It's a lot of work but are you a real car guy if you don't have an unfinished project taking up drive space for ten years?Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:57 am I do love how people always think changing to a completely different engine is such an easy job
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How about a twin-turbo Scooby Legacy motor? because flat six bro.
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Pretty sure that's where I got the "idea" (someone else's idea) from, although I thought it was Skid Factory.
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Aye, Supergramps has that engine. They also put a WRX flat four in a beetle and it was a monster.
JL, it was built at Al's shop but it was on MCM.
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Often the engine swap is the easy bit (although adapting engine A to gearbox B can be a challenge if you're blazing a new path). It's getting all the other crap like the instruments, A/C, and so on to work that's the challenge. As Dave's car is not some track-only slag and he wants to drive it on the road without it killing him, I suggest that an engine swap is probably not the way forward. Although this is a defeatist attitude and he should embark on some exotic engine conversion anyway.Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:57 am I do love how people always think changing to a completely different engine is such an easy job
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With all due respect to Dave, it's unlikely an engine swap will happen beyond the discussion part of it. Right?
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The worst part of all this was that me and my car were due to be doing a magazine front cover feature next week, which obviously isn’t going to happen now
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just a little change of title and it becomes a tale of caution!NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:21 pm The worst part of all this was that me and my car were due to be doing a magazine front cover feature next week, which obviously isn’t going to happen now
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Won't Attitude Magazine do it without the car?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:21 pm The worst part of all this was that me and my car were due to be doing a magazine front cover feature next week, which obviously isn’t going to happen now
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Well fingers crossed it’s a little roller coaster story that ends up with a cheap fix! Have you got a next step planned out yet or are you still in the “bit pissed off” stage!?
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is this a joke that works if you know what Attitude mag is?GG. wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:38 pmWon't Attitude Magazine do it without the car?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:21 pm The worst part of all this was that me and my car were due to be doing a magazine front cover feature next week, which obviously isn’t going to happen now
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Yes. Or if you can operate GoogleRich B wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:40 pmis this a joke that works if you know what Attitude mag is?GG. wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:38 pmWon't Attitude Magazine do it without the car?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:21 pm The worst part of all this was that me and my car were due to be doing a magazine front cover feature next week, which obviously isn’t going to happen now
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Still waiting for a slot to open up with my tuna. I’m stoic about the whole thing. I’ve already had an offer of £6k for it as is so worst case I’m out £2k. I don’t currently want to give up on it, though. If it does turn out to be excessively expensive I think I will attempt the LS conversion but that will be a long and slow progress one.
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It's a lifestyle magazine for gay men, some more searing wit there from GG.Rich B wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:40 pmis this a joke that works if you know what Attitude mag is?GG. wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:38 pmWon't Attitude Magazine do it without the car?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:21 pm The worst part of all this was that me and my car were due to be doing a magazine front cover feature next week, which obviously isn’t going to happen now
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