Just curious: Has anyone converted a V8 to a 5cyl MCEngine?

[Steven Sprague]

Has anyone done a body conversion to a 200q20v?  Meaning, has someone changed the
body panels from a V8 to a 200q to get the flares/bumpers etc..?  I too admire
the look of the V8 because of the deeper flares, front bumper, lights and
hood/grille.

Also, I spotted a pretty clean 93-95 B4 90q, black, roof rack and a Santa Cruz
MTB on top on highway 50 heading east near Folsom on Saturday evening.  Assuming
you were heading to Salmon Falls for an evening ride.  Is this a lister?  Pretty
clean car.

Steve

Kneale Brownson wrote:

> At 03:00 PM 08/04/2003 -0400, Brett Goetz wrote:
>
> >>>The V8s are sure beautiful cars, and it seems that owners of these
> >>>cars tend to scrap them if the engine needs a significant amount of
> >>
> >>work
> >>
> >>>(I'm generalizing here).  Since it's a type 44 body, has anyone
> >>
> >>converted
> >>
> >>>one of these to a 5 cylinder?
>
> Not sure, but I THINK the V8 is shorter than the I5's.  I just measured the
> distance from the front of the firewall below the lip where the seal for
> the HVAC system goes to the back of the core support.  The 200q20v is at
> least an inch longer than the V8 in that dimension.
>
> I agree that the V8 looks "meaner" than the 200, and I prefer its appearance.