1500 engine applications

[grunty]

Hhi
is the Triumph 1500 engine the same throughout the range?
IE
Spitfire, Dolly FWD?

thanks
Alan

[thescrapman]

Not exactly.

They are all the same stroke and bore, but there are lots pf detail changes.

What are you trying to find out???

Cheers

Colin

[grunty]

Hiya
thanks for quick reply.
I have a 1500 FWD and a local chap has a 1500 RWD engine he wants to sell cheap so I thought I would grab it just in case..

But if it no use then i won't waste money
cheers
Alan

[Deleted User]

I believe that it is possible to fit a FWD engine into a RWD car without too much effort, but going the other way is not a practical proposition due to differences in the nose of the crankshaft.

[grunty]

Thought it might be :(

thanks for clearing that up
Al

[partsaver]

Kevin is correct the crankshaft will need changing whichever way you swap and the flywheel etc are different but as 1500 fwd engines complete are in short supply if you have the room to store it properly then it worth grabbing alhough most engine  parts are readily avalible.

[Deleted User]

377 wrote:

the crankshaft will need changing whichever way you swap and the flywheel etc are different

I believe that an RWD flywheel will fit on an FWD crankshaft, so there is no need to change the crankshaft if fitting a FWD engine to an RWD car - then all you have to do is loose all the extra stuff at the front end of the crankshaft (starter gear, starter motor etc)

When going the other way, although an FWD flywheel will fit an RWD crank, the nose of crank is not suitable to fit all the extra gubbinry (starter gear, starter motor etc) hence why it is not practical to go the other way.