[zook_demon]

is there anyone that would be willing to put a 1.6 in my car for some dosh
i would attempt it but dont have the tools or the room
i live around the sunny coast area

[zook_demon]

oh its got a 1 ltr atm
and its a 84

[Fatzook]

Yeah mate. Have done a few now.

I am doing one this weekend too.

Do you have a front cut? or parts?

Or nothing at all?

Vit motors are VERY hard to find at the moment. I pick up a front cut on thursday, but wanted 2..... There are just so few of them coming out of japan nowdays.

Cheers
Peter

[zook_demon]

well there is a shop in kunda park called totally imports
they said they could get one with a gear box for a couple of g
im just trying to see if i did buy it if anyone could fit it and how much they would charge about

[zuk85]

hey gday mate, i work in kunda park, i have a green high top sierra I work on enterprise street.

i will be doing a conmversion on my zook in a couple months i have a 1.6 being rebuilt atm. and from what im aware of all u need is the adapter plate for the gear box everything else bolts up?? but im not sure about the 1ltrs if the gear box is the same as the 1.3lts

would love to give u a hand mate but i leave for my holidays in 10 days :S:S will be keen to help when i get back

[Fatzook]

zook_demon wrote:

well there is a shop in kunda park called totally imports
they said they could get one with a gear box for a couple of g
im just trying to see if i did buy it if anyone could fit it and how much they would charge about

Honestly mate you should budget $2k for parts and someone else to do it. Thats on top of your front cut.

Some parts you will need that you won't get with the front cut are:

1.3 sierra clutch, gearbox and flywheel

EFI fuel pump and preferable a surge tank and low pressure fuel pump aswell

New filters and oils etc,

1.3 radiator, or fit the vit one if its in ok cond.

adapter plate from 1.6 block to 1.3 gearbox

Fabrication that will need doing:

Move engine mount brackets, or make new engine mounts

Make or move gearbox mounts

widen tunnel for 1.3 box (may just fit)

new radiator mounts

1.3 bonnet or body lift to clear the motor ( or both depending on how you mount the motor)

new gear stick hole in tunnel

and heaps of other crap that I can't remember off the top of my head.

Do your research first and make sure you can actually get the front cut from this mob at Kunda park first. If they don't already have one I would be sceptical already.

JMO
Pete

[Scrawny]

You sticking a 1.6 in the ute Pete?

[Fatzook]

Yeah mate.

The 1litre is an absolute champ, but its just not enough power to do what I ask of the poor little thing.

[zook_demon]

sweet thanx for all your help guys
im not sure what im going to do sounds like alot of work
haha

[Saam]

1 litres are a bit more work when converting to either the 1.3 or 1.6