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[mad4mins]

small update...

the car is stipped to a bear shell again, all arches, windows etc are of!

hopefully getting a gearbox and some other toys for my engine soon! saving up for a spray job at the mo so not really spending much if i can help it.

aiming for back on the road for Malvern next year! and i WILL be driving it to IMM09 in Brum even if i have to flintstone it!! .. lol

[JetBLICK]

glad to hear it

see ya soon

[Pie]

MY GOD!!! AN update?!

Good to see your putting all that uni work you did to use

[mad4mins]

yup!

have been slightly sidetracked with a suzuki! but my efforts should be back on the beast!

i now have a warm garage!! all to myself.. i even have my own work bench!! soooo happy!

beats working out in the cold!!!

more updates late.. currently stripping down the engine!!!

[mad4mins]

Update...

Well it’s been a year (yikes that long) since i had the car in the road. And I have finally had the time and space to strip the engine down to see what the reason for it jamming in gear. When I went to a few mini garages they suggested it was the diff pin, which had snapped…

So first job was to pull the block away from the gearbox (after removing the flywheel)





With my limited knowledge of mini gearboxes, I think what’s happened is the speedo drive (which incidentally makes sense as I haven’t been able to get a reading on the speedo since I’ve had it) has sheared its casting mount and allowed the main shaft to flap or slop about causing the shaft bearings to break and also cause the crown wheel to score against the gearbox casing.

Speedo drive



These are the ball bearings, which have shattered.



As you can see from the photo below the diff has scored against the box, which I assume is the reason the wheels freed up every now and then.



And here is the some of bearing balls and bits found in the bottom of the gearbox! :S



So hopefully in the next few days I will have a look at a mates metro turbo box, which he is going to sell me. Hopefully that should reduce the power loss to the wheels!!

Well the car is along way of roadworthiness but at least I know what caused the problem..

Thanks for reading, have a good crimbo…. Aron. (m4m)

[JetBLICK]

Thats awsome (well... not the problem) that finally got back into it, nice one

Bit of an odd place for the 'box to break ent it! them race boys use that KAD pinion steady thingy, must be all that power you got

Keep it up


ooh, whilst u got the engine apart, take a snap of the pockets that slark did, would'nt mind seein what their cowboy pockets look like compared to us professionals

Edited by JetBLICK, 15 December 2007 - 06:52 PM.

[mad4mins]

must be all that power you got

ooh, whilst u got the engine apart, take a snap of the pockets that slark did, would'nt mind seein what their cowboy pockets look like compared to us professionals

haha ooo yeah

yeah i'll take some pics when i take the head off.. wont be for a while though..

[retroracer1380]

must be all that power you got

ooh, whilst u got the engine apart, take a snap of the pockets that slark did, would'nt mind seein what their cowboy pockets look like compared to us professionals

haha ooo yeah

yeah i'll take some pics when i take the head off.. wont be for a while though..

Flappin hell arron u feelin alright? What you doin taking your engine apart harhar!

[mad4mins]

hey oli have you had a chance to talk to your sprayer matey? thinking as my dads building a bigger garage i may have a go at spraying it myself.. prob turn out carp! lol

[retroracer1380]

hey oli have you had a chance to talk to your sprayer matey? thinking as my dads building a bigger garage i may have a go at spraying it myself.. prob turn out carp! lol

Forgot to be honest mate, will do wen i c him next, gotta get on with preppin mine too now, no excuse now both the 1380s are running again

[mad4mins]

hey oli have you had a chance to talk to your sprayer matey? thinking as my dads building a bigger garage i may have a go at spraying it myself.. prob turn out carp! lol

Forgot to be honest mate, will do wen i c him next, gotta get on with preppin mine too now, no excuse now both the 1380s are running again

well done mate! keeping to minis on the road is a mission! lol

if you could ask him next time that would be great!..

otherwise i may have to do it myself! :S cheers fella

[Joshmini]

Any updates dude?

[mad4mins]

small update, not done much! always seem to have loads of projects on the go!

so i pulled it out from behind the garage and onto the new concrete my dad and i laid two weeks ago. (sooo nice to work on!!)

got the car on blocks, then stripped and painted the front inner wheel arches with red oxide, black hammerite and thick wax oil next. (functional!)









next jobs to get it ready for paint in easter (hopefully):

not exact order..

• strip compenents of the engine bay, sand down, red oxide and spray body colour.
• cut out rear bins
• buy and fit full roll cage
• make and fit some brace bars
• fit flip front
• set arches for 10 inch wheels.
• wax oil underside of car
• tidy up and spray boot interior
• strip internal brake and fuels lines and start sanding interior ready for paint
• strip external parts and start sanding exterior ready for paint
• mask up and spray!!

if i think of anything else i will add to the list, but at the mo i think thats it.

im also gathering a load of bits together to take down the anodisers / powder coaters.

Aron.

[Bungle]

not much to do then

[mighty mini jack]

Anymore progress?