Astra belmont engine

[Andy]

Would a 13or14 belmont engine go straight into a nova? no this isnt a project its just a engine has come up for nowt and was going to put it into a 1litre shell im possibly getting for the time being.Any help much appreciated.:thumb:Andy.

[John]

yep will fit using nova mounts and nova 1.3/4 exhaust.

[Andy]

Cheers John is it the same engine as an Sr? Also got a peierburg 13Sr carb for it would it go on?

[mowgli]

only the wiring will cause trouble. the coil wire from the 1.0 needs chasing back to the ign switch & replacing

[Andy]

With the belmont one i presume?

[Sloth]

with decent guage black wire mate, oh and the bellhousing on the 1 litre box is different i.e the bolt holes, you need to use the belmont box.

[Andy]

Will 1 litre shafts fit in the belmont box? its a 13s engine btw

[Andy]

bttt

[Andy]

Looks like this is going in for the time being,so a few questions...
1.Do i need the belmont shafts or will 1litre ones fit
2.What wires etc need retaining/replacing
If anybody could think of anything else that needs mentioning please let me know.Any help much appreciated
Andy.

[craig green]

Theres fook all wiring. Its mainly in the coil. Your Nova shafts & CV's will slot into the gearbox from the Belmont, your best of using that as its a 5 speed & as said wont fit the existing g/box.

A decent mechanic would do the swap in a day. The wiring is detailed above. Theres a wire in the 1.0 cars that has a resistor or similar in it. You need to remove that wire & run another (to the coil).

[Andy]

Thanks craig is this wire near the ignition? edit;what about the tank? Cheers,Andy

[Steve]

If its a 1.0 then I believe you will need a 1.2/3/4 carb tank as the 1.0 does have a return.

[craig green]

Your existing fuel lines into the 1L carb should just plumb into the new carb I'd imagine. (more of an injection man).

The wire is the ign live to the coil I think. Have a look tomorrow, black wire going to the coil...

[Andy]

If its a 1.0 then I believe you will need a 1.2/3/4 carb tank as the 1.0 does have a return.
Thats what i thought because there is only one line to the carb

[Steve]

Cheers John is it the same engine as an Sr? Also got a peierburg 13Sr carb for it would it go on?
It should also have the same carb as an sr, depending on the year it will either be the pierburg 1b or 2e (single or twin choke) my 85' sr had a single choke but I think from 87 they had twin choke.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

blam it in gear, give it the big one.. if nothing breaks its cool lol

[mowgli]

the coil wire on a 1.0 is really easy to find, it has a clear sheathing, remove the dials, & column covers, & track it back down the loom to the ign switch. then replace it with a good piece of normal wire.

[maccas]

regarding the non-return in the 1 litre tank, a return can simply be t-pieced into the feed without any problems, the pierburg 2e3 carb has a small fuel reservoir which has a feed from the tank, a feed to the carb and a return to the tank, simply t-piece the return back into the feed and it should work fine

maccas

[Andy]

Think ive got the idea.Thanks for everyones help.Where in East yorks are you from maccas? Yes steve it does have a 2e3 on it