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[analogue_radio]

I'm not chopping out the whole heel board just the end of the corners in order to get the sills off.

I've left the hinge panel in for the boot, to make sure things stay rigid.

[1275 SPRITE]

your work looks good so far Luke, keep it up!

Are those manifolds your own Luke? If so would there be any chance of having a look at them please, just thinking that they may be the best option for me too?

[analogue_radio]

Another good night after work done,



A section of the outersill removed so I can see the underneath. It looks good! Does need a few patches here and there, but I was surprised to see the majority to be solid.





Is this needed? I think it is just a support piece for the jacking point.. which I've removed, and won't be replacing. I don't use it, and it's only a rust spot.



Where the jacking point was.. again, few tears from the spotwelds, but no real rust. I will just cut out a big square shape and weld a new one in.



I then spun the car round so the otherside was high, and rinsed and repeated what I did on the drivers side. This side is in a bit more of a sorry state, as you can see from the seatbelt mounting point, but again.. nothing serious.





A previous owner has patched this corner before, I decided to cut the whole lot out to be sure and I'll do it myself.







And then yesterday I put a wanted thread on Turbo Minis, and today, this turns up Hand delivered to my door as well!

It's a Gen Challenge carb, bit more fancier than the standard turbo carbs. Very clean and tidy!

Almost there with the main turbo bits.. getting there!

[analogue_radio]

Hey James, been a while mate! I got them straight from Mirage Motorsport, but yeah you are welcome to have a look if you need too.

[1275 SPRITE]

Yeah it has been a while, that would be great thanks, would it be possible to pop over at some point maybe at the weekend please? Would be good to see your mini again, and the progress you've made since the last time i saw it!

[analogue_radio]

Haha! yeah sure mate, I'm working on Saturday from 6am till god knows when. Probably best to pop over Sunday if you are free, or if not Saturday evening will be just as good.

I'll drop you my number on facebook if you haven't got it.

[Deathrow]

Those brackets you've found at the end of the inner sill, no you don't need them, they were used on the production line . You'll find another 2 at the front too.

Also, looking at some of those areas you want to get yourself one of these bad boys:

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item4aa2eed2a8

I've got the wheel type. Basically when you come to some metal that looks questionable, get that on it and it'll tell you if you need to do any welding or not because it'll destroy any rust in sight! Don't press too hard though .

[1275 SPRITE]

Haha! yeah sure mate, I'm working on Saturday from 6am till god knows when. Probably best to pop over Sunday if you are free, or if not Saturday evening will be just as good.

I'll drop you my number on facebook if you haven't got it.

Ok thats brilliant thanks, I'm probably working too on saturday, and I'm also racing this weekend too, but not sure which day. Saturday evening should be good for me too! Thanks again Luke

[analogue_radio]

Started today with a well needed tidy!



All my turbo bits, minus the bulkhead box.





Tidy tidy! workbench didn't stay tidy for long







Gave the new head a lick of paint, and transferred the bits across.



Studs out of the old and into the new one.



Then Dad and I lifted the engine up onto the table, but then I realised I didn't have a head gasket, only a cheapo one.. so I'll invest in a good one before putting the head back on.



Took the exhaust studs out of the old head and put them into the new.



Done!



Trying my mirage manifold on for size.



Can't get these nuts on because they foul, I don't want to file into the weld obviously.. so I'll cut a few rings of the thread to give me just enough to get the nut on.







Horn push too

So then I remembered that I wanted to use Dads old steering wheel from his rally days, he said he used this one in a MK1 cortina! I tried to see if it would fit just after I'd gotten my mini, but the spline was different.. I didn't realise at the time I could swap the bosses over!



So I did just that!

[AndrewJ530]

Trying my mirage manifold on for size.



Can't get these nuts on because they foul, I don't want to file into the weld obviously.. so I'll cut a few rings of the thread to give me just enough to get the nut on.

Can't you just pull the manifold half off the stud and put the nut on with the manifold not seated and move it in as the nut goes down the stud? Just saves you cutting the threads that's all.

[GreaseMonkey]

Look into K nuts from Mirage Should sort it

[analogue_radio]

Good idea Andrew

[mighty mini jack]

Nice work as usual Luke, didn't think you needed a bulkhead box with the mirage manifold?

[analogue_radio]

Nope I won't need it I bought it to begin with without knowing what I was doing regarding the manifold system, figured I'd best buy one whilst he was making a batch. I'll just sell it on

[analogue_radio]

Correction: Dad's steering wheel was from a MK1 Escort not a Cortina

& my plenum turned up today!





Doesn't look as shiny as it does in the photos. I'm also going to try and get all my pipework black, for that nice underrated standard look.

Taking my total spending since deciding to turbo up to around £750!