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Full colour change or swap engine and gear box

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:00 pm
by c_doughty1
Torn between what to do, should I keep the new green prelude gen 4 I've bought and respray black including engine bay etc.

Or just take the engine and gearbox out the green one and drop it in my current lude which is already black.

This is the new one

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And this is my current lude

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Current black one done 115000 but gears are a bit clunky

New green one 63500 and gears are sweet.

So spray or swap engines.

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:05 pm
by NafemanNathan
Unless your black one requires a respray/rust repair as well, swapping the engine into it will definitely be the cheaper option.

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:05 pm
by Merlin
c_doughty1 wrote:Current black one done 115000 but gears are a bit clunky
Change the gearbox fluid first to see if that solves the problem. It is cheap an easy.

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:06 pm
by Pushki
It all depends on the rust. :scaredtoss:

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:56 pm
by Lude-dude
yep which ever one has the least rust, go with that one

Re: Full colour change or swap engine and gear box

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:47 pm
by c_doughty1
Merlin wrote:
c_doughty1 wrote:Current black one done 115000 but gears are a bit clunky
Change the gearbox fluid first to see if that solves the problem. It is cheap an easy.
I've already changed the gearbox fluid, it made little to no difference.

Re: Full colour change or swap engine and gear box

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:48 pm
by c_doughty1
NafemanNathan wrote:Unless your black one requires a respray/rust repair as well, swapping the engine into it will definitely be the cheaper option.
You think engine and gearbox swap will be cheaper?

I've not spoken to anyone ref a spray yet.

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:49 pm
by Drax
Pushki wrote:It all depends on the rust. :scaredtoss:
agreed, which is less rustiest one? then a plan can be formed

you could always get it wrapped instead of a spray

Re: Full colour change or swap engine and gear box

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:52 pm
by c_doughty1
Isn't a wrap cheating

Re: Full colour change or swap engine and gear box

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:52 pm
by c_doughty1
And rust wise marginally the black one has less rust I think...