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#136 rick.spi

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 04:58 PM

im on a mission to make one of the coolest and cleanest engine bays around.


Hi mate, i will give you a run for your money then lol Dont for get i have OCD about this sort of thing lol

ps is it done yet


simon yours is something else mate, would take some work to get it to your level...dont think i can beat your ocd this year, but ill have a good pop at it, im aiming to get all the engine and ancilieries how i was them this year, neat and tidy, then this winter ill give the car some paint (and welding) to get it to scratch, or get another shell, i wanted that shell over on turbominis for sale but have nowere to put it. the overall neatness will come over the next year, for now i just want the engine and subby and suspension perfect. and some force wheels of course :thumbsup: .

its not done yet no, havnt been in any mini for over a year and a half now :thumbsup: doing all this custom stuff like the manifolds and mounts takes time which with work and having to travell to the unit after its at dosnt really happen that often, think i need to set a solid target and stick to it. really want to be on the road in the next month or two but whether it happens we will see...

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#137 rick.spi

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 05:04 PM

Well now have a half built gearbox, Posted Image and that's all for now, no other major progress...

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:02 PM

Looks good, it looks like the inside of the casing has been polished, whys that?

#139 rick.spi

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 09:54 PM

Stress relief, helps with the strength of the casing when you get rid of the bad casting marks from which a crack can run from when the power is put through it, same reason you do it with conrods (and for lightness in conrods)

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Posted 09 June 2011 - 10:43 PM

Started my new subby...

A few holes, a bit of welding and a few plates:

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And all coated:

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Not too bad just gotta assemble it and wait for the engine. Will be all new and rosejointed.

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Posted 10 June 2011 - 08:39 AM

How did you get the inside of that gearbox so clean?

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Posted 10 June 2011 - 11:01 AM

Parts washer.. To blaster then used a polishing wheel to get the worst of the casting marks.

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Posted 10 June 2011 - 12:19 PM

gearbox annd subframe look good ;D

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Posted 10 June 2011 - 07:09 PM

Looking very nice! love the sub frame colour

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 06:43 PM

Cheers. Im hoping more updates to come soon, hopefully the engine.

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Posted 19 July 2011 - 05:39 PM

No progress and nothing i can do myself. Starting to regrett this build.

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Posted 08 August 2011 - 09:47 PM

Well hope u all had a good mitp, i missed it again eaiting for thr same engine again. Not sure how far along it is as im finding it impossible to get through to the person building it. Looks like another summer missed.

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Posted 08 August 2011 - 10:16 PM

MITP is next weekend :lol: Great Build :lol:

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Posted 12 August 2011 - 11:46 PM

Cheers :)... Haha i lost track nevertheless my engine or bits to build my subby still arnt done so im still gonna miss it... Again. I cant get through to get in touch so my guess is this wont be done anytime soon as per usuall. Ive got someone lined up different to do me a seven port head off tm, so wont have the same problems on take 2 of the engine. Haha ;)

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Posted 18 September 2011 - 10:05 PM

Well this is as far as it has come in 2 years:

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Had to retrive it from the place doing the engine due to ongoing problems, so 2 years later ive ended up with this. Havnt got anything engine wise bar a short engine which isnt all that great. Looks increasingly likely were going to have to take it to court to get my bits or my money. Isnt owning a mini joyful.




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