Alto engine into a hatch

[jish]

i thought i had read somewhere on this site previously that some engine mounts or bolt positioning or something was different between the a hatch and an alto.

can someone tell me firstly is this true?
Will a alto engine and man gearbox go straight into the hatch? i have an alto with man box still on it and am prob gonna buy a hatch with a shot engine will it be easier to replace the engine and gbox together or pull them apart and replace the engine only.

Thanks Guys

[Brayden]

Alto engine will go into a Hatch, but a Hatch engine will not go into an Alto.

[jish]

thanks Brayden, i thought id read something along those lines. Do you know if its easier to change an engine over or an engine with gbox still on it?

[Brayden]

Much easier just to pluck the whole thing than try and remove the box while the engine is still in the car.

[Alto Boy]

Hey Jish....what year Alto and what engine do you have....F5a / F6a / F8b ?

Greg.

[jish]

i have 2 at the moment, 1 should be registered by the end of next week F8B auto, and my second is a spare parts car F8B man, both are 88 in think. should be buying a 4 seater hatch soon and putting engine from my spare into it.