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[evil ewok]

cheers mate, the welding still needs a lot of work. i only show the good bits   haha

 

not made much progress this week, just been playing around with bits whilst still waiting for my cds tube.

 

playing around with the oil cooler position, do you think this would be a little risky with stones etc?

 

 

got the light holes all cut out and lights fitted. slowly starting to look like a mini again

 

couple of bits turned up this week (other than boring things like bolts and rivets to fit parts)

 

wilwood brake proportioning valve

should be making a bracket for it tomorrow

 

warning lights for my switch pod that i'm currently drawing up.

 

hopefully will be making hte switch pod out of something a bit more special than just steel or ali 

[evil ewok]

couple of biits done today

 

subframe tower mounts/extra mounts points welded in.

welded spreader plates to the body work and made the nuts captive to save hassle when bolting up.

 

done what is probably one of my neatest weld beads when fitting the gussets (minus the large tacks at the ends)

 

never really been happy with the seat mounts so decided to redo them in cds tube

 still need a little fettling though

[MiniLandy]

Mate, did you buy a new welder or something? Your welding is suddenly perfect!

[evil ewok]

I bought a new, more powerful welder back in november-ish. Recently I've started using 1mm wire for material over about 2-2.5mm thick and reduced the wire feed speed. I find it easier to get a neater weld on vertical ones

 

My welding is far from perfect (especially when going around tube joints etc), I just have my good moments haha

[evil ewok]

couple more little bits

 

made a switch pod mount for when i finally get round to having it made

 

it's only tacked on to the dash bar so  i still have adjustment on angle/position

 

made a little mounting plate for my brake proportioning valve on the pedal box mount

 

finished welding in the dash/bulkhead 'closing panels'

[mini93]

Id close the rollcage triangulation holes going through the bulkhead cross member otherwise you will have water/condensation in there sharpish.

 

Other wise, its coming on well! keep it up

[evil ewok]

Cheers. Will be plating them off soon. Might drill and tap the centres over the plates for earth points

[domdee]

What a chuffin build this is! some real many engineering goin on! looking forward to more updates

[evil ewok]

few more bits done today.

 

dropped the rear subframe to make a 'technical adjustment to the floor piece i put in and finished welding it. Put the subframe back on and moved to the front end.

 

made up the spherical rod end brace bars

 

added what should be the last bars of the cage (unless i need  to add passenger seat mounts)

 

oil cooler mounts on the brace bar

 

 

 

plenty of room!

[evil ewok]

well i took a small step back today. after fitting the oil cooler yesterday i went to fit the rad today and the oil cooler was in the way so had to cut the mounts off and start again...

 

so this is the new mount.brace bar design

 

 

 

 

made up a quick adjustable acc. pedal stop

 

only tacked at the minute incase it needs moving when i make some shape adjustments to the pedal

 

gusseted the subframe lower mounts and finally drilled the floor for the other mount bolts

 

made up a mount for the fire extinguisher pull cable

 

may of found a passenger seat. had my mates go kart seat which is going on a drift trike so thought i'd give it a try for size

 

also think i may need some new safety boots..

[scotty_1987]

Coming along nicely dude :)!!

Nathan

[evil ewok]

haven't really done much on the car for a few weeks now. done a few off jobs but made much progress.

 

started putting some of the original colour back on the car

 

 

fg front bumper is on

need to finish one of the brackets

 

started making my switch pod at work

 

making it out of titanium. waiting for the sides to be cut then they can be rolled to shape and all welded together

 

needed a water outlet for the block to dry deck the engine. the head already had one at 38mm O.D but would have trouble trying to fit 38mm on the block so decided to remake them for 35mm hose. Couldn't find and ali tube or round stock at work, only 1.5" x 6" x 4' (ish) bar so cut a piece off around 1.5" square, fitted the 4 jaw to the lathe and started making the outlet.

 

 

 

made up the mount plates. Also made a 32mm O.D outlet and plate to replace the water pump as going electric

 

with the position of the handbrake now the handle was awkward to get a hand on so decided to extend it.

 

the extension sleeve has cut outs on the ends to increase the welded area and improve strength. the push rod for the pawl was cut, threaded M5, then a bit of rod drilled and tapped to extend it.

 

sandblasted the timing cover and rocker cover at work

 

 

today i took my crank centre main cap in to work and we milled it  for the steel centre main strap and used the surface grinder to ensure flatness. skimmed the steel main strap on the surface grinder as well just to make sure the fit together well.

[evil ewok]

forgot to add photos of the main cap

 

[evil ewok]

had a great day at brands hatch mini festival watching the racing and having a nosey around the migs. bought a lexan rear window. also ordered some lexan door windows with air holes in.

 

only problem is after looking round all the miglias i've realised i really want some different wheels so strongly considering selling the ultra deep dish 6x10" wellers to raise funds.....

[evil ewok]

not been up to much on the mini lately (again) apart for a little bit of machinig on the engine at work  and buying a few odd bits

 

so heres the lexan windows i ordered/bought before

 

 

 

turned a couple of outlets for my alloy rocker cover and drilled the holes to fit them. just need to get them TIG'd at work

 

drilled and taped the block for the extra 2 head studs

 

ground out around the back of the water pump hole to allow for better flow around the back of the engine

 

also found a bit of ******* from casting blocking part of the water way so knocked that out and opened up the holes a bit to allow for even more flow.

 

won bit of a bargain off ebay the other week.

Jack Knight 3.9 semi straight cut crown wheel. cost me a whole......... £3.70!

 

just need to get a pinion for it now

 

Also bought a set of new mini spares straight cut drop gears off of a TMF member

 

After work today i drilled and taped the block for the dry deck outlet

 

needs some shorter bolts but that's the only length M5s they had in at work

 

When i had the car at the house last weekend the exhaust grounded out on the drop kerb of the driveway...

think i may need to lift the rear suspension a little. also going to make a strap to mount it at work.

 

over and out.

Edited by evil ewok, 12 July 2013 - 05:42 PM.