Sport to Turbo Conversion

Anyone in the north east area that does a sport to turbo conversion? Considering getting my bugeye estate converted to a turbo, seen someone there you just swap the sumframes around, they basically bolt straight in and a bit of wiring.....i'd do it myself but haven't got the time or the place and i've got a capri to sort out lol.

ide imagine youd need to change the full loom mate for a turbo loom and the engine im sure youl need to buy a full turbo engine as internals would be different to cope with the pressure?

You would have to buy a rear end smash bugeye turbo, then use all the parts to do the conversion, there would be a lot of work involved.

It would be a lot cheaper to sell the sport wagon and buy a WRX wagon.

wouldnt the exhaust be different also

Yep.

not worth the hassle m8. end of

Was wanting to keep it down as 1.6 for the sake of insurance as im only 19, but wanted the turbo lump in it, looks like i might just sell it tbh, would be willing to buy a crashed one but need someone brave enough to do the swap for me, as i'm always busy.

Was just wondering thanks for the help!

would still not do it, invalid insurance for a start.

Wasn't planning on crashing it lol, was a chance i'd take. The police aren't the smartest round here, they cant tell when a corsa 1.0 has a redtop in after they seen it doing about a 0-60 in a few seconds.

Have a word with Finn if you are seriously considering it, he will be able to carry out the conversion for you if you supply the doner car.

As Gav says if you don't declare it it's classed as fraud.

Thats good news, i'll get in contact with him, thanks mate.

I think i might know wot he'll say aswell lol

i know your plan but whos to say you dont get ran into the back of mate if its stolen burnt out then found there goes your car with no money back. yeah thats abit drastic situation but ide hate to see you fork the funds out and then loose it all. undelcaring odd bits n bobs yeah but a full on turbo conversion.
good plan but you need to be prepared to take the 6 points plus fraud charge and possibly loosing everything mate worth a good think. y not buy a uk turbo wagon arnt they the cheapest insurance group of the turbos

no one plans to have an accident and if someone was hurt and it then became a police investigstion they would insit on knowing who carried out the conversion! not worth it on all parts IMO

the cops arent arsed who did it hardy, its the drivers responsibility full stop

tbh mate i wouldn't bother, how long have you had your licence for? just if you have had it less than 2 years and you get caught thats 6 points and you will have your licence revoked. not worth the hassle mate. just by a turbo mate

full loom with ecu & all the extra random sensors etc
subframes
manifold & exhaust
full coolant system
full oil system
bonnet unless fmic
sport gearbox probs wouldnt take the power hike so box with matching diff and clutch & turbo flywheel
'should' upgrade the brakes


seriously not worth it. risky with insurance and deffo not financially worth it. as jonny says, you'd be better off just buying a turbo instead of trying to convert it.

Got this from Banzai magazine,
might be worth a read:-

agree with the article im currently in the process of reshelling my uk tubro and i spent an hour alone fitting the loom and another hour fitting doors and lining them up. still not near ready for the running gear i recon the dash and all heating controls ect ect ect will take a few hours lol .

Think i'll keep an eye out for a bugeye estate wrx one in my travels, going to sell this one i have now anyway. Thanks a lot for the input.

Pleased to see takin the more economical route mate try a uk yurbo wagon then tinker with the engine to bring its power up thats what i did with my first turbo scoob