Hijet, grande move engine swap has anyone completed it?

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Hello all...

Sorry if posted in the wrong section please advise if it is.

I'm new to the forum and am planning to build a 1.6 hijet as a daily early next year. I used to have a mini van absolutely bloody loved it although motorways were a little scary and always wanted more power!!! I have a few of questions.. Help please.

I am looking at picking up a 1.3 hijet lowering it and getting some wheels to tackle stability issues etc.. From what I've seen this isn't easy!

I have been looking at the grand move 1.6 engine swap stuff that I have seen mentioned and like the idea of this. Although I have seen a few threads that's have gone dead around the time people start talking about getting them running and driving etc. has anyone completed the swap and did it work?
Have no issue with oil pick etc for the engine running tilted over etc. but do 1.3/1.6 cams and ecu interchange to make the engine more revvy.
From what I have read there is little difference between the size of the engine blocks so room shouldn't be an issue, but does the grand move block mate up to the hijet box?
Flywheel and starter issues?
Any cooling issues?
Uprated brakes?
I'm aware things are never as easy as they seem and am expecting issues along the way but am just wondering if anyone got one finished and useable?

I'm not going to pretend to myself by thinking I have time or money to start a bike engined one or anything mad and have crawled the net and the search function here and not found a completed one.

I want to keep this project realistic.

Sorry for such a big first post and any help is much appreciated.

Thanks.

hijet

Hi buddy, yeah ive done a few of these conversions, i even drag my own Jet down at santa pod from time to time which upsets a few of the boy racers BiggrinBiggrinLol

If you need any help just let me know.

Good luck bud

Good stuff!

Awesome, thanks for your reply. That's given me a kick up the back side to get ready for a build after Christmas. Thanks for the offer of help too, I may have a question or too in the future.

Thanks

hijet

yeah no problem little buddy, i can tell by how long it took you to reply your the lazy type haha