Swift motor in a 83 zook?

[rustyzook]

hi does anyone know how hard it is to fit a swift motor, will it mate up to a 4speed box or do i have to get a 5 speed? where can i get the bellhousing and all needed parts to do this conversion? can anyone help? or would it be better to just put a 1.6 vitara motor or a 1.3 sierra motor to replace the 1l?

[GRPABT1]

I would be looking for a five speed just for the extra gear anyway so look for a complete package. My engine is a Swift GTi which is the same block as the swift/sierra 1.3 but with different internals and twin cam head. What is your budget? I would search for a 5 speed and then for a Gti motor, they are cheaper than you would think, get the series 2/3 GTi if you would like some easy mods though as they have all the chips to suit the ecu that the series 1 doesn't.

Try the for sale section in here, and there are some really cluey guys that know all about the different motors also. redlinegti.com :: Index (http://www.redlinegti.com/forum/index.php?sid=5a23d2a33409833cd332e0541b1cc805)

[Aerenandmel]

to tell you the truth it can be cheaper to by a zook with a 1.6l enginnered or 1.3l standard. sure you might get a 1.6l front cut for $1600 then there is freight, adaptors, 1.3L gboz, 1.3L sump, 1.3l pickup, speed sensor & enginnering plus a heap of other hidden costs & you will still have a zook with 1L diffs. The 1.6L will cost you up around $3500 all up if you do most of the work yourself. But i think this is the better engine around for a sierra, including my old super quik 4age zook. christover1 off outers put a 1.3L in his 1L and said to me that it cost him more than it would for him to buy a 1.3l sierra but his is a long wheel base and thus worth the extra effort. the swift motor is the easyest & cheapest, lee has a gti donk in his. you can get away without engineering and it bolts up to a 1.3L gbox. I am probably helping a mate do one in the near future!

[Vineboy]

I did it about two years ago into a 1ltr 4sp table top. All up cost about $4 grand, about $2000 for motor, rearbox, wiring loom and computer, and other bits and pieces (change exhaust etc), and another $2000 in labour and other little parts.

Would I do it again. No. too much mucking around.

Did it go like the clappers. Yep

Was I pleased to get rid of it. Yep. Long story but get someone who you trust to do the conversion.

[rustyzook]

so its better to just drive it to the ground then get a new one lol?

[Vineboy]

so its better to just drive it to the ground then get a new one lol?

It's horses for courses. I used mine for work so it had to be reliable. Also it was going to cost about $2000 to fix the stuff up's in the conversion so commonsense said get rid of it. I got a later 1.3 five speed table top which was a pearler. Rust got it in the end.

[rustyzook]

yes rust is my problem im thinking of doing a ute chop because the rear of my car is all cut and rewelds and car bog! the fron guards arnt much better! lol my car is stuck at nundle atm after my river accedent!
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/muz05/DSCF0759.jpg

[mick85]

and to think i thought my zook floor got wet when it rains :crazy:

[rustyzook]

yeah :) it looks the same inside whe it rains lol!

[GRPABT1]

That doesn't look like an accident, that looks like a total lack of respect :D

[rustyzook]

i was going for an insurance clam:D lol