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Jun 26, 2023 20:10:43 GMT
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Thanks very much for the info chaps.
Thanks for the link, I had followed that thread, I used to use corsasport many years ago!
The problem is this isn't going to go into a vauxhall, it will be going into a mini. I've had a micra engine in the mini before but what I did then was just lump in the whole loom from the donor car. The problem I face currently is donor cars are north of £1000, but I've managed to find two donor engines, with engine loom, transponder, ecu, gearbox, shafts, everything I would need for the conversion for nearer 1/4 the price of a donor, however I can't get my head around the transponder lark with pit part of the donor cars body loom.
Engine management and a fuel injection system are super appealing at the moment. However for ease of fitting I am tempted to chuck a set of bike carbs on it, fab up a manifold and manage it via Nodiz. However I am apprehensive due to being unsure of their reliability and consistent out put. I want to be driving, not having to fiddle about with a set of seriously undersized carbs at the side of the road.
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Hello everyone, Listed here for sale is my complete MX-5 Conversion package.
A little bit of background with this, I was building myself a Locost, you know the Haynes manual that gives you the plans to make a caterham-esq car for cheap. Well I gave that a go, thoroughly enjoyed it, but like 95% of them i have lost interest and have moved onto many other things. As part of the project i bought a full MK1 MX-5 to use as a donor car, so i have sat in my garage a whole conversion package ready to go. These things are becoming incredibly popular and i have seen MX-5 underpinnings in many things to great effect, So this is how i came about it and why i now have it for sale.
Included in the package will be the following. This is all taken from a JDM 1989 Mazda MX-5 that was imported to the UK in the early 2000s.
1.6 engine on 130km including all ancillaries 5 speed gearbox Prop shaft Complete car loom - I was going to use this on my locust, so everything is there so you could use it to run your whole car, Switch gear in this case is availible. Clocks and cable ECU Exhaust manifold
Off the top of my head that is all i can think of that would be needed. For this i would be after £650ono.
If more is needed, i have a vicious diff, shafts, uprights, the whole lot. Alternatively, if you are after the details to IVA your car and use a donor vehicle, i have everything here to do that.
This will need to be collected from Kent, however i am able to drop this a reasonable distance in a van for a cost.
If this is sold through here i am happy to send a 10% donation to the board, better rates than eBay and it goes to a better cause!
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Hello chaps, just wanted to see if any one with a truck could help here.
I have found a Supercharged Jag that i am super keen on, it will tick three boxes for me, super charged, Jaguar and a V8. However i am really struggling to get some decent recovery quotes.
Collection address is in the IP1 area and delivery is in the ME8 area, looks to be approximately 90 miles door to door with the dreaded crossing charges on top.
Car is a runner for loading purposes.
If any one can help please drop me a line. At the prices i am getting i am half tempted to rent my own truck and go get it myself!
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As per the title I have a few questions regarding the X18XE1 Vauxhall engine and I am hoping that some of those on here with a bit more experience than myself can enlighten me a bit.
I am specifically after the XE1 because it is small block. Due to my space confines a small block is exactly what I need. I also understand that the X18XE1 uses a cable throttle rather than a DBW style throttle.
My main concerns come from the wiring side of things, which I think is common with a lot of us when it comes to engine conversions! So I am trying to gauge here if what i am thinking of doing is the correct approach. I have always bought a donor car and taken everything I need out of that. I am trying to avoid this on this occasion. I have instead found a breaker with pretty much a whole front clip. The package consists of engine, box, ancillaries, engine loom, dials, key and transponder. This is everything that would be needed to swap the engine into a vauxhall, but that's not my plan. So I believe I need a few more bits.
Is it simply a case of finding a X18XE1 in a breakers yard and cutting off sections of the loom I need? So I would be taking the plugs and a bit of loom from where the engine loom & body loom connect, the transponder, dials, fuel pump & ODB port? Is this possible? I have only ever taken the whole loom, then cut out what I don't need.
I am sure someone on here years ago told me that there was a company that you could send your loom off to and they would trim it all up, remove the gumpf that isn't needed and send something back that just needed a power supply linking up to get an engine running, which would be great.
