sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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thinkin bout an engine conversion in a gsi for a next car
just wondering how much yours cost and what bits you uprated (brakes suspension etc)
cheers 
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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in general......
500 for coilovers (worth it every pennie)
400 for brakes (v6 front, braided hoses, rear disks too)
500 for a cav/astra - sell bits of it on, use rear beam off astra etc and brakes if u want to
500 for fitting kit (or a bit more for PAS etc)
300 on engine bits before u put it in, clutch, belts etc if u want it doing right, oil, piston rings?? gaskets etc
500 labour
so id say 3k tops to do it properly
i have everything and cage etc ready now, just need ££ and an engine!
[Edited on 26-03-2004 by M2RV H]
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adam_sport
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morgans salvage at charltons (guisborough) have a 2.0ltr red top in i think. i think they were after £350 for it 
heres the link to there site http://www.morgan-autosalvage.co.uk
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Karnage Corsa
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Registered: 4th Nov 02
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I think mine is coming to just under £2k
£650 Engine
£650 Conversion Kit, Power steering one
£500 Labour
£350 Coilovers - Second Hand
£150 Front Brakes
Thats £2300 before even thinking about styling accesories which I have purchased, and all the little niggly bits you have to buy, I say you are looking at £2500 minimal to do a really good job depends on the engine you get and then theres the problems on top of that with conversion kit dealers pvd are supposed to be right B@stards, I got mine from cossvux we had a bit of chew from them but the stuff was here in about 3 weeks I think, Regards Paul...
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corsafreak
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Registered: 1st Dec 03
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here's mine
cav gsi- £550 (engine,exhaust manifold,ecu,box+front brakes) although i did make £250 from selling bits from the cav.
labour- diy so nowt
air filter- £30 for a cav 2.0 pipercross induction kit from the adtrader.
mount kit - £50 from lee mitchell.
suspension - £400ish koni's and eibach springs.
ecotech throttle body adapter - made one diy style and got the ecotech pipe from a m8. ( £95 from v-tuning, no need to cut the bulkhead  )
driveshafts - £265 from justnovas ( they fit the corsa hubs so no messing about changing hubs.300bhp lifetime warranty)
exhaust - got a flexi to couple the valver manifold to the standard system for now £30.
£1045.
if you get a gsi then the rad, headertank + mpi fuel pump will be useable, i had to buy the tank £5 and fuelpump £30.
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sxi boy
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dnt think id want to pay anything over £1500 in total for XE corsa like
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KITcorsa
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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quote:
Originally posted by sxi boy
dnt think id want to pay anything over £1500 in total for XE corsa like
good look mate!!!! compaines do a drive in drive out service for £3500 lol
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M2RTY
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quote:
Originally posted by sxi boy
dnt think id want to pay anything over £1500 in total for XE corsa like
buy cheap buy twice
no point in doing it if ure going to cut corners, on your head be it
the corsa was never ment for 160bhp+ lol
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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beardy can do it for £1500 as can lee mitchell
this includes engine, fitting kit (hubs etc), and labour
obviously theres the brakes to upgrade but thats not going to cost more than £500 at the most
beardy says he can do a LET for £2500 so im going to look into that
god knows why any1 would want to spend 3500 on a N/A 2ltr in a corsa 
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Drew
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i would go the extra distance down to Lee myself, has he not gave ya a price on the LET?
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sxi boy
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i'll pm him 
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M2RTY
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so ure not bothered about uprated springs and shockers either?
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Karnage Corsa
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I am getting avo coilovers for mine next week or the week after hopefully
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corsafreak
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quote:
Originally posted by Karnage Corsa
I am getting avo coilovers for mine next week or the week after hopefully
i'll be interested in seeing how smooth the car is with these compared to my koni/eibach setup.
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M2RTY
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im on spax coilovers, handle ace but its too low and catches on all 4 arches lol, going for looks over performance mind
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Karnage Corsa
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What drop you got on yours M2RV H, I was wanting somethign like 70mm on front and maybe just 40mm at the rear what u think ?
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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i was looking at a gsi that already had uprated springs and shocks
but now ive decided against the LET idea
decided to get a bigger loan and get an ibiza cupra 20VT now
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