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[mk1leg]

there's something very satisfying about having a clean engine bay and a lovely bulkhead

yes there is and I hope to keep it that way to.................

[mk1leg]

Hi..everyone ....well I went and pickup My swiftune engine tonight........



just need to clean it and pop in some s/c drop gears and give it a coat of engine paint and install it in engine bay............

1380cc 100bhp @ wheels as tested on dyno by Nick Swift.(Swiftune)..............

Edited by mk1leg, 13 March 2015 - 03:59 PM.

[ianpettifer]

sweet

how much that set you back
i looking for a 1380

[mini_surfari]

go green!

[mk1leg]

sweet

how much that set you back
i looking for a 1380

Well I bought it of a fellow club member who paid £3000 for it from Swiftune its a 1380 Evo2, he has now put in a V-tec motor in his mini and I paid £1200................and its only done 2000 miles since new...........swwwwwweeeeeeeeeeettt...........

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

nice work i like it

[mk1leg]

Hi..folks managed to stip down chutch..........







and found this ..............



i think its a cross-pin diff?????????????

all striped.............



ready for these s/c drops.............





Job done ..............will put diff casing back and try and find a Lightened fly/back plate for non-verto...........

Edited by mk1leg, 04 April 2009 - 08:29 PM.

[Jackman]

Its looking good Does look like a x pin diff in there too.

[mk1leg]

After waiting 2 weeks for a light fly and backplate and a wallet short of £300........I decided to put the old verto back as the other entailed that I strip and send crank and fly back to UK to be rotationally balanced.......at more expence....................so I put engine back together and paint it..............





now will try and fit it in engine bay next week....................

Edited by mk1leg, 23 April 2009 - 08:13 PM.

[Whatty]

Thats a lovely job your doing over there in Old Jersey

Wish I had the time and skills to do similar!

[mk1leg]

Thats a lovely job your doing over there in Old Jersey

Wish I had the time and skills to do similar!

Yes we are the orignal Jersey........New Jersey was named by one of our oldest families when they went to the Americas..........and thanks for the coment and I'm sure your just as capable...........

[Whatty]

Thats a lovely job your doing over there in Old Jersey

Wish I had the time and skills to do similar!

Yes we are the orignal Jersey........New Jersey was named by one of our oldest families when they went to the Americas..........and thanks for the coment and I'm sure your just as capable...........

Your too kind, really I'm not:

A. A New Jerseyan (Brit Expat)
B. Capable

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

id have left it red but im a boy racer at heart lol

[wilcooper]

Just read this topic, its so sweeeet!

Love the engine and rocker too!!!

Sweet"!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mk1leg]

id have left it red but im a boy racer at heart lol

I was going to paint Block body colour and clutch & G/box matelic silver but that would not go with My mk1 retro theme ........