[rlcleeds]

rlcleeds

hi . iam in the middle of the same swap myself . i am in the uk and tryining to put a 16v in my gt . i think this is the earlyer version of the ecotec ? u can use an opel manta box , it goes straight on the block . ive not sorted the mounts yet ( if any body has any ideas let me know ) also on the 16v the distributor is a problem

 

[rlcleeds]

rlcleeds

P.S. the manta box has to be from an 1800s not the gte !

 

[rlcleeds]

hi guys . iam in the middle of putting a 16v calibra engine in my gt . sorted the loom and its time to try and put the lump into the gt . anyone got any ideas for engine mounts ? slso the distributor could be a problem it looks as though it will fowl the bulk head ?

 

[baz]

ive answerd in the ecotec thread but i think you need the dizzy from the 1800 as it has a reversed fitting so it clears the firewall
its a chain drive inside a bracket and sticks out to the right of the head above the exaust
i will see if i can hunt a pic out and post soon

 

[baz]

its done at the front now so it seams this is from
http://www.wheredidyougetthathat.freeserve.co.uk/Ascona Picture Story4.htm

 

[kwilford]

There is a adaptor mounting kit for the DOHC 1.8 and 2.0 Opel engines to fit a GT on German eBay at:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=61297&item=7932640573&rd=1

Current price is 136 Euro. Here is a photo of what is included

 

[baz]

handy pic that wish we had something to scale
so we could copy them
what brake some ones paitent shocking

 

[kwilford]

I split the discussion on the Astra 16V from the Ecotec thread, and merged it here

 

[rlcleeds]

rlcleeds

hi .thanks for the info . i missed the fitting kit from german ebay ( don,t speak the lingo , had trouble tryin to bid ) if anyone sees another thats wat i need .

 

[baz]

use the power of the world wide net and interweb
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
the cheapest free translator on the net

 

[jakob]

OHC engine mounts

rlcleeds
Lenk Opel Tuning sell the kit you missed on German e-bay, but its pricy 390 euro. Their part number for it is 6/030.

 

[G.v.Mainberg]

!6V swap

That's how it looks in a '72 Kadett.
It's a whole lot of work, self made motor mounts, move booster/main cylinder to the front, self made oil pan, remove heating system AND cut some sheet metal instead of using the different distributor, and and and.

Have fun trying it (for me it was worth the trouble)
Dieter

 

[azzi]

RlcLeeds !

PM me your land-line number, I'll give you a ring about this conversion.

I'll tell you what you need and what off.

 

[rlcleeds]

16v swap

thanks for the tips azzi