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[mini93]

whats the cam and head spec on the new engine?

[AndrewJ530]

That sounds like one hell of an engine bud. You got any videos of it?

[JetBLICK]

Funny you should ask for a video.. we did one at uni went we were experimenting with after effects.

http://www.vimeo.com/4134301


Dave, the cams a piper BP300, and the heads one of southams trackday jobies.

[AndrewJ530]

Sounds well meaty. Does it have straight cut drops in it?

[analogue_radio]

Quality video

think I need a sump guard for mine..

[Racer_Pete]

Nice build, makes me want to get my new engine finished

[carboy001]

Wooo one of my top 5 threads is back up

Sounds like a nice meaty engine you have there, think we need some general pics of your mini though.

Has your boot gone milky or is it the lighting in the video?

Edited by carboy001, 04 October 2009 - 03:06 PM.

[george91]

This is a great project read all of it now, love it, some really useful info in there too, given me some ideas for mine now!

Edited by george91, 29 December 2009 - 07:19 PM.

[Down&Out]

You still need those triple spots on the front .

Edited by Down&Out, 04 October 2009 - 09:28 PM.

[1275 SPRITE]

Glad the project is back up and running again.

I've read the whole lot from start to finnish now!

When I got to the bit where you made the dashboard I started to recognise the car more and more!, did you take it to the Ashby Folville car show last year maybe, cant remember when it was??

James

[JetBLICK]

Heres some answers to all your questions.. I've been tooling around in this for over 2 years now and its time for more power.. so its for sale. £4k is a starting price, i'll listen to any offers.

Copied from the ad you can find in teh classifieds



























Its consistantly made 90bhp at the wheels on both southam's rollers and Sam's @DNG in malvern. Thats about 110/105bhp at the fly.


The spec is as follows...


A south african sourced 1071 crank on 10/10. Backdrilled, balanced and lightened.


Pre A block offset bored to 73.5mm (makes 1188cc total). decked to achieve desired 11-1 CR. new camshaft and crank bearings 2000miles ago, enlarged 5/16 gearbox studs. MED braided oil pipe. ARP studs. Centre main strap.


Piper BP300 deg cam


Minispares 1.3 ratio roller rockers


MED Forged Ultra Leightweight pistons


Specialist components H-section conrods modified with smaller little end bush by Farndon cranks to accept MED lighter gudgeon pin.


Southam Mini centre trackday head 31/36 valves ported and skimmed (ported especially for use with split webers. Isky springs with titanium valve caps.


Split weber 40's (36mm chokes)


Ultralight flywheel with grey spring plate and minispares heavy duty friction plate


Minispares clubman s/c gear kit and 1.08 ratio s/c drop gears.


3.44 final drive with cross pin diff.


Right. Im not going to lie and tell you ive never ragged it. Instead, I'm going to tell you what its actually like...


Its fast. But not fast like a 1380.. Its as fast as defiantly, but it doesnt have the surge of torque like a 1380 that makes it feel as fast. Insead though, you get an engine you can litterally rev the nuts off. If you forget to change gear, it with just keep going up to 9000 rpm. Realistically tho, changes at 8k are faster. The useable power is great too, 4-8 k on an engine like this is brilliant.


Its not easy to drive at slow speeds, but you get used to it, down twisty lanes is where you'll feel the benifts most. Keep it in the right gear (which with the nicer power curve than a 1380 is easy!) and you'll have so much fun.


Please understand tho, whilst i do drive this engine, I also look after it, no expense spared.. as you can see, the spec for the internals are over engineered far beyond what an engine like this would ever be capable of. It was built 2 years ago with all new parts by myself with help from southam mini and metro centre and the block machine work by bromsgrove engineering. I have recipts for all the work done and all the parts purchased. I also have photos of all the internals before they went in and as it was being built.


Reason for sale is I want to build a SC 1380 16v sprint engine, I cant use two engines and it seems a shame to strip this engine.

Engine is currently still in the car so can be sampled and driven by prospective buyers


£4000 offers, try me...


Dan

[george91]

I'm well pleased to see this is still going, and good luck with the sale. I might be interested if you were to split any of it.

Edited by george91, 09 November 2010 - 11:06 AM.

[liirge]

I'm well pleased to see this is still going, and good luck with the sale. I might be interested if you were to split any of it.

same!

[danny1]

I'm well pleased to see this is still going, and good luck with the sale. I might be interested if you were to split any of it.

same!

same!

[Lucas1988]

Cheers for the comments

Love the dash Dan, although im opting to get the propper one

What "strobes" are these dan?? Hope its not going to be like a car off "pimp my shed Ride"

Depends what strobes ur thinking of i got pace car stylee strobes, in the headlights and in the rear lights. I've always fancied em i dont care if you think they look chavish, i like em

Still sorting out little jobs today, the alarm was being a pain, i kept wandering why the things wern't working till i realised the alarm kept automatically re-arming itself. Managed to work round it in the end now all the wiring is pretty much sorted, just need to get some of the more connectors for the altenator and the wiper motor and some side indicator bulb holders.

Started putting the windows back in this afternoon, also still gotta fit the exhaust, gear linkage and carbs back on... then stick some fuel in it an away we go

Heres a pic of the full dash all together and finished...








Cheers peeps

Is that a snap on/off steering wheel?? If so, where did you get it from?
Awesome build thread, Keep it up