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[Racer_Pete]

Nice bit of weight saving there! I use fish weighing scales aswell for weight comprason
cant wait to get my turbo on the road now, great project lads.

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Edited by Racer_Pete, 10 May 2011 - 09:41 PM.

[apbellamy]

Lots of progress this week

Benross Racing have nearly finished the head refurb/upgrade, should be a cracker when it's done.

The block has been stripped and drilled for 11 head studs. That'll be getting dropped into Force Racing for new cam bearings tomorrow. There oil fed thrusts have done their job well, the thrusts are near on perfect after a load of abuse on the road and drag strip. The new rotating assembly will be going for balancing tomorrow too.

The new box is just about done, just need to fit the diff.






New exhaust is nearly sorted.





Got the new turbo butchered onto the metro manifold.



Getting there.

Edited by apbellamy, 15 May 2011 - 04:19 PM.

[luke666222]

just read all 20 pages. ace work guys love it!

Edited by luke666222, 16 May 2011 - 07:31 PM.

[apbellamy]

Thanks

Some ham fisted sod has snapped the bit of the waste gate arm that holds the actuator arm on (before we got the turbo).



So I've wobbled up a new one.





Turned out OK.

Then we pulled the engine out of my mini, dropped it in the van and shoved a few things on.





Should all fit and work. Actuator will be a bit of a pain though.

[apbellamy]

Got the oil drain sorted. Not pretty, but it should do the job.



Got the down pipe sorted. All lines up nicely, just needs welding up.




Got the short engine built.




Finished the gearbox



And stuck them together



Benross Racing has also finished the head refurb/upgrade. New guides and 30/36 stainless valves. In comparison to it's original 'Stage 3' porting, the chambers are massive and the ports look great, should be a big improvement.




Getting there

[apbellamy]

Got the downpipe welded up.



Noticed a bit of a restriction in the mouth.



So I ground it out a bit

[RossKnight]

Read through the whole thread, looking great, keep it up

[apbellamy]

[MiniLandy]

You sure that Lambda sensor will be alright there? It says they should be 18-20 inches down the downpipe, further if it's turbo'd...

Looking sweet as though, that's a fine looking gearbox!

[apbellamy]

Thanks.

That's the factory position for the sensor on the SAAB, so it should be OK. I know a few people who have put them into the elbow on the T3 and it's been fine.

If not, I'll have to shift it

[MiniLandy]

Fair enough, can't argue with that, I was just going with the AEM instructions.

Will this be making an appearance at MITP?

[apbellamy]

We hope so. We had to ask nicely for permission to run it last year as it's not a mini...

It should be at Avon on the 9th July and is taking part in the 16v Mini Club Annual Sprint the weekend after. Fingers need to be taken out...

[apbellamy]

It wouldn't be our van with out a rusty hole in the floor come MOT time...




Exhaust and fuel plumbing is sorted. I've shifted the fuel filter out of the way and plumbed it in after the pump.




Got most things slung in place in the engine bay, should all fit OK...



Also whipped the interior out so that John can have the pleasure of chipping of the sound deadening from the floors )

[apbellamy]

Engine

[mini_mad69]

Looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!