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Title: Qld mod rules ??? Post by: 57effie on April 15, 2011, 08:41:02 PM Hi All. I live in Queensland and I'm after some guidance on what engine swap I could do without having to go the engineering/compliance path. I'm not looking to make this a permanent swap. Just wanting to be able to use the car while I decide what I'm going to with the original motor. I was looking for a grey runner to put in but they are hard to find around here. I've got a 161 and I was going to put this in but after reading some of the previous posts on what's required to do a swap (mostly other states) I'm having second thoughts. I know I'll have to weld in some mounts and I was going to weld them onto the original crossmember but everything I've read refers to HR disc brake front ends. How hard does this have to get ??? Mark Title: Re: Qld mod rules ??? Post by: zulu on April 15, 2011, 09:45:49 PM Mark, This may or may not help, I have attached some instructions that came with an old style Eddie Thomas kit to do this conversion The kit is pretty basic & looks to contain pretty much what is on the later front ends that you weld on then bolt the motor up to So maybe you could measure and make them out of cardboard from a wreckers then make, or have someone make up these mounts & weld them on ? (http://s1.postimage.org/a1fh2suc/RED_MOTOR_TO_ORIGINAL_X_MEMBER_WITH_EDDIE_THOMAS_KIT.jpg) ($2) cheers Gary Title: Re: Qld mod rules ??? Post by: Stewy on April 15, 2011, 11:51:36 PM Hi Mark,
I have a FE wagon that is currently running a 161 from a HG and a drum HR front end. I think it was minimum modifications as red motor engine mounts are on HR front. Brakes are ok for general use, still using grey gearbox. Cheers stewy 8) Title: Re: Qld mod rules ??? Post by: Royal on April 17, 2011, 09:42:58 PM Mark
Send me a pm as one of the club members has a good grey motor he wants to sell. Roy Title: Re: Qld mod rules ??? Post by: 57effie on April 18, 2011, 07:52:15 PM Hi Roy,
PM sent. Mark Title: Re: Qld mod rules ??? Post by: Royal on April 19, 2011, 06:48:41 PM Hi Mark Did not get your pm obviously lost in cyber space, send again please. Roy
Title: Re: Qld mod rules ??? Post by: 57effie on April 19, 2011, 07:08:37 PM Hi Roy,
Sent again. Mark |