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84CON
PostPosted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:33 pm 
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Hey all
just a quick thread to ask u all if u have any info on the conversion of the 1.5 turbo out of a nissna pulsar ET into my 78 mini clubman.... i have measured up the engine bay and by all acconts it will fit.... but im not sure about the driveline matching up....

any thoughts... i know about all the suzuki motors n toyota conversions but i like to be different... that and i have the ET motor sitting at home haha...

if anyone has more expertise on the driveline then im all ears hehe :P

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84CON wrote:
Hey all
just a quick thread to ask u all if u have any info on the conversion of the 1.5 turbo out of a nissna pulsar ET into my 78 mini clubman.... i have measured up the engine bay and by all acconts it will fit.... but im not sure about the driveline matching up....

any thoughts... i know about all the suzuki motors n toyota conversions but i like to be different... that and i have the ET motor sitting at home haha...

if anyone has more expertise on the driveline then im all ears hehe :P

cheers
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i believe 1.5L is too big for turbo in a mini...i know 1.6L is...

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The new NCOP for vehicle mods:
NA motor - capacity in cc up to 3x the original vehicle mass in kg
turbo motor - capacity in cc up to 2x the original vehicle mass in kg

So for a 660kg mini (some are more, some less)
NA - up to 1980cc
turbo - up to 1320cc

Short answer is: you won't get it rego'd :(

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awdmoke wrote:
The new NCOP for vehicle mods:
NA motor - capacity in cc up to 3x the original vehicle mass in kg
turbo motor - capacity in cc up to 2x the original vehicle mass in kg

So for a 660kg mini (some are more, some less)
NA - up to 1980cc
turbo - up to 1320cc

Short answer is: you won't get it rego'd :(


just register it NA and then turbo it :P
kinda sucks that it has to be original vehicle mass...otherwise just stick a few lead ingots in the boot and you got yerself a temporary commodore (weight wise anyway)..

interestingly enough that actually means the starlet gt (4efte) is too big @ 1331cc :P but as you say "some are more...some are less"

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Brad said they weigh YOUR car when complete, his is 770kg or something. Not original tare weight. :wink:

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drmini in aust wrote:
Brad said they weigh YOUR car when complete, his is 770kg or something. Not original tare weight. :wink:


really...so you could chuck in some ballast (temporary) and then just rip it out when you got the rego??? good to know...good to know...

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hmmm interesting :) sounds promising hehe:P

but can anyone tell me if the driveshafts will match up.... working fulltime in an office i dont have the chance to ask professionals about the conversion ,.

oOR am i better off canning the idea and installing the 4efte startlet engine ???
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hmmm interesting :) sounds promising hehe:P

but can anyone tell me if the driveshafts will match up.... working fulltime in an office i dont have the chance to ask professionals about the conversion ,.

oOR am i better off canning the idea and installing the 4efte startlet engine ???
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84CON wrote:
hmmm interesting :) sounds promising hehe:P

but can anyone tell me if the driveshafts will match up.... working fulltime in an office i dont have the chance to ask professionals about the conversion ,.

oOR am i better off canning the idea and installing the 4efte startlet engine ???


you'll need to modify the driveshafts...no matter what you do...if you are fitting a modern engine...

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i realise i will have to modify the driveshafts ... if i dont the cv joints will be loaded too much and end up looking like putty hahaha.... how hard is the 4efte conversion?? just if u know off hand haha... the reason for thwe thread on the 1,5 is i already have the engine leftover from a previous project ( et pulsar now sr20)

hmmm.... very enlightening :)
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i realise i will have to modify the driveshafts ... if i dont the cv joints will be loaded too much and end up looking like putty hahaha.... how hard is the 4efte conversion?? just if u know off hand haha... the reason for thwe thread on the 1,5 is i already have the engine leftover from a previous project ( et pulsar now sr20)

hmmm.... very enlightening :)


into a clubman its a known quantity...been done a number of times now (4 by my count) with more in the making...i am not saying its easy...but it is a known quantity and there are alot of people on here who can help you out...brad (13secmini), matt (minstar), dean (baracade) just to name a few...

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It states in the rta regs that it has to be the origional tare weight of the car.. Not the finished weight...

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http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/ ... /vsi06.pdf

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http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/downloads/vsi/vsi06.pdf


as a side note...that sig is frickin awesome gordo :P :lol:

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84CON wrote:
Hey all just a quick thread to ask u all if u have any info on the conversion of the 1.5 turbo out of a nissna pulsar ET into my 78 mini clubman.... i have measured up the engine bay and by all acconts it will fit.... but im not sure about the driveline matching up.... any thoughts... i know about all the suzuki motors n toyota conversions but i like to be different... that and i have the ET motor sitting at home haha...
if anyone has more expertise on the driveline then im all ears hehe :P
cheers
monkey


I'm not sure you'll find anyone on this forum that has attempted it. Am I right in thinking that the ET Pulsar shares the same motor with the Holden Camira? That in itself would be enough of a deterrent.

Not putting crap on you. Just would be of the opinion there are more 'attractive' transplant options available.

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