Heath,
This conversion is not as difficult as it sounds but you are correct you
have to use RWD manifolds of a CA16 or similar.
I still have my CA and G/box. The hardest part was the cooling system
plumbing.
Cheers
Feral Errol
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Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 2:02 PM
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Subject: Re: CA16 picked up today.... (long)
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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