Part 2 of the Uno Turbo engine swap
Naturally the first step was to get the old engine out.
Once it was out, it was pretty easy to figure out exactly which pieces needed to be swapped. I started with the cam housings. The Uno is missing the attachment points for the bracket that holds the “dog-bone” or torque bar engine mount. Otherwise, the housings are identical.
Since I wasn’t too sure how different the cams were, I decided to keep the Uno cam and put it in the X housing. The only difference I could see was that the Uno cam has a slot on the end opposite the pulley to drive the distributor. Keeping the dizzy in the block left more room on the left side of the engine for the turbo piping and intercooler.
The Uno cam fits perfectly in the X’s housing. Use the X’s cover plate over the dizzy end to complete it.
It was fairly obvious that using the Uno oil pan wouldn’t be a good idea as the engine in the X sits at a different angle than in the Uno. After thinking about it for a few seconds, I checked to see if the oil pumps might be different because of this. Sure enough, the pickups are canted at different angles too. Also, it turns out that the Uno’s oil pan won’t fit over the X’s pump and vice-versa.
The story continues in Part 3...