FruitBooTeR
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From what a lot of people have said depending how brave you are it does sound quite straight forward.
Also ive got a camera and the use of corsasports hz 
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Dean_W
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It pretty much goes like this: -
Engine wiring undone.
Shafts, hubs etc. off
Mounts off, old engine and box out.
Modify bulkhead
New mounts in (they bolt in anyway)
Engine in place
Bolt mounts up
Wiring
Shafts Hubs and what not
Wheels on
There ya go. Theres a few more bits, but it's not hard.
Oh yeah.......Beardy got my engine out and in nearly full job..........took him.........about 4 hours.
[Edited on 27-11-2007 by Dean_W]
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Ian W
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Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
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Originally posted by Ian_Gsi16v
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Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Comparing doing the conversion youself or paying someone something like £1000 labour how hard is it really to do it?
For someones first conversion btw 
me and my mate did mine, first one we had done, had the engine in and running in a weekend 
But were either of you a mechanic by trade
No, neither of us.
Really is straightforward, bolt engine in, attach wires (plugs are all different sizes so will only go where there meant to go)
Wiring in my GSi was simple - just match colour to colour from the Calibra to Corsa loom
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Ian W
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I didn't modify my bulkhead, just used the ecotec pipe
[Edited on 27-11-2007 by Ian_Gsi16v]
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johnhara1
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Originally posted by aron85
did you beat the vts?
He was still along side me at an indicated 140mph  i couldnt believe it!
When we stopped he popped the bonnet and told me it was a C2 bottom end, it had cams, a stainless exhaust manifold, full exhaust system and it had an ecu remap.
When we both backed off (or couldnt go any faster rather) i was half a car length ahead so yes i won if you like, normally its bye bye vts once id hit 3rd gear. This one was rather quick tho.
Oh and the Corsa was a basic spec GSi (the light one) that had an exhaust, filter, powercap and FSE but carrying 30st in passenger weight between me and my mate, the saxo was a 12st driver only
[Edited on 27-11-2007 by johnhara1]
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Ben ev
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Originally posted by adam.d
What, mk2 golf wheel bearing in the corsa housing and then the astra hub will fit in? . Let me know if this is right and I'll get some more hubs as after machining them down your left with the walls about 2.5mm thick
i believe so. ile give him a call and find out. iirc it was on a post on vauxsport about a corsa project in south africa. reason he noticed was because ide bought a pair of corsa bearings the day before after a mate did abit of turning on the m-tec hubs whilst i was off work and without the use of our workshop. (they'd basically splade up a massive burr on the outer edge). if the hubs were lunched we were going to use a set of cav ones we had lying around and machine them but then saw the post about the golf bearings.
[Edited on 27-11-2007 by Ben ev]
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Nic Barnes
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something along the lines of vr6 bearings it is allegedly
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Ben ev
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he said its defo on there, i just had a quick scroll but didnt see it. said mgt be mk1 bearings but apparently there the same part numbers. would be worth checking that for yourself though.
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Nic Barnes
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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/other-mechanical-electrical/301704-boring-out-nova-hubs-2ltr-conversion.html
[Edited on 27-11-2007 by muppetsport]
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Jas
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Originally posted by aron85
did you beat the vts?
I can tell you now... without speaking to him... NO.... Power to weight comes into play there...
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Andyrs1800
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I sold my xe, Bought another to replace it, then bought the old 1 back again, Now i have 2, and a corsa with no engine and a xe engine sat on the floor
So yea i like em a bit
bought the red one back?
how many time's you sold and bought that back no fella
3rd time i have owned it,
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Adam_B
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Ben ev
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Originally posted by Steve
from what i can read you two have never made an exhaust before, you maybe be able to weld a few pieces of scaffold together but do you know anything about gas flow etc?
not that i feel the need to justify myself to you or anyone else on this or any other website but do you have any idea of what the fuck you are talking about. to sum up my ability by saying we sound like we are able to weld scaffolding together gives me the impression you no nothing and tbh sounds like something my girlfriend would say. ile leave you "highrollers" to spend your money were you please as i am clearly only dreaming.
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k e l
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i belive ben on that ive seen his workshop haha
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Steve
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yeah so you can weld, iv already said that, but that doesn't mean you can make exhausts
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adam.d
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Doesn't mean he can make exhausts?. Sounds to me like he's a quite knowledgeable kind of bloke with a good workshop, that's usually the right sort of ingredients to be able to make whatever you want. Me on the other hand have access to a full factory where we produce car chassis, trailing arms, etc whether it be on a massive scale or a 1 off for someone wanting to make a kit car / kit bike. If I wasn't capable of making just about anything automotive (within reason) I don't think I'd be employed for very much longer!
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Fro
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Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Comparing doing the conversion youself or paying someone something like £1000 labour how hard is it really to do it?
For someones first conversion btw
I paid no where near £1000 labour! whole conversion including labour and everything (engine exhaust etc etc) worked out to about £920,
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FruitBooTeR
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Originally posted by fro-dizzle
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Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Comparing doing the conversion youself or paying someone something like £1000 labour how hard is it really to do it?
For someones first conversion btw
I paid no where near £1000 labour! whole conversion including labour and everything (engine exhaust etc etc) worked out to about £920,
Was that at a random garage you enquired at or was it a friends garage so you got a good deal.
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Fro
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Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
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Originally posted by fro-dizzle
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Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Comparing doing the conversion youself or paying someone something like £1000 labour how hard is it really to do it?
For someones first conversion btw
I paid no where near £1000 labour! whole conversion including labour and everything (engine exhaust etc etc) worked out to about £920,
Was that at a random garage you enquired at or was it a friends garage so you got a good deal.
Neither, It was lee mitchell in kent. He charged me his normal price, so i got no special discount. i sourced engine and exhaust myself.
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P1CK4D
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And what a great Engine and Exhaust you got as well 
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willay
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fruitbooter - Lee Mitchell will do a good price, just about if you can justify the traveling but at the end of the day its Lee's bread and butter! hes done loads.
Also need to remember that fro got his engine and exhaust cheap as chips.
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Fro
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Originally posted by willay
fruitbooter - Lee Mitchell will do a good price, just about if you can justify the traveling but at the end of the day its Lee's bread and butter! hes done loads.
Also need to remember that fro got his engine and exhaust cheap as chips.
Didnt end up cheap after i bought the gearbox mind 
Engine + Exhaust - 400 - Gearbox ended up costing me over 80 quid 
[Edited on 28-11-2007 by fro-dizzle]
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Fro
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Originally posted by P1CK4D
And what a great Engine and Exhaust you got as well
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Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by adam.d
Doesn't mean he can make exhausts?. Sounds to me like he's a quite knowledgeable kind of bloke with a good workshop, that's usually the right sort of ingredients to be able to make whatever you want. Me on the other hand have access to a full factory where we produce car chassis, trailing arms, etc whether it be on a massive scale or a 1 off for someone wanting to make a kit car / kit bike. If I wasn't capable of making just about anything automotive (within reason) I don't think I'd be employed for very much longer!
being able to weld bits of metal together doesnt necessarily you know about exhaust systems. you could be an ace welder, and weld straight 90 degree bends together in an L shape in an exhaust. it would be shit. but because you know how to weld, you would assume it would be good? load of rubbish.
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