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[Artful Dodger]

cheers lads:P and pitcrew6464 i am gonna have a 1310 engine with full race / rally spec engine parts on 7 / 10 splitties and lowered:) and 2 sport lights and loud (ish) exaust but apart from that thats it (!).

[leaky]

That looks like the same colour green my clubman was once.

[Artful Dodger]

its called martini racing green such a nice green. lotus used it on the old le mans cars:)

[Artful Dodger]

wow i havnt postd anything in a long time. Anyway, i have been busy tinkering with bits nd bobs to get the mini prepaired for spraying. all brakes are on and suspension set up, fuel lines linked to fuel pump, brake lines linked up ect.



the car is now siting on its old wheels but i havnt got any pictures of that..

I have been to see one of my dads frineds, Mr Peter Baldwin, and have had a look at the rolling road and at his (or Sarah Munns) racing miglia





and i also brought one of his old Weber 45's off him. This one was used on his miglia when he was racing and was used in one of his championship wins (blueish and white paint is to stop tampering after win, because you could be cheating)



the next task after painting is to clean and tune this..... gonna need alot of degreaser

[nick!]

Nice project mate.

I actually live in Newport, guess you work at prem garage?

[Artful Dodger]

hi, havnt checked this in years! lol and yes, nick it was in premier garage, my dad owns the garage and has done for a fair few years:) put it together in the dark, cold bottom end shed.... at least it was dry ( ish) now in a nice and tidy shed at home so i can work on it all time!

just a few pics, i have another thread in the engine buiding section but il just stick a couple of pics in here anyways

new dash



paint



fresh paint mmmm



T' wheels



now!

[clubby]

very impressive~! next update ?

[Risky]

Looks very nice, great colour as well!

[adam davies]

That's looking really good mate love the wheels !
I don't mean to be rude, but how the hell are you funding this if your 15 I'm skint because of my mini !

[Artful Dodger]

cheers:) damn work thats how!! work work work work = moneys!!! i was 15 last year but to be fair its no difference, just means i have left secondary school and have 2 days off from college to see my mates, oh wait, i meant work!!

update: shouldnt really be here but in my engine build, have a look. called 1310cc track toy

state of play with the engine is in picture form,

self lightened con rods




lightened flywheel, very light!!




high comp pistons!



block bits


t' engine





just dug up the car pre resto! why did i restore it?1?! its so original! damn me. damn me to hell ( and back, its too hot there! )



thats it, buying more bits later so i can build me engine up. but that will be in the other thread:)

Edited by MiniclubmanGT, 02 December 2011 - 05:47 PM.

[eden7842]

make sure those ceter main bolts are hardens ones

[Artful Dodger]

oh they are so hard!


arp bolts my friend not going to do all that then blow me engine up because of cruddy bolts!!!

[adam davies]

That block is looking a lot cleaner I look forward to more on this

[Artful Dodger]

really really clean! i like it

thanks, may be some more updates later today:)

dash in, off to work i go!