217 replies to this topic

[MJWarren]

What diff are you running in it? ive gone for a 3.2 in mine to give a bit more top end.

Are the throttle bodies the ones off the bike with new trumpets on or are they SC built?

Cheers
matt

[mini.rich]

looking very nice

Thankyou

What diff are you running in it? ive gone for a 3.2 in mine to give a bit more top end.

Are the throttle bodies the ones off the bike with new trumpets on or are they SC built?

Cheers
matt

I was going to go with a 3.2 aswell, but as the box was off the cooper and I was already running a 3.1 I decided to keep it The guys at SC said it would be ok, they said a 3.44 was a little too short, and I will be using it on motorways so the 3.1 was kept for that. Using a x-pin diff as well.

The throttle bodys are the standard bike items with new SC trumpets, but I think I'll be fitting their billet throttle body's and the sprint cams over the winter



D-day tomorrow! Its about ready to go in I was going to roll it out of the shed and have a good tidy ready for tomorrow, but the lovely summer weather prevailed and it chucked it down
So I painted a few remaining bits and rebuilt the gearchange -



I don't know why this is yellow, but it looks cool



So theres only one thing missing now

[liam_italian]

Looking good fella, keep them pics coming!

[supermotolee]

the bushes wear in the shifters i turned some little top hat bushes in a laithe and knocked them in makes for a tighter shift now...

[mini.rich]

Looking good fella, keep them pics coming!

Thanks, just wait until tomorrow, theres going to be a load

the bushes wear in the shifters i turned some little top hat bushes in a laithe and knocked them in makes for a tighter shift now...

Good idea, I noticed the front one wasn't great, the thought did cross my mind to do something similar, but its too late now.

[mini.rich]

Here's my mid-day update, while I sit in the sun with a cup of tea


It's only bloody in!! haha



More to follow later

[GreaseMonkey]

Nice install!

[megamini_jb]

Very nice! great build. I love the wheels

[mini.rich]

Nice install!

Very nice! great build. I love the wheels

Thankyous! Yeah I like the wheels as well haha, only problem I have is that they don't clear the arches because of the large offset So I've got to do something about that most likely cut the arches and wing

Another cup of tea It looks like the Nippon Denso Alternator will fit with the front mounted rad, which was my main concern there's 1/2" - 1" clearance between the rad and alternator depending on how I modify the radiator brackets. It seems the majority of the MPi parts will fit without problems, so it'll look like its suppose to be in there and thats what I liked about these conversions, there does seem to be alot of room around the engine which is good



I think I can finish this in 3 weeks

[M44K TS]

That's mighty impressive looking dude, well done

[mini.rich]

That's mighty impressive looking dude, well done

Thankingyou

So heres some pic's, I finished up this evening about quarter to ten, that's dedication or just madness



So after getting it in the engine bay, i've been trial fitting everything to get an idea of what I need to make or modify to get it all nicely packaged, turns out theres not too much I need to do, which makes my life slightly easier









You can just about see how the radiator needs to be offset from the original mountings,



Putting the starter motor in caused a slight problem, as it encroaches into where the radiator will be, it's slightly longer than the standard item



Oh yeah and some super silly camber

[Swainy]

Beautiful!

[mini.rich]

Beautiful!

Today I've mostly been bolting the subframe, engine and suspension up, all the hubs and driveshafts are fitted. I spent quite a while messing with the starter and rad spacing.

You can see the massive gap between the arch and wheel here, think I'll be cutting that not what I wanted from the wheels Silly offset



I've got to buy a load of hose sections to make something similar to this, should be interesting

[project mini chris]

Great Build! Looking very tidy Keep up the good work

[mini.rich]

Great Build! Looking very tidy Keep up the good work

Thanks

I was just looking at the ECU earlier and noticed the smaller print on it, um lol.