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SteveW
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5th Jul 05 at 13:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how much will it cost for my matey Tom to put a 2.0l into his Nova..

as his 1.6 8 is now deader than dead.. (it has a big hole in it, and its kinda missing a piston)

all he wants to know is.....

how much is a fitting kit (does it comes with driveshafts etc etc)
to get the C20XE engine..

he doing it himself (hes quite handy with a spanner)

will be needing all the usual bits that go with these conversions

brakes
gearbox
loom

although he was also asking.. if he uses webbers or something like that.. then there will be less wiring ?

how much are they ??

Cheers anyone

Steve
Cybermonkey
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5th Jul 05 at 13:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
he will need to seam weld the engine bay to strengthen it.
Greg_M
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fitting kits you can get from usual places, as its basicly the same kit as the corsa.

but s said you will need to weld the engine bay.
BYRON
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Get the m-tech fitting kit (mounts, hubs, shafts, powercap) as that takes away the hassle of sourcing individual parts.

He will obviously need the
engine
gearbox (f20)
loom
fuel pump and fuel lines (if his current engine isnt injected)

Can do it all for well under £900

Seam weld the bay, adding harry hockley plates (£90), not essential to add the plates, but why not.

As for the 45's - second hand they fetch about £500.
BeArDy
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http://www.valvers.com/

everything u need to know about Novas
SteveW
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cheers peeps
corb
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JUST sold my fitting kit last Monday and I have an F20 box!

Also, need to change the fuel tank depending which one he has to allow for the fuel pump/lines i think.
SteveW
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he works for Bodytechnics (might be bodytone)

they work on Ferrari, Lambo, Bugatti

hes a bodywork/painter.. so he can weld up the enginebay too.. thats not a problem
BYRON
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5th Jul 05 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ignore the shopping list on the door.

Heres my old XE nova.





[Edited on 05-07-2005 by BYRON]
SteveW
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looks nice there mate..
BYRON
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surprised if its still alive now.
The rust was killing it before I sold it for £4k.
Ojc
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5th Jul 05 at 14:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not seam weld, stitch weld its better for the car.

If it was a 1.6 8v he will have a MPi pump already.
SteveW
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i will email him the link to this thread.. saves me cocking anything up
ed
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He needs a Nova fitting kit which has more mounts and no Powercap because he can use the SFi box instead - better option because you keep the torque up.... Is he getting the engine off of the Astra?
Doug_SRi
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5th Jul 05 at 18:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
he will need to seam weld the engine bay to strengthen it.


do you really have to do this? i bought a nova with an xe in it already and went to change it and noticed it wasnt seam welded and i hadnt had any problems. Now i am running more power its all seam welded tho.
corb
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nova kit has one spacer(for the gearbox) and one engine mount(offside engine). The hubs are the same as corsa ones and shafts are a slightly different length, about 3/4" shorter I think, probably wrong on the length bit.
corb
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and yes, wouldnt consider putting 2ltr in a nova without welding the bay up.

 
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