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[mini_mad69]

Right, ive had a few hundred views and not one comment!!! OI!!!


I had a pair of new tyres today, they've lasted around 2500 miles

Mainly due to the tracking being 30mm out though. and the dodgy track rod end.




My chosen bell housing. Needs to be drilled for a breather.









Sprayed a few bits.




Painted engine again, as I had missed quite a few bits. All engines must be red, it adds atleast 10 hp




Fitted up.




Bell housing drilled, tapped and breather fitted. I don' think I'll miss it when I open the bonnet.


Now im just waiting on diff output seals which I ordered today. I also need to order a crank oil seal then it's all done, drop it in and slap on my metty head and Im off!!!







Ben

[mini_mad69]

Spec of the engine for now will be:


73.5mm bore = 1380cc
powermax dished pistons
turbo rods
.10 machined crank
Kent 286 cam
standard pressed 1.27' rockers
duplex timing gear
Ported MG Metro leaded head v
valve sizes are: Inlet = 1.401"/35.6mm, Exhaust = 1.15"/29.2mm
HIF44 carb
Alloy heated inlet manifold
drilled airbox with K&N element
minisport lCB
Maniflow 1.75" twin box system
3.21 final drive
metro turbo diff
1275 distributor
standard clutch (for now)





It may change but this should be the the spec going in.


Ben

Edited by mini_mad69, 07 July 2009 - 09:15 PM.

[Teapot]

Right, ive had a few hundred views and not one comment!!! OI!!!

We're all speechless with admiration

[Hekmat]

Looks really good, it will be interesting to the see the hp you get.

[AndrewJ530]

Spec of the engine for now will be:


73.5mm bore = 1380cc
powermax dished pistons
turbo rods
.10 machined crank
Kent 286 cam
standard pressed 1.29' rockers
duplex timing gear
Ported MG Metro leaded head v
valve sizes are: Inlet = 1.401"/35.6mm, Exhaust = 1.15"/29.2mm
HIF44 carb
Alloy heated inlet manifold
drilled airbox with K&N element
minisport lCB
Maniflow 1.75" twin box system
3.21 final drive
metro turbo diff
1275 distributor
standard clutch (for now)





It may change but this should be the the spec going in.


Ben

It's gunna be gooood!

[mini_mad69]

Thanks for the comments guys!!



Ben

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

so when u gonna have it in and running thats my favourite part

[mini_mad69]

so when u gonna have it in and running thats my favourite part

Not sure, waiting on clutch oil seal. Diff oil seals arrived about 20 minutes ago

Sometime this week maybe?

Something will probably go wrong and set me back again.



Ben

[arnie]

so when u gonna have it in and running thats my favourite part

Not sure, waiting on clutch oil seal. Diff oil seals arrived about 20 minutes ago

Sometime this week maybe?

Something will probably go wrong and set me back again.



Ben

think positive mate, love this project, was the first 1 i followed when i joined tmf. keep up the good work.

simon.

[mini_mad69]

so when u gonna have it in and running thats my favourite part

Not sure, waiting on clutch oil seal. Diff oil seals arrived about 20 minutes ago

Sometime this week maybe?

Something will probably go wrong and set me back again.



Ben

think positive mate, love this project, was the first 1 i followed when i joined tmf. keep up the good work.

simon.

Ahh so there are people watching it

Thats ok then. I try to think posotive, but with this engine nothing seems to run smoothly.



Ben

[mini_mad69]

Nothing major today. Diff seals arrived, so fitted, and fitted a pot joint I had. I need another one though. I'll just take it from my 1275.
Driving it today I noticed the bottom of the bulkhead/floor was rattling, so the subframe mounts sound as if they have either broken or come loose again. I'll have a look sometime. I've got some new bushes for steady bar to go on aswell.



Ben

[Danny_California]

Looking good mate, but dont foget once you start painting engine bits, its quite hard to stop hehe

[mini_mad69]

I know, I was just going to paint the alternator bracket, but then I thought I'd paint the rest, so then I bought paint, then I had extra paint so thought I'd paint everything

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

you go ott on instant gasket like me nice

i finnaly put mine on the gas anlyser today 6% co2 hahaha

[rofert]

Very interested in how this turns out and runs, just starting do do the same down the road in Cardiff.

Some bits will be slightly higher spec'd will have a stage 4 head and run a 45 weber.

Have to meet up at one of the events when both complete to compare and natter

Rofert