My Car as of today.
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Only 19 mins to go now!!

I am doing other work so have just left it ticking away behind the other windows....

it's really not worth the weight! the car doesn't even move, lol

Team Racing

Aah well just the noise will keep me amused. That clip of Dave whizzing past the VTEC mini has kept me plenty amused for a week or so.....

I have never actually driven the car I am building, it has never had a running engine in whilst I have owned it, getting it rolling was a fairly big achievement so clips of noise keep me more amused than they would other people. Its easy to loose motivation in building a car when the end always seems such a long way away.

I know the feeling mate, sounds like you kow what youd doing, looking forward to seeing your car. Will you be at avon this year?

Team Racing

AAARRGGGHH

"Could not download MVI 1760.avi from www.lyons-it.co.uk. Connection with server was reset"

Poxy clockwork internet.......

Yes I am planning to be at Avon Park this year, Mini won't be there but I am coming along to watch and meet a few folks hopefully. I might bring along my track car to get thoroughly embarrassed up the strip by some Minis.....!!!

I spent two days flat out on the mini on the weekend, with a lot of help from endaf.

Jobs done.
Endaf made a really neat catch tank, with two compartments, one for oil and one for water, this all neatly in the inner wing. After we ran the breather pipes from the tranfer housing to the rocker cover, and then from the rocker cover to the catch tank. These pipes then all got in the way of the intercooler pipes, so these had to be re made, (nothings simple) also the fuel pressure regulator was in the way of the pipe going through the inner wing (whats left of it) and to the catch tank. so I moved the fuel pressure reg, and made new fuel pipes, plain black rubber once, no more bling braided ones this time.
I also managed to mount the passanger seat, but this meant moving the battery, so I had to fold up and fabricate an ally mount for this. Mounted eyelets for harness. I also made a new handbrake cable from some threaded bar. I have had problems with two much breaking on the rear of my car ever since I fitted the kad rear disk brakes, so I have now fitted another adjustable brake bias valve, so now I have two, but now I am happy with the rear braking. I starrted to blead the brakes, there now better but still need more bleading.
Endaf started the rear antiroll bar, this is running through the boot, this took bloody ages an is still not finsihed. trying to get this square in the boot took ages, ally bushed had to be turned up to mount the bearing on so it turned freely. The rear tracking was also done while working at the back.

A new gearstick and gearknob was made, and looks great.

I also have now mounted the number plates, and rear number plate lights, and I have got all the electrics (lights ect) working apart from indicators.

All extra sensors in the engine bay have been cabled up, just need todo the cable for the wheel speed sensor

Jobs todo.
finish rear anti roll bar,
suspension setup
Mount arches
pop rivet clips to boot and bonnet.
mount front dash pod
install digital dash
tidy up cables
mount washer bottle
mount horn
fix indicators
run cable for wheel speed sensor


MOT

Rolling road booked for July 1st

here are some pics

Team Racing

looks good jim, not much metal left to take away now! :o

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

looks well jim the hours that you have put in there must be massive

spot on

cheers guys, yes I have put a silly amount of hours in over the years, but I think we all do.

I got the indicators working again last night, still no hazard lights! bloody mini's!

Team Racing

looks really good jim. Keep up the good work. It will be intresting what times it runs at avon :)

i've had problems in pass with the dame hazard switch jim, might be worth a look.

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

yea, it's a new switch, but I'll take another look at it

Team Racing

looking good

What turbo you running and whats it off?? and whats that cooler for next to your intercooler

http://www.Zeemax.com

the turbo is a Renault 5 t2. The cooler next to the intercooler is a an extra water radiator

Team Racing

still only good enough for 2nd or 3rd .lol.

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

thats because of me, and not the car!

Team Racing

lol

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

actually thats my line !!!

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

it the line is the whole problem! getting of it!

Team Racing

plenty of practice on saturday for you , i would say 20psi off the all day saturday at about 6k should be good enough .........

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

Get the tyres warm if nothing else!!!

put them on the bbq sat night !!!

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

the infamous chimnea! (or however you spell it!!!)