Does anyone know if the 1275 engine / gearbox will "bolt straight into" a 60's round nose mini?

Any info would be great.

cheers,



michael

nope

midgets are/were rear wheel drive

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Most of the engine will. The main difference between a Midget and an 1100S donk is the north/south crank and the rear main bearing cap.

If you can get an east/west small journal 1275 crank, and spend 10 mins machining the rear cap, it'll go right in.

SO- if it's cheap, GRAB it.

I put a 1098 Sprite motor in a Mini once. same deal.

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I'll swap you for a A+ 1275...suit mini

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Can you fit Morris 1000's they look like the same blocks? Also could you then stick a mini 1275 in a Morris 1000?

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Morris 1000 block is same as an 850, except stroke is a bit longer. Why bother.... it's only a 948.
You could stick a Mini 1275 in a Morris 1000 but the rear main cap is missing the oil return scroll.. and crank is wrong, so get a Midget donk instead.
Or a 1098 Sprite....

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Sell it to these guys. http://www.spriteparts.com.au/ These motors are rare for sprite and midget owners. You'll make enough to buy a good 1275 to suit your mini

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Thanks everyone.

The engine isn't actually mine otherwise i would be swapping or selling to someone else of interest.

I got the info of the QLD mini club classifieds and gave him a call, sounds like a genuine sale if anyones interested.

Sounds likes its not for me though.


Cheers,



Michael.

I was thinking for the morry fans who want more power. But on that note a whole engine and drive train conversion would be more cost efective

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Meehal,
Is this engine being widely publicised? I've just had a look on the QMOC website, and it's not listed in their online ads yet. I thought I might link the ad onto the Morris Minor forum... There'd probably be someone up here interested. A 1275 is never going to compete with a 4A-GE or anything like that in a Minor (or Sprite, etc), but is sure beats a stocko 803! Plus it's a whole lot easier to install, and some people (not me, and I wouldn't recommend it) might run it without getting it inspected... Easy to hide that it's not the stock engine - I don't imagine the police (except those who still run A series engines) would easily spot it doesn't belong, as they probably aren't up with old engine numbers any more.

Hey,

Here is the link
http://miniownersclub.com.au/index.php? ... &Itemid=42

It doesn't mention that its from a midget, but i called the guy. He seems to know what he talking about and he's really nice.

His name is maurie.

Hope this helps.

wierd.... he doesn't mention anything about it being a sprite motor - maybe he bought it for a mini by mistake himself. Must have had a few calls from mini people and had to turn them away same as you.

My dad has a mini 1275 with a chopped off crank in one of his minors...

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