Roger V wrote: I will probably in the first instance, put a 2cv manifold on. I may just mount a 2cv engine, if it will mate up with the gearbox.
The 2CV engine will fit, only problem is the starter what is mounted about 5mm further, I just machined tha 5mm away from bellhouse where the starter comes. Also remember, the starter ring gear on GS/Visa flywheel is different, but it is easy to swap to 2CV ring gear to both of flywheels...
Did I mention, on my Dyane with GS gearbox and Visa bellhouse, is now 2CV6 engine with EFI? Or should be, just "borrowed" the engine to my 4x4 Dyane for some time, only waiting to re-line the crank of supercharged engine...
So, from that point, practically any of these and gearbox will fit together, only some issues will be but all of them can be solved. And nowadays it is easy to find answers from "interweb", it was a very different situation back then when I tried to have some info about swapping engines-boxes. Mostly got answers like "not gonna fit" and "impossible to install" etc. That question was "will Visa engine fit to gearbox from GS with Visa bellhouse, and all that to Dyane?" When everybody said "no" who I was talking about, only way was to get those engines-boxes and examine. My interest became after studying Haynes manuals of Visa and GS, those gearboxes showed similar enough to me, and after that vision became reality. Never heard anyone fitted those before me, but still I'm quite sure someone has been on that way before...
First thought about "will they fit" was when I first time was seen the Bond 2CV engine bay, with GS engine and 2CV gearbox (small drum brakes!!!), so the first impression was to have GS engine. But with our regulations back then, it was too expensive and hard task for me, so I went a "lighter way" then...
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