mk1 engine conversion
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:28 pm
not sure if iv posted this in the right place or not, if not i apologize in advance.
i used to visit the V8 forums a fair few years back run by tony a fair bit and was originally going with the route of a v8 transplant, any way plans change when you move house and then hit you in the face when an illness hits and you end up sat on your arse for 5 years :/
Tony might remem this one, i have a 1969 (70 reged) mk1 capri in solid condition had some cosmetic work done recently and a few small cosmetic bits left to do but other than that its pretty much rock solid condition and its low mileage to boot, problem comes in the engine department its a 1600 GT running though a BW 35 auto bow couldn't pull the skin of a rice puddin.
My current daily (jeep cherokee) is reachin the point where parts are failing and its proving to be costly with long waiting times for parts even from jeep dealers.
So its looking like i need a change of vehicle and i really want to get the capri up and running but with a more reliable fun engine whilst maintaining some fuel efficency, budget wont be megga so a v8 is out of the question, from reading through the site and from research im thinking along the lines of the 2.9 12v/24v (which one is budget dependent) one thing i do know is id like around 200 bhp and the same torque so the 24v would be ideal (we all know power is addictive so the 24v will also provide a better base point to move on from i.e stand alone ecu and turbo/turbo's ) ..
To the questions i am mechanically minded but a full on swap is a bit out of abbilitys (health reasons) so i would probably have to look at getting someone to engineer, weld and fit the swap then finish it off myself.
Will this mount up ok in place of my 1.6.
what are the chances of keeping it an auto box i.e how easy will it fit (i know manual are better but this is due to health reason's)
is my rear end going to be up to the job?
Im fully aware ill need to update suspension (new bushes, shocks and maybe stiffer front springs for the extra weight) and braking (your gtr 260 kit seeming to fit the budget and smaller wheels) but on a nearly 40 year old car this is kind of a no brainer really.
I appreciate any advice you guys can give me and i do realize your all busy guys, just it seems hard to find this mod documented into a mk1
Many thanks
Brett
i used to visit the V8 forums a fair few years back run by tony a fair bit and was originally going with the route of a v8 transplant, any way plans change when you move house and then hit you in the face when an illness hits and you end up sat on your arse for 5 years :/
Tony might remem this one, i have a 1969 (70 reged) mk1 capri in solid condition had some cosmetic work done recently and a few small cosmetic bits left to do but other than that its pretty much rock solid condition and its low mileage to boot, problem comes in the engine department its a 1600 GT running though a BW 35 auto bow couldn't pull the skin of a rice puddin.
My current daily (jeep cherokee) is reachin the point where parts are failing and its proving to be costly with long waiting times for parts even from jeep dealers.
So its looking like i need a change of vehicle and i really want to get the capri up and running but with a more reliable fun engine whilst maintaining some fuel efficency, budget wont be megga so a v8 is out of the question, from reading through the site and from research im thinking along the lines of the 2.9 12v/24v (which one is budget dependent) one thing i do know is id like around 200 bhp and the same torque so the 24v would be ideal (we all know power is addictive so the 24v will also provide a better base point to move on from i.e stand alone ecu and turbo/turbo's ) ..
To the questions i am mechanically minded but a full on swap is a bit out of abbilitys (health reasons) so i would probably have to look at getting someone to engineer, weld and fit the swap then finish it off myself.
Will this mount up ok in place of my 1.6.
what are the chances of keeping it an auto box i.e how easy will it fit (i know manual are better but this is due to health reason's)
is my rear end going to be up to the job?
Im fully aware ill need to update suspension (new bushes, shocks and maybe stiffer front springs for the extra weight) and braking (your gtr 260 kit seeming to fit the budget and smaller wheels) but on a nearly 40 year old car this is kind of a no brainer really.
I appreciate any advice you guys can give me and i do realize your all busy guys, just it seems hard to find this mod documented into a mk1
Many thanks
Brett