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[who_loves_the_mini?]

the guy i bought my car off cracked the block on his 998 due to driving it badly, he didnt tell me and it caused the headgasket to blow a number of times before we realised it had cracked

[Dog]

Nuts to small bore, small torque, high revs... not my cup of tea...

1380, pulls a train from ideal... thats my kinda engine

[who_loves_the_mini?]

why stop at 1380? lol. torque is the way forward

[Dog]

because I can't afford a long stoke crank

I REALLLY REALLLLLY want a 1430 or 1480 - but its a road car... so have to look at reliability at the end of the day...

[Retro_10s]

1.6 is the way forwards... apart from the daily re-builds and week long block lifespan

[jack_marshall]

The 998's are also indistructable, im still to find someone who has destroyed one whilst driving!!

Hi, my names Jack

[Dog]

1.6 is the way forwards... apart from the daily re-builds and week long block lifespan

It'll certainly keep the thread bumped up

I think I should stick to 1380, it costs a lot to get my crank done - then I have to find some S rods...

[Dog]

I think I have a wheel bearing gone

When I travel along, I can hear a "Whirly" noise, and its louder n louder, the fast I go... so looks like I might be replacing wheel bearings before Rivi Run....... Nice....

[Pie]

OOooohh fun fun fun lol

[Dog]

Yep 3 evenings to change one wheel bearing... unless I really fancy being brave, and change all 4...

[Dog]

Wheel bearing done
Was alot easier then I thought, I also had to change my ball joint while I was there too...

Roll on Rivi Run now... then after, is when the hard work comes in!

[Pie]

What hard work? oh unpacking, and the drive home yeah, couldnt agree more

[Dog]

well, its a whole back end rebuild...

Full strip down of the rear subframe, rebuild with new brake lines, new radius arms, new built up back plates, new shcoks, new Hi-Los, new cones, nice lick of paint, bolt all back together with new bolts...

Should handle a bit better then

Once thats done, I'll focus on the paint work, n body work, then I'll build a spare front subby I have here, and shove my 1380 into it, then swap it all over

[Dog]

Well engine spec is confirmed now...

1380cc
1.3 Forged Cooper S rockers
Rob Walker stg4 head, 37in 32ex, 22cc Combustion Chambers, this head helped produce 112bhp@wheels, with a 286 on a 1380...
Hi-lift followers (making 1.5:1 rocker movement)
SW5-07 Camshaft
Powermax 7cc Dished pistons (73.5)
Balanced A+ rods
Glacier bearings
NEW 1275 A+ Crankshaft (Balanced)
Refurbed A+ Gearbox, 2.9 final Drive
Standard Transfer Gears
Lightened (11lb) Flywheel
Pre-Verto Clutch setup (Orange plate)
Recondition Pre-A+ Dizzy, with leccy points conversion
Swiftune Billet Oil Filter housing
Small Oil cooler contected to a Oil Thermostat
2core Rad
New large cast impeller water pump
Metal 6 blade fan
Twin HS4 Carbs, with K&N Cone filters (With Rampipes if they fit)
Standard 1275 Full Pump, with a turbo regulator



Should pull like a train, aiming for 100lb+ of torque, before 4-5K rpm...

[mighty_mini]

very nice mr.matix...

feel the van love juice floooooow!!