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[minimk1]

Just thinking over my engine plans and its going to cost a lot of money for the setup I want so I am going to be buying another 998 clean it up put a stage one kit on it and run that when the cars done this way i can use the car when it's finished as I would be waiting for the funds to build up my engine. This way I will also feel the power gain of my tuned up 998. However I will still be using the same exhaust for both engines with different manifolds so I will be buying the stage one kit and changing the back box over if anyone has a cheap 998 then just let me know

[minimk1]

Turns out I brought a mk2 998 cooper engine instead :) hahaha well brought it off of this forum off of Austinminimark and collected it this Saturday morning, when I got the engine home it first had some lubricant to turn it over and then once I was happy with how it was turning over I started to dismantle it. Stripping it to the block and gearbox. Today I painted the engine and bell housing with bmx green after a few hours of cleaning and sanding so I left with it to dry and finished up my door skinning. Have the pictures Tuesday as I have ordered an sd card reader to come by then as the one I normally use has broken but I aim for 75 bhp out of the engine which means finding an extra 20 I will be putting in a 266 cam and a 12g940 head a lightened flywheel and mainiflow exhaust

Edited by minimk1, 08 January 2014 - 06:40 PM.

[rally515]

BMX green you say , is that some left over bike paint then ?

[minimk1]

Bmc for some reason my iPad changes it hahahaha

[minimk1]

my 7.5 cooper s discs arrived yesterday and my memory stick arrived today so pictures

with the engine i will be reconditioning parts replacing gaskets and making it all look nice and shiny
the spec is not finalized yet bu this is around what it will be hoping for 65bhp

12g295 head- gas flowed with bigger inlet and outlet valves and double valve springs
duplex timing chain
lightened flywheel
276 kent camshaft
maniflow lcb exhaust manifold
rc40 centre exit
twin 1.25 carbs with sub-stacks
up rated mpi alternator
11 blade plastic fan
alloy 2 core radiator
d-top pistons --- as standard
no boring out just cleaning

lots of pics going to do them all on the next post

[minimk1]

what an absolute pig the flywheel was without a flywheel puller it would have never of come off





12a185 head compared to my standard 998 12a is the shiny one





inlet is 2mm bigger

[minimk1]

now for the bmc green pictures
after about and hour of cleaning first!



handy tip the top of a halfords primer can fits perfectly in my 998 chambers keeps dirt out

[minimk1]

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[minimk1]

then a big box arrived !!!!!!!!




7.5 inch cooper s brakes come with one driveshaft
2 cooper s drive shafts
mk1 switch panel

£200 posted what a deal off a lovely bloke called kevin

Edited by minimk1, 27 April 2013 - 10:37 PM.

[minimk1]

the head has had work done with bigger inlet valves they are 2 mm bigger than the standard 998 ones can anyone tell me if this head is any good im considering to get a 12g295 head but would it be worth gas flowing and enlarging the valves on this one? thanks

the shiny one is the 12a and the dirty one is a 998 head

Edited by minimk1, 27 April 2013 - 10:36 PM.

[minimk1]

dad brought two new minis today one clubman and one clubby estate for £200 

 

 

 

 

[minimikej]

Love the estate, hope you get to restore it

[minimk1]

I love it too but I've got to spend time restoring my mini and the estate is so rotten to the roof isn't connected at the front the floor is hanging out and the front is extreamly rusty especially in the engine bay and I have nowhere to store it believe me I would restore it if I had the chance

Edited by minimk1, 28 April 2013 - 07:29 AM.

[minimk1]

Clubman now for sale £600 Ono