So about a week ago I managed to total my very first car, a 1997 Vti-r. I loved everything about that car, and being that I spent the better part of two years saving for it made me love it even more. But now she's resting in a storage yard. I have found a prelude posted on gumtree (Aussie craigslist) for 3,500. This made me think something was wrong, anyway, I called the guy, it all checked out, the front bar needs new paint, which i'm okay with considering the condition of my other prelude.
I get to this guys house, test drive it, look it over. Then I notice. The engine was heaps smaller, He has an F series prelude. That being said everything else in the car is in pretty good condition, comes with a decent set of wheels and a fairly good sound system. Thinking I could sell these things to make the difference up in time, or labour, to swap my old H22 in, which is still in perfect condition. I've read around google a bit in the past few days but everyones answer changes. I'm wondering how worth it is the engine swap, is it worth doing myself and learning from it, or paying someone to do it so I can have the prelude on the road quicker?
I get to this guys house, test drive it, look it over. Then I notice. The engine was heaps smaller, He has an F series prelude. That being said everything else in the car is in pretty good condition, comes with a decent set of wheels and a fairly good sound system. Thinking I could sell these things to make the difference up in time, or labour, to swap my old H22 in, which is still in perfect condition. I've read around google a bit in the past few days but everyones answer changes. I'm wondering how worth it is the engine swap, is it worth doing myself and learning from it, or paying someone to do it so I can have the prelude on the road quicker?