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Old 25-11-2012, 04:11 PM
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Hi peeps, i know i might get stick off of sum people for this but im going to sling a redtop in2 a sierra soon. I know i will need a bellhousing adaptor and mounts but the rest shouldnt be too much work. I am wondering if anyone on heres done it b 4 so i can get sum information?? The reason im goin redtop is coz iv got 1 sitting in garage with full loom out a cavy,and they are bomb proof. And for those who are about to say 'just look for a cheep cozy' iv Already got a good stage 3 magenta 4x4 saff
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go for it, used to have an astra GSi with the c20xe and it was brilliant fun, is it going to be a track car or road car?
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Plan on puting it on road bud prepd for race/rally mate
Old 25-11-2012, 05:45 PM
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if using the original water pipe routing then the 1 above the bell housing will foul the bulkhead, and the distributor, so best to convert to coilpack management and blank the distributor hole, the water pipes are easy enough to relocate etc,
the exhaust manifold will need a fair bit of adapting but if your handy with a welder then its just a bit of time cutting and welding,
either that or just buy 1 for an escort and use that, they are available straight off the shelf,
not sure about sump clearance on a sierra but it needs changed to go in an old escort so you might have to adapt that or use a manta sump and pick up pipe
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Originally Posted by jamie's
if using the original water pipe routing then the 1 above the bell housing will foul the bulkhead, and the distributor, so best to convert to coilpack management and blank the distributor hole, the water pipes are easy enough to relocate etc,
the exhaust manifold will need a fair bit of adapting but if your handy with a welder then its just a bit of time cutting and welding,
either that or just buy 1 for an escort and use that, they are available straight off the shelf,
not sure about sump clearance on a sierra but it needs changed to go in an old escort so you might have to adapt that or use a manta sump and pick up pipe
Yea mate a welders my best mate lol and i work along side an proper old school mechanic whos also a fabricator so stuff like exhaust is no issue. And as for manta sump,i think i will b lookn at moding the cross member as manta sumps are like gold!! My mate whos building a XE 79 cadet needs a manta sump and ther going for 200quid ect....
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i always wondered if an omega sump could be used?
might be front bowl, i dont know
either way good on you for trying it, should be fun, can rec the tits out the old xe's
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Thought about this numerous times....keep us posted!
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how did this ever work out ?
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Hi mate, well.... Lol, the saff i had lined up to buy,the deal fell through! Then i was on the hunt for another,then the misis came in 1 day wiv the 'positive pregnancy test' ! Lol so i fired the Redtop i had in my mk3 astravan which was great fun! Now im currently tryn to sell the van as i have a 'sensible' car now hahaha... Still not ruled it out tho,me n my bro are still planing to build sumthn.
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