g'day fellow datters,

just a question doing the old "ca18det into the 1200 ute" mod and wondering is there any tips or tricks or advice for doing the conversion?
any info, weather it be from your own experiance, etc etc.

thanks alot, Ben.

just do the basics first and get it running and working . . dont do a me and do one thing then another then another and 2yrs down the track still no even close lol GL champ though

do something about the standard trans tunnel, cut the top radiator support panel out to make it easy to get engine in and out. upgrade brakes suspension and diff, theres a few other things that i'll think of

cheers.
Yeah i know all that stuff, already been discussed with my engineer.
my 1200 is a auto so i dont think i have to cut the trans tunnel.

hope you find a good engineer, there getting tuffer

Hey ben depends on where you are,

but i do no my engineer in dubbo has told me that the tunnel "MUST" over lap by 20mm all round and welded in both sides in & out when installing,

i also CANT understand why you blokes are cutting the rad support out!!!!, why dont you lift the car up abit higher....... it looks ####tttttt

Removable front ends are a good idea if you do them properly so they retain their strength and rigidity (weld nuts, overlap the metal etc).

just get an A series that revs to 10k....

A series BORING

i would just say its best to do everything properly the first time, yeah it costs more but when you got everything in pieces you might as well do everything. i was going to take some shortcuts to get it running quicker and cheaper, but its not worth it and i am happy now cos i dont have to pull it all apart again. its a pretty tight fit.