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[T.Harper]

Tom, I think the XXXXX you are referring to on the diff pin was put there as standard to help with lubrication. Mine was like that too. I replaced it with a hardened diff pin from minispares which I don't recall having them.

[Tomf]

Cheers, yea you are correct, i made another thread asking about it and found its an early diff and the xxxx are used for lubricating.

Well today i sorte the diff out, changing the gaskets and fitted that, i then put a gasket on the block and put the gearbox in place, but i couldnt find the bolts anywhere so i had to take some of my spare engine, which i didnt really want to do as i was planning on re-building this once i was done... So i took the bolts off and nipped the bolts up, but i couldnt find the torque figures anywhere in the hanes.

Thats as far as i got today as i had other things to do, but if i get the chance tommorow ill get the get the flywheel casing on, and fit the flywheel i cant wait to get the engine up and runnin now.

[Tomf]

Well im getting there now. I got the flywheel casingback on, i then fitted the gear thing (forgotten the name) then got the lightened flywheel, spaced it out on the backplate, so its sitting right, but some of the matal tabs have bent, so ill have to ordersome more of them before i blot theflywheel tothe backplate propperly, but i then torqued up the flywheel.

So now all i have to do it order the flywheel tabs,fit them. Then fit the head and the engine should be ready to go back in.

But ill clean up the bulkhead before i do that.

[Tomf]

Just got a bit of an ebay bargin, i got a brand new ACEWELL ACE-37XX for £50

[Down&Out]

and chance of a guide on making fg dashboards? because im gunna be doing it

[photographymatt]

oh tom...that will be interesting....very groovy indeed. From the looks of it(on their website and others too)...should be too hard to fit, but thats from my limited knowledge....you willhave no worrys:-D hehe

[Tomf]

and chance of a guide on making fg dashboards? because im gunna be doing it

I finished the guie a few pages back, to as far as i will be going, but if you was to mass prouce the dashboard, you would cover it in relise was, then apply a gel coat, the fiberglass over that. Then once this has sent, remove this and you have a mounld.

From this you can apply relise was to the inside and then, gel coat, then fiberglass, and you have a finished dashboard that you could sell...

Hope that helps a bit.


Yea it doesnt seem to hard to get the digi dash working, im just trying to decide weather to fit it to the magnetic sensor to the pot joint or the rear break, shouldnt be to hard to sort though

[kcchan]

Tom, what did you use to make your plug? It looks like masking tape of some sort. Did you just tape it on? Im going to do mine soon.

[Tomf]

plug... what plug are we talking about?

[kcchan]

The stuff that you used to "fill" the dash with. You even called it a plug in the guide you made, you silly billy.

[Down&Out]

yeah it was just masking tape mate taped to top and bottom rails and glassed over

[Tomf]

Yea i just used tape , you could use card to give a smoother finish to it, but as my dash was all coming forward the finish of that didnt matter...


So just either cover the hole with masking tape, or you could use card and tape this in place...

[dan_w]

Hi Tom, what a great looking Mini you have there.

I have seen a couple of pics previously but only just had a chance to read your progress thread. Seems like you like to change your mind allot lol. I am loving the subtle race look you have, it’s a similar look I am going to try and achieve. Fingers crossed.

[Tomf]

Thanks i just had a look through you project looks like its going to be nice, also i see you are in kent, where about are you? im in Canterbury.

Yea i do change my mind alot but thats the only way i can make the mini exactly how i want it

Small update, the engine is back together bar the head, so ill fit that when i get the chance and adjust the tappets then it will be ready for fitting .

Also when i fitted the diff i didnt bother changing the final drive wheel as it had the same amount of teeth, but i think i will get the diff out and change that over as the originals would have worn to suit each other.

Also i recived my machined down discs from MRA minis today and they are looking really good. I also got 4 nuckly joints so when i9 lower the mini down ill fit them at the same time, as when i fitted the hi-lows before i just used the old knuckles.


Next thing iv got to do is get the generator down to when my mini is do i can get the wire brush on my griner and clean up the bulkhead ready for painting, whilst im at it ill also do the floor i think.

Also i found in my toold box that i was give there is a pot joint splitter, which annoyed me a bit as i was only able to get one poitoint out when taking the engine out as they were hard to get to, so i had to cut the inner CV on the other side. But o well atleast now i know i have one so when i take engines out other minis i know i will be able to split the pot joint off the diff.

Edited by Tomf, 04 June 2008 - 02:04 PM.

[Down&Out]

Yea i do change my mind alot but thats the only way i can make the mini exactly how i want it

thats what i do lol.. im constantly changing my mind!