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[crazirob]

Right so an update,



Block back from machining, valve pockets, bored, honed, Dry Decked, Waterways capped off, Skimmed,



rebuilding the HS2's


just after bead blasting







Brass Tops Added








New Load bed

[steven]

those carbs look lovely ! great build

[crazirob]

Went to brooklands yesterday saw some truly awesome cars and picked up this lot ! So now when the car comes back it can be rolling and Steerable !!!!

[crazirob]

These turned up today

[crazirob]

All coming together !!! little more of an update engine has landed, just waiting on the head to be dry decked and the gearbox to be refurbed by Guessworks, just a few more shots whilst its all being done Engine bits!!

The Finalised Spec for the Engine as i now have brought it is follow's 998

Head
12G940 Cast
Inlet 35.7
Exhaust 31
Fully ported and flowed
Bronze valve guides
Eibach Double valve springs
Concept valves
19cc combustion chambers !

Fueling
facet fast road electric fuel pump
Twin HS2 Carbs

Engine Block

Surfaced, Pocketed, Chemically Cleaned,
+020 Powertune Pistons
A+ Crank Balanced/Polished/Wedged &Cross Drilled
A+ Rods Lightened /Balanced
270 Piper Cam - Same duration as the 276 but more lift
High Flow Oil Pump,
Oil Cooler,
3.7KG flywheel and Backplate assembly+( from my mates Mini Se7en),
race clutch,
Vandervell bearings,
duplex timing chain,
centre main strap,

[crazirob]

Right so the pickup is in primer ! And the 7.5 discs have all turned up so will get them on the subframe and built up ASAP! All I need now is the bloody shell and I'm good to go ! Dashboard has been ordered and should be with me middle of next week exciting stuff

[crazirob]

So after redo'in my doors as they were fairly similar to the job of a sieve

I replaced and repaired the bottom section of the door and the window runner for the car





Someone remind me not to arm my uncle with a new angle grinding disc and free reign on a door





The gear box is soon to be sent to guessworks
To then be mounted to my newly painted block !



Bye bye boy racer blue



Hello sophisticated class in


Went to visit the mini at the body-shop yesterday and its looking mighty fine!!!!! Finishing off te other door so that way they can paint the whole thing

[crazirob]

My dash turned up today !!!! Yay

[rust nut]

just what im doing to mine bang on

[ToM 2012]

this looks awsome! can not wait to see it painted. 

[Sleeping Park Lane]

Looking good!

 

Can I ask where you bought the dash - I like the side addition for the rev counter?

[leaky]

Where did you order that dash pod from? I have seen them at shows but dont know where I can buy them anywhere else? Pickups looking grea by the way. Engine looks much better in that colour.

[leaky]

Where did you order that dash pod from? I have seen them at shows but dont know where I can buy them anywhere else? Pickups looking grea by the way. Engine looks much better in that colour.

[crazirob]

Was a one off will ask the guy if he is happy for me to give out his info if so I will message u

Going up to see the bodywork today and give them the seam covers, I expect you will all be seeing more pictures later I hope so anyway

[leaky]

O right fair enough. There is a chap who goes to the shows who sells lots of mk1/2 stuff and he sells them. How much was that if you dont mind me asking? You can PM if ya like.