Difference between D16 and B172 drivetrain

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Difference between D16 and B172 drivetrain

Post by gregsx2 » 14 Aug 2014 08:24 pm

Hi,

I have a 85' 1.4 saloon with manual transmission. But i want a B18FT engine swap.
Now the problem: in our country it's impossible to find 1.7 340 or this car part's (Hungary).
BUT I can buy cheap a diesel 340 car (~110-120GBP). This drivetrain is similar to the B172 petrol model, right?
Can i use the D16 bellhousing, engine brackets, etc or just the 1.7 parts are good for me?

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Re: Difference between D16 and B172 drivetrain

Post by macplaxton » 14 Aug 2014 08:55 pm

The drivetrains are pretty much the same. The bodyshell is different (same as 360).

Best thing to do is to sit down with a copy of the parts book (go to http://www.born-built-beauties.eu/ to download) or a find a copy of VIDA and compare the part numbers.

If you do buy a cheap D16, let me know ;)
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Re: Difference between D16 and B172 drivetrain

Post by classicswede » 15 Aug 2014 12:25 am

I'm fairly certain the d16 would be a good base car and would give you some advantages over starting with a normal 340
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Re: Difference between D16 and B172 drivetrain

Post by gregsx2 » 17 Aug 2014 07:00 pm

macplaxton wrote:The drivetrains are pretty much the same. The bodyshell is different (same as 360).

Best thing to do is to sit down with a copy of the parts book (go to http://www.born-built-beauties.eu/ to download) or a find a copy of VIDA and compare the part numbers.

If you do buy a cheap D16, let me know ;)

Thank you. I compared the part numbers. Looking at very similar, but have different numbers.

Anyone know what is the small or large difference between them?
classicswede wrote:I'm fairly certain the d16 would be a good base car and would give you some advantages over starting with a normal 340
This is good news :) but i still will be needed some 1.7 parts?

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