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[Dog]

i know your going to need a massive amount of engine stabilisers to stop it jumping out of gear all the time!

AFAIK - You only need to to solid mount it if your not using the gear shift steady...
Will see how it goes, I can only fit the inside part, as I need to fit the enigne to work out the engine to the first UJ lenth...

[Dog]

Well been to Bingley Hall today, got a few other bits n peices!


11 stud, 1380 Block
Only £40 wooo! Bit better than £300 to get mine done!




I think its an A Series block... need to find out what A+ bit fit now...





Carbon Fibre & Kevlar mix front end everyone kept asking me questions about it on the way out lol




Bit of fettling needed...

[MiniKid..]

i take it its not going to be a flipper what with the a-panles on the front

[Dog]

Its can be, not a problem...
But I've for the chop the A-panels off, as Ive extrunal hinged Panels...

[Boab]

11 stud, 1380 Block
Only £40 wooo! Bit better than £300 to get mine done!

Bloody hell, where were you going to get that done, I got mine done for £160 which included chemical wash, rebore (1380), skimmed 15 thou, crankshaft polised and balanced, piston rods fitted to pistons.

Looks as if it needs a hone though, but good price

[Dog]

Yeh expensive isn't it, reason why I got a S/h block, its ok, doesn't need a rebore or a hone, its looks dirty because the bores are oiled...


anyways, been working on the Mini again today - got to love have a week off from work lol

After a day working on the Mini, I'm not far from fitting the doors, so I shoved my old doors on just as a test...
Looks awesome!!!!! I can;t wait to get my doors on, and bolted up.






(Please note, the doors are just placed into the recess, they are not bolted in yet....)


Lined up where I want the gear shift... trying and hoping its going to work where it is, so it means the gear shifter and the handbrake can go side by side, which meaning no shortening of the handbrake
Need to get some UJ's from halfrauds and weld them onto the shafts...





More brakeline fitting, this time goodrich braided hoses.
I also got the longer hose for the clutch, looks much better than the copper ones!
Just got some longer ones to fit to the back too....






Fitted the dash today too!
I had to take the front part of the cage out..
This was funny... it was easier to put the cage back in, than it was in the first place!! How weird!






And finally, a piccy of it all laid out ready to bolt down, and line up etc...




My seating postion now

[Boab]

Dog, thats looking good man, shouldn't be long now.
Are your stainless hoses long enough for full lock as they are looking pretty snug facing forward? May be just an optical illusion
Can you post some close up pics of how the door hinges are attatched to the inside of the a panel??
Do I need new A panels to achieve this as I am liking the look, I'm actually liking it a lot.
Keep it up buddy

Edited by bigbadboab, 29 January 2007 - 05:27 PM.

[mini93]

how u going to align the doors up? personaly id put small wedges of wood to bring it just into the right place

looking good tho!

[Dog]

Dave;
G clamps, and wedges yep!
I don't want to rush the doors yet, nor the front, as these we're expensive!

£170 for the pair of recon doors
£300+ for the front...

So I'm going to take my time doing these...

bigbadboab;

You need to strip the A-Panels off, so all you have is the flinch panel, get yourself an inner A Panel (aftermark one are good (£7)) weld that onto the flinch panel... then weld a Mk3 on, A Panel over the top...

Remember if fitting Exturnal hinges... the doors need to be lightened a little, otherwise you'll put excess stress onto the hinges...

[andywaller]

all coming together now mate!

quick question, you got the a panels on the car and the front end? you gonna chop the ones of the front?

[Dog]

Chopping the A panels off the front...
Smudger said its cheap than the ones without, and he said I can customise the height of the front, to give the instant "low look" from the front...

But yep, all coming together rather well, just seems to click together all in place

Got a little bit more welding to do yet, very little things that I forgot, or need to add to fit certail items!

[Dog]

Well small update

Split a 1275 engine over the weekend - this is a 1275 A+ Turbo enigne... who ever had it last used Bathroom sealant as a gasket


And the engine bit me! basturd!


My new 1380 block
I've ordered a NEW crank, and I've got to order my new Powermax pistons, and balanced rods, along with a Morspeed Trackday cam...







Started doing some sanding - bloody boring job that is...




Last bit of welding... just got to weld on 2 brakets for the front end... but other than, nearly finished..







and finially some random pics... I also turned the steelies inside out... jiust to see what it'll look like...








Someone say the Mini isn't low?

[Dog]

Adjustable brakets fitted, along with my braided hoses that I have gotten for the brakes and clutch...



And due to the manafatrure of the brakets... Minispares... the bolts wouldn't go on... so some mild w=tweaking with the drill was needed, and I had to round one bolt, and put a slot into the top, to make it a screw to get it on!!

[Boab]

Good progress there. What front end are you putting on as I have missed that bit.

[Dog]

Carbon Fibre/Kevlar mix 2 peice, with a CF Expose weave Mk1 bonnet