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[Chris.Williams]

https://youtu.be/g1t7BGGYXgE
A job that needed ready for the mk1 action day.

Nice pull! How did you get on HP wise?

[burchy35]

Thanks.
It made a 163 at 13psi which I was dissapointed with as its a 1460 turbo. But I think restrictions in the exhaust, turbo and 5 port head are all contributing to it. I think its time for a 16v or 7 port head. I just hope it's not blow by due to the big bore. It drives really nice and revs very smooth up to the 7k limiter.

[alex-95]

finished building the engine, just got to get it in tonight, rest of the bits fitted and running tomorrow hopefully

[davej]

Went for a drive then hoovered, washed, polished and waxed.

 

Edited by davej, 28 April 2018 - 09:55 PM.

[RichMPiBlue]

Not today, but I got it back from the MOT garage on Friday just gone after it hand some welding work underneath the rear subframe where corrosion had occurred. Crazy to think how that happened as it's garaged all year round and only used to for summer shows, lol!

 

It then passed the MOT and is more or less ready for this years L2B in 3 weeks! 

[Gcal]

Changed the door seals and fuel neck seal, speedo cable tomorrow

[Chris.Williams]

Changed my final drive from 3.44 to 2.95
Installed diff pin upgrade kit, thanks to guessworks.
Got a lead on some Orange diaphragm pressure plates!
Stared at my supercharger a bit more.😋

[Cooperman]

Did nothing today because I set fire to my hand when doing a bit of welding yesterday. I was wearing black plastic gloves and had just removed some bits from the de-greasing bowl. Then I decided to put a tack of weld on the nuts I weld to the engine mountings.

 

I didn't put my welding gloves on and a spark from the welder landed on the gloves which must have still had some damp 'brake & clutch cleaner' on them.

 

The next thing I knew was my RH glove was in flames and I ran out of the workshop but couldn't get the glove off as it was melting into my skin. 

 

Today I have a large bandage whilst I wait for the burnt skin to heal. Very painful 

 

Note for the future: Always change to the leather gloves when welding!

[cal844]

Did nothing today because I set fire to my hand when doing a bit of welding yesterday. I was wearing black plastic gloves and had just removed some bits from the de-greasing bowl. Then I decided to put a tack of weld on the nuts I weld to the engine mountings.
 
I didn't put my welding gloves on and a spark from the welder landed on the gloves which must have still had some damp 'brake & clutch cleaner' on them.
 
The next thing I knew was my RH glove was in flames and I ran out of the workshop but couldn't get the glove off as it was melting into my skin. 
 
Today I have a large bandage whilst I wait for the burnt skin to heal. Very painful 
 
Note for the future: Always change to the leather gloves when welding!

It's an easy mistake to make! Hope you're back in the shed soon 😁

[Cooperman]

All I wanted to do was to tack-weld 2 x 5/16" UNF nuts onto each of my new engine mountings. 

I had some bits in the degreaser bowl and dropped one back into the bowl as I picked it up. That got degreasing fluid onto my gloves and, bingo, up it went when a spark from the MIG hit the glove.

Easy to do, but it was really a case of carelessness. I always (well, usually) wear leather gloves whenever I am welding. A painful lesson.

[Gcal]

Checked earth wires and put new side indicators and bulbs in then found a wee leak in front footwell🤔

[paul50]

Put some K&n pancake filters on. Checked for leaks on the new inlet manifold. All was good. Now to get it set up

[Midas Mk1]

Snapped the throttle cable in the middle of nowhere.. Thankful for a mate with a choc bloc in his van!

[Mini-dude]

I don't know if this counts as my first personal mini related thing but I talk to the guys at absmotorsport about how I wanted them to trim the shell i order from them. Great people.

Edited by Mini-dude, 04 May 2018 - 03:28 PM.

[DazWood]

Blew the cobwebs out and booked it in for its Mot!

Edited by DazWood, 04 May 2018 - 08:39 PM.