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If you like I'll buy you a tube and bring it when I come for that engine?

we use this at work. reminds me that i must "fetch" myself some.

We struggle to ship this stuff as it has a few nasties in it. Not allowed on passengar airlines etc and needs special packing. Not that it matters to tom bringing you some

IIRc is was speced by rolls royce for building Merlin engines!

Alex

AlexF

sounds good! I'm at the stage where i've cleared enough room I can actually see it now! will have some pics In a day or 2.

No locking strips on the transfer case stud/nuts ??

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

No, I've used Nylocs and loctite instead. Should be OK. The later cars used bolts with loctite instead of studs and nuts I believe?

Not loctite, but a thread-locking compound applied to the threads. Very common on OE applications

Technical term.....Blue stuff

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

A bit more progress-



Also found out I have a rogue waterpump. Its been a while since I have built a mini engine so when I bolted the water pump on I scratched my head for a bit trying to figure where the alternator mounted......only to realise the pump should have a lug cast in....



God knows what this pump is off, its brand new but I can't remember where the hell I got it from. If its any good to anyone then let me know and you can have it.

I have also found that I am missing the lower radiator mounting bracket.

Bolts on here-



Does anyone have one I can beg/buy?

could be a mpi pump,as the alternator bolts to the head on them

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

You could well be right there, will have to have a look next time I am under the bonnet of an MPi.

That's a pump off an 'in-line' a-series i'm sure... That looks like a 'leyland' logo on it? unlikely to be MPi!
Note there is no (by-pass) pipe going up to the head either... Even metros had the lump for the pipe there - it just wasn't drilled out.

Edited by turbodave16v on 4th Nov, 2005.

Don't forget to leave the long bolts loose - the ones holding the fabricated steel engine mount to the gearbox. Makes it so much easier to settle the engine in the frame and line up the engine mount holes.
Virtually every time folks have troubles, is becuase they've fitted this bracket, pulling it away from the bottom pulley, then tioghtening the bolts really hard - result; it doesn't seat into the subframe!

I've got one you cna have tom. Ill sort it out for you this weekend with a pulley and then decide how to get it to you

I dont need it, front mounted rad plus ive got a load of spares.

If i'm feeling nice this weekend ill end sandblast it for you (if i go to the cabinet that is!)

You still after one of thoes rad brackets Tom?

I made my own lightweight alloy version so I must have a few kicking around that I'll never use.

Wil

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

Bracket now sorted courtesy of Iain, cheers!

Morning all, as normal me and a few friends seem to be the last people on the planet to do what seems to be a trend now, and for the life of me I / we can't see why????


Daves comment
"I hope I'm not looking at the original 'putty steel' bolts between block and gearbox there??? "

I see your point Dave but what is the problem here???????? is it people have had there engines come apart or some thing, or is it just a leak issue???

As I really can't see a problem if you put it together right.

not trying to stir things up but I've used Normal bolts for years, and that's one part of the engine I have NO problems with (touch wood)

please advice as i don't want my engine to come away from the block, ripping out all the flywheel housing bolts that hold it strongly in place and end up with a block on the floor.

:)

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

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I was thinking the same

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

cheers Wil:)

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

http://www.mattwoodsphotography.com

leaks...

AlexF

I have used higher quality bolts on my engine, firstly as i believe the standard Austin Rover ones to be pretty low quality, and over 20 years old in some cases. Secondly however, I used different bolts as the originals were long gone as I stripped the engine some time ago, and I also have a box of good quality UNF bolts and sets in the garage.

My personal opinion is that the std bolts are poor quality and old, but replacing them with better quality but standard dimension fixings is a good idea, although not essential. I think that for the very high revving pure race engines, an increase to 5/16" is worthwhile, but not for our application.
That is my opinion anyway.

Yes i see your point Tom And Dave they are poor quality, just there are a bloody lot of them

Yes any thing on a high rever is worth doing.
But i don't rev mine so should be ok.

Cheers Alex, leaks is still some thing i've never heard of . Funny isn't it. we all no of things that go wrong to different people, like my big problem is cam wear. Never mind:)

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

http://www.mattwoodsphotography.com

If you have cam wear issues have you optimised the valve spring fitted length? Maybe you need to machine your spring pockets in the head?

Just a few thoughts! A bit O/T like but never mind!