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[AndyMiniMad.]

Tatties is here...Pics!!



















And also a big trailer load of spare parts which I have not had time to look through yet..

[miniman92]

Very nice Andy. What are the plans for this one then?

[AndyMiniMad.]

Not sure yet...Basicly get it on the road and let it evolve...Im thinking ill keep it as it is for now..its sooo pretty..

[AndyMiniMad.]

Got a lookat some of the bits last night...found two 12G940 heads, big valve ones, NICE ....a bit foosty, but its only surface rust and they should come up ok...



I got started with the valve lapping on my spare ported head...I hate this job...



Four done....I got bored so will do the rest tomorrow..

Edited by AndyMiniMad., 16 November 2011 - 03:45 PM.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Ok change of plan for Tatties...the MG engine is coming out and a new build 1380 is going in...spare block is off getting bored and rods being ballanced. bearings should be here tomorrow so a dry build and measurements for how much to skim off the block can be taken.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Mg metro engine coming out!! The fun begins...

[AndyMiniMad.]

These arrived last night from Tatties former owner...Nice...





All i need now are the drive flanges and proper bolts...WooHoo...it should stop quite well now..

[AndyMiniMad.]

So here is my first problem with Tatties..The bracket thingy that goes under the clutch resovoir and for holding the engine steady is missing...







So I welded the bottom plate that had come loose and made up a bit of steel I had lying around into a right angle..







Then after some weldy weldy grindy grindy...I drilled a hole for the bolt and hey presto problem solved..











Needs a lick of paint to stop the rust, but its cheeper than buying that premade plate that always rots anyway!!

[AndyMiniMad.]

Was down at the workshop this afty...and the block is bored, the cam bearings are in, the pistons are fitted onto the rods and the gearbox case has been properly cleaned...But the gudgeon pins are a bit tight so they need to be refitted, after a little adjustment they should be fine. the gearbox case still needs a quick skim on the idler face.. Should get it all back on friday...Woo Hoo..cant wait to start building engines and gearboxes again...I love it.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Look what the posty just brung!!!







Its my new Flanges....they are very dirty....no one likes a dirty flange!! so im off out to the garage to give my flanges a rub...



Some where in Aberdeenshire Mini360 is giggling like a girl, and he wont know why!! unless he reads this of course..its like a magnet to him....FLANGE FLANGE!!



Oh, something else came home today...its in the back of the van!! pictures later once ive rubbed me flange!!

[danny1]

gonna be some vigerous flange rubbing to get them clean

[AndyMiniMad.]

Yes I was very vigerous....and then I just took the grinder out..lol..



So after a couple of hours flange rubbing I got one to look like this..











A bit of paint on the exposed parts and it now looks like this..







And then Out of the van came this...Woo Hoo!!















And due to the need for power....RED!!







Tomorrow ill do the other flange and paint the other side of the block...Then its time to start the build...

[AndyMiniMad.]

Pistons...shiny pistons...







What do you think..Silver head on a red block?







Hope I can remember where all these bits go..

[miniman92]

How mich did the machine work cost you Andy, and what exactly did you have done? Ash

[AndyMiniMad.]

It was £250..Rebore to 73.5mm new cam bearings pressed in, Pistons fitted to rods which were end over end balanced. Head skimed 20 thou. gearbox case has been cleaned and skimed at the transfer gear face. And new idler bearing has been fitted..I think thats the lot.

I could have got it done a tad cheeper but would have had postage costs...The workshop I use are local to me and they have done work for me before...I trust them, which counts for a lot.