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BeArDy |
posted on 7th Oct 04 at 13:28 |
made the V6 one out of cardbored and fiberglass to start with :lol: | |
ed |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 21:21 |
Exactly what I thought. Though I have found somone with a cheap Cossvaux fitting kit for sale now... | |
Greasemonkey |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 21:20 |
sweet man seems easy, i could do that lol | |
ed |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 21:17 |
To make a front engine mount you need to get two steel plates, drill holes in them so you can fit the plates to the bock and to the rubber. Line the engine up with your crane or trolly jack so it is level - doesn't need to be exact, but it needs to be in place right. Touch weld the plates together then remove the bracket you have just made and properly weld it - add some gussets to strenthen it. You now have a mount. Seems a bit of a ghetto way of doing it seeing as you would pay so much for the mount from a company but I'm guessing this is one of the easiest ways of doing it... | |
Greasemonkey |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 21:11 |
tell me tell me, u2u me if ya have to, lol | |
A_Venables |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 21:09 |
lol, not saying anything, but hes got the right way of thinking. I've seen my dad do this many times with parts off cars, always, well nearly always works | |
CorsAsh |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 20:37 |
Doesn't it involve bits of cardboard? :lol: | |
Greasemonkey |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 20:35 |
no but i would like to know, bet it involves an angle grinder | |
ed |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 20:29 |
quote: Have you heard how he makes engine mounts? :P:P:P | |
hitman2k |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 19:57 |
pure engineering genius that how he did it! :) | |
Siberia |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 19:22 |
jesus beardy how did u fit that thing in there..... i just fited a c16xe to mine today and its tight enough on the bulkhead side...:lol: | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 19:04 |
C20XE on tb's :D | |
A_Venables |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 18:51 |
3corsameal, yeah saw that, was tempted but couldnt afford to doit at the moment, couple of months maybe, but the other thing is I have spent a fair bit of money on replacing part that wear out at that age of the vehicle, so as a whole my car is quiet sound, plus its modified to the way I want it. Have to have a chat with Beardy me thinks...... ta for the advice | |
BeArDy |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 13:15 |
2.5 V6 is Hard and cost alot | |
3CorsaMeal |
posted on 6th Oct 04 at 12:16 |
one for sale in total vauxhall for 4K, standard bodywork | |
ed |
posted on 5th Oct 04 at 23:13 |
You need a custom inlet manifold too... | |
Siberia |
posted on 5th Oct 04 at 21:21 |
u will also need custom exhaust manifolds the steering rack will need to be moved to name a few things.... | |
James R |
posted on 5th Oct 04 at 19:38 |
You'd need engine, and gearbox. Although if you wanted to you could use a F20 and 20XE flywheel which would help it rev up quicker, (std flywheel 19kgs :O) | |
A_Venables |
posted on 5th Oct 04 at 19:34 |
I'm thinking about having the conversion done from the standard 1.4 8v SRi lump, my questions are what is needed? Would the Corsa shell and chassis hold up to the stresses with a standard V6 lump? How much am I going to be lookin at to get someone to fit a C25XE in the car drive in, out? Is the chassis/ body going to need major mods to cope with the extra weight/torque of the V6? |