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[clubman_dan]

pics show the 1098 crank that i got for £16 off ebay
the +.020 1098 pistons and my engine and box split on my new workbench at my dad's house

[nomininolife]

Going back to the brake bias, I seem to remember someone telling me that as long as you cannot reach the valve from the drivers seat it is perfectly legal

[Madmax]

Dan ive read all about that performance meter and i am going to have one, i would be interested to know if the screen is backlit? as i mostly use the car at night when i can see headlights in the distance on country roads. thanks mate

[clubman_dan]

hi there, no the meter is not backlit unfortunatley, but i solved that problem by getting one of those little pocket led keyring lights from halfords, i think they are called a cyberlight or something, then i just stick it to the dash pointing at the unit.
its a nice bright light so seeing it at night is no problem
HTH
DAN

[rob mini]

i shall be getting one of them meters very soon as ive found one forsale for £60 :grin:

rob

[clubman_dan]

another quick update, the block is now bare and ready to be booked in for some work, it came apart really well and everything looks to be in good nick, shame i'm only using the original rods!
DAN

[clubman_dan]

[TimS]

wow it looks exactly the same as my garage around 2 hours ago!

[clubman_dan]

got a quote for boring the block etc from slark racong this week and i am going to get it booked in next week,
i have been polishing my rods (ooo errr) today to remove all the casting marks.
its slowly starting to come together
DAN

[clubman_dan]

standard rod compared to my (about 3/4 finished) polished rod. its a pretty time consuming job.


DAN

[Boab]

Have you ground the lip running down the middle of the rod off. If so, does this not affect the balance of the rods or are you going to get them balanced. (Or am I just talking sh*te )

[advantagestacey]

i am going to have them balanced, the lip round the middle is the marking where the rods are cast, polishing it off supposedly reduces the chance of stress so i thought i'de give it a go.
(clubman_dan on adavantage stacey's user name.. oops!)

[Boab]

I might give that a go with my spare engine then.

[clubman_dan]

got a quote from morspeed for the work on my block today, they came out a lot cheaper than slarks, for more work!.
perhaps i'll send it up there then,
DAN

[Mini_resto]

dont wreck the 998 clubman, fine put a turbo on it but they had the 1098 as standard from 1975 so if you do a 1098 use a '76 + car