engine swap 2lt 116 into gt junior

[mario-jnr]

ok all you experts i have gotten my hands on a complete 116 gtv with a healthy 2ltr and want to transplant it into my 105 junior without touching anything yet i can see that the sump will need to be changed to clear the crossmember everything else seems to be adaptable my concern is with the flywheel ringgear and gearbox hook up can i use the 105 ;'s flywheel or is there anyone out there that can advise me on any unseen pitfals to me the grunt work seems to be straightforward is there anyone out there that has done this to their 105 would realy apriciate any advise thanks

[pep105]

Hi Mario,
For this conversion you will need

1. 105 sump and oil pump.
2. The crank will need to be drilled out to accept the spigot bush for your 105 gearbox.
3. 105 2 litre flywheel, you wont be able to use your Gt Jnr flywheel or starter motor (Im assumimg yours is a
    1300) however you can use the alfetta GTV 2 litre starter motor.
4. Also is yours a hydraulic clutch ? If not and being a stepnose you might need to change the
   bell housing and convert to hydraulic clutch.

Im sure of 1 to 3, step 4 is a maybe.
I was to do the same conversion as Ive got an old 116 2 litre lying around, in the end I bought an engine out of a 74 spider with the flywheel, clutch and an Alfetta starter motor, so she should drop straight in.

Ask a specialist about drilling the crank, not an overly hard conversion but a little bit of fluffing around

Good luck
Cheers
Pep

[mario-jnr]

oh poop i wasnt wantimg to do too much no my jnr is like the one in your avatar hydro clutch but it is a 1300 can i use the head 2ltr to 1300 is this posible im sure if it is the old girl would rev and breathe a whole lot better sorry for my ignorence but i dont know too much bout alfas my experience lies in e30 bmws i know them back to front and upside down so any advice from you guys to me is golden thanks.and if i carnt use the head anyone want to buy a 77 gtv  cheep cheers

[pep105]

soooooooo how much do want for the gtv then

Only kidding, yeah dont think the 2 litre headjob would work, have heard of a 1750 head on a 1600.

If you dont want to do too much and you want a power/capacity increase than a 1750 105 engine conversion would be easier as it should drop straight in, ive seen a fair few smooth nose Gt Juniors 1300/1600 running a 1750. Another bonus is its a very sweet engine, not the most powerful but probably the nicest of the lot.

[mario-jnr]

thanks pep i might bit the bullet on the gtv and strip what i might need off it and flog it on flee bay cause the shell is virtualy rust free,,,,,,,,ok now that you have picked yourself up off the floor i probably will upgrade the 1300 for a 1750 i know where to get one for a 105 just didnt want to buy one right now my wife will skin me alive just spent heaps on the brakes and suspension so i might have to suffer it out with the 1300 for now ah well i supose if i need a speed buzz i can always jump in my xr8 ford and blast off good for straight line grunt not much good for anything else thanks mate