Winter Projects!
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How many of you are doing some serious work to your mini turbo's this winter. What have you planned for next year??

Team Racing

my plan is to get the frigging thing on the road... it has been insured since August

planing on haveing mine turbo'd by my birthday.. gota have somethign to look forward to when i hit 21
Picking up the freshly machined block in 10 mins, start the build as soon as i get home Wil post pics!

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

I'm aiming to have mine on the road for spring.

Been working on it on and off for about 6 years.

it's getting closer now though.

Too many projects!

AT the moment i am building my engine top down, currently waiting for head rockers etc.

Over the winter i will have 15cc dished pistons build into a new block with a bullet proof bottom end.

AND a new gear box, diff and drops - maybe a mettty challenge set..... ........ providing you place the order jim

im gonna start building my mini up, from standard shity to turbo beast

Dave

Dave Fletcher A.M.I.M.I

turbo clubman project is my winter warmer hope to get it welded, painted, up and running for mini 45!!!

as the say, they best made plans......

Edited by clubminiflip on 7th Nov, 2003.

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

well interesting one for me a lot depends if i buy house or not.

Hopefuly I will get the following done over the winter.

1. Cut the front end off and fit a removable front end.

2. Remove the current 998 engine

3. Run all of the fuel lines etc inside the car.

4. Finish of all of the welding

5. Get the manifold and t2 turbo from mirarge

6. Finish the dash board and instrument pod

After the winter

1. KAD four pots and wheels from Carl

2. Set of slicks

3. Perspex windows

4. Eventualy start on the engine and find a carb and inlet manifold.

5. Get the exhaust

6. Then start to put it all together

7. Add the roll center roll cage

8. Fit the competiion fuel tank

9. Get it to a track dash thrash the pants off it then winter 2004 rebuilt to a top spec turbo motor

Edited by BA_Lordflash on 8th Nov, 2003.

i `ve just bought a running MG metro turbo for ?50 .
i`m going to rip the complete motor out and try and fit it to my mini .i think i`ll use the ECU and anti runon valve and keep everything standard ie box and drops .
should be a monster , hopefully it`ll be running by 2010 my 9th birthday.

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

Full engine and box rebuild. It might even be modified a bit

Phil.

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having just got mine running I can't even begin to think of what I want to do next... I spent the last week solidly working on it, sometimes 10 hours a day

I dare say I'll do somthing to it lol

alex

AlexF

I'm only doing a little bit this winter,

Replacing the shell, changing to 10's new gearbox, and going for fuel injection!

Team Racing

Jesus Stu, oops, i mean Jim, Why don't you try walking before running?

If your only doing that jim what you going to be doing the rest of the time?!?

Must have chance to build a spare car up...!!!

Right I've come up with some plans!!

Short term:

Change fuel pump as its naff
re-fit flipfront and add removable bonnet
sort out suspension gemortery(sp)
sort out seat runner so the seat doesn;t have to be fully back!
fit slicks!!

medium term:

intercooler
rolling road tune up
loose more weight
cut arches and slam!

longer term:
carbon fiber doors, boot
chop out rear bluxhead and shelf
proper dash


very long term:
huge engine and gearbox :)

alex

AlexF

long term ??
hugh engine??


i`ve got a perkins bus engine if thats big enough for you

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

So how you all getting on with your projects, I'm about 10 years behind!!

Team Racing

well I've changed my mind on what I'm doing!

I'm half way through tubbing the rear arches, removing the bumper lip and chopping off the valance.

The subby is already out and stripped and waiting for sandblasting before I seam weld and gussett it.

Then I'll see how long I have left till april, and work out what more I can do! I'd like to de-seam it.... but time is the enemy!

alex

AlexF

iv ran out of money, so engines staying NA for now :(

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

Right, a quick list of all the stuff I'm doing/have done this winter:

Engine
+ Quick inspection (it was fine)
+ Change cam (back to Kent 500, Avonbar one to much for a 998)
+ fit belt drive

Gearbox
+Change casing (the one I have is cracked)

Chassis
+ New rear subframe (with a shed load of holes drilled init for lightness)
+ Cut back resr arches
+ Weld a few bits here and there, including new mounts for the cage

Other Stuff
+ New alloy brake callipers (and minifins if I find some cheap enough)
+ A nice shiny set of Leda dampers
+ new intercooler (blew R5 one to bits)
+ Rewar anti-roll bar
+ new lightweight battery

I think that's about it. So far it's all in bits but everything is done to the chassis so it's time to start putting things back together.

Wil

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

Wil, I may have some super minfins for sale soon which have only done 500 miles

If my kad disk brakes turn up, I'll let you know

Edited by Jimster on 19th Jan, 2004.

Team Racing

Nice one. Give us a shout when the time comes.

Unless you want to sell me the KAD disks for a fiver.......

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

sounds like a good deal to me!!! I'll keep you posted

Team Racing

im up and running just replacing the idler gear bearins i fink the clearence was wrong and they knacked up hopfully this will be the last thing to go wrong for a while neway

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

Oil change and wash perhaps ?

Jukka