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[minimad998]

slowly but surely im getting there a bit tight with school and a mate giving me a hand with the welding but progress is defiantly being achieved!

[Dizpower]

what is the interior looking like?
get some pics up

[minimad998]

what is the interior looking like?
get some pics up

havent got any interior in the car at the mo but ill put some pics up later that i have at home!

[minimad998]

ok here is one of the interior, actually more of the dash don’t have anything in the car at the mo its just the shell so I couldn’t take any pics of what its like at the mo!

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Edited by minimad998, 27 November 2006 - 11:20 PM.

[Dizpower]

pretty much the same state as mine inside en.
shagadelic

[mini bunnykin]

good luck with the mini project looks like you have your work cut out for you!

[minimad998]

got some new carpets and mats to put in once all the welding has been done to the chassey dizpower and then all the goodies are going to be put in got some soney explodes for the sound system and a 20 cd changer for the boot.

[Dizpower]

i think i shall hav to sort out the fact that the electrics from the battery run under the driver seat and through the air vent into the engine first, b4 i can worry about sound systems. but good on u ... u lucky sod. lol are u doin the welding ur self?

[minimad998]

good luck with the mini project looks like you have your work cut out for you!

thanks for the luck Wendy hopping on having the car in for the mot some time near x mas

i think i shall hav to sort out the fact that the electrics from the battery run under the driver seat and through the air vent into the engine first, b4 i can worry about sound systems. but good on u ... u lucky sod. lol are u doin the welding ur self?

ive got a mate giving me a hand with the welding, actually hes done pritty much all the welding if im honest

[minimad998]

I few days ago i placed a 12G940 head onto my 998cc engine not thinking about the valve clearances in the bore, after making a bit of research I found out that the block had to be pocketed, but I wanted to be 100% sure that I had to pocket the block so i placed balls of blue tac o the inlet and outlet valves and torqued the head down set the tappets and then turned the engine over so that every valve had opened and closed.
When i removed the head i found out that the block did need pocketing as the blue tac had been completely flattened, maybe 5mm is too much but i would rather take a little too much out (not too much so that the top ring is in the pocket of course) and not bend a valve then bend one, if worse comes to worse ill have to have the head skimmed to increase the compression ratio again, but we will have to see i started to pocket the block yesterday, ive managed to complete one pocket on no 1 cylinder using a rotary bit for milling out the material and then a sand stone to buff up the cast iron once the material had been removed, I used the gasket as a rough guide and then left 1mm between the gasket and the pocket, I have made the pocket 5mm deep. everything is looking good so far ill post some pics later on!!

[minimad998]

ok ive got some pics now

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i used the gasket as a guide

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covered the engine up so that no metal fragments went down into the bore of the engine

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the us of nadonium magnets to remove any random fragments from the bore

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and the finished block all pocketed this roughly took me about 5 hrs to complete!!

let me now what you think!!

Edited by minimad998, 07 December 2006 - 10:11 PM.

[TOMMO0302]

Looks very impressive mate! Fingers crossed you got it right!

[minimad998]

put the head on today to make sure that the valves dont hit the block and they are clear of the block by 1mm or so, all i have to say is "thank God for that" i got it right. so the next thing to check is the compresson but i believe it is about right !!

[minimad998]

had a go at doing the clutch yesterday and didn’t realise that the bolts that go into the pressure plate and the boss of the hub had to be tightened up so tight (112 lbs) is this the correct torque setting seems a little high, I need to get it done tomz so if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated


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[minimad998]

this is a pic of a the pressure plate and the hub that i am trying to describe does anyone have any ideas on what the toque settings are on the bolts circled red

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