Soldato
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I guess that's the problem with lots of 205 owners wanting to do the conversion to Mi16.Biggest problem with the Mi is that most of the donor engines knocking around for sale are reaching the end of their useful life, and rebuild parts are not as cheap as the 8v. Even then, grubby "just yanked out of the scrapyard" ones seem to still be fetching £400+ which I can't justify on a fun car.


The guy up the road ended up picking up a whole 405 Mi16 for £300 as the guy who owned the scrapyard didn't really know what it was. He ended up flogging parts from the 405 shell, and put the money towards a engine rebuild parts and carbs in the end. I guess he was lucky finding the 405, but the last time I seen him I've been roped into bump starting his 205.
