If i put in a different motor in wat happens with getting rego because it has a differnt motor then it came out with?
any ideas??
cheers

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Hmmmm in NSW it depends on a few things.
On a roundnose it doesn't seem to matter a rat's, fit whatever, BUT if you go over a 1098 block ie. fit a 1275 block they will want to see disc brakes.

My `64 850 previously had a 1982 1275A+ motor in it, with 45 Weber etc, no emissions gear in sight. Not a problem.
My `70 car has a `68 1100S block, same deal. Not a problem.

On late cars (Clubbies) though with compliance plates and subject to ADRs, you can get caught. We have a late `78 Clubbie 998, I rebuilt a 1098 out of a `74 Clubbie and stuck it in.
Trotted down to get a blue slip and the guy reckoned the motor was `too old'.. hello? the block is the same... basically he was arguing about the engine number prefix.
(Didn't have air pump and the smog pipes on but he didn't care).
So I got the shits with him and left. Just drove it for a while regardless.
Not on the road at the moment- it's awaiting a facelift..

My advice on these cars is, if you want to make your late 998 into a 1098+, just stick a 1098 crank and oversize pistons in YOUR block. Saves a lot of aggro.

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Thanks Doc

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if you have an already rego'd car, you need to get an engine blue slip. you go in, give them your rego details, and show them the new engine number, they will check it to make sure it is all good, also as previously stated, 1275 and above conversion's need disc brakes. a conversion from 850 to 1275 an above will need an engineers certificate, as you have increased the size of the engine over and above the maximum allowed. Seems silly i know but that the law. My van had to have an engineers cert as it was an 850, and now a 1275. But if you have a straight engine swap for a non anti poluution gear mini, it will be a very quick and easy thing.

Cheers

Aaron

I knew a guy who had a 998cc in a round nose, changed to 1293cc. Went to the DOT and all they wanted to see was the new engine number. Still kept the almighty drums all round. No questions asked...

I'll Let you know in Two Month's time....850 to a 1310 48 Del Carb and Honda dic's front end.......in NSW no rego papers

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When I dropped the 1310 into my `70 roundnose `matic, all they (in NSW) wanted was the engine number, and discs.
Didn't matter which body- could have been an 850 for all they cared.
My 850 with the 1293 never got engineered for rego, either.
I think an eng cert is only needed if you go 20% above a 1275, which was the biggest `Mini' factory option?
We dropped a 1330S into Gareth's late Clubbie van, with discs, no eng cert needed, no problem. But all this was a few years back.

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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.

afaik it depends which State you live in. I believe SA is the same as NSW - need discs for 1275, but here in WA I spoke to the licencing centre when i was going to put a 1275 in the 998 deluxe I had, and all they cared about was that the brakes worked efficiently. He said they didn't care whether they were drums or discs...

This is the same as NZ to a degree. 20% power increases over the original stock engine require certification, which means the engineer will check that your car will stop in 4 1/2 seconds from 100km/h (I believe), which the local engineer described as "an age", i.e. more or less any car should do it easily on drums. Strange kind of standard but more sensible than blindly requiring discs.

Like I've said before - the authorities and cops would not have a clue what is and is not legal half the time!

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2