Part of me wants to chuck a set of bike carbs on it with some mega jolt, nice and simple... however there would be some huge benefits to retaining the vauxhaull management and injection system. I have run this car before with a Nissan engine and it was fabulous, however lacked the desired power. That was running the NATS system and also had the ODB port which was beneficial.
Ultimately I suppose I am trying to find out if it is possible to obtain the parts I need easily from a breaker to complete my conversion package. If the Vauxhall wiring and immobiliser systems are easily worked around and don't need some super rare system made from unobtanium to get them running.
Any advice or input on the wiring side of this would be absolutely fantastic and gratefully received.
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Hello all,
I am in need of a classic mini front subframe on the cheap. Idemy a twin bolt although I realise the chances of that are now slim. Single bolt would be adequate.
I am based in the South East but traveling up to Boston later in the month, then across country to Devon. Little later on, so could possibly detour and collect on either journey.
If its got the arms and hubs (disc) I'd be enclined to pay a bit more for it.
Not looking to spend a fortune, missed a couple on ebay at sub £50 due to collection time frames. I am not looking at spending a fortune because I will be hacking the thing to bits.
I would also be interested in a rear subframe, again to cut up so not looking for anything mint.
Thanks!
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Apr 25, 2023 12:30:42 GMT
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I have quite a bit of their range and have always been well impressed for the price.
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Apr 16, 2023 21:31:01 GMT
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Last Edit: Apr 16, 2023 21:42:23 GMT by BT
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Apr 12, 2023 20:20:25 GMT
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Think I am going to give this JW a go on my Locost prop. Heard good things.
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Oct 30, 2022 20:59:30 GMT
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This thread is honestly one of my favourites on here, along with DarylH and is the main reason I have a 944 now. I look back at this thread quite often and love this car.
Glad to see it back on here, I used to check the MOT status of the car from time to time and it has had more frequent mots than my own car!
Please keep this updated. I would love to see how it all goes.
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We had a new lad start at our place who thought he was a bit of a know it all. We sent him to the stores for one of those weight kits, the one with the long weight in it.
Sure enough when he asked the store man for a weight kit with a long weight. The store man left the stores through the back exit and he stood there like a total plum for near on an hour. Only once it was explained to him in the most simplest of forms did he understand what had happened.
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Are they for an E30 or a new mini?
There are some cool Comps in the for sale section that I've been tempted by for my new mini.
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Jun 30, 2017 19:41:45 GMT
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I'm very sorry Danny. I've only just seen your reply.
I'm in need now of something from Coventry to Kent. So will amend this rather than start another thread.
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Jun 28, 2017 12:06:41 GMT
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Personally I'd steer well clear of T-cut. From what I understand it's very abrasive and will possibly do far more damage than good.
Keeping your car clean has come a heck of a long way in recent years and a lot of it leaves me totally baffled however I'm sure there is a product out there that would be perfect for the issues that you have.
The Grumpy Northerner certainly knows a lot about paint and ChasR has recommended some fantastic products there.
Don't be tempted to T-cut the m areas because you have it to hand, decent products aren't cheap but they certainly work well.
The Detailing world forum is full of a lot of very helpful chaps. So if you're totally stumped they may be worth a visit. It's also pretty interesting to have a read through the portfolio section and seeing what kind of paint is being rescued and revitalised.
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Jun 24, 2017 16:21:00 GMT
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Jun 23, 2017 18:11:20 GMT
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Might seem odd but might it be worth asking Daz to run you one off? Size isn't an issue then.
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Jun 20, 2017 19:58:35 GMT
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Jun 19, 2017 18:18:32 GMT
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Indeed it is a Beaulieu. I saw it the other week.
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My ford ranger had electric diff locks. My imported L200 didn't, although I'm told later uk models did have diff locks. My '99 had diff locks. Indeed, most UK models had diff locks, and a small percentage, mainly some of the stickered up editions, had a very decent LSD set up instead. Must have just been my import special that didn't have them. However without them it was still very capable off road.
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