car people ???

[rabbitearbandicoot]

Hi, who knows about swapping engines in a car these days? It's been a long time since I did it and I know the rules would have changed a lot since those days.

eg Holden Statesman with a V6 - can you put an V8 in? If so, does it have to be from the same year model or can you put a later model engine in?

TIA

[joz*garage]

im a car person

yeah you can, this model came out with a V8 so i dont see any real problems other then to fit the right tranny and rear end to handle the extra torque

and i'd choose a V8 chev engine that came out with this model... to make matters easier and would give it an orginal feel

(might work out cheaper if you bought a donor car 

[rabbitearbandicoot]

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@joz*garage wrote:

im a car person

yeah you can, this model came out with a V8 so i dont see any real problems other then to fit the right tranny and rear end to handle the extra torque

and i'd choose a V8 chev engine that came out with this model... to make matters easier and would give it an orginal feel

(might work out cheaper if you bought a donor car 

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so, a 5.7 ? Could I put a 6.0 litre from the VE series?

Sorry, what's a donor car?

[joz*garage]

a 6.0 ltr from a VE? i dont see why not

im guessing engine mounts would need to be fabricated anyway

a donor car is a wreck you take all the parts you need (for the hot up

[rabbitearbandicoot]

You said:" yeah you can, this model came out with a V8 s"

which model? I have bid on 2 or 3. But the one I am considering is a VR - the motor won't start - it may be just a fuel pump or it could be something major, but if I buy it I'm not going to cry if the motor is cactus - it's cheap.

I'm just waiting to contact a friend-of-a-friend that has a car trailer.

[joz*garage]

You said:" yeah you can, this model came out with a V8 s"

which model?

all statesmans had the option of a V8, didn't they?

I have bid on 2 or 3. But the one I am considering is a VR - the motor won't start - it may be just a fuel pump or it could be something major, but if I buy it I'm not going to cry if the motor is cactus - it's cheap.

a V6 car? ^

if you havent got a statesman car at all, why not choose a statesman that came out with a V8? should workout cheaper than to modify

[happyroo_bunji]

I hope to god you are getting someone to this motor in

[rabbitearbandicoot]

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@joz*garage wrote:

You said:" yeah you can, this model came out with a V8 s"

which model?

all statesmans had the option of a V8, didn't they?

I have bid on 2 or 3. But the one I am considering is a VR - the motor won't start - it may be just a fuel pump or it could be something major, but if I buy it I'm not going to cry if the motor is cactus - it's cheap.

a V6 car? ^

if you havent got a statesman car at all, why not choose a statesman that came out with a V8? should workout cheaper than to modify

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why didn't I think of that? No, I did actually, but I can't find one under 8 or 9k. Actually I missed one that went for just over 6 a few days ago - could have kicked myself - it was a caprice with 5.7, leather and all the bits.

What I'm thinking is that the motor / gearbox /diff will probably be catus anyway and I'll have to buy a new one, so I may as well get one that's cheap.

[rabbitearbandicoot]

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@happyroo_bunji wrote:

I hope to god you are getting someone to this motor in

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Nah! What could possibly go wrong? Block and tackle over the garage beam and bob's ya uncle.

[joz*garage]

patience...lol, i'm sure the right one will pop up

and i'm sure lots of owners would want to part with them because theyre expensive on fuel, so.. hang in there