Is It Worth Engine Swap?

[Lewball98]

Heya i was just wondering if it would be worth changing my 1.0i to a VTR engine or just buying a VTR, how hard is it to put a VTR in a 1.0? The only reason im thinking about this is because my saxo is an open scandal and i love my foldable sunroof or i would of just bought a vtr instead :'(

any help would be great thxs!

[Steve]

if you get teh VTR engine cheap enough then yeah i would do it, if your 1ltr shell is in good condition.

But you can get a VTR really cheap these days so may just be cheaper to get a VTR tbh has different suspension and body work.

[frankie]

can be done quite easily.

but you will need to change to vtr suspension

and may aswell whack the vtr rear beam on

[Lewball98]

ah rite sweet well thats what i mite have to do yea shell is fine no rust or nothing on it and it has just had an engine change to another 1litre but with 48k on instead and no problems rattles or anything like that.... the only thing is will anything have to be moved to actually fit it in or will it basically be a straight swap?
ill get some pics of my car up soon

oh yea any advice on making my own grill btw has anyone done it before? thanks

[AlexBp]

well to drop a vtr engine in isnt to hard
youll need to weld the engine mount cradle in the same as if putting a vts engine in
other than that its just fitting and wiring it up

then its a case of the suspension being swapped (wishbones struts front arb and droplinks id get bigger brakes ect)
as for the rear you could get away with leaving the drum beam on but its not hard to put a disc beam on there

[Tom5190]

would be a good project to do, but you can pick up a vtr pretty cheap, and this would save you a LOT on insurence prices (if that is an issue i duno ur age)

[AlexBp]

also if you love the open roof check out willsys car
that used to be a scandal

[VtsTom]

I can sell you a vtr engine, gear box, loom, clocks showing 55k, front suspension struts (4 stud), front arb, rear beam with discs. All you could ask for

[Lewball98]

hey tom how much would u be looking for it? i mite just do what wilsby do and just do the cosmetics first and then eventually put a vts in but i suppose theres no harm in asking how much u want !

[Lewball98]

willsy even

[euro-vtr]

i wouldnt bother with it i know someone with a x 1.1 vts bit of a street sleeper but atleast vtr will look nice

[Lewball98]

i just wanna keep coz its a ragtop

[Saxo_Scott]

and tell the dvla, insurance etc...