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[tedmcedd]

you can come an have a listen if you wand david... lol perhaps you can tell me!

[mini93]

im up at home at the moment, i might be able to on the 27th when im back for an exam and pack up all my uni house stuff...i thought you meant at 1st everything was on the M1 because u put a rod through the block :S

[liirge]

Fair enough they are Torquey!! you could bore out a 998 to 1096...thats revvy and Torquey!

[tedmcedd]

well i dont really know.... there was lots of oil... and lots of noise!

im here til the 6th june, then im getting trailered home... lol

[tedmcedd]

Fair enough they are Torquey!! you could bore out a 998 to 1096...thats revvy and Torquey!

i could, but i have an 1100 in the barn so why not use that?

[liirge]

ha that is true!! the only advise i have about the 1100, is they tend to burn oil, so if you can check the ring gaps, and the Valve oil stem seals

[tedmcedd]

my head has been fully re-conned and has new stem seals, i am also fitting a central oil pickup... it will be fine, trust me

[tedmcedd]

right, well yesterday i started on taking out the old engine, got the carb and manifolds off and the exhaust, took out all the bits that will get in the way, then i whipped off the head to see if i could see any damage....


nothing....


really strange.... so who knows what the noise was!!?

anyhoo, back to work today, should have the engine out. need to clean up and paint the 1100 and my head, need a gasket kit, a new wheel bearing and some CV boots while im at it, and i could do with some new shocks... hmm...

ill get some pictures today too!

[tedmcedd]

well then!

the 1100 engine:


the new head and inlet manifold:



didnt get any work done yesterday, because i got up late, then went shopping:



got new CV boots, full engine gasket set, and a new wheel bearing, my dad had put in a n order for the mk2 which i picked up too, he got some cam lube, timing disc, BMC green engine spray...

i gave the 1100 a bit of a clean:

needs a bit more doing... im gonna paint it black...

then the long part:

stripped


borrowed my mates engine crane




then it was over!


i forgot how annoying that pin in the gear linkage is... tisk....

so, im busy tomorrow, more to do on friday, strip the gearbox from the 998, get it on the 1100, get the head on, then put it all back together!

lovely!

Ed

[mini93]

quicly get it done haha...the gear selector pin isnt too difficult, just need the knack lol

[analogue_radio]

Admire your project so so much Ted!

What colour is your mini? probably been asked so many times before, so I apologise

Edited by analogue_radio, 27 May 2009 - 07:57 PM.

[tedmcedd]

its just tricky to swing the hammer david! ha! i guess you have done it more than i have? lol


the colour is tweed grey, getting painted a new colour in the summer though.

Ed

[AndrewJ530]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO keep the grey!

[GreaseMonkey]

Great work,

What did you use to take the engine out? One of them engine lifting brackets?

[tedmcedd]

yeah its like an L shape... it was attatched to the 1100 when i got it, super handy!