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[wagon_rider]

Performed some mini upgrades over the years, now hoping to go on a mega diet and power hike, thought you might like to see.

 

Classic 998 mini - about 650kg, and about 40bhp (30? ) (61bhp/ton)

 

R1 Freestyle, diet version - can I hit 400kg and 180hp? - 450bhp/ton

 

 

Here it is after passing it's IVA in full fat classic 998

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but now going into diet "essential only" mode

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More to come over the next few months :)

[wagon_rider]

a day of messing about with drills n stuff...

 

stage 1 - 50x50 box - mitered into a few sizes (30 degree cut and also 45 degree cut) depending on position. I'm going to use the longer ones at the front where i have removed more steel underneath to save double weight.... or something...

 

stage 2 - box linished to a nice profile then drilled 10.5. 

 

stage 3 - 25mm bar, cut to 44-45mm length, linished to size, then drilled to 10.5

m10 10.9 bolts to finish.

 

Mounts with next stage - bracing for subframe and engine end - 5mm plate, welded onto the end of 32mm tube, again 10.5 hole for bolts.

 

 

Subframe progressing - I don't have a mini bonnet to fit under - so i'll make full use of an extra 150mm. Bracing next

 

T45 for the new rear end :)

 

Edited by wagon_rider, 04 December 2017 - 08:20 AM.

[wagon_rider]

No going back now!! rear end has been detached

 

 

Spent a while messing about notching the tubes... exact length TBC

 

Think this time i'm going add bracing. never really liked how it was originally, in my structural engineering mind... will I hit the tyres though....?

 

Also need to consider the seat belt brace too. Air box might be in the way

 

Trial position

 

Mor T45.... Going to make a kind of triangulated tube thing to hold in the motor

 

More soon :)

[Baldspeed Racing]

this brings back some memories...more A series based though as my Bro brought one when they first came out back in the day. Unfortunately it never got finished

[wagon_rider]

You don't see many of them about anymore, hardly ever pop up on ebay even.

 

Hard to believe I've had this for 7 years..... where did that time go.....

[Pooler70]

Will be a fun little car with the upgrades.

[wagon_rider]

I hope so :)

 

Small but exiting update - Diff stage 1....

 

 

 

Back order 10 weeks from minispares, but came after 6 :)

[wagon_rider]

Chilly in the shed last night!! 

 

R1 Cradle Stage 1

 

 

This weekend I mocked up my diff cradle from a drawing supplied by the Westgarage.

 

 

 

 

Its maybe a little too tall, but i'm thinking it'll just about work if its "upsidedown" at a jaunty angle. It cant really be much smaller (required cog size to get a half reasonable gearing), and then it gets complicated with angles of drive shafts.

 

 

 

Need to strengthen the subframe back up before I can continue.... uuugh more ££££

[wagon_rider]

Nothing much to report, been a bit under the weather and a bit skint lol!

 

However my fuel tank I ordered some time ago arrived

 

 

 

Which I am almost pleased with - seems to have been a little measurement error somewhere..... sigh.

 

I intend on welding in the R1 sender unit, which will give me my low fuel light, baffle, and pump.

 

And on the top is a manual level gauge :)

[wagon_rider]

Bit more progress not involving spending

 

First up - sump for the pump...

 

 

 

 

Bastard bit of alloy took some cutting. I was going to get it cnc'd but then i went at it one afternoon, and stupidly wouldn't let it defeat me!!!

 

 

 

Next - something that has always upset me - the pedal box.

You can see in this old pic, the clutch pedal was almost in the passenger foot well when I bought it - made for a nasty driving position, but it was a job i thought i'd leave post IVA.

 

you might notice it's had a hard life

 

 

Even being moved over 30mm to the right (lol look how squint the throttle pedal is too) the spacing was still crap.

 

 

Everything wonkily welded :(

 

So some cutting, grinding, drilling later, the pedal was now secured in its new position on the pivot

 

and at 90degrees! 

 

Need to de tigerseal the rubbers and fix the throttle and we should be all level  :cool:

 

 

Budget sequential shifter :cool:

 

 

(and 3/4 of budget corner weighing set )