might be able to get a 1275 midget engine
are these better than the ital marina
1275 midget engine
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Re: 1275 midget engine
Yes - more straightforward installation as long as it comes with flywheel and clutch.....- and looks more 'original' with the Minor style oil filter.
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Re: 1275 midget engine
Marina engine is similar to Midget - but as mentioned it has oil filter in 'wrong' place.
Front plate & back plate are different on Marina - with a little bit of work you can take front & back plate from a minor engine donor. Alternative is to use marina front plate and modify the engine mount towers (make them shorter).
By comaprison a Midget engine should just bolt in place of a minor engine.
Midget clutch & flywheel should fit a minor gearbox - although the midget 1275 box is slightly more durable than Minor 1098 (both use the same casting, so will look the same on the outside).
IIRC a Marina clutch is too big for Minor 1098 gearbox bellhousing.
On the flip side the Ital A+ 1275 engine is stronger than the alternatives.
Front plate & back plate are different on Marina - with a little bit of work you can take front & back plate from a minor engine donor. Alternative is to use marina front plate and modify the engine mount towers (make them shorter).
By comaprison a Midget engine should just bolt in place of a minor engine.
Midget clutch & flywheel should fit a minor gearbox - although the midget 1275 box is slightly more durable than Minor 1098 (both use the same casting, so will look the same on the outside).
IIRC a Marina clutch is too big for Minor 1098 gearbox bellhousing.
On the flip side the Ital A+ 1275 engine is stronger than the alternatives.
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Jan 06: The Minor SII Africa adventure: http://www.minor-detour.com
Oct 06: back from Dresden with my Trabant 601 Kombi
Jan 07: back from a month thru North Africa (via Timbuktu) in a S3 Landy
June 07 - back from Zwickau Trabi Treffen
Aug 07 & Aug 08 - back from the Lands End to Orkney in 71 pickup
Sept 2010 - finally gave up breaking down in a SII Landy...
where to break down next?
2013... managed to seize my 1275 just by driving it round the block