1968 Fiat 850 Spider

[daled]

Dave

I have seen the following engine shoved in the back of an 850.
Fiat 124's (push rod and twin cams), VW air cooled units and VW Rabbit units (complete transverse drive trian).

I have installed a VW 1776cc unit in the back of my 850.
and it was very simple (and not exspencive) See at:

http://gallery.italiancarclub.com/ca...s/IMG_0069.jpg

I have caught wind of a subaru installation base on the Sand rail conversions now available for VW's.

Here is my advice.
since you want a daily driver for get the V6, it will proove to be too much weight.
For any other non stock installation move to the VW transaxle (IRS tpye). This unit will handle greater torque than the Fiat unit and has a wide range of optional gear ratios available. Also the VW transaxle accepts normal engine rotations. (adaptors will need to be created if not using a VW motor.)

There is a sweet 124 twin cam unit in a 850 coupe that uses a VW trasnsaxle that you can view at:

www.carproductions.com.au/garage

The goog things about VW are the light weight, cheap available parts, and there is someone near you that know the in's and out's.