hey all,

karcraft has 1275 metro motors for sale round $950, with box....and unkinown condition?

what are the difference between the 1275's?....what is the metro bit?

and do they just bolt i like any other mini donk?

cheers all!

blake

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wheels keep on turnin!

arent metros just a newer a series they put in ugly cars
maybe thats the reason behind why the reckon they can
ask that price

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Karcraft had none 3 weeks ago and didn't know when they could get more.
It's an A+ 1275 motor- not much different to a late 1275 Moke, the gearbox is a rod change, with the later funny (not) Verto clutch setup.
Not too hard to fit really- need Mini mounts etc. Personally I'd deep six the Verto clutch & flywheel though, and fit a real Mini one..

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yer that's what they said to me kev.
when i bought my metro engine said about the clutch mechanism to change that to a normal mini one.

PM `miniimports' and see if he has any left, he's in Melbourne.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Went to MIni Mac a couple of weeks ago to get a fly wheel puller. I decided since I borrow his so often, I may as well buy one. Got a Sykes Pickavant one for just $55 - very nice! It came with two sets of bolts to screw into the flywheel - one thread for Verto, one for pre-verto.

We got talking about Verto clutches and Max told me that he had only changed one yet. Apparently a clutch plate is very expensive for Verto - $400 or so!!! At that price I would chuck it out and use the old type one too!

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1971 Morris Mini Moke
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1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

The other problem with Vertos apparently is getting the suckers off. I have heard horror stories (in UK) of the big red oxy cutter sometimes being needed...

<edit> and they are heaps heavier than the standard setup. Another reason to bin them..

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