R10 Engine into a R4 GTL

[renault4mad]

Hi all.
can someone advise me if a R10 1300 cc engine will go into a GTL. I Have one and on looking at the block the mounting holes are the same etc..water pump is on the other end as you would expect but you can swap over the blanking plates to cover this.Also the timing cover is different cos of the crank pulley. One major problem i can see is the extended camshaft is not there. Will the 1108cc camshaft fit?

look forward to any help if any..

best regards

Andrew

 

[mr-reno-139]

hi andrew , welcome to the mad house (sorry mean forum)
guess you must have engine sitting there already as R10 s rarer than R4 these days
you are correct that 1108 r4 was developed from 1108 r10 so 1289 R10/12 block is similar
be aware that sump is different and probably wont clear cross member / anti roll bar on 4

all 1976 on engines have larger cranks and blocks so sump wont swap over
nor will fly wheels and r4 uses larger clutch 180 mm not 160 mm to suit fly wheel
think you will also have prob with fuel pump as block is different in this area too
if you swap pump to other end of head ally will need machining to allow water flow and other end modding as well
read this post as well http://www.renault4.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1540 as some of this is relevant

oh and you would have to cut lumps off block where dynamo was on r10

think i attempted this about 20 yrs ago and quickly decided too much work and fitted mk1 5 instead but hope this helps
good luck paul

 

[renault4mad]

cheers Paul, glad i checked with the forum. Sounds a expensive job,gonna leave it alone..

best regards

Andrew