what would YOU do to a 16v engine whilst it's out

[Ben Lessani]

Surely stripping down/selling the 16v shell will give you some money back?

[MotorPsycho]

i would wait till you can afford to do things properly, dont see the point in rushing things, do it once do it right...
collect all the parts you need then bob is your auntys unkle

guessing this will fall on deaf ground tho

agreed, do it nice or do it twice........
get bits as and when you can, then when you've got everything do it all properly

[Paul86S2]

Sometimes you've just got to get on and do things. Overthinking some jobs can cost a fortune and still make the end result no better, but othertimes you will end up kicking yourself for not doing or checking something during the install.

If you were keeping the engine in the car its in now you wouldn't be contemplating changing the water pump head gasket etc etc.

But whilst the engine is out it will be worth splitting the gearbox off and checking the clutch and crank seal. Most of the stuff isn't hard with the engine in the car.

Good luck with the swap.

Paul