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[rick.spi]

started on the bodywork.

filled the quater where it was welded



stone chipped the sills and then base coated wherever primer and sontechip was showing.





before anyone comments on how dull it is its because i havnt laquered it yet. thats a job for another time.

well its all one colour now:



then i fitted my little diall pod, steering column bracket (the sheer bolt was a bugger to get out!) and connected a few wires, so its now looking like this:





seats back in properly aswell:



my new john flan plenum:





john also modified one end on my intercooler and added some brackets for me:



both been done to a superb quality, would recomend his services to anyone.

and thats that for now...

Edited by rick.spi, 16 May 2010 - 09:51 PM.

[sonikk4]

That's looking so much better Rick, its amazing what a little bit of filler and paint can do.

[rick.spi]

yes. cant wait to laquer it and finish it off. the stonechip came out supprisinlgly smmother than i thought lol. u cant really tell its there unlesss you have a very close look.



megajolt v4 unit is payed for and on its way curtosy of Carl S from turbominis.

now just need the edis, coil pack and the sensor, as ive got a trigger wheel kit.

the new block has bored ok so the engine build can commense now

cant wait now.

Edited by rick.spi, 19 May 2010 - 05:40 PM.

[rick.spi]

magic box arrived today, its a V4 under the box.



will be mounting it somewhere on/in the dash to keep it from the weather. bonus is its looks nice, so needs to be shown

now i just need to learn about megajolt. thinking this will be a steep learning curve.

Edited by rick.spi, 19 May 2010 - 05:43 PM.

[mini_mad69]

magic box arrived today, its a V4 under the box.


will be mounting it somewhere on/in the dash to keep it from the weather. bonus is its looks nice, so needs to be shown

now i just need to learn about megajolt. thinking this will be a steep learning curve.

Can I ask how much you paid for it?

Im trying to work out wether to bid on an ecu on ebay or just buy a new one.

Also, what trigger wheel are you using?

[rick.spi]

payed 140 for it with the mounting brackets and the cable for the computer. which isnt mega cheap but not too bad for what it is. you can get new ones for around the same price.

not sure what trigger wheel im using yet. but it has been ordered. next time i pop into mra ill find out for you

ive been reading up on it and it really isnt as complicated as i thought it would be.

[mini_mad69]

payed 140 for it with the mounting brackets and the cable for the computer. which isnt mega cheap but not too bad for what it is. you can get new ones for around the same price.

not sure what trigger wheel im using yet. but it has been ordered. next time i pop into mra ill find out for you

ive been reading up on it and it really isnt as complicated as i thought it would be.

Sounds good yeah. I think im just going to buy a new one. I was scared of it, but been reading loads about it. Shouldn't be too hard.


Yours sounds good, I missed the spec, what turbo will you be using?

Because im building a 1380 turbo at the moment, would be good to compare them, will you be at MITP?


Ben

[Jet_black]

What intercooler is that and where are you going to mount it?

[rick.spi]

yess will be at mitp, so will be nice to compare to other minis, especially other turbo's (fingers crossed)

its got a fully worked head, 28cc chambers, larger sodium filled exhaust valves, and also larger decent inlet valves, all full ported and worked.

block is A+ bored to 1380 (matched to pistons)

omega 11cc dished pistons, on standard a+ turbo rods but lightened and balanced

reground, cross drilled harded crank

avonbar phase 2 cam

new followers

new vandervall bearings (not sure if thats how you spell it)

kent adjustable lightweight duplex cam timing kit

billet aluminuim flywheel

billet ally backplate

helical gearbox with something uprated layshaft (dont know the exact details on this mod)

straight cut drop gears

cross pin diff

uprated clutch etc

2.9 FD

kent double valvesprings

braded turbo oil feed

2 core rad with hot climate fan and spi electric fan

oil cooler

land rover intercooler

running a t3 with enlarged elbow, which goes into an avonbar 2" downpipe and then open to 2.75" all the way to the back.

megajolt etc... lots of other little bits and bob but i cant remember the exact down to detail spec (i will however do my best to find out all the sizes and details etc) all being built by MRA minis.

will be getting it dynoed and planning to run it at whatever boost get me 140bhp. im guessing around 12-14 psi?

this is a useful megajolt linky:

http://www.autosport...egaJolt_Lite_Jr.



cant wait now.

Edited by rick.spi, 31 May 2010 - 10:01 PM.

[rick.spi]

What intercooler is that and where are you going to mount it?

intercooler is a landrover freelander tdi unit i got for pennies. im hoping itl fit infront of the engine as i wont have a dizzy, mounting it on a custom ally braket i will make with loads of ally offcuts i managed to aqquire from work.

its a decent size intercooler, and its all ally so its well built.

[rick.spi]

update...

started a rebuild on the carb (its an 87 model if anyone is interested lol ):

with help from martain at mra (who also polished the dashpot and gave me lots of tips and info on doing the carb etc, which is very apreciated ) i dismantled the carb and then took the main bits home for a clean:











i got off all the gunk i could after it had a long bath lol.

ive got a full rebuild kit from mra aswell so as soon as my polo is MOT'd again ill be popping down to have the bushes put in and then the rebuild can commense.

Edited by rick.spi, 31 May 2010 - 09:44 PM.

[Shaz_mini_Beast]

its lookin good mate, mines not too far off, ive gone for megajolt but gone for the full package from autolabs. engine spec is close to mine, be good to see the difference. im hopin for around the same bhp too, i was told around 10-12psi.

whens MITP? august is it? mine will be ready for that

[rick.spi]

its lookin good mate, mines not too far off, ive gone for megajolt but gone for the full package from autolabs. engine spec is close to mine, be good to see the difference. im hopin for around the same bhp too, i was told around 10-12psi.

whens MITP? august is it? mine will be ready for that

ill be ready aswell. and ill be more than happy to compare.

[Stevee]

haha rick's got a rot box

joking (y) can't wait to see it done

[rick.spi]

it aint that bad man. just want a show stunner next so this shell will be going .

shouldnt be too long now hopefully

Edited by rick.spi, 30 June 2010 - 10:49 PM.