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Fiat 126 Chat => Your Restorations => Topic started by: eslamafify on September 20, 2013, 05:31:41 PM

Title: I need help to start swap
Post by: eslamafify on September 20, 2013, 05:31:41 PM

Hi every one in this lovely  forum

i have  126 p 1991

i planed to swap the engine (may be with uno or punto .etc  ) bigger one than the 650 cc

but i need it with an automatic gearbox ( that's the point of the project)

i don't care about what engine i will use but to make the car legal i have to use a fiat engine

with any gearbox they don't care about the gearbox only the engine & to still in the back

i saw many of projects but not with automatic gearbox

a friend suggest me fiat uno engine with cvt gearbox but its not available  here in Egypt all uno's with manual gearbox so i was thinking about using a cvt Honda gearbox (but i don't know what model and what gearbox can fit with an uno or punto engine ) or any bigger engine

i am not very good with mechanics stuff

but real problem facing me now is the rotation of the engine if i put the engine side way the car will go back-word and if i rotate the engine i will not be able to connect the wheels with the gearbox because the gearbox will be facing the back of the car

i Guss in this case i have to rotate the gearbox but i cant do that with an automatic gearbox ( can I ? )

maybe with cvt gearbox ?

so i am stuck with this problem and cant start the project  :cry: :cry: :cry:

i hope i can find here any suggestion for solve this problem ( i am a beginner in this stuf this is my first project  :$ )

i am dreaming now with just the start

i already had the car 3 month ago & really love this car ;D here it is

(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/041e/prfzmndom7vleq66g.jpg)

(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0693/jidma39zj9g6ufj6g.jpg)

so any help? :$ :$ :$

and i am sorry for my English i know its not that good  :$

Title: Re: I need help to start swap
Post by: ChrisRLewis on September 20, 2013, 06:10:36 PM

Not sure if this of any help to you, but isn't the engine rotation of some of the Hondas the opposite to most cars? Someone did a conversion once (not a 126) and ended up with 5 gears for reverse :o

Title: Re: I need help to start swap
Post by: eslamafify on September 20, 2013, 06:21:21 PM

that one till me that about honda but still the axle facing the back if i use the gearbox

Title: Re: I need help to start swap
Post by: ChrisRLewis on September 21, 2013, 11:26:43 PM

Quote from: eslamafify on September 20, 2013, 05:31:41 PM

i am not very good with mechanics stuff

The type of work that you intend to do requires a lot of mechanical knowledge.

If you use an engine that rotates anti-clockwise you will find that you do not have to rotate the gearbox, well that's the theory..