i had wondered if it was to high in the engine bay, I know what you mean Beattie the turbo system i got in the 1000 at the moment sticks out of the bonnet as it is. If i was going to put an L-series i would definatly go for a set of twin webbers.

I have seen a CA18 in a 1000 on ebay and the bonnet does close but i have no knowledge how much of a tight fit it is?

I recon it would be way too high!

I mean you cant run a air cleaner on a 32/36 without it hitting the bonnet! I think CAs are just short enough but not sure. Unless you go coilover?

so it would upset the handling too much?

Has anyone done the conversion?

just an opinion, i think there's better and more compact options than the mighty L series, I think weight and height are the biggest obstacles for that conversion.,.

Just wondering if anyone has done a L-Series engine conversion into a dato 1000?

I know there is pics of a 1000 with an L16 from back in the 70's ( i think it's Bert or Vixen? can't remeber exactly who off the top of my head)

Basically i want to know how the humble little 1000 handles with the heavier L-series? is there any difference? and also what sort of brakes do people recomend?