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Adelaide
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July 2002
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Re: diy conversion
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Tue, 20 July 2004 23:54
 
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wrong, everything WILL line up and bolt in
i put a 100kw 4ag into my 1986 AE82 CS-X hatchy
i used the standard 4ac gearbox
u will need a efi fuel tank from a ae82 twincam
twin cam dash with tacho, spose u could use a cs-x dash and go crazy into the red (redline is 6000 on a 4ac, 7700 on a 4age  )
you can probably get away with using the standard fuel lines althought i put in bigger ae82 twin cam lines, had to cut and use flexi pipe on two corners as the steel pipe was dented and i couldnt bend it back,
in short would i do it again? no. i'd just go out and buy a car that already has the engine in it. BUT it did feel good when the engine was finally in and it was all done. The car is so different to drive now. i just have to be gentle with the gearbox
bolting the engine in is the easy bit
the wiring is the hard bit, i had a auto electrician do it for me, cheaply coz i know him, and that was $600
there is HEAPS of info on these forums if you do a bit of searching you will find all the info u need, i did, if it wasnt for these forums my car would not be running
also its not a cheap exercise either i spent about 1500-2000 (including $600 for wiring) on bits and pieces to get it going but i had a few hiccups with bits that i pulled out that were no good and had to be replaced anyways
like:- left hand side driveshaft was knackeredd $160
new water pump for motor $80
timing belt ( if u do a water pump u might as well do the timing belt cos ur there already and its a pain in the ass to do later) $40
new plugs, new leads, air filter, petrol filter, oils, coolant, brake fluid, more coolant, more oil, oil flush stuff, tools that i didnt have but needed. i had a friend help me over a long weekend, we got the old engine out and the new one bolted in. so its not really that hard, but you will need and engine crane, hire is about $25-$40/ day depending where u hire from, i found bunnings to be cheapest
If you have any other questions im happy to help just message me
Cheers
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