Re: 2.0 L swap

[DBesic@xxxxxxx]

 TJCallahan writes:

>> the basic resolution is the proper set of engine mounts will make the 
difference. They may even be available off the shelf from one or more of the 
usual suppliers. You still get to fabricate a set of exhaust 
manifolds/headers and a few other things ... challenging is a good 
descriptive term for the effort.

Mr. Besic, you have a 2L in your 750/101 spider hot rod, don't you? Care to 
share?
<<

The 2.0 Litre swap was made infinitely easier by the availability of motor 
mounts (#EM504) designed for the swap, from Centerline.  The Veloce headers 
(#PH101), also purchased from Centerline, required only minimal tweaking to 
clear the steering shaft.  I have no idea whether these parts are still 
available, but I can't imagine a swap without them.

The Giulia 1600 hood was a perfect fit in the 750 Spider and was necessary to 
clear the taller 2.0 Litre.  (FYI: The reproduction trim piece on the hood 
scoop cost me more than the darn hood!)  Also necessary was the extremely 
rare 101 Veloce oil pan.  (It took me months to find a Veloce pan with no 
broken fins and the oil pickup elbow.)  The hardest part of the swap was 
replacing the mechanical clutch linkage with a juice clutch. We ended up 
remaking the pedal assembly to accomodate a Fiat X1/9 master cylinder and 
another bracket to hold a puller-type slave cylinder to operate the throw-out 
bearing.  Major PITA.  Centerline offered a throw-out bearing adapter 
(#CP501) but we opted to try our method.  The clutch is functional but not 
very user-friendly..... its basically an on-off switch.  Everybody's who's 
driven the car, stalls it the first time.  I've just gotten used to it.

Its been almost seven years since we did the swap so my memories are a bit 
clouded but you get the general idea.  Just remember: If it was cheap and 
easy, everyone would do it.

Darren Besic
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