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[mini93]

clutch release bearing dying more so

however last night put the rear spacers on to match the front track



then today i phone southam and they wouldnt have time to do my tracking my tyres are wearing ever so badly

i decided to do this anyway




looks alright i think...there the same ones i had on herb so didnt have to buy them...they still need a little fettling tho and buy some new crome arch trim...ill fix it on properly this time

also rear wheel cyl has evidence of a leak but doesnt look like it has for a while...howver think im going to replace it for piece of mind n such

Edited by mini93, 08 March 2008 - 03:55 PM.

[mini93]

soooo thinking the clubman engine...i waaaas hoping to build it before rivi-run but for the 2nd time iv had silly...crazzzy ideas but i shal not reveal all as yet

1098 enigne +hilman imp 875 pistons + 134thou offset over bore= 1215cc or somthing like that lol
crank to be balanced, wedged drilled n such
rods to be lightened and balanced
Cyl. head to be 12G940 with the rather large over bore i might be able to get away with out valve pockets but ill do a dry build before i test that theory


now the mighy interesting bit with installing the imp pistons the block is usualy decked by 135thou to raise the compression ratio to a usable level
hoooooowever im not sure if im going to do that! can anyone guess perhaps why that might be??

[minivanman]

all together now...


supercharger

[mini93]

naaa superchargers going on the other one lol

think a nice GT17 turbo will be a goodun

just waiting for answers on theimpclub to make sure that the imp pistons are infact strong enough for forced induction...

be waiting a little longer to do this as i want to run megajolt to make sure i can tune the turbo properly, i was going to leave a hardened diff pin in but i should go for xpin diff

aswell as not too long after that upgrading to adjustable suspension set up just for piece of mind kinda thing

[mini93]

clutch bearing died today oohoh dear

lucky i was not very far from work at all! so kinda limped it there. After work i got it in the workshop and on the 2 poster ramp to get those PITA bolts which hold the clutch cover on....just got the cover off when they closed up for the night BUGGER! had to leave the F'er there and get mum to drive all the way to work to pick me up
i had a spare release bearing in my toolbox at work too so its ok i guess....except my "24mm" spanner if too fat to fit the lock nut on the plunger i might have to grind mine down then

tell ya what...clubman ent 1/2 a pain at times...maybe the title should be changed to somthing along the lines of "never ending list of problems to a car that when i bought i said i wasnt going to modify....now look whats happened"