Uno Turbo Conversion advice... into a yugo...

howdy guys

thought id ask on here to get what knowledge people have, from what ive gathered the engines have the same mount points, so should be a pritty straight swap into the yugo, the uno turbo is a mk2 i think, h reg...

Which bits from the donar will i need exactly, im guessing the usual stuff, what about drive shaft issues? and the gear selector unit is prob gunna have to go aswell as the yugo has some crazy machanical set up...

any help or guidance would be great

thanks

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Dont do it just keep the uno. lol although a yugo turbo sleeper would be cool. on other convertions i have done it may be possible to take the entire linkage/gear leaver mech. from the uno and make it fit.

I don't know a lot about the Yugo but I think that's a 45A in the pic (903cc engine?) You might need some 55A parts, as that has the 1116cc engine that's the same basic family as the engine in the Uno Turbo. For example, the engine mount on the right-front guard (looking from the driver's seat) seems different in the photo and may not line up with the mount on the Turbo engine, but the 55 mount would probably bolt straight to the engine block. The Yugo 55A gearbox (GVX is a five-speed) would probably also bolt onto the Uno Turbo engine (if the gearbox is in good working order), but you may need to mix and match clutch parts. If you can use a Yugo gearbox, that'll save lots of hassles with driveshafts etc. Otherwise to make an Uno Turbo box fit, you might have to modify suspension hubs and all sorts of things; the Uno Turbo driveshafts will be a lot bigger.

Then there's going to be lots of other things, like Uno Turbo brakes, that would be nice to have... If the Uno isn't rotted out, I'd be keeping that, personally (as your other reply said ) But as a novelty, the Yugo Turbo would be a hoot, even if it only had a four-speed box - probably not speed that you're after anyway but just the get-up-and-go!

Just my thoughts - hopefully someone has done this before in Europe (do Google searches yield anythingl?)

Cheers,
-Alex

Ah wondered if it was you when Luke said somebody had bought a Yugo. That uno looks well too tidy to use as a donor i'd sell it and buy a ****ter off ebay for a couple of hundred quid.

Matt

yeah cheers for the help, the uno is badly rotten on the rear end, and some other bits...

damn it does sound like a bit of a ball ache to do now lol

will prob leave the 4 speed box on, but the driveshafts look weak as hell!

im goign to keep it totally standard on the outside and just use it as a tool of embarasment.

infact thats a sticker idea right there.

Tool of embarasement.

lol

Alex is spot on with his advice, and I agree that you'll have issues with the swap as your model of Yugo has the older ohv engine that is totally different to the Lampredi ohc engine that the Uno Turbo is based on. Basically it will NOT be a direct swap, plus asides from the engine you also have to fit the intercooler and oil cooler somewhere as well, along with the injection system (electric pump in tank), exhaust, suspension/ brakes etc. etc. I seem to recall that someone has already fitted a UT engine into a Yugo (might have been a 128, but that's what the Yugo is based on ) and though it is possible it is far from a straight swap. It would make one hell of a sleeper though

As to that UT, isn't that Faster4Tec's old one? I remember that it looked reasonable on the outside but did turn out to have a LOT of rust hidden away. I think the general verdict was that it would be more cost effective to re-shell it rather than try and restore the original shell.

Anyway, if you do decide to do the Yugo UT project I wish you lots of luck and do keep the forum updated! It would be an awesome project

The standard Yugo gearbox won't hack the power of a turbo engine. I reckon the best plan of attack would be to drop the whole front subframe and suspension out of the Yugo, then modify the Uno subframe to fit, similar to how they fit K Series engines in Minis.

Matt

yeah subframe plan sounds good, does anyone have any online style haynes manulas for the uno turbo? or some spec info on the subframes, exploded diagrams and the likes?

like i said im totally new to the uno yugo world, but not too bad with the old mechanical skills

can anyone remember the guy who had the uno turbo in the 128? would be great to pick his brain!

cheers guys!

Just had a look at mine which is a Mk1 Uno Turbo. The offside mount looks to be in a similar position to the Yugo one, however its not quite the same. Are you any good with a welder? It'll be possible to cut that part of the inner wing out of the Uno and weld it into the Yugo very easily.

Can't see the nearside mount on the Yugo. On the Uno its right at the front left of the engine bay.

If you need to see an Uno with an empty engine bay i'm only in Leeds. Mine just has a bare block in at the minute.

Matt

ah cool, might bob over and see, need to get my head in order with the work, welding aint a problem, know a good fabricator, im sure sourcing the correct mount would be easier tho!


or finding a yugo with a uno turbo engine in would be nice

Any more news on this? Would be a fantastic project

no news yet as i been on holiday, really just searching for info at the minute!

looked yesterday and the yugo engine mount is a bolt on mount, so the mount to engine, sits on a bracket that mounts to body. So that should make any mount issues easier to solve!

still unsure about the subframe idea, in put neeeeed input!

Not sure what to suggest about the subframe. The Uno has one which mounts the steering rack, front track control arms and rear gearbox mounting to the front of the floor pan and lower front chassis rails. You can see a picture of one on page 17 of the Uno Haynes Manual. Not sure if it would be suitable for a Yugo - have you a picture of the underside of your Yugo?

i had a quick look today, and the subframe idea i reckon is a no go...

hmm hmm hmm

going to have to keep looking for info!

is that ut on ebay?
i swear ive seen a pic somewhere today of a ut with a red stripe down the side