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Corsa_born85
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Registered: 11th Feb 07
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25th Jun 07 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have jus bort a calibra 2.5 v6 for £100. full car. i hav a corsa 1.4 sri and was wondering how much of a ball ache is dropping the engine into the corsa? i believe i wud also have to have the chassis stengthen!! how do i go about doing this if i decide to do it?
AK
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25th Jun 07 at 17:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bought
grogan
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25th Jun 07 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
for £100 are you sure the engine isn't fluffed?
Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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25th Jun 07 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
need custom engine mount...
will have to mod rear manifold..

not sure of the rest, probably pretty much same as xe from there i would of thought
Corsa_born85
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26th Jun 07 at 13:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
engine is mint. its my mates dads car. hes jus bought a bmw so hes gettin rid. runs sweet as a nut.
Tom
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26th Jun 07 at 14:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why nut just run the calibra?
Dean_W
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26th Jun 07 at 14:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The einge will go in. Search for Beardy in the owners gallery. He has one. He said it was a ballache to do. The manifolds need to be custom made. Custom mounts as well.
Dee
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26th Jun 07 at 14:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pointless conversion IMO.
Tom
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26th Jun 07 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They seem to always sell for less than xe's aswell there's something a bit wrong about that conversion done on the cheap imo.
Winemaker
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26th Jun 07 at 14:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mate, if you can do it, I say go for it!!
Hamish
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Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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26th Jun 07 at 14:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1) Learn to spell
2) Learn how to use grammer properly
3) that is all
Planty02
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26th Jun 07 at 14:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you use the engine cover, it will catch the indide of the bonnet. Have a look at beardys for marks where his has caught
Winemaker
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26th Jun 07 at 15:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
1) Learn to spell
2) Learn how to use grammer properly
3) that is all


Hamish
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26th Jun 07 at 15:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what?
Shane
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26th Jun 07 at 15:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if the car is mint then why pull it to bits, why not just sell it on and make abit of money
Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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26th Jun 07 at 15:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
drive the calibra the engine will do better in that
Shane
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26th Jun 07 at 15:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
drive the calibra the engine will do better in that


Very true

 
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