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Pistons are new old stock Hepolite Powermax Cooper S pistons. Vizard rates them so thats good enough for me, I also spoke to a prominant engine builder who aslo said they are good for the job. Obviously not as good as a forged piston, but this is more of a road car than a weekend racer.

It took me over a year to find these pistons, there is a place that has 8 on the shelf, but they want £75 each, might as well buy Omegas at that price. I paid 100 notes for these

looking good!

lol!

Yes, indeed

Anyway

Yesterday I got the oil pump, jackshaft, front plate and timing pullies fitted.

And today -

Yay, I am back in posesion of the head

Been busy tonight with other stuff but I couldnt resist placing the head on the block just to see how all my hoses line up

Everything is coming together exactly how I had planned it so far, well it should , I didnt spend three years doing nothing

Edited by Sprocket on 29th Aug, 2008.

looking good, when are you aiming for it to be done by?

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

My aim was four weeks from MITP week ened, but it might strech into another week, but i have been busy with some other stuff as well as work.

Wirral Llandudno, i will be there in the Mini for sure, whether the car is all one shade of white or not

On 29th Aug, 2008 Sprocket said:


Wirral Llandudno, i will be there in the Mini for sure, whether the car is all one shade of white or not

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

looking good. Can see why it's taken you a while to get it together. I saw your block and head getting fettled at the machinists a while back. Attention to detail is excellent.... makes mine look like it's thrown together!

When is Wirral Llandudno? Might try to get along.

Nick

The project so far.

The MPi poses new problems when it comes to mounting an alternator. I made a bracket up, drilled and tapped the normaly redundant bosses on the block. I had to modify the bracket slightly so that the alternator wouldnt foul it. I need to get a slightly shorter belt for a 998 to bring the alternator as close to the engine as it will ever get, it touches the block with slight adjustment.

I made up an adapter to re orientate the coolant outlet. Drilled and tapped the outlet to take a standard CLT sensor.

Modified an old oil relief back nut to accept a mechanical oil gauge. This nut is the same thread as the oil temp sensor fitted on MPi blocks - Bonus :)

Made up a simple bracket to take the MAT sensor, mounted ontop of the TB's

I made up a TDC pointer and marked up the pulley. The pointer is removable to make it easier to service stuff in the car

Looking good sprocket youl be there in no time those filter look a bit better than filter socks.

love that straight cut scream!!!
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this is one hell of an install mate. keep it up.

when do you expect it to be running? Combe?

Loads of stuff to do still, but looking at next week end to get this in the car, allowing the following week to plumb it in and wire it up

Here are a few 'money' pics

Looking good, some serious thought gone into that. :)

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looks very tidy. Well done

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Sprocket,

What are you doing for a rad, are you using the MPI one?

Looking very nice there

ah yes,

i remember now,

was wondering as my mate is going to be putting a K100 head onto his MPi andis wondering what to do about the alt and rad.

Edited by Sprocket on 3rd Oct, 2008.

Indeed,

I spotted that bracket, good stuff.

first thing we're going to try is seeing if my spare 40A denso will fit with the rad moved forward slightly.

drill the engine mounts and move the engine back 12mm. The SPi and MPi engines sat 12mm further forward

its amazing it looks like its a standard engine strait from the factory! good work :)

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Very neat and well thought out sprocket well done. Hope mine comes out half as tidy.

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