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[MarkGTT]

Fair enough, see how it goes. It can be a bit of a squeeze!

[steveobennet]

shes all running! took the advice given and check she ran in limp home mode (with out megajolt attached) first. it took more time but enabled me to make sure everything was right. wired up megajolt and she purrs like a puma! already she is better at starting and idling when cold.



everything tidied up



quick engine bay pic



the edis module tidied up and a new air filter



and the megajolt bolted in place


took her for a quick run today, nothing too lary just a quick check. as above i'm already impressed with the way it picks up and its not even setup! going to spend all of tomorrow having a go, so at least i've got something till i get it rolling roaded

[miniboo]

have you got a base map from minifinity or turbominis? defo use that as a start.

[steveobennet]

yeah i got a few maps from turbominis, been out today doing abit of fiddling, shes not pinking and seems to be running sweet. theres a few hic-ups when you do boot it but i'll get these ironed out on the rr. also i tried to turn up the boost by adjusting the pre-load on the actuator, but it doesn't seem to have moved it much so i might get a bleed valve.

[GreaseMonkey]

so hows the megajolt been these last few days ? how is your trigger wheel fitted to the pulley, is it welded ?

Edited by GreaseMonkey, 13 March 2008 - 11:08 PM.

[slyrmini]

Just searching through the forum and came across your topic.

Looks awesome, very similar colour to myn, maybe even the same.. JNN - Eclipes blue??

Love ittt!

Edited by slyrmini, 13 March 2008 - 11:57 PM.

[TimS]

Tahiti Blue, it is in the title

[steveobennet]

greasemonkey - fuggin brillant, even though it isn't setup. will get it rolling roaded when i get the cash together. yep i welded the trigger wheel to the pulley. i have a spare one you see so i put it to good use.

as tims said the clue is in the title

[steveobennet]

so recent events, my main oil seal went and sprayed oil all over my clutch, nice! so it was slipping whenever i booted it. this weekend just gone decided to get the engine out and change both the crown wheel and pinion (to a shorter one so i can sit on the motorway at lower revs) and put a new clutch and seal in.



engine out!



flywheel cover off, look at the shiny oil sprayed everywhere!



flywheel puller on, over 200nm require to break this bad boy off!



diff out, this it the pinion i'm changing



flywheel off, new seal in place, and primary gear end float checked



new crown wheel in place and diff back on ready to be shimed up.





and engine going back in

[steveobennet]

its been a while since i've done anythin to this so i thought sod it and bought some bits.



this was the state my a-panel was in, so thought its only best to renew the panel.



the rust behind it. all removed and the metal that was left was treated.



new panel on, lined up. its a non-genuine panel so it took abit of fiddling but its on now.



some rust proof hammerite primer. lets hope it does its job.



and final colour on.

also decided to get a new intercooler that could fit directly behind the grille. this one was from an audi a3 or a4. fits a treat plus its right in the airflow so should keep the air cool!



also fitted my oil cooler. because its summer my oil has been seeing close to 100oC on the warmer days (not that we'll get anymore!).

[bert998]

Beast. Love it

[robbieleeson]

Fantastic project!, gives me alot of inspirtation for how i want mine to look!

[steveobennet]

why thankyou. its been a while since i've said anything about this car. well the 120 or so hp has taken its tole on the gearbox. 3rd gear is excessivly whiny, and the whole box is sort of sound like a straight cut one! not good. to top it off my oil pump is picking up the swarf and making my pressure relief stick open. now i did manage to get most of it out the system but i think it has taken its tole on my oil pump as my oil pressure is pretty much all over the place. so end of this month i'm taking the car off the road. now i'm in 2 minds what to do with it. i don't want to sell it but i can't afford to run 2 cars. i will strip an re-build the engine and gearbox over winter, and then come spring she might be up for sale. could this be the end of my mini adventure?......