850 conversion?

[phreak97]

Hey Everyone.
I'm sure if it was easy I'd have heard about it by now, but I met a guy Yesterday who told me a fiat 850 motor goes easily into a 126..
does anybody know if someone has done this? is it really a straight swap?

[Gordan]

Only example i can think of is a guy from serbia fitting a 903cc yugo engine, which is wery similar to the 850, and there wasnt much cutting involved...
heres a thread, scroll thru the pages, there are a few pics...
http://forum.nacionalnaklasa.net/viewthread.php?tid=490&page=6

[1973/126]

 The Fiat 850 engine turns anticlockwise. I had an 850 engine in my 600D, but it was a right nightmare to get it all together, and get the engine running the right way.
 I was thinking about putting an 850 Sport Coupe engine in the 126, but I think the easiest way would be using an 850 gearbox.

[phreak97]

ah, well how hard would it be to fit the gearbox aswel? is it much bigger? I'd imagine the axles would need to be changed.. I have an 850 sports coupe which may not be eligable for registration, if that's the case I'd be fairly happy to try the motor in a 126.