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[ferrox_666]

proton make a 12valve 4cylinder ugly thing. is it??

[Rosslin Racing]

put my five pence worth in.
the head is not as long as the mini block its also not as wide this would lead one to think it be motorcycle.
I can see more problems with this head.

[miRon]

i know that a fiat 16v is the easiest to do....

[Rosslin Racing]

yer the stilo 500 i think should fit dont quote me on that.

[miniboo]

if you go to the website in my sig then you can see a running Fiat head conversion that is ruuning on propane!!

[koss]

It looks like a Honda engine, I done a head gasket on a lot of years ago. If I am correct in guessing Honda you may find a gasket for the head easier than you think. The same engine was used in other makes of car.

[austinmini25]

Is it a toyota starlet engine??

I found that th 1E engine is 999cc 12 valve sinle cam but its carb'd. The 2E engine is 1.3 (1295-1296cc) 12 valve single cam and came with carb or injection.
please tell me i'm right

[AndrewJ530]

Ohhh i reckon you might have it austinmini25.

[koss]

Its just the valves that trigger something in my brain.

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[cradley-heathen]

unless i missed it no one has mentioned the correct manufacturer yet, its also not a bike head either. the head is shorter than the a series one, but it is equally as wide, however the head will be mounted slighly to the front of the block so it will over hang the front, and leave a gap at the back, exposing the redundant push rod holes, which i will plug.

here is a pic of how the valve gear works, clever, and a nice colour too!

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Edited by cradley-heathen, 17 August 2008 - 08:27 PM.

[Asphalt]

That's so clever, Maybach used it back in the 20's

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But I don't think it's a Maybach head

Edited by Asphalt, 17 August 2008 - 08:35 PM.

[cradley-heathen]

a pic of the head as viewed from the front (as it will be in the mini anyway) and a pic of the other bits i needed from the engine. there are a bunch of pulleys which i will pick from for my fan belt, and there is also i natty little crank sensor disc should i ever need it if i was to ditch the dizzy and convert to a stand alone ignition system.

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[cradley-heathen]

this is the car will be going into (the red one) and the green one is my dads (my brother is building a screaming engine for that one as we speak)

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[AndrewJ530]

Is that one under wraps aswell

[jbeenz]

Interesting project! good luck.

My guess - Subaru Justy