Engine changeover clutch issue

[Lawrence832]

right guys I've got a question regarding clutches
My car needed a new 998 engine so I sourced one that happens to come with a clutch still attached.

Took the broken engine out of the car

And carried it to the garage

Plan was to take the gearbox off the rubbish engine and fit it too the new one and change the clutch release bearing and have one good engine with a good gearbox and clutch

Howver got the gearbox off fine

But the clutch release bearings are different sizes


So I've worked out the broken engine has a 180mm clutch fitted and the good engine has 160mm fitted

The clutch bearing bracket thingy

Doesn't fit the 160mm clutch release bearing I've got so it's evident I need to get a new 180mm clutch kit in order to use the gearbox! So more money

But my question is, if I fit the new 180mm clutch to the flywheel will the gearbox fit.
Because I've got this problem too

New engine

(No gap between flywheel and engine)

Old engine

(Huge gap between flywheel and engine)

So will my old gearbox fit the new engine?

Many thanks
Lawrence

 

[frank]

this issue was covered on niki,s (nelly mini) blog recently lawrence

 

[Lawrence832]

Right I've read that blog after a bit of googling. Many thanks.

So I need to fit the old engine flywheel to the new one and buy a 180mm clutch kit?
Then the gearbox will fit ?

 

[frank]

mine has the smaller f/w shafts g/box etc and a hybrid clutch lawrence (covered many times on here) its the only option unless you want to fit the later type running gear

 

[Lawrence832]

Ohs so I need one type of clutch plate and drill out the rivets etc. I know what you mean. I'll look into it.
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