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[Daveuk]

is all i can say


55 quid to have that superb piece of metal to be made.... damn it, well i will be giving you a call if i ever got super charged!....

[Andy autogass]

evening all....

time for another update!

today i have spent some time out in the garage fitting all the parts together that I have been collecting, modifying and fabricating over the last couple of months. it was a great moment when everything finally came together that I have been working on.

here are the pictures that show the finished result. I am sure that despite the bad photos (phone camera) you will admit that it looks great!!!







over and out...

[BishopMaverick]

Oh er, thats abit nice isn't it... wish I had the time and monetries required for this level of job . Anyhow looking great, good luck with the rest can't wait to see it now!

[Tomf]

Looks amazing mate bet your well happy to have it all together

Cant wait to get mine like that

Looks like theres going to be two of us with plastic minis and superchargers haha.

Also would you be able to do me a huge favour and measure the diameter of the bottom pullet as i need to get mine machined.

[Andy autogass]

Hi Tom, the O/D of the bottom pulley is 108mm. Hope this helps and best of luck with yours.

Cheers Andy.

[Tomf]

You my friend are a legend

Once i have that machined i will have nearly all the parts for my conversion i dont know weather to fit it into Rolling Snot for a couple of months whilts i finish my minus.

Not sure yet though.

Keep up the amazing work with your project mate, cant wait to see it finished

[Andy autogass]

Evening everyone!

Well, we have had an amazing day - a major milestone has been reached today... the engine has gone into the car!!

i'll let the photo's do the talking, but would be grateful for any comments...

here's the engine sat on the bench, just about ready to go in...




we fitted the oil leak fix kit too today...


here's the engine attached to the hoist, hovering over the engine bay...


slight hiccup, we didnt realise that the engine wouldnt go in with the alernator attached...


and finally the exhaust, supercharger and alternator all fitted...




also, since our last post i have bought my seats...

[Junior Mini]

Need I say more?

[Andy autogass]

now then, now then (jingle jangle)......

its been a while since we last posted, but a lot has been achieved in this time.

let's start with the engine bay. as you can see that majority of the ancillary components have now been fitted. we found that the radiator sat too high and had to make some drastic modifications to the fan cowling, involving an angle grinder.



i have also purchased a nice stainless steel exhaust system with a 3" rolled end. as the premier plus is 6" longer, I had to add a section to the end of the centre pipe in order for it to fit correctly. here it is all fitted.



next up is the handbrake system. all the components have been collected together and now fitted to the car. again, as the premier plus is 6" longer we have had to use a Mini Van handbrake cable in order to achieve the addtional length required.



here is another alternative angle of the engine bay!


david bailey, eat your heart out.....


and its good night from me, and good night from him.......

[Tomf]

As always looking exelent.

What did you do with the shorter charger to carb pipe? as it looked really good to me, why did you change the design?

If you still have the other one would you concider selling it?

[Andy autogass]

As always looking exelent.

What did you do with the shorter charger to carb pipe? as it looked really good to me, why did you change the design?

If you still have the other one would you concider selling it?

all the manifolds have been designed and fabricated by myself as i am a sheet metal worker by trade. i decided to try and get the carb as close to the supercharger as possible, but due to the height restriction of the premier plus it is a bit further away than would be possible on a normal mini.

thanks for your interest!

[Tomf]

Did you make the new one by modifying the shorter one or did you make another one from scratch, would you be interested in selling the shorter one?


I thoughts you might been in that sort of trade as you have alot of nice little custom bits in the project

[Andy autogass]

Did you make the new one by modifying the shorter one or did you make another one from scratch, would you be interested in selling the shorter one?


I thoughts you might been in that sort of trade as you have alot of nice little custom bits in the project

thanks tomf.

i actually made the whole thing from scratch. the only thing that i have actually bought for the kit is the supercharger itself, the pulley,the tension wheel and the belt. so unfortunately i dont have an "original" to sell...!!!

[giz]

very nice project, whens it going for paint?

also what indicators are you using?

[Andy autogass]

very nice project, whens it going for paint?

its going for paint as soon as we manage to get it running; hopefully in the new year...

also what indicators are you using?

the front indicators will be the ones fitted to the latest land rover defenders...