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[AndyMiniMad.]

Another change of plan! I changed my mind about wheeking the engine out of Haggis, I have aquired a new project, Its a clubman, its white, and its going to be called "Tatties" Im off to the footie in Aberdeen this weekend so Tatties wont be coming home till next weekend, I will get a few pics of her next week, Shes a beauty, totally rust free, and at a price you would not believe!!.

[Mini 360]

Another change of plan! I changed my mind about wheeking the engine out of Haggis, I have aquired a new project, Its a clubman, its white, and its going to be called "Tatties" Im off to the footie in Aberdeen this weekend so Tatties wont be coming home till next weekend, I will get a few pics of her next week, Shes a beauty, totally rust free, and at a price you would not believe!!.

Hehe I know now then

[AndyMiniMad.]

Ok Andy, so the cat is out of the bag....Its gav's clubman...A cracking project. never even knew you were on thi forum as well. you have been very quiet on here.

[Blofeld]

Great Work and details with the pics. Thinking or rebuilding an MPI box to put on my Traveller. not sure it'll work too well as needs more oomph. what ratios and Diff are you using?

[Blofeld]

like to see the kitchen worktop appearing in these photos too.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Its a wide ratio box from a Merto vanden plas! not exactly sure of the ratio's. I never counted the teeth. The final drive is a 3.1. I have been told that if I dont stop plonking Oily mini bits on the kitchen work tops then I will be sleeping on them

[AndyMiniMad.]

Looks like the deal for the clubman is dead....

[ferritboy]

Just finnished reading this thread, its taken me a good hour.... I am honestly speech less... Theres not much i can say apart from AndyMiniMad you are some sort of god. The amount of time and effort this has taken you is amazing!!!!

Sorry to hear about your clubman deal... /:

[AndyMiniMad.]

Thanks, yeah I was gutted about the clubman deal falling through...


Well Haggis is MOT'd untill the end of October..At which point he will come off the road for the winter,
A cross pin diff and standard ratio gear set will go in as will a 3.44 final drive.
Ive enjoyed blasting around in Haggis this summer but its time for a bit more acceleration. I know I will lose tho top end speed but how often can you go at 110mph anyway..unless on the runway at Tain its impossible. So out go the wide ratio gears and 3.1 diff and in with the new stuff...I liked the 3.44 in the 1275 mg engine so it should be fun in the 1380.
I reckon maybe 85-90 flat out but a good second off the 0-60....and a lot more useable through the gears as it wont be needing the revs from 2nd to 3rd..although it will prob get them anyway, tee hee..

Edited by AndyMiniMad., 13 September 2011 - 01:21 PM.

[AndyMiniMad.]

So this morning ive been out to the garage and removed the rear window...The roof lining had come away in the corner and was starting to creep accross the window. So with the rubber removed the lining went "flop" and fell down....So I got the double sided tape and stuck it to the window appeture heated the lining with a hair dryer.and stretched it back over the sticky tape. I was unsure if it should also be glued, but the tape is that cloth type megga sticky stuff and seems to be holding ok. So in went the window and job done...Its not as neat as when it came out of the factory, but at least I can see out of the rear window now...
I am just in for some lunch...One job always leads to another...Im clearing out the garage of all the old crap ive collected over the years...off to the dump tomorrow..

[AndyMiniMad.]

Well some bits have arrived over the weekend thanks to R1minimagic and Miniclubmangt, so the plan is to build a 1310 short motor and sell it on the bay...or on here....Ive got an old 1275 a+ block in the garage that will go off tomorrow along with the pistons and rings to get bored. Ive got new cam, big ends and mains bearings to go in along with a std crank. not sure which head to put on it yet...I suppose it depends on which cam I plump for...its not going to be a wild engine, more just a bit of an upgrade for someones tired 1275 or 998. .But anyway thats the plan for the next couple of weeks untill Haggis comes off the road for the winter.

Ill get some pics up once my camera stops messing about...

Edited by AndyMiniMad., 03 October 2011 - 03:24 PM.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Pics....Woohoo!! not great as they are off my phone, Anyway I tidied out the garage last week and built a new work bench out of some old kitchen work top....horrible colour but solid.. Just about enough space to build an engine..



Errr....said engine...awaiting a trip to the rebore shop...And a big valve, ported head. Not going to use this on the 1310. keeping it for the next project..but its going to the same place for a crack check and to get the guides replaced.





So just waiting to get paid now and its all systems go...

[AndyMiniMad.]

Got given this the other day and didnt really look at it. Turns out to be a mk3 coopers head...its in a hell of a state though..more work for the wire brush...





There is a big gouge out of the face so its going to need a lot of skimming.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Shiney bits from Guessworks....

[miniman92]

What's the final spec on this going to be Andy?