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[Dog]

Aye.
Like you say, use this head to run it in, save some pennies, and get a nice tunnel ported head with something like 37in 31ex sized valves *dribbles*

[The Matt]

Aye.
Like you say, use this head to run it in, save some pennies, and get a nice tunnel ported head with something like 37in 31ex sized valves *dribbles*

That's what I'd always planeed to buy off Bill Richards, but I really couldn't afford it so that's why I had a go at this head that I was given for freeeeee.

[Dog]

Furry muff then
I've got a Rob Walker head on mine, but I am running twin HS4's...
I've got 22cc Chambers, 35.7in, 31ex valves, fully ported to suit a large bore manifold gasket... tis a very nice head!!

I know, this very head thats going onto my 1380, produced 112bhp, with a 286. 1.5 rockers, on a 45... at the wheels!! So should give me all I need/want maybe more

[The Matt]

Well, I was gonna use my 3 into 1 manifold on this, but it's just overkill, so instead I have just bought a Maniflow Stage II LCB from Minispares. I am gonna see what that looks like and then 'maybe' open up the exhauzt ports a little more. Thinking about it, I should have bought a new manifold gasket when I ordered that

Ah well, hopefully I can find one this weekend!

[The Matt]

Furry muff then
I've got a Rob Walker head on mine, but I am running twin HS4's...
I've got 22cc Chambers, 35.7in, 31ex valves, fully ported to suit a large bore manifold gasket... tis a very nice head!!

I know, this very head thats going onto my 1380, produced 112bhp, with a 286. 1.5 rockers, on a 45... at the wheels!! So should give me all I need/want maybe more

Aye what he said...
It replaces the Dizzy, with a fully customable igntion!

Ordered my new box the otherday...

SC TransX Drops
Minispares xpin diff
GT gearset

Really looking forward to it

Also I've agreed to buy a new head...


This has been putting out 112bhp@wheels on a 300* camed 1380... - so should do well on mine

Whaaaaaaaa? Which one is it? 300* or 286?

112 at the wheels with a 286 would be pretty much impossible I'd think. Even with a 300 degree cam it'd be a bit much, taking into account the transmission losses wouldn't it? Was it a force fed one?

[Dog]

On a 286!
I do have the prowergrath for when the chap had it all...

[The Matt]

On a 286!
I do have the prowergrath for when the chap had it all...

Blimey! That's impressive then. Has the powergraph got the torque curve on it too? I wouldn't mind seeing what's acheivable with a 286 to be honest. Some people say they are a really lame cam.

[The Matt]

Getting there slowly!

[Tomf]

It looks so pretty Makes me wonder if i should fit a Webber to my engine that im rebuilding.

[The Matt]

It looks so pretty Makes me wonder if i should fit a Webber to my engine that im rebuilding.

Thankies Tom!

It's looking OK under the bonnet actually. Though this will never be an immaculate show car. I want it to be high-spec, but daft as it may sound, I want the car to sort of look, standard, like a 1971 mini should look.

[The Matt]

Aaaaand, yesterday I took the cylinder head off the old FReaK engine (A series with remote gearbox). And it turns out that it's definitely a 1330cc. The heads got the big valves in it too (MG Metro, leaded) and has also been tweaked at some point.

I this car. I've sold 'some' bits that came with it, got most of what I paid for the car back, now I've got a decent engine and gearbox that's spare too Legendary!

[The Matt]

Aaaaaah, it'd getting soooo close, but stupid little things keep holding me up!

Still to do:-

fix gear linkage in position, using a shorter mounting bobbin that the standard one <----- that's what I need
set up reversing light loom (even though I have no reversing light yet, but I want the option of a spotlight on the bootlid
Finish off the loom bits for the Megajolt and different dash (basically, sort out a bit of soldering)
Sort out my extra switch panel for in the dash
move washer, wiper and start button switches to inbetween the seats
start her up and get the Megajolt tested

Ummmm, then it's the bodywork bits. Only doing a little bit of bodywork, basically, spray the bootlid ,bonnet and doors and get them all fitted.

Then she's back on the road!

Just for mini93, here's the last photos I am EVER going to upload off that phone!!!!!

One of them is the head that I took off the old 1330 FReaK engine, then there's one showing where the FReaK is up to at the moment!

EDIT: Oh yeah, need to finish the exhaust fitting! Got to do that once the gear linkage is 100% sorted, then after doing the exhaust I can mount the sump guard properly.

Oh, and me airhorns need fitting, can't forget the airhorns!

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[mini93]

ooh...i think lookin good cant tell because of phone pics tho lol

not long till it will be out and about then!

are u going for internal gearselector?

[The Matt]

I see you mini93!

[mini93]

nana too late

i need to pick your brains soon on megajolt