series one with s2a motor

If you currently have a 1.6 or 2.0 IOE engine, the bellhousing is different. If you are upgrading to a 2.25 then you will need to change the gearbox as well, unless you fancy stripping the gearbox down and changing the bellhousing on your S1 box.

Alex

so what is involved in transplanting a 2.25 s2a engine and gearbox into a series 1?? do engine mounts have to be modified?

cheers.

sam.

I don't know about the engine mounts, I would say probably yes, they do. The gearbox mounts shouldn't need changing as the gearboxes are largely the same.

Alex

good. thanks for that alex.

sam.

I've only ever looked closely at one series 1 that had a later 2.25 engine in. I remember that the bonnet had a wierd lump in which turned out to be there so that you could close it, as with the new engine it was a bit taller and i think the dissy was too high. So you may have to modify your bonnet too. Not that this is a major mod compared to engine mounts :) Just thought i'd mention it!

mmm, ok. thanks for that tommo. i've seen a few pictures of the rolls-engined series ones, they also have bonnet mods. they have an insert down the bottom to keep the bonnet higher so there is also a gap between the bonnet and the grille. and the radiator cap sticks out of the bonnet. looks rather funny.

cheers.