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[1275 SPRITE]

I'd have thought that fan would be fine, as its only an auxillary fan for when it starts to get hot i.e in traffic etc and its got the original fan blowing constantly. would think you might struggle to find another replacement blade for for the metro motor, it would be easier to upgrade the original fan with a readily available fan from a mini supplier.

[1987_ParkLane]

I'd have thought that fan would be fine, as its only an auxillary fan for when it starts to get hot i.e in traffic etc and its got the original fan blowing constantly. would think you might struggle to find another replacement blade for for the metro motor, it would be easier to upgrade the original fan with a readily available fan from a mini supplier.

The one that came on the motor it too thick, I think I have a spare fan from the other 998, so I'll see how that fits to the motor .

[1275 SPRITE]

that will be a four bolt fixing, the metro one looks like a single hole in the centre with a c clip, so may struggle to get that to fit?

[1987_ParkLane]

that will be a four bolt fixing, the metro one looks like a single hole in the centre with a c clip, so may struggle to get that to fit?

Hmmmmm, true, I'll see what I can do .

[Mini Mad Max]

£100 for a kenlowe fan from minispares and a fitting kit Talking about leaving chavs behind, i can't wait to see what my buggy can do, 80bhp (and more hopefully) in a thing that weighs half a tonne
When will the supercharger go on, has the block been to med yet?
Max

[1987_ParkLane]

£100 for a kenlowe fan from minispares and a fitting kit Talking about leaving chavs behind, i can't wait to see what my buggy can do, 80bhp (and more hopefully) in a thing that weighs half a tonne
When will the supercharger go on, has the block been to med yet?
Max

£100 , I'll make my own lol , the block is still at MED, I can't find any pistons .

[1987_ParkLane]

Took a crack at the mini this afternoon, got a little done. I started off by getting the silicon hoses fitted properly:



They should do the job nicely . I have now decided to block up the hole, that the pipe goes onto to feed the heater with fresh air:



There are a few reasons for this. One, because the heater will only be used to blow out hot air. Two, it will warm the mini up quicker if it sucks in air from the mini, instead of outside air (Which in the winter is very cold ). Three, it will give a bit more room in the engine bay as I won't need that big scoop there. And four, I couldn't get the bloody pipe back on anyway lol.

I then decided to remove the radiator:



And to be fair it is in excelent condition:





I have removed it, is because I'm going to upgrade to a two-core one for my new engine, and I'm hopefully going to sort some bits out that I want to sell/get rid of at the weekend, at this is one of those things .

I then I did something that I thought would be a great idea, but turned out not to be , drain the oil. It all started out ok, I was going to slowly empty it into a small container (Half a Coke bottle), the pour each full one into an empty oil container. It all started out ok, then I thought, why don't i try and get an action shot of the oil coming out, and I did:



Looks good doesn't it , but do you notice there is not sump plug, and how the container is very small? At the exact point I press the button on the camera, the sump plug fell into the container , thats why my hand is still there, thats how it was when I was holding the sump plug. Then I ended up with this:



Not good , and yes that is strom drain under the oil container , anyway, I managed to do it in the end .

After I cleared up all the oil mess , my last job was to inspect the condition of the rear valance, etc. So I took the bumper off:





I wasn't expecting it to be in great condition anyway. Also I had alway noticed that there was some bodge bodywork (Not mine ) done under the rear drivers side light:





I've seen worse, but this kind of prevents me from ever doing the smooth ass now, as the bumper hides most of it, but when it comes to doing the rear, I'll see what I can do .

Thats all for today, and tomorrow I'm affraid , as me and James are going to the Jap Show tomorrow , should be fun. But hopefully an update on Sunday.

[ianpettifer]

hey im going too!! lets hope for goo weatehr hey!!!

[Mini Mad Max]

Is that the one at stoneleigh?
That was good fun when i was 9!
There was a fish tank in one car?!
Lol
Good work, Keep it up, like always,
Max

[ianpettifer]

um no its the 1 at castle combe lol

[1987_ParkLane]

hey im going too!! lets hope for goo weatehr hey!!!

Really ? Really hope for good weather .

Is that the one at stoneleigh?
That was good fun when i was 9!
There was a fish tank in one car?!
Lol
Good work, Keep it up, like always,
Max

Erm lol , anyway, thanks .

um no its the 1 at castle combe lol

Sure is, James said its about a 3hr drive , should be a good day though .

[1275 SPRITE]

Sure is, James said its about a 3hr drive , should be a good day though .

good estimate eh! 3 hours it took us

what a great day it was. It was nice to see some of the worlds most ultimate cars in the flesh once again, including the amazing 930hp norris designs evo 9.

Edited by 1275 SPRITE, 16 May 2009 - 07:17 PM.

[miniallsort]

great work fella

[1987_ParkLane]

good estimate eh! 3 hours it took us

what a great day it was. It was nice to see some of the worlds most ultimate cars in the flesh once again, including the amazing 930hp norris designs evo 9.

Its was a good day .

great work fella

Cheers mate .

Nothing at all done today , began to fit the alarm, bt then James wanted to borrow a few tools, so popped over and ended up staying a while, but got a lot done again , check out his thread .

Still debating how fast the car is really going to be, wanting it to be quick, but will it? Only one way to find out.

[1275 SPRITE]

hows the alarm fitment going?
figured out about the earth/live pins you mentioned at the weekend?