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[paul190181]

Made a little more progress today , the spark plug leads arived so their fitted , so hopefuly tomorrow evening i should be able to see if the engine will start and run . then if it does ill be a happy chappy . first time ive built an engine on my own so could be fun .

[paul190181]

Well manged to get it all ready to fire up tomorrow once the battery has charged up . and just orderd a wilwood pedal box fom america for a third of the price of a pedal box over here and it come with all three master cylinders .

[Sleepy Stu]

Well manged to get it all ready to fire up tomorrow once the battery has charged up . and just orderd a wilwood pedal box fom america for a third of the price of a pedal box over here and it come with all three master cylinders .

Ooo sounds good link please?!!!

[Kam]

Make sure you get a vid of the first start up!

[Monte Busa]

You might want to reconsider running those coilovers that way, unless they are monotube. Running dual tube shocks (which I'm 99% sure GAZ are) creates a dead spot in the shock due to the way it's valved. Some shocks it will move around in the stroke, others seem to have it at the end of the stroke. But if it's dual tube and you do this, it'll happen.

Monotube is a more expensive way to build a shock, but they don't care which way is up.

Edited by Monte Busa, 22 March 2012 - 04:54 PM.

[paul190181]

You might want to reconsider running those coilovers that way, unless they are monotube. Running dual tube shocks (which I'm 99% sure GAZ are) creates a dead spot in the shock due to the way it's valved. Some shocks it will move around in the stroke, others seem to have it at the end of the stroke. But if it's dual tube and you do this, it'll happen.

Monotube is a more expensive way to build a shock, but they don't care which way is up.

Hi yeah I was planing on changing all the suspension around because the mounts are wrong and a few other bits .

[paul190181]

Well progress hav been realy slow of late but managed to get a few hours more on it today , But now moving house and got a little one due in june makes me think the mini may have to be put aside for a while which is gutting but , il get it going one day .

[Kam]

Timing! Its all about the timing when you start something like this!

Still, the mini can wait, good luck with the new happenings

[KieranB]

Congratulations bud, hope all goes well, will keep my eyes peeled for updates :)

[paul190181]

Cheers lads I'm sure they'll be updates soon should be able to steal a few hours here and their . After all the new place has a garage so il just sneak in when I get a chance, mite hav to keep it tidier as its not as big as the workshop I currently have .

[paul190181]

Well Not much progress at the minute things are going backwards if anything droped the engine out for the last time , so i can get the frame all powdercoated and fit all dust boots on the bearings etc . got some metro 4pots aswell wich are being coated aswell and the gear lincages are being done to . orderd my minitech rear beem . and also have a custom fuel rail being made and alloy catch tank built to fit in the corner near where the master cylinders used too be . when the bays empty also going to tidy it all up a bit more because theirs afew bits witch just dont look rite . and try brace up the engine bay a bit more around subframe mounts just to stop anything twisting .

[paul190181]

Hi all no updates for a while since the little 1 was born don't seem to have any time . So really considering selling the mini if I was to get a good offer .

[TypeR_Mini]

Come back to this post for motivation all the time :) congrats on the newborn! just picked up my minitec subframe and am getting started on mine during the winter. all the best!

[Sleepy Stu]

Hi all no updates for a while since the little 1 was born don't seem to have any time . So really considering selling the mini if I was to get a good offer .

Noooo!!!!! Don't do it!!!

[babyrich82]

Hi, loving this build, however, one question, youre coil-overs, are they GAZ standard classic mini ones or have they been modified to take the V-Tec?

Cheers
Rich