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[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

gonna be beastly and beautiful this one has made me want to strip the 1275 and port the head for an extra 2 bhp yeh mini power

[1987_ParkLane]

gonna be beastly and beautiful this one has made me want to strip the 1275 and port the head for an extra 2 bhp yeh mini power

Thanks, haha do it mate, all adds up lol .

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

well been thinking that 65 bhp isnt bad but aint great for a 1275
so getting some hs2 twins and then thinkin i might redo the head gasket recoke the head check the bores and do a general mot on the head

and see if that with the hs2 and a sports coil get me some more ponnies also gonna then redyno it a college and set it perfectly

[1987_ParkLane]

well been thinking that 65 bhp isnt bad but aint great for a 1275
so getting some hs2 twins and then thinkin i might redo the head gasket recoke the head check the bores and do a general mot on the head

and see if that with the hs2 and a sports coil get me some more ponnies also gonna then redyno it a college and set it perfectly

Sounds good mate, why don't you get some 1.5 roller rockers too? That would increase it too.

[1987_ParkLane]

Moved onto taking the head off today, ready for the supercharger :



Got the carb off first, that is now in my room ready to be cleaned up .



Then the rockers came off, soon to be replaced with some 1.5 roller rockers .



Then out came these.



Then off came the head. But I don't think it had been off in a few years, as all the bolts were on really tight, and I had to get the big bar , and yes that was the same one that did me head in a few months ago .







All in all, the head was in pretty good condition, the ports were good and so were the valves, but I'm going to strip it all down on clean in all up, and might even put some double valve springs in too .



And the head gasket seemed in pretty good condition too considering in seemed it had been on a long time.



And this is how I left it today .

Edited by 1987_ParkLane, 01 March 2009 - 05:23 PM.

[1987_ParkLane]

Just purchased a few things:

HIF 38 service kit
Silicon by pass hose
Cylinder head heater take off
Rocker cover gasket
Gearbox rod change anti oil leak seal kit.

That should keep me occupied for a bit .

[analogue_radio]

Exciting stuff mate! if you want a spare pair of hands I'd be more than welcome man.

[1987_ParkLane]

Thanks mate, looks like all three of us will need a hand sooner or later .

[1987_ParkLane]

Done a bit more impulse buying , bought a tap a die set for some of the interior, and maybe some of the engine stuff, and a performance air filter for the carb . As the month goes on, I'm more affraid to look at my bank account .

[1987_ParkLane]

I'm very tempted to do a bit more impule buying, but I'm not sure I should .

[1987_ParkLane]

Well yesterday I decided to rebuild the carb as I got the rebuild kit:



Got everything ready:



Then as I opened it all up, everything looked really clean and tidy, so I decided not to mess with it, and just leave it as it was:





So will just clean the carb up and get an air filter on it .

[1987_ParkLane]

So decided to get the head bolts and stuff out of the block so I could go over it with some emry paper to get the cr*p off it, and also got the top bit of the standard manifold off too:



Still needs a bit more work on the top of the block to get all the cr*p off it.

Also this came:



So I can get that on the carb when it is all nice and clean .

[1987_ParkLane]

Well, after work today, I decided to take the exhaust off, and get it fitted properly and get the new manifold on :



As you can see, not secured the best .



Soon got the whole lot off though, then I began to split it all up.

There was a magic pipe on the standard manifold, so I could have a big bore exhaust on it without changing to an LCB, etc , and I was hoping to sell the pipe on here for a few quid, but when my engine stabiliser came off, and the engine started to rock about, well...I think the picture explains it all:





Its weird, I can't see what it would have caught on , and I looks like a big chunk had been scooped out, but I'm sure its just a dent, anyway, thats scrap now .

On a lighter note, there were some things waiting for me when I got home:



A silicon by pass hose, heater take off, gear box oil leak fix and a rocker cover gasket.

And:



A tap and die set .

So they should keep me out of trouble for a few more days .

Edited by 1987_ParkLane, 05 March 2009 - 09:24 PM.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

yeah good work

[1987_ParkLane]

yeah good work

Thanks .