hey.. guys.

i have bought a 1275 'carby' manual rover engine & i'm looking to put it in.

i have never done it before but i cant wait to get in head on

got some one helping me who has done a few mini's.

is there any thing i should know when doing this. he did give me linkages also.

any major drama's i should know about.

where abouts do you live?

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I think he lives in Brisbane.... Give Matt (TheMiniMan) a call or PM, he'll be able to help you out im sure... thats if you wanna take it to him, otherwise im sure many other people will be able to help you out (not me i know nuffin!)

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Mini, its in my blood........

yes i'm from brisbane north side.


gonna attempt it my self save some cash ive spent enough allready..

i've been told it is about $500 to put an engine in? i would rather save that money & put it to use on something else more fun

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... ht=#547129

check this link out, Doogie shows you how its done. Instilation is the reversal.
cheers
justin

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Mini, its in my blood........

you are a good man


i might pm him.. ive noticed he was selling front cut parts he might have put in a rover engine.

that all seems straight forward but the linkages? gear box will sit thats i'm confused about.

i guess i can pay the mini guys to do that.

You are either going to have a rod chane gear box or a remote change as per the pics / guide. If u have rod change, one engine is installed, you can them connect the linkages and pin and ur done. Did you get a front cut or just a rover engine/gearbox set up?

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Mini, its in my blood........

yeh it is rover engine/gearbox set up.

it has a 1100 in at the moment.

i think it's a remote that's the later one?

(what part of the northside are you in? I'm at Nundah/Chermside - pity i dont know anything about changing an engine over )

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haha dam it!

im in boondall.

not far at all from you mate 10mins.

it is going in this.

very nice! when its all up and running we should get the brissy crew ready for a run!

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well she drives now.. it has a recond 1100 engine in it.

but i have a rover engine as well.

so i'm gonna do the swap. not to sure when.. hopefully before the new year..

should be fun cant wait to drive it with the bigger engine though!

good purchase NG,,, i was watching that wagon on leabay

& yeah i can help you, just let me know what you need & i`ll look after you,,, i`m not a greedy bugga at all & $500 sounds a bit much just to put a motor in.

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