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[16vmini]

thats it , upto date...

[stardude]

this is going to be an awsome car when its finished!!!

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

Your exhaust looks spot on I like it

first time ive seen your thread lookin awesome

[Teapot]

Ditto. I read it over lunch and forgot to eat my sandwiches which is unheard of so it must be fascinating stuff

Edited by Teapot, 05 May 2009 - 12:40 PM.

[16vmini]

thanks guys , got lots of other bits turning up this week , credit card to a hit over the weekend ...

should post lots more this week

[16vmini]

raditator mounted :



i will use the hole where the old filler neck was to mount a fan switch.


top hose outlet moved around to the side , just needs welding up now , will use the fitting above it as a feed back to the header tank i think.

[alexcrosse]

s'all good this mate, i like it, good work. Lovin that exhaust, the chav in me =p

[16vmini]

raditator mounted :



i will use the hole where the old filler neck was to mount a fan switch.


top hose outlet moved around to the side , just needs welding up now , will use the fitting above it as a feed back to the header tank i think.

[16vmini]

my good friend Jim welded up my honda rad , and turned it into a vauxhall rad

moved fitting around to the side :


welded in fitting for the vauxhall fan switch :



also i bought his old TIG plant , and did my first ever TIG weld , welded in the O2 bung into the down pipe :



not bad for my first attempt , need to feed in a bit quicker in parts ... but should not come off.

[16vmini]

ok , time to finish off the boost pipes , i made the tool that geehawk posted a like to :



this is what it did to the end of the pipe :

ok could be better and cleaner .. but will do the job ... and is all hidden under silicon !



overall shot ...

[16vmini]

boost piping all done and clamped up :





there are a few bits i am not quite happy with , but will see how they go , and improve over time , want to replace all silicon with orange one day anyway LOL

front end on , just goes over it ,i might tart it up a bit with mesh or somthing but dont car for now



also re-fitted down pipe , and made bracket to mount to rear of block, as its quite heavy

Just waiting on radiator pipes to turn up

[16vmini]

this turbo oild feed , causes me so many headaches ... could not find a fitting to fit turbo to oil feed, so had to make one out of another fitting :



we shall see if it leaks later ... used my TIG on it.

Just waiting on fitting to go into the block then it can be connected up :



Clutch master arrived , so modded it with a mini end , and made up a braided hose for it :



Fitted,anyone know what size thread the resivour port would be ? its a little bigger than the outlet ...??:



and it connected to slave :



a little messy with fittings , but did not quite have the correct one, will change it one day ...lol

shocks fitted :



And made one bracket for the header tank :



not all my bits have arrived ... see what turns up tommorow...

[16vmini]

nearly got all my radiator hoses , waiting on a few bits , might need to mod the thermostat housing , or find a different bend one day , as its tight on the IC pipe work :



but will do for now ...

my ebay bucket seat mounts would not really fit in the mini , so had to make my own mounts , not pretty but should work , seat could only really go in one position due to its width , and the rear suspension setup.





you can see that i cut into the box section , will fill that in with some sheet.

next is to mount the corsa steering column so i can really pretend to drive !

fitted engine earth strap , fitted some vacum hose up to dump valve and waste gate ( not to the same place )

will try and throw the dash in for the weekend , must do some more welding on rear end as well.

not sure if it will be running for L2B , as i still need an adaptor for the oil feed.

and still have rear exhaust section to make (which i have done some on , but no pics yet )

[16vmini]

nearly got all my radiator hoses , waiting on a few bits , might need to mod the thermostat housing , or find a different bend one day , as its tight on the IC pipe work :



but will do for now ...

my ebay bucket seat mounts would not really fit in the mini , so had to make my own mounts , not pretty but should work , seat could only really go in one position due to its width , and the rear suspension setup.





you can see that i cut into the box section , will fill that in with some sheet.

next is to mount the corsa steering column so i can really pretend to drive !

fitted engine earth strap , fitted some vacum hose up to dump valve and waste gate ( not to the same place )

will try and throw the dash in for the weekend , must do some more welding on rear end as well.

not sure if it will be running for L2B , as i still need an adaptor for the oil feed.

and still have rear exhaust section to make (which i have done some on , but no pics yet )

[16vmini]

made some support brackets for the corsa steering column , welded to dash bar :



Column in place :






that took longer than i thought .. and still needs more work , but will do for L2B ....

now i got to get on an finish that exhaust .... :shock: