sierra motor conversions rego legal ?

[toonfish]

sierra motor conversions rego legal ?

i have a motorlesss zook that needs registering so do most people keep stock then rego and mod or slightly mod for legal rego?

thinking 1.3 litre 5 speed conversion may save too many hassles shouldnt have more than 10% increase on paper ?

any ideas

yes i have searched but vague on specifics

im in VIC the taxation capital of OZ

[Mudzuki]

What was it stock? 1L?

What do you want to up to?

[toonfish]

was a 1 litre
want at least 1.3 or gti motor

[Beastmavster]

Anything beyond 1.3 and you'll probably need at least 1.3 front brakes, if not EFI Vitara or better.

Having said that you will want better brakes anyway for running bigger rubber as 1 litre are not well braked.

In vic you have different rules, but as a rule of thumb a Naturally aspirated 1.6 will be easy (whether it be Suzuki or not is nearly irrelevant) and anything over 2.0 will be much harder. Best to ask an engineer before you try and bolt that V8 in.....

Good options (based on power, size and weight) that have been done before include the Vitara (obviously), Gemini/Isuzu 1.6/1.8/2.0 and 1.8 Diesel, various Corollas (inc EFI 4AGE/4AGZE), Datsun A14/A15 CA16/18 SR20.

Yes some people have V6 Commodores in and approved but it's not a cheap or easy job..... unless you're a magazine editor abusing your position

You should be able to find information about many of these engine swaps here with the SEARCH button.

A few other alternatives come to mind that could be really cheap like Bluebird CA20's - 5 speed as well as whole car for a couple of hundred bucks.

Saw a side damaged injected Pintara go for $300 at auction the other day....

There's a dual transfer cased Gemini/Isuzu motored Sierra in our club with an early 4 speed Jackeroo Gearbox and tcase (bolts on to isuzu engine no problems) leading in to the Sierra Tcase.

It needs some more effort to get right but it has some potential there for sure.... and would have way more with a Holden Piazza Turbo engine instead of an old 1.6 Gemini....

[toonfish]

thanks dude

some good moves there yeah the standard drums suck big time .
i am following 2 motor transfers through some local guys (our work mechanic next door) on a 84 and 86 model one is the gemini option the other a 1.6 vitara motor.

few small rust dramas to deal with first.

(well after the missus gets dealt with )

cheers

[runnin4life]

if the law says only 10% increase you can only go to a 1.1 litre cus its 1000cc's right well 10% is 100 correct then it would mean the hole size engine including 10% would make it 1100cc

[toonfish]

actually its 10% nominal power increase not size increase!

not excluding extras on the model range or something like that

[runnin4life]

woops my bad i keep thinking its 10% bigger capacity

[Beastmavster]

Where'd this 10% come in? Is it 10% before you need to get engineer's approval?

[runnin4life]

i duno i must have had to much coke or some thing

[-Mick-]

i duno i must have had to much coke or some thing

The pipe will kill ya man Put it down

Crack is bad mmmmkay

[runnin4life]

lol

im never touching that stuff screws you up see nwhat it did to a kid at skool went from like top classes to dropping out from failing and stuff