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[minimuk]

Hi Just been thinking about my engine plans and did some research on different ways to tune a 998 at first I thought I would bore it out to a 1098cc but after reading about them, I think I will keep it a 998 to keep the revs nice and high. also it will save me some money that I can use to spend on getting my 998 fast, going for about 70 to 75 bhp and be high revving. Will be using a 12g295 or a type of cooper head and all other parts will be upgraded.

Hi, yr doing great, a standard 998 engine with standard head and well tuned will pull easely 70-75MPH, with the right exhaust,dizzy and carb. But I can see the challenge of an 12G295 head

[minimk1]

Yeah well I'm not going to restrict my self with the engine I'll get as much as posable out of it without making undrivble on the road but still I'm a long way off doing my engine but still got to keep my ideas open.thanks

[minimk1]

Have done so much to my mini scince the last post but just havent got round to uplouding it however i will do it tomorow. My plans for my little mini have changed. I want to keep the engine a 998 and just tune it up with mods to around 75hp i am deseaming the rear valance, and at the moment i have been working on a door project making my mk3 doors fit mk1 handles and locks with an inside pocket aswell one of my dads great ideas. so far so good and today i welded up the original door lock wholes and started to perfect my fabricated area the door is going to be reskinned but for prefrence i have allready pricicly marked and cut out the handle wholes. Few weeks ago i went to mitp brought some great things for my car, mk1 green rocker cover , yellow spotlights, two door handles mk1, stickers, some pannels and an aa badge pictures tomorow .

Edited by minimk1, 23 August 2012 - 11:26 PM.

[minimk1]

as promised the pictures howver didnt manage to get the picture of my boot repair as the camera ran out of charge but these pictures are of my mk1 door conversion project also take no notice of the door skin as i will be replacing this but the mk1 handle wholes will be in the cut out position

[minimk1]

still have some more filllering to do on the converted area but it is taking shape nicely and has taken lots off weight off the door as i will be converting the windows to the earlyer sliding windows the pocket i have left at the bottom will stay as a small pocket with the holes welded up nice and flush with a nice chrome strip to finish off the top.

other than that it wont look to much different to the stage i am at now i have trial fitted the mk1 lock and handle and all works fine all that needs to be done on the car for the conversion is a small amount of welding on some plate so the mk1 latch will sit properly and then the conversion is complete on the lh.just got to mirrior it on the right hand which should be easy enough i hope. also i have never seen or herd of this conversion before so if anyone knows anyone or has any pictures of the conversion being done that would be great.

other than that the progress on my mini is gradual as my dads mk1 cooper is in the garage being put back together so i am unable to cut or weld if i dont roll my dads mini out and im not too keen on doing that all the time so the door project has come at just the right time as welding outside is ideal at the moment.

also done my first welding job on a chassis off of a citroen h van for a bloke down the road and did a good job of it and thats about it for the update i will take a picture of my boot repair tomorow and also of the lh back of my car as i have trial fitted a mk1 light and it looks so awsome!! really pleased with the outcome.

[minimk1]

Also sold my magnesium minilights a while ago sad to see them go but change of plan means they were no longer needed also looking out for a 7.5" disc setup some twin 1.75 carbs and mini special wheels or dunlop d1 wheels second hand as places such as ebay rarely have the disc setup or the twin carbs

[minimk1]

Opinions on my door idea would be great also couldnt update my boot repair because my computor broke so i could not upload any pictures and i am unable to do so with my ipad

[minimk1]

Finished the filling and sanding of my mk1 door conversion on the inside now just the doorskin to replace also welded in my boot repair but ran out of gas but now ordered some more which will be delivered on friday which is my birthday which i got air tools for mum let me have them early and they are so handy also the 3" cut off tool means the cuts are so much neater plus i like the sound of the air tools makes me feel more of a pro ! But thats it for now i was hoping to put the rear valance on and start to deseam it but cant due to my gas running out fo ill just get on with tidying up the welds on the boot and seam sealing them cant wait for my gas to arrive so i can crack on.

[minimk1]

another update should have done this a while back its the lh door jam i repared at the bottom and the whole where the pin stops the door operning too far also made my own plate for a small whole in the boot floor under the rear seat

[minimk1]

SURELY SOMBODY OUT THERE HAS SOMTHING TO SAY TOWARDS MY DOOR CONVERSION ?? just opinions an thoughs would be great as i have never seen it done before

[minimk1]

another update if anyones interrested as its my 15th birthday today, my gas arrived this morning with a birthday gift of 2 pairs of par weld rubber gloves. went to tk max for some new clothes and got welding again repairing the rear of my lh inner sill and a small section of the boot floor/ rear seat welds are getting neater and my patches are getting more intracate and pricise i will update the pictures in the morning another day on the mini tomorw should get the valace fully on

[rally515]

People are following your thread its just that they dont reply unless they feel they can input there knowledge.

Intrested and also looking forward to your mk1/2 style door conversion cheaper than buying some genuine.
great project keep up the work.

Regards
Clifford

[minimk1]

Thanks clifford and i know people look at it but its the comments that keep my going on my restoration also need to update the picture of the door conversion as i have spent alot more time sorting out imperfections and shaping should have some more pictures tomorrow however not sure what you mean by buying genuine ones as there arnt any mk3 to mk1 door handle conversions out there

Edited by minimk1, 01 September 2012 - 02:39 PM.

[minimuk]

yr doing great,happy B'day pal, take your time and don't rush anything, door conversion is not for the fainthaerted, just make sure you keep an eye on yr measurements and alighnments, if wrong just start again. bet you had a nice list for presents....... just carry on, people will talk at some point.....never forget, a mini is for life, especially yr first one.......

[minimk1]

Thanks minimuk dont plan of getting rid of my mini ever not after all the hard work that has gone into it