Is this the FWD CA18DE? If so, would someone be willing to share a few
specifics on that? Privately if it saves bandwidth.
Regards,
Brendan
At 02:02 PM 6/18/2001 +1000, you wrote:
>Heath
>
>I was thinking the same when this topic came up a while ago (last
>year??). But at that time Errol mentioned he had actually
>performed a FWD CA18 to RWD conversion, and it is based on his
>info that I thought I'd have a play with this engine.
>
>Andrew
>
>> i think you are going to have a few hassles
>> a guy up here had probs with a FWD CA18
>> with gearboxes and manifolds, turbos as well
>> in a 1200 ute
>>
>> Heath
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Andrew Robert GREENBURY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Sunday, 17 June 2001 11:10
>> Subject: CA16 picked up today.... (long)
>>
>>
>> > Hi List
>> >
>> > Well I got me a CA16 for FREE today - a friend of a friend got it with a
>> > CA18DET he bought trying to sell it, but suddenly had to get back the
>> > space, so it was free to whoever wanted to pick it up.
>> >
>> > Naturally it is FWD, but thanks heaps to ERROL who reckoned a CA20
>> > bellhousing and spacer would do the trick to mate up to a skyline
>> > gearbox. (picked them up at an all-you-can-carry pickapart sale last
>> > week along with EFI fuel pumps and alternators and brakes).
>> >
>> > the CA20 bellhousing appears to bolt up at a couple of places and not at
>> > a couple of other places (inc;uding starter motor). it also looks like it
>> is
>> > going to place the engine at an angle when installed - with the drivers
>> > side higher than the passenger side. is this a common CA installation
>> trait??
>> >
>> > Also is there any stuff I should be checking out to determine the quality
>> > of the engine?? Is it worth pulling off the head to check anything?? The
>> > (import) engine has supposed to have only done 40000kms...
>> >
>> > Finally, did Aust get any CA16s??
>> >
>> > I'll try to borrow a motec to get it to run - worst case it will allow me
>> > to get everything sorted dimensionally to allow a bolt in CA18 conversion
>> :)
>> >
>> > Thanks heaps
>> > Andrew
>> >
>
>
>
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