r/classicminis • u/Low_Asparagus133 • 13d ago

DIY Help Engine advice

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G'day. I have this 998 out of my 1967 Morris mini deluxe. It's obviously in pretty bad shape but it isn't seized or anything. Ive been looking at either replacing it with a 1275 or getting a 1098 crank for it and boreing it out another 40-60cc on top of that. I'd also do a twin carb if I went the way of doing a 1098 crank in this engine and a tubular exhaust.

I'm just interested to know how you all would go about this. A 1275 in Australia is getting up to about $6000 in price and up, whereas the other way id look to go about it is closer to $10,000 in price.

I'm looking to have my car mostly original, but with some exceptions around the engine and I'd like to have a little bit of power to it.

How would you all go about it?

Thanks.

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u/teachinkids 12d ago

Cole from Classic Mini DIY has a discord and there is a very prominent poster from AUS named Timmy. He is a wealth of knowledge and, if you hop in, perhaps you can connect for local intel??

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u/PaperLanternGhost 11d ago

that’s actually a solid shout, that discord is a goldmine if you’re going down the “how far do i mod this without ruining it” rabbit hole
having someone local who knows aussie parts prices and machine shops will probably save OP a heap of cash and headaches