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Originally Posted by a1ned
It was more me wanting the original block that the car came with from the factory.
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That is an unusual idea. Like Clan says, the two motors will be quite similar under the skin; there would be lots of detailed differences (like the distributor drive for instance) but I dare say it could be done if one had the will.
Unless you know the provenance of the B21a motor, you may find that it was changed out for a good reason: perhaps it isn't any good?
I'm struggling to see what possible advantage there might be in this venture - you might end up with the same engine number on the log book as the motor car had originally (and perhaps still has now, maybe no one told the DVLA it was changed), but otherwise it would be hard to see the difference.
Let us know if you decide to do this, it will be a long (and interesting I'm sure) project thread.
Alan