Harkus
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Registered: 10th Nov 08
Location: Barry, South Wales
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Ok so ive been thinking about this for a very long time and have decided to start looking into it.
after one of my mates done it to his corsa its been sticking in my mind for some time....
im thinking of picking up a corsa B 1.0 or 1.2 what ever it is and then looking for a C20LET engine from a calibra turbo, obviously im going to need the box and the loom and going to switch the engine mounts aswell as uprate the brakes, the thing thats playing on my mind is its a bit of a big job and i dont have a garage to do it in as well as not being a mechanic....
so if i were to go about it is there anything els i need to know and has any one got any idea as to what sort of price im looking around....
this is just an idea for now and just looking into it just trying to get some ideas and peace of mind as to say.
I've done a bit of scouting around and I've come up with the following:
Cav GSI mounts
Cav GSI drive shaft
ecu specific for a c20let
Uprated 2ltr Cav GSI brakes with rear brakes drilled to 4x100
uprated suspension possibly koni's but your talking £800 or so
and a set of spings for uprated presaure
then its just a case of getting a 1.0ltr corsa b or a 1.2 12v and then a claibra turbo engine with box and loom, now ive been told im better off going for the F28 box i think it is to make it run smoother during gear change and excelerating and so on....
its a big job but it will be worth it..... just need some advice  thanks dudes
Matt
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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ive done a conversion on my driveway before, do you have any experience at all? it is quite a big job to take on if you dont know what youre doing and i wouldnt reccomend it
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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Why not just buy a LET Corsa?
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Harkus
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Registered: 10th Nov 08
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i havent know Leem by trade im a valeter but my dads friend is a mechaninc and can do conversions i aint had a caht with him yet but i know he will be more than willing to do it.
I would normally buy one monster but i wanted to do it as my own kinda project thing, there going for like 3000 on piston heads uotp 5k and its cheaper to do it your self.
as said just some advice really guys but thanks for your input.
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Jon_C
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
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quote:
Originally posted by Harkus
i havent know Leem by trade im a valeter but my dads friend is a mechaninc and can do conversions i aint had a caht with him yet but i know he will be more than willing to do it.
I would normally buy one monster but i wanted to do it as my own kinda project thing, there going for like 3000 on piston heads uotp 5k and its cheaper to do it your self.
as said just some advice really guys but thanks for your input.
You wont build one properly for less than 3k. Not if you are buying shell and engine and gearbox plus adequate suspension and brakes.
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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plus for peice of mind you will want to rebuild the engine or at least overhaul it as most let engines these days are not in cav turbos or calibra turbos so would be cheaper to just buy one done
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JaffaTB
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Registered: 7th Oct 09
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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i know its not the same but me and my dad swapped my 1.2 8v for a 1.4 8v sri engine on the driveway with no experience of engine swaps before and without a hoist
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