hey i was on this site asking questions about droping a ca18det in to a datson 1200 ute a few months ago.

now i have the ute and a shop that can do it ( AND THATS DONE IT BEFORE), a quote for the price of droping the motor and box and diff in and build the exhaust.

now all i need is the prices on mod plateing in townsville (qld) a half cut of a s13 or the motor and box and a r31 diff

some help with theese last things is needed any advice or people selling this stuff in the next 3 weeks in townsville would be cool thanks

So how much was the quote from the workshop on doing the conversion for you out of interest?

I've only heard of how much it cost many people on here to do the conversion themselves, so i would be interested to know how much a workshop would charge.

As for the motor and box as well as the diff you have quite a few options. There are plenty of performance engine importers around.....well in sydney at least, who can score you a half cut for the 2000-3000 mark i would imagine. Or just look on fleabay and such you should score a second hand motor and box quite easily.

As for the diff either just go to a wreckers and get one yourself and have it all cut down and a tail shaft modified etc or if your lucky you may find one already modified for you to whack straight in. From what i have seen these can be rare however on their own so if you have the funds, go the wreckers option and have it all modified.

Cheers
Trav

how much are they gonna charge you for the install
#trav beat me

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Hey mate I love your optimism, sounds like its nearly there but for the engine, gearbox, brakes, diff, exhaust etc.

hey mate wat workshop is going 2 dorp it in for you ????? its not that hard to do it yourslef its olny a few bits of steel and a pice of angel iron for the gear box mount or you can buy a kit to bolt stright in from (mad dat)

mod plate: (mark nixon automotive) he did mine top bloke he will sort you out

cheers matt

hey all thanks for all the help the shop ( stainless customs) is charging 1500-2000 to drop the motor and box in and put the diff in ( and mod it to fit) and to put a exhuast on it they coulnt give me a price on the wireing though . that price is if i pull the original motor and box out my self there allso putting the front brake booster on but i might do that my self . any ways just a question what size ehaust do u recomend i put on i was thinking 2.5inch becuase i want it quite but im unsure about it becuase its 1.8

thanks \

all ways all in

hey mate wat is the work shop gonna do ?
are they making the engine mounts ? coz if your buying a half cut and all the gear from maddat . and they are charging $1500 to $2000 just to put the motor in your getting ripped off coz putting the motor in, is a 2 hour job wit the maddat mounts. the wiring and intercooler is the hard part .
whos doing the gear box tunnel ?
whos doing the brake booster ?
tail sharft ?

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It's like I keep saying, "I'll have the CA up and running next month for sure!"

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I was "going" to have my sunny at this years datnats, but it was only today that it got back from Micks. At least it drives, turns, stops and does all that stuff now. Now I just have to get it painted, put all my new interior in and do this, that and the other, and it will be ready for rego.
At least by the time it is finished insurance will be a bit cheaper cause i will be older.

so u think im getting ripped. i dont think i could do it my self im 17 and a apprentice carpenter i dont wanna try, ill take the motor out my self ( a12 and box) but thats probly as far as ill go i dont have a enclosed place eather ill probly rebuild the diff with with a good lsd with my dad because he has lots of experience with that, hes about to start his torana SLR5000 but were struggling to find a place that will sell a LS7 if any one knows were he could get one of them that would be good but... its not eazy to find them there a 427 small block from the new corvette ( 505 hp !!!) we have found them on the net but i think he wants to go through i proper shop