gazguy Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 how hard would it be to transplant a Holden V6 motor into my Viscount and what sort of problems will I have when I come to Cert it. Im from the UK originally and over there you can basically put any engine you want in a car then take it for a wof without any probs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 should be relatively easy really, I'd purchase a donor vn or vp commodore and use a series 2 non ecotec engine (easiest to wire) they also run a non electronic t700 auto, I'd use as much of the driveline as possible if i was you ie diff brakes and master etc, but you may need to run HQ stub axles if it runs a wishbone front end. I picked up my last vn for 5/8's of fuckall with big km's but it runs sweet and i'd happily leave the engine be for another 100 thousand k's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgweiser Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Buick V6 is a crap motor Vauxhall six is a good motor I fail to see the benefit of such a conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazguy Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 most of the bits on my vauxhall are either missing and muntered and very few people seem to be able to help me in finding parts for it e.g flexplate. i was thinking of reliability, ease of finding parts and power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Buick V6 is a crap motorVauxhall six is a good motor I fail to see the benefit of such a conversion normally i'd agree with you the series one which is the only true buick other than earlier non commodore fitted engines are a bit harsh and are a pain to find manual parts for, but the series two is a little smoother and can be easily converted due to its common crankshaft. These guys would probably love to see a modern opel six go in there but tbh bang for buck the old v6 is hard to beat. they're simple as an ignorant fool and are very compact lending towards an easy conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgweiser Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I have a contact with a spare Viscount motor and trans sitting around, will check it out for you if ya like. was going for scrap last I heard, I think an opel six would be a good swap, as there is so much room length ways in the engine bay. It's the steering gear i'd worry about clearing with a V6 and also it would be ridiculously light in the front end after pulling the Vauxhall lump out, with an alloy V6. Chuck a AJ6 Jaguar 4 litre with supercharger in please and be my hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I have a contact with a spare Viscount motor and trans sitting around, will check it out for you if ya like. was going for scrap last I heard, I think an opel six would be a good swap, as there is so much room length ways in the engine bay. It's the steering gear i'd worry about clearing with a V6 and also it would be ridiculously light in the front end after pulling the Vauxhall lump out, with an alloy V6. Chuck a AJ6 Jaguar 4 litre with supercharger in please and be my hero. jesus H christ a buick/holden v6 is all cast chap, steel block steel heads, alloy heads came on the later ecotecs, honestly so many people doubt them and right them off but thats brilliant as it makes them cheap. they are also very compact as a 60degree V formation, I'd just use a vn powersteering rack in that sort of conversion and get it all nice and easy to drive from the outset. I know of a big block chev in a viscount in whangarei so a little v6 will piss in the gap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgweiser Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Well there you go, shows how little I know, funnily it appeals to me more now knowing its actually made of steel. Might measure one up and see if it will fit in the engine bay of my Morris Minor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmagreviews Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 There are not many of these left - Here in NZ there is probaby more left then in the UK - as Banger racers have destroyed most of them - it will be a pity to see it customised - Buick V6 as I stand it was a pretty good motor but I never head of PC Viscount been re-powered by one. Around 6 Humber Super Snipes were Chrysler V8 Powered as Prototypes 1 or 2 is in Australia and common re-power was a 245/6 Valiant engine into a Humber Cheers Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Drop a 318 in it like the SA cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmagreviews Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 the 318 V8 Installation was new to me - according Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Cresta but no details - was not aware of that Yep De Luxe was here as so was the Viscount (In the UK found evidence that a Estate version of the Viscount was made - one turned up for sale in 1982 issue of practical Classic) it may off course been a good conversion? as for Wagon models avail here locally - Never seen one of any of the nz magazines i have documented during the 1960s. There of cause a Vauxhall PC Cresta that is a drag car Reg 2TURBO (NZ) raced by Graeme Bates - BIG block Chev powered I Believe and I think a Chev 350 conversion is quite a common conversion in the UK - a few have turned up for sale over there. Not first time a rivial manufacturer - Chrysler took over Rootes - for while to much embarrasment Sunbeam Tiger continued for short time with the Ford Engine - I understand they tried to re-power it with Chrysler power but it was unsuccessful Austin made a number of 3L (1967-1971) cars as prototypes with 3.5 Rover Power - all were later scrapped , told the managers liked this conversion - ran pretty smoothy Most amazing story concerned Daimler and Vauxhall getting together to produce a car based on the PA! - Daimler powered Of cause there Roll Royce and Farnia development based on originally a Wolseley 110 but project died but not completely- spin off of this was a Commercial RR engine 4.0 going into Vanden Plas 4.0R 1964-1968 where NZ got around 100-200 NZ new! And Bentley and Austin got together - Austin Sheerline - There was a proposal to make a cheaper Bentley called the Sterling of 1947 as one turned up for sale in Switzerland in 1978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 and this helps the man put a v6 in how ^? if you can try grab an ex cop car as they get a better tune in the ecu and run an lsd diff by the most part, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr67viscount Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 hi..im new to this site...mite be a bit late to ask but how did you get on with your tranz plant..i have vauxhall viscount 67 thinking of doing something similar to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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