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FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by Binnsy on Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:20 am
Not been on here for a while folks, but now I might be a daily resident. My trusty 2.2 petrol B died last week due to cam/big end bearing/head gasket/sausage and chips/ bottom shells and everything else failure....

so.....

what I'm looking at doing is making it into a monster, as the car itself is in pristine condition and too good to break.

What I need you lot for is advice as to:

What the biggest size engine I can put in - I was wondering about a Calibra Turbo engine? or Vectra 2.5 V6?

Where can I obtain a lifting kit? or would a lifting kit off another make fit?


All help would be gratefully recieved, and should anyone require parts off my engine (only did 70,000 miles!) just give us a shout. When its confirmed as dead I'll be breaking that.

Thankyouuuuuu!
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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by Road Hog on Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:34 am
Yakatar is doing body lift kits,shoot him a PM :D

Erkos Bro has a couple of 2" coil spring spacer sets,PM him as well :wink:

Biggest engine would be 3.2 V6 out of a Fronty ,remember to get the ECU & exhaust system as well :D

Heavy duty springs are available from Milners,see first thread in suspension section :wink:
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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by Binnsy on Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:24 am
Cheers A friend,

Ive noted the 3.2 engine but they are like hens teeth, however omega V6's and such are readily available. Would they stitch straight onto my gearbox?
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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by furball on Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:49 pm
Small block Chevy V8. Mmmmmmm.... :v happy:
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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by Binnsy on Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:06 pm
See now why did you have to go and plant THAT seed in my head.....!
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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by alex on Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:43 pm
Take a look at the lumps dropped in the GM versions of our trucks :wink:
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Fronty no.5 2.8 swb hd coils +2" 31"machos.
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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by Drift on Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:51 pm
As Alex said, check here but wear waterproof pants :lol:

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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by furball on Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:10 am
Well all I'm sayin' is imagine sitting next to some little chav in his corsa with a very big but badly tuned exhaust revving away and then you do this http://www.autospeak.com/grpsnda/heavyv8.wav

Probably the second most pant wettingly gorgeous sound ever :D

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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by Sir-Doris on Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:17 am
As suggested the american or aussie GM engines fitted to our trucks in their respective countries.

Gm do supply crate engines but I imagine at great expense.
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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by domino on Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:38 pm
I've been toying with the idea of dropping an LS1 in... and I know where there is one available too! 8)
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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by Binnsy on Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:56 pm
ok anybody - would a 3.2 monterey engine stitch straight onto my gearbox?
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Re: FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help... by Sir-Doris on Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:12 pm
Should do, pretty sure its the same gearbox across the board.

EDIT: Gearbox is same part number for the 2.2 and 3.2 so will fit.
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