And I'd go the other way and say you can do it 3rd party for £500-£750'ish if you shop wisely and are happy to go for a 1600 CVH with used parts.
Admittedly it's not the last word in engine refinement or torque, especially if you've driven more modern cars but to me, that’s the easiest way to get more power to the car without excess modification (of the subframe mainly, but the fuelling too) £50 1.6 CVH £30 engine mounts £20 5 speed gearbox £50 Brakes £100 Suspension if you want to £30 carb £50 exhaust And the rest on labour. As far as I'm aware, the driveshafts will be fine. There are XR2 Zetec conversions running on original 1.1 Fiesta d/s with little to no problem at all. The garage who did the engine swap on my Saloon charged a couple of hundred quid labour, it's a 2 day max job to drive in/drive out for a garage. They're in Notts, so probably a bit far but they weren’t specialists other than independent mechanics with a good reputation Check out the For Sale section of the XRTwo.com forum for bits and pieces to build up. You need to register to view, and I'll warn you in advance that place can be a bit...blunt at times. If you want the Rolls Royce (or should that be Ghia) service, then I agree you'll pay for the privilege. Have a look at Specialised Engines in Essex and budget upwards of £1.5k. You will be wheelspinning all the way home again though :) Andy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matthew Sent: 11 January 2009 16:27 To: [email protected] Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: engine conversion Hello Martin and welcome, I used to live in Cookham and recall there being a few kit car / car modifyers within a reasonable drive away, one I think around Uxbridge. However that's a while ago now and I cannot remember any names, however they did used to advertise their services in the kit car magazines. Before I was shown by another Quantum member how to DIY I was looking for this kind of service but found it quite tricky to find places willing to undertake such a big job. Yours considering your starting point is perhaps going to be a bigger job as you'll be wanting to update the braking systems as well. You are probably looking in the realms several thousand pounds I'd think. One option is speaking to Quantum who were willing to supply and fit a zetec engine for around £3000 I recall. Matthew > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of marlowboy > Sent: 11 January 2009 15:13 > To: Quantum Owners Group > Subject: [Quantum Owners] engine conversion > > Hi all, > First posting, probably more to follow! > I have a 2plus2, bought to "tinker" with after taking early > retirement, and I have tinkered! > It now requires a little more work than I wish to do on my own. > It has a 950 (!) Fiesta engine with 4 speed box and I assume, > 950 D/ shafts and brakes. > I wonder if any of you knowledgable folk could recommend a > garage or mechanic that would be prepared to upgrade the > engine to either a CVH or Zetec. I am in Buckinghamshire but > distance is not a problem as I took her down to Hastings for > a guy to look at and he agreed to do the conversion, then backed out. > Any help or advice would be very welcomed. > Many thanks and a happy new year to all, Martin being > overtaken by milkfloats and cyclists!!!!!!! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
