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[CaptainBland08]

bonjourno...

my mate has blown up the thou in his pickup, so i twisted his arm into letting me do an engine conversion on it, and i just send him the bill for parts and such...

this is what we have to play with.




its a little rough round the edges and is a work in progress kind of jobby... but hey, its solid and thats what counts.

day one.

we have a nissan cg13 out of a k11 micra SR, only done 22k

made a basic frame and it came out well... just some modding to lower the sump side of the engine.


day two.
after modding the lower rails to sink the engine a tad, it fits purfectly... forgive the shabbyness of some bits. ill be dress and seam welding the whole thing before painting.


diff clearance at the back


front end clearance. retains standard mounting points, and theres plenty of space for some fat downpipes:D


level subframe


level engine at the same time, chuffed.


drive shafts line up properly.


and finally some loud bits.


more progress very soon... been shopping on ebay for some bits to make this thing move...

Chris

[rids]

like the bmc green engine.

[pickuptruck1994]

looks like a very nice project
im going to be doing a micra conversion soon on my mate mini for tack days and fun around the country lanes
going to keep an eye on this one
good luck
cheers
jordan

[CaptainBland08]

after considerable faff, we are getting somewhere now.




engine in this weekend. providing the driftshafts come back from the engineers, itll be back on the road sometime next week.

[tommc92]

Looks good

How much to have your drive shafts done?

[CaptainBland08]

after alot of faffing with taking the gearbox off and on etc, i got the engine in. tommorow, gear linkage.





Chris

P.S. havent had the shafts back yet, so dont actually know a price:S

[CaptainBland08]

gear linkage modified and fitted. all gears select perfectly...

to say im pleased would be an understatment



Chris

[rids]

gear linkage modified and fitted. all gears select perfectly...

to say im pleased would be an understatment



Chris

how easy does the selector fit into the mini floor!

[CaptainBland08]

make a solid bracket for the back and made a simple l bracket. could have made a bracket to fit the standard floor, but just drilled a new hole on the centre... works a treat!

[lucas1amps]

cracking work any more pics of the subframe? got to make mine soon

[rids]

where you putting your alternator? if it's going where bigchief's is you might consider moving your brake bias valve

[CaptainBland08]

aye it looks like ill be moving the brake bias and putting it there... providing theres enough clearance on the carbs...

[CaptainBland08]

ive still been pottering about with this, honest!

two faffs that are still holding me back, are the driveshafts coming back from the tig welders... they are taking a while. and the waterpump belt tensioner. but oh well...

ive ditched the lumpy brake bias thing in favour of an adjustable jobby which is mounted between the seats inside. this does now mean that all the brake lines are inside which is what i wanted anyway! ive also had to notch the bulkhead 20mm or so to stop the carbs slapping against it under on off throttle moments...

heres a bit of a dated pic now, but ill get some updated ones during the week when i can get down the garage.



Chris

[MiniNissan]

like the bmc green engine.

X2

[smudger068]

Excellent more inspiration here
Just out of curiosity:
What did you do to your manifold, did you just grind out the cat and weld a pipe in or?

Also, can anyone recommend me the best steel plate and box section thickness and dimensions please as i am going to begin mine when i get back from the USA

Thanks any help appreciated

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