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[Deanios]

somewhere along the line ive got to start thinking about where the radiator is going to go,
any ideas of what to use,
some have used nissan micra ones but been advised to use an alloy 4 core mini/race one?

[charie t]

before you blast it right up, have some fitting clearance checking time. Lifting the mounts raises the engine

[Deanios]

good advice charie t, will take some time out to check everything over before final welding,

ideas on radiators ?

[Deanios]

bit more of an update,
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[Deanios]

also received my wiring loom today,so will get that fitted soon as i get time,
hopefully get a tune out of it soon!

thanks garry( GAZWAD) for sorting my loom out,saved me hours of head scratching

[charie t]

not sure on your tie bar mounts, but may need some re-inforcement
Rear could do with some too, other wise its looking well built there matey

[MiniLandy]

That engine's going to be mounted very high up, is it going in a clubman front?

[charie t]

That engine's going to be mounted very high up, is it going in a clubman front?

check the title

[Deanios]

ive tried the engine in and it sits quite well,
tie bar mounts are braced up underneith,rears are well and truly welded up,should be strong enough!

[Deanios]

painted the subby today and bolted it up,
fit straight in with no messing about,chuffed  sub.jpg   53.01K   114 downloads

[Deanios]

also made my hydraulic clutch mount which im hoping will work well,
any advice is welcome!
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hopefully will have time to fit the lump tomorrow!

[MiniLandy]

That engine's going to be mounted very high up, is it going in a clubman front?

check the title

Ha, fool!

Another thing, have you checked the clearance between the front subby and the exhaust manifold?

Apart from that, subframe looks great!

[charie t]

I made a clutch slave mount simular to that but I found limited room for a radiator, I moved it in the end to above gearbox

[Deanios]

i know what you mean,there isnt much room for a radiator so might end up moving it,
ive cut away part of the front section to make room for the down pipe and still have clearance.

[Deanios]

had a spare couple of hours today so i dropped the lump in,
would have stayed and got it well on its way to running but had to go for lunch with the misses!
exhaust down pipe fit snug at the front of the subby!
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