Gary-Cornwall Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 I'm in the process of switching from 8v Vaux to the 2.0 16v. The original fly wheel on the car is a 6 bolt fitting but the XE is 8 bolt. We managed to find an alternative clutch to fit with the XE flywheel but this flywheel is alot thicker than the original and having bolted the engine in it looks like the flywheel maybe fouling the bell housing. Does anyone have any experience of this issue? Is it a case of buying a smaller flywheel with 8 bolt fitting or perhaps welding and redrilling the original one from the 8v? What about grinding down the bell housing. Any thoughts / advice much appreciated. Edited by - gary-cornwall on 15 Dec 2002 21:18:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16vastra Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 sounds like you have got the later 'pot' type flywheel which has a massive rim round the edge the early 20xe got a flat fly exactly the same as the 8v, but obviously 8 bolts. could probably find you one if you are having problems rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary-Cornwall Posted December 15, 2002 Author Share Posted December 15, 2002 yes, would be interested if you have one Rob , otherwise may have to butcher the housing a bit which is not ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16vastra Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 naa dont do that. i will see if my mates got any for ya. someone off www.migweb.co.uk is bound to have one lying around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16vastra Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 sorry Gary, hes sold all the bits. have a look on mig, someone will have one lying around mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary-Cornwall Posted December 16, 2002 Author Share Posted December 16, 2002 Just tested housing with a spare wheel and clutch of same dimension and it seems the clutch plate cover is snagging on the metal bit that sticks out where the clutch lever sits within the housing.....more thinking to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Guirey Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Gary can you contact me on chas@guirey.freeserve.co.uk - I would be very interested in talking to you about vauxhall 8v conversion regards Chas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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