what parts can be used from the 2.0l car??

bluebuss wrote on 23. Apr 2011 at 23:18:


Bloody Hell or should that be Sacre Bleu!  Your original post is only 12 minutes old. At this time on a bank Holiday week end people are either out & about, p155ed, getting p155ed or thinking of bed if they're in work tomorrow, not necessarily on a forum ........... 

spigot bearing
, dmf, full clutch kit, clutch pedal and associated hydraulics pipework,
tunnel top fittings for manual including gaitor and plate
gearbox and lever, support bracket etc, you will need to bypass the starter cut out wiring for the autobox and small amount of wiring for reverse lihts ifirc
you wont need to change master cylinder as the feed for the slave is just blanked off on auto,s, so cut the blank off when you have connected the pipework,, cant remember which pin in the ecu you need to ground? or break off to tell the car its a manual sorry, sure its on here somewhere
good luck!!
as for putting it in a 2.0 bodyshell, well it wont be easy!! nowhere for the intercooler and various brackets missing for oil cooler pipework etc, may be best to change the entire front subframe for a diesel one, which also means you wil need the diesel brake setup as its bigger than  2.0 i think!
propshaft on diesel is the bigger flange and the 2.0 axle is the smaller flangetype so diff will prob require changing to get the proper diff ratio in there or  hybrid prop made but not sure how long the 2.0 diff will take the torque
there is a whole lot more to it than meets the eye, i have just pointed you in the right direction !

bluebuss wrote on 25. Apr 2011 at 19:16:


no go on 2.0 dmf,even if it did bolt on its balanced for a 4 pot not a 6pot!! have to be omega or bmw one mate, clutch kit wont fit either, also forgot to mention exhaust hangers will be in the wrong place on the 2.0 bodyshell,

bluebuss wrote on 26. Apr 2011 at 20:44:


If you are chewing up Transmissions, Fit an AR35 transmission.  It'll handle the torque of the chipped? engine with relative ease.

thankyou, ar 35? been there done that..
the engine isn't even chipped. last gearbox did the shuddering second gear trick, then 3rd and finally onto no movement......

will stick with the good looking 2,0l....