Full colour change or swap engine and gear box

[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



And this is my current lude



Current black one done 115000 but gears are a bit clunky

New green one 63500 and gears are sweet.

So spray or swap engines.

[NafemanNathan]

Unless your black one requires a respray/rust repair as well, swapping the engine into it will definitely be the cheaper option.

[Merlin]

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.

[Pushki]

It all depends on the rust.

[Lude-dude]

yep which ever one has the least rust, go with that one

[c_doughty1]

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.

[c_doughty1]

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.

[Drax]

It all depends on the rust.

agreed, which is less rustiest one? then a plan can be formed

you could always get it wrapped instead of a spray

[c_doughty1]

Isn't a wrap cheating

[c_doughty1]

And rust wise marginally the black one has less rust I think...