172 CONVERSION IN 8hrs :)

[MATT BLACK]

Brought the car in at 9am - stripped the 1.2 diet engine out and dropped in a 2.0 16v 172 engine / loom / box / ecu / susupension / brakes etc etc. Took 8 hrs to do with no problems at all - vehicle is now running and needs minor work to complete conversion ( brakes bleeding etc etc ) Took these pics to show you just how easy it is to do

 

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[Christopher]

bloody hell mate!

very nice work!

172 dash i take it?

 

[seb]

looks coolio, how much is that going to be then fella?

 

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[MATT BLACK]

Any Chance These Othere Posts Can Be Deleted Are Moved So Its All In One Spread ???? Thanks

 

[ChrisE]

Are the Mk1 172 Engines the same as the Mk2 172 Engines??

 

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[Christopher]

Are the Mk1 172 Engines the same as the Mk2 172 Engines??

they share the F4R engine.

Mk1 172 has a cable throttle where as the Mk2 has a crappy fly-by-wire thing.

 

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[MATT BLACK]

The engine used here is a mk2 lump FBW - providing you use the ECU and loom and throttle pedal off the donor car its ok

All this work was carried out today - Friday 2 / 12 / 2005

 

[Plattsy]

mint! just goes to show things can be done and it doesnt take weeks etc. my mates car was in for 2 weeks avin the same engine swapped over lol. that was on an astra lol.
If it only takes 8 hours i bet the labour charge isnt that expensive!
You reckon u cud fit a tt engine into a valver?

 

[Guy]

isnt that a 182 manifold though?

 

[ben_p]

somtimes wish i had done this on ma old car

 

[ant]

so thats why you're not answering my P.M.

 

[MarkM]

So j3ned £40 an hour labour means you can do the transplant for £320, seems like a bargain to me.

 

[_Kenny_]

jesus that's quite tempting lol

 

[V1NNY]

Would love to do this

 

[Aust1n]

Nice work matt

 

[Adam]

fecking quality stuff......nice work.

 

[Spammy]

So j3ned £40 an hour labour means you can do the transplant for £320, seems like a bargain to me.

2 Mechs so £640?

 

[Rich]

Nice work - to much for a friday though!

 

[Dave S2K]

Nice one, goes to show what can be done with good knowledge!

 

[fizzy_drink]

Very well done!

Know your stuff don't ya!

 

[james24]

Brilliant! I wouldn't know where to start!

But I still don't really see the point?!

 

[Lagerlout]

Christ! Your supposed to take it easy on a friday!!

 

[MATT BLACK]

I dont do the conversions no more for the public - trouble is when you do these sort of things you get nobs asking for 12 month warranty's and the service history of the car the engine come out of + lots of more stupid things. So now i just sell the kit for £1500 + vat

 

[Sport182]

Good job!

Will it fit in a valver easily or would it be a mission?! Thinking about it I have never seen one in a valver so I take it it wont.

 

[MATT BLACK]

Yes it will fit in a valver - Forgot to mention this engine has had head work / cams / hillpower inlet manifold / R-sport ECU + other various bits n bobs

 

[Dan Page]

fuckinhell!
good work mate!

 

[Guy]

Yes it will fit in a valver - Forgot to mention this engine has had head work / cams / hillpower inlet manifold / R-sport ECU + other various bits n bobs

is that included in the 1500 quid?

or is the 1500 quid for an average mileage 172 engine loom box rad ecu etc?

 

[The Big Yin]

is that included in the 1500 quid?

or is the 1500 quid for an average mileage 172 engine loom box rad ecu etc?

standard parts , thers probably £1500 worth of work in those parts alone

 

[Guy]

just wondered if them mods were done on the donor car that crashed and soold in the 1500 package.

 

[WeeGad]

Dropped my clio off today at Torque,Doubt i'll get it back inside 9hrs!! lol

 

[Nick_R182]

Was the conversion for the lad you work with? I remember reading a thread a while back saying he crashed his, but was getting a new engine with cams, headwork etc?

 

[Rich_16v]

8 hours... very impressive

Thats less time than reno take to change pads

 

[Mondial172]

Another sleeper? Whos this one for?

 

[MATT BLACK]

Was the conversion for the lad you work with? I remember reading a thread a while back saying he crashed his, but was getting a new engine with cams, headwork etc?

Yes mate it is - its the engine from the blue one but now with some mods

 

[MATT BLACK]

these are before and after - he wrote it off on a fast bend