i read recently in the forum that you could put an mc16 motor into a mc18 frame.
not realy me thinks the front mounting holes on the cases are the same it's when you get to the rear that the problem starts the top mounting lug on the 16 engine is diferent also there is a mounting lug missing on the lower left side of the 16 motor.
The 18 engine is rubber mounted where the 16 on the rear is not.
Has anyone managed to swap these motors sucesfuly?
Andy,why can't you change the cranks from the 16 into the 18?

You can put a MC16 bottom end into an MC18. I've done it. Twice.
Once with a complete MC16 engine + MC18 heads, the other with a MC16 bottom end with MC18 barrels

Mounting MC16 engine into MC18 chassis
While I think of it, to fit the MC16 engine you will need to grind about 8mm off the clutch side of the rear engine mount and grind the torque arm off flush. (Easier to grind off than make a spacer for swingarm to remove it) Engine/frame work perfectly well 'semi' solid mount.

This I was told by a chappie who'd done it before. I cut the material off the engine mount with a disk grinder and file, and solid mounted the rear,
I didn't bother cutting the torque arm off, which is I think where your "Lower left engine mount" is. Is it attached to an arm off the swingarm? If so, it is the torque arm. The chassis I used was a 1989.
I did have to make up some other spacers if I recall right, but they were more of a hacksaw and file and drill job.

If you're going to use MC18, PGMII electrics, the MC16 PV servo runs the wrong way. I found this out the hard way. And you need the MC16 PV servo to run the MC16 PV's.
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Thanks so much for this info Chopster.
i thought i was doomed.
You are a man deserved of much beer.