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[retroracer1275]

I love this mini! oh and ill let you know about the exhaust on Monday after I call Maniflow matey

[Artful Dodger]

My experience of Hill climbs and sprints are that the 16V boys rule the roost..or 7 and 8 port heads all on 1380's with no fan, water pump or alternator.. So if you want to be competetive in the 1400 class then you might want to rethink your engine bay...but if its just for a bit of fun then you have chosen the right sport...I love hill climbs...

yeah i have seen them, im talking more about little groups of people that have mildly tuned cars doing runs, not fully blown racers XP the real aim is to go out to france when its done and compete in the village we have a house in, its in the pyrenees and they do a hillclimb every year. from f1 looking cars to little fiat 126's

I love this mini! oh and ill let you know about the exhaust on Monday after I call Maniflow matey

cheers, as do i like yours, its brilliant, im thinking of painting my mk3 the colour yours is in, but with a white roof and yeah thanks, i think it will work well, will be less bulky than a miglia exhaust!

[MGBailey007]

Love the mini mate looking good keep up the work, cant wait to pull my 1380 out next winter

[Artful Dodger]

Thanks:). I need to crack on more when I get back from holiday... I got 2 big cibe driving lights now so they need wiring up 8)

[Artful Dodger]

managed to stop fannying around with my mk3 enough to build some more engine!

finally got the rods up to scratch, balanced and all weighing the same:) not to mention shiney.

assembly was easy enough, il let the pictures do the talking ;)

Edited by MiniclubmanGT, 05 January 2012 - 07:21 PM.

[PhilipGCaldwell]

DROOL!!!
Those pistons and block look beautiful, it will be a shame to use it, its so shiny!

[AndyMiniMad.]

Nice Hammer!!!... Those tyres will never fit...And yes very shiny....I like shiny..Its coming along great...

[lucas1amps]

really good project you got there best of luck with it engine looks amazing fair play considering your 16

[Artful Dodger]

DROOL!!!
Those pistons and block look beautiful, it will be a shame to use it, its so shiny!

super shiney! built to use, going to see some serious acton ( hopefully! )

Nice Hammer!!!... Those tyres will never fit...And yes very shiny....I like shiny..Its coming along great...

ah cant do the job proper with out a proper job hammer! yeah they wont but its a bug*er when they fit X5's.. and quess who's job it is to fit them? cheers, going to be building the gearbox now!, cant afford the cam kit yet, all funds aimed towards the mk3!

really good project you got there best of luck with it engine looks amazing fair play considering your 16

thanks, i love it, looks propper job! slowly but surely!

[Artful Dodger]

not so much of an engine building update, as funds have been low, but that is all to change now...

managed to finish the wiring to such an extent that i could put the dash in and cage back in etc etc:)

pics:





mini sport flocked dash, so nice 8)

[Artful Dodger]

so, long time no engine building... been buisy with motor racing and college work, so not much time to work on the cars, but... i earnt proper monies, so i bought some more shiney bits and am getting things moving!

relocated my engine to home, sorted my shed out!



and started to build the gearbox, thanks to guessworks for the gears ;)











i think that i have OOCO. ( old oil can obsession) look at the spout!!





and my sign 8)

[analogue_radio]

Those cans & the sign are very cool! Where did you pick the sign up from?

& the whole thing is looking brilliant.

Where does your brake line & fuel line protrude from into the engine? got any photos?

[adam davies]

Been waiting for an update on this project for a while Cool shed as well !

[Artful Dodger]

Those cans & the sign are very cool! Where did you pick the sign up from?

& the whole thing is looking brilliant.

Where does your brake line & fuel line protrude from into the engine? got any photos?

sign was on my dads garage, along with a very old shell petrol pump, with the light up globe. that globe is now a light in my room

what do you mean? into the engine bay ? i have got the brake and fuel lines running in to the engine bay just underneath where the LHD brake and clutch master cylinder plate is, with grommets. the brake line then goes left past the manifold then up to the mater cylinder. i have covered the brake line with heat reflective tape to stop the brake fluid boiling :)


yeah, its been one step forward, then one back. i pulled the crank and pistons out of the engine yesterday, im going to get the crank hardened, but i think i have just secured a much better crank for a good price, so watch this space

and im sending the con rods off to be checked over, as i have modifed them myself, i was getting a bit doubtful, so wanted MED to check them out. better safe than sorry!

Edited by MiniclubmanGT, 13 May 2012 - 07:35 PM.

[Artful Dodger]

back on to my cars, at last!

was away a fair few weekends racing, well, not my self, but being a race technician

managed to pull off a 3rd and a 2nd at Spa summer classic, raced a fluorescent mini! then a 1st at thruxton:P



back to the mini 8)

hunky new ( to me at least) MED crank, cross drilled and the other bells and dongles





then to drop it into this, which is ready for engine!



should have it bolted in and a short block by the end of the weekend, finally accumulated enough parts to do so! watch this space