Practically Classics Forum

TerryG wrote:Have you tried breakersyard.com in the UK? if you can get one cheaply on there if they won't post it to France, you could get it shipped to me and I will post it on.

you are a top bloke mate! thanks for the kind offer.. if there is anything i can do for you one day just let me know...


im sure i can break the internet or post pics of cars you dont like

thinking of getting a french registered tranny with a broken engine & swapping the engine out of old yellow.. any advice chaps?

Assuming you are going like to like (ie turbo diesel - turbo diesel) then it should be a weekends work. It's been a REALLY long time since I have done much work on transits but I seem to remember the diff being a different ratio on the non-turbo version.
You could always go crazy and fit the 2.9 cosworth v6 from a scorpio. It fits perfectly

i asked on a transit forum & was advised id need to swap over wiring looms & key chips.. mine is a 90 & the one i am after is a 115..

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TerryG wrote:You could always go crazy and fit the 2.9 cosworth v6 from a scorpio. It fits perfectly

You will need a few other modifications too, and don't forget the essential go fast stripes.

dont tempt me..

Why fit a crude old donkey like the German V6 when BMW, Toyota, GM, and of course Ford themselves, have loads of much more efficient v8s that can be had for chump change from breakers these days? If a job is worth doing, it's worth overdoing..

If you are changing type of engine then there are lots of other things to do to get the electronics to work properly.
Have you tried "le salvage yard" to see what a transit of the same model costs with no engine and the steering wheel on the wrong side?

thanks chaps, the chap has been in touch.. he has replaced the engine & it still doesn't work & now he wants even more money for it..i pointed out that even more money for a broken truck was excessive, & i politely made an offer of €3000.. he hasn't replied.. ive found several in ready to work condition for the same money..

Why don't you do what all English builders do? look on autotrader for the cheapest transit you can find, buy it and drive it until it is seized by the fuzz for no tax / insurance / mot then repeat.