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Originally Posted by BOB-irl Hey, Thanks for the Welcomes I'm not sure yet about an engine. The engine bay looks quite small but I have seen one with a CIH engine in so it will take as much as a 2.4. At first, I was thinking of only swapping the 1.0 OHV for a 1.2S OHV from one of my Kadett C's. I know those engines very well and they are quite good. But when I pictured what I want to do with the A I thought I can't only put a 1.2 in there. A 3.0 24V Opel Omega engine would be nice But I doubt there would be any room left to sit in the car, not to mention drive it.

The purist in me, and others, would suggest you follow your first thought here . . . uh, the 1.2S with twin single carbs and would be by far the easiest to do . . . practically nothing to fabricate and a nice power boost over the "A's" 1.0 single carb engine.

Any other engine choices require extensive rework and fabrication due to engine size and power (torque) production, not to mention major sheetmetal work in resizing the transmission tunnel, the "A's" is tiny!! Brakes will also be a major problem, drums all around.

That said, not that it can't be done, just be sure you completely understand just how much work will be involved! I'd hate to see this very nice example end up as another "unfinished project!"