I turned my LT1018 into an LT1024. Dad's LT1018 had 725 hrs on it. It was always garaged and kept clean. The one lung 18 hp engine was trashed one day last summer. Although, I wasn't the operator when it happened, I did feel somewhat responsible for that happening and set out to correct the problem. Not being real fond of the single cylinder engines in the first place, I set out to repower it. Spent the fall and winter researching and discovered there are not a lot of differences in the LT1000 series Cubs. Long story short. I bought a rough looking LT1024 the other day with a good motor and a very bad mower deck. Faced with a decision to swap mower decks or swap engines. Almost all of the Cub frame and body part numbers matched up. So what's the difference. The 1018 has the mower's idler pulley and belt tensioning device mounted on the mower frame, whereas the 1024 has a three blade deck with the belt tensioner on the deck itself. The V twin engine had different mounting dimensions. Since the hoods were the same, I was convinced the engine swap was entirely possible. Took about 6 hours to swap engine, wiring harness, choke and throttle cables, electric clutch, and the plenum under the hood. Basically, it's now an LT1024 with a 42" deck. Looks like new and runs great. A little overpowered but, that's not a problem. Next step will be to see if I can find a good 50" deck to put on it without having to remove the mower drive belt tensioner from the frame. Very please with the outcome. Put a smile on Dad's face too!