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[TypeR_Mini]

Hey fellow mini owners! Been snooping around TMF for a while watching many of you enjoy your lovely minis. ENOUGH I say! Haha kidding. I have been spending the past couple of years accumulating parts and knowledge and now feel I am ready to begin the build process.

Im sure a few of you have seen her as I've posted pics. But for those of you who haven't heres what I'm working with.



Shipment of AN fittings for my fuel, brake and oil setup.




Eibach springs on single adjustable QA1 shocks


Carbon Kevlar seat and trunk full of parts!


Drove over the US/Canada border with it strapped in as a baby seat haha shh! ;)


Baffled oil pan to prevent starvation, civic TypeR pistons and rings, ARP head studs
(Yes I sleep next to my car parts)


Engine in it's sorry state (Currently at the machine shop!)


And with the head off. Yuck!


Minitec Mtb subframe



Well thats all for now guys. Will keep you allnposted once the 998 is pulled and I get my engine block back. Cheers!

Peter "Trampstamp" Nguyen
Toronto Canada

Also for you BMW lovers. Here is my classmate and goodfriend's M swapped E30


I'd say shes quite tidy eh? ;)

Edited by TypeR_Mini, 19 April 2013 - 10:40 PM.

[DylPhil]

I have a close eye on this thread my friend

[TypeR_Mini]

Will keep you posted sir! ;)

[rick.spi]

Looks to be a top spec build looking at some of the parts.

[smev]

Recognise yours from the mini stance thread
I like the wheels! expensive?

what on earth is going on with your grille

[TypeR_Mini]

Thanks Rick! Hoping to use as many parts recognized by the "American Muscle" and "Japanese import" guys as possible to keep things familiar to them. Until I pop the hood ;)

Smev, the wheels are actually pretty affordable ($500CAD) however the finish and quality is not quite where id like them to be. Wouodnt recommend them for daily driving and neither does Aero race wheels, the manufacturer.

My car was hit by some rascal at my dads apartment building when I was visiting for a bbq. The fool tried to take off but security stopped him and got his plate number. I went to report it to the local police collision center. Its been 2 years. Havent heard or recieved anything for the damages. needless to say, ive got a new polished grill and set of indicators to install in their proper locations.

Stay tuned guys!

[TypeR_Mini]

Hey folks just a quickie update. Recieved the engine block back from the machine shop bored, honed, decked and cleaned of 20years worth of grease. Crankshaft has been balanced and journals micropolished. Civic typeR pistons hung on the rods. No pics of things unwrapped as I want to keep things fresh and dont want rust buildup just yet ;)

My workbench after the long awaited delivery (3 months!! what the hell!)



A closeup of the high compression slugs



Thats it for now! Booked time off work fir next week and hooe to start assembling soon. Stay tuned everyone...

Peter.

[rally515]

Is there any benefit to the cast finish on the piston ?

[DylPhil]

NIce brother one step closer to getting this thang going!

[TypeR_Mini]

@rally515 not at all. Its just part of the manufacturing process. In fact, many high perfomance aftermarket pistons are highly polished and do not have the imperfections mass produced parts do. You do not want any sharp edges or ridges in the combustion chamber as they run the risk of carbon deposits which could lead to predetonation/misfiring as the carbon could become so hot it may ignite the air/fuel mixture before your spark (predetonation).

Dyl. Just saw your PM lets see some pictures after the suspension! Im in the process of sorting out bearings for the engine which is going to be a pain in the arse since the machine shop mixed up the order of my connecting rods so ive got to blueprint everything from scratch! I may post up a DIY for future reference. Cheers boys!

Peter.

[TypeR_Mini]

Hey folks! Just an update, Ive begun the build process and will keep the text short and post up as many pictures as possible.











Thats it for now will upload more in the following days :)

Edited by TypeR_Mini, 19 May 2013 - 05:34 PM.

[mini=love]

Good luck with the project, should be a good one.

[TypeR_Mini]

Another update of the motor. Just installed new rod and main bearings and punched in the pistons. Now stuck on what to do with the brake master cylinder as the intake is blocking it from going back into place... any cheap solutions for a brake master guys? Dont really have the money to go wilwood

B16 all cleaned up


Crank all polished and spinning soo smooth after the new bearings were installed


Last look at the cylinders before the head is slapped on :)


And the pistons finally installed




*Head will be torqued down and asssembled today then all the small bits, water pump, Tbelt etc.

Peter.

[TypeR_Mini]

@k20/k24 they are the single adjustable qa1's there are many available on Summitracing. Very nice product. The Eibachs fit quite nicely too!

Well my time off work has come to an end ran into many obstacles during this past week and most of it was waiting for parts! To end things on a good note, I have been informed that I passed the Ontario Red Seal exam and am now a licensed automotive technician! I now HATE cars more lol mostly mine.

The complete shortblock minus the oil pan (Pardon the mess guys, I am building the motor at home and gotta work in the coldroom and there isnt much space with a mig welder, upright compressor powerwasher etc)



My dad decided to shave and powdercost the valve cover for me. Thanks Papa Bear!


More parts to be ordered this week. Hope to get the motor in next weekend. All the best,

Peter.

[RedMPICooper]

cool stuff. where in Toronto are you?