It's a Twobrutal invasion! lol
Just thought i'd add my own 2p seeing as PaulM and i are sharing as much info as we can with each other.
The £10k price tag i mentioned was for a turnkey conversion supplied and fitted by a specialist like ourselves, in truth we do not even know what the final bill would really be, all we can do is project costs based on costs as they stand on our own builds.
My V8 mk1 up to now has cost....
AHC v8 engine with all ancilliaries £1000
01X 6 speed gearbox £200 (normally £500 though)
Driveshafts £280 (including new CV joints)
Flywheel £280 (includes delivery)
VEMS ECU and harness modification by Hilly £1050 (the way to go in my book)
Clutch £150
Exhaust £200
So that is my "basic" budget up to now, around £4k in parts alone, i have not added all of the little things that i have pulled from the parts bin at work, mk3 shifter cables,engine mounts,box steel,toyota alternator... the list goes on.I probably have another £1000 to spend in reality on traction control and various items.
All of this is without accounting a single penny in labour, we estimate 8-12 weeks of work in doing one full time.So i think circa £10k turnkey is a reasonable estimate at this stage.Obviously if you build one yourself then it's just parts cost, but i wouldn't like to attempt anything like this with less than £5k as a budget.