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Of course, at a distance, it is hard to know how good the existing set-up in the car is (nor how good the 1098 units are). As the vendor has offered to swap over the engine and gearbox I would be asking him more about why he has suggested it and what the pros and cons are. You say the original engi...

I am a fan of the 948cc engine but the later 1098cc engine along with its stronger gearbox does have some advantages. Will the seller allow you to keep the original 948 engine and gearbox if you have the 1098 unit fitted? If so, you'll perhaps have the best of both worlds - a decent driveable car f...

I presume you would need to commit to the purchase before they would do the engine/gearbox swap? If so, you could well be disappointed to find a tired 1098 fitted that you were unable to reject. ”Good used” is not really a reliable description. And what has the fuel pump to do with it? I would buy ...

geoberni wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:36 pm You might find this discussion from 2013 informative: viewtopic.php?t=50506

That's a good read, thanks. I wonder if sticking with the original 948 diff would be a bad thing to do.

mobylette wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:28 pm I suppose it really depends how much money the dealer wants to do the swap?

About £800 but that would include quite a few new parts (e.g. clutch, fuel pump, water pump, oil pump possibly) which all sounds sensible to me.

I have found a nice 1961 2 door saloon for sale. It has the original 948cc engine and gearbox which appears not to have had any major work done in the recent past. It has the usual(?) issues - weak synchro on 2nd gear and possible clutch thrust bearing (and or excessive crankshaft end float). The la...