Bob,
go easy on yourself and get a ribcase trans to mate with that 1275. Better
gear ratios between 2nd and 3rd anyway. My .02 worth.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Bob Chamberlain wrote:
> The 948 cc in my Bugeye is beginning to get a little tired so I plan on
> replacing it with the 1275 cc in my garage.I understand that there is a
> need to do a"slight" bit of grinding on the smoothcase bell housing to get
> it to fit. Other than that, what other considerations are there? Do I use
> the back plate from the 1275 and just bolt it on? How about clutch
> activation? The carbs on the 1275 are shot,---would like to run the HS2's
> from the 948. Would they bolt onto the 1275 manifold? Will the vertical
> flow radiator handle the BTU's. I would like to hear from anyone who has
> done this conversion. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Bob C.
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