i try to turn it over. so the question is is it easy to change from a 1.0 L to a 1.6? ivegot my head screwed on when it comes to swapping the engines and my cousin can do the wires but obviously it wont be that simple so can you tell me the not so obvious things that i have to change
thanks mikey

[conad]

well iv got all the part that you will need eg tank, engine ect lol (and im only in johnstown)

[michael squeak]

how much for all your stuff engine and tank do you have the gearbox loom ecu and driveshafts? if you empty your pm box ill pm you my number if its easier

[conad]

well i was planning on puting everything up for sale on ebay , i basicaly have a whole gsi with a bit of a 'shiney' engine for sale in bits http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/conad/mynova4.jpg

[michael squeak]

how much for it all? empty your pm box mate

[conad]

i dont mean to sound like a grabbing b**tard but it would all be split up, i'd get a lot more money that way... my pm box is empty

[gammienov16v]

how much for all your stuff engine and tank do you have the gearbox loom ecu and driveshafts? if you empty your pm box ill pm you my number if its easierit depends on how lucky you are i got my complete 1.6 engine and f13 box from a gsi @ 80k and a top end rebuil all for ?50, because me mate didn't won't to put it in his corsa, bloody bargin:D

[Stuart]

standard (read that as with a manifold/air filter too) 1.6 8V's are worth next to fcuk all so look around at people doing XE conversions and grab their scrap :D

[Jack]

Isn't one of the engine mounts on a 1.0 different to the rest of them?

[Riggy]

only the bracket that bolts to the engine jack , just use a mount from any other nova

its an easy swap , you will need tank and pump , and engine & g/box , with loom and ecu

your drivesahfts will be fine but you should fit some bigger brakes

but... if you only passed your test a few week ago , you wil get hammered on the insurance

and DONT not delcare it if you do it

[michael squeak]

thats were my mum and dad might help me out lol

[michael squeak]

my cousin has offersd me a 1.6 with 76.000 miles, driveshafts, brakes and struts for ?100 to buy or not to buy ?

no gear box or tank tho.
is it possible to use my tank and put an electric motor on or somthing my mate tried explaining it to me but i didnt understand lol

[Mike]

^ not a bad price really.

One of my GSi engines cost me ?75 i think? And the other cost me?60 IIRC but i heard it running prior to removal and helped remove it on purchase day

[michael squeak]

so its a good price then as for the tank and gear box a trip to the scrappy i think, does anyone no how much for a new tank and can you get them from vauxhall?

[Steve]

Don't try and bodge up a 1.0 tank just ring around scrappys (vauxhall specialist ones) and you should get a gte or gsi one fairly easy, there was a gearbox on here the other day, also its worth hearing the engine run before buying if you can.

Doubt you can get a tank new and if you can its not worth it as they'll cost shed-loads. Wiring is pretty straight forward.

[Mike]

Ive got a couple F13 gearboxs spare lol

[michael squeak]

how much for an f13 box mate? is it 4 speed or 5 speed inm confused when it comes to f13 this w29000 that lol are you local to wrexham?

[Steve]

f13 is normally the close ratio gearbox for small block novas, 1.4 sri and 1.6 gte/ gsi have them std. All 5 speed as far as I know

[michael squeak]

ah i see, is the wiring hard to do my cousin says he knows what hes doing cos he did his own last year but i would like to no before i let him loose with some snips lol.

[Steve]

I didnt do the wiring on my gte conversion but looking at it now its pretty simple, if he's done one before then im sure it'll be fine.

Quick question - why don't you trust your own cousin!? lol lol

[michael squeak]

cool ill let him do it then i remember him doing his but he had a few problems so im a bit scared incase he butchers my car lol so relativley its straight forward its not the most ambitious thing in the world and i can always rely on you guys and gals for some answers 'thumb'

[stevenf]

if you are near a place called stanley there is a vauxhall breakers there and they might have some of the parts you need.

Vauxhall Spares Salvage
Johnsons Yard
Stanley, DH9 6EU
01207 280930

[Mike]

The wiring is pish easy chap, and from mine to wrexham is just the A41 all the way into Wolvo