Engine swop from behind the "curtain"

[grober]

Thats the IRON CURTAIN. Nice write up with pics on how to swop a fiat twin cam engine into a LADA 2101---- Nary an ECU in sight. Ah the good old days! http://zsiguli.hu/index.php?action=cikk&id=289

 

[NW_Merc]

My mum and dad used to own an old Ford Escort 1.1, I always thought I could have kept that car as it had very basic electrics and do an engine swap. I think it was a mark I

 

[gl boy]

Thats the IRON CURTAIN. Nice write up with pics on how to swop a fiat twin cam engine into a LADA 2101---- Nary an ECU in sight. Ah the good old days! http://zsiguli.hu/index.php?action=cikk&id=289

reminds me of when i was a late teenager i had a fiat x19 1500 and me and my mate fitted a dohc fiat abarth engine in it with a lot of grunnting and groaning and swearing and a bit of cutting ..well worth the struggle though the car went like stink..but not good on the handeling ..those were the days foot free and mad

 

[Mudster]

I had a few bonkers friends do things like this over the years, mostly with Mk1 and MK2 Escorts, memorable ones were

Anglia 105E full race 2.0 ltr Pinto
Anglia 105E 3.0 Ltr Ford Essex V6 ( handling was interesting!)
Carpi 2.8i Special - 5.7 ltr small block chevy with Nitrous - MOT'd and regualrly run at Santa Pod - I once went in this car, it was scary.