My build - update
Turbo Mini Forums

How many have you eaten then NIC?

Either way I wouldn't eat the plenum from you. That cost me a lot of money and besides I've got two spare cast ones!

And besides x2, I've got a lot of faith in steves work.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Looking fooking awesome!! good work!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel

www.fusionfabs.co.uk



1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Back once again like a renegade master

well done matey its looking awesome!!

Moz

Edited by theoneeyedlizard on 11th Dec, 2007.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

yes getting it on the same rollers would be really important for a true comparison really .

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

I might brave the 3 and a half hour trek once it's done.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

What do you guys think about these marks on the bores? I hadn't noticed it until last night (after half a bottle of scotch!)

2, 3 and 4 all look good... but 1 looks to have a score. You can feel it with a finger nail.



Do you think it's anything to worry about?

Edit: removed some images for all of the poor 56k'ers

Edited by theoneeyedlizard on 22nd Feb, 2008.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

wipout the pistons and hone it , looks to have picked up a bit ,maybe too small piston to bore clearance or a bit of detonation .

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

I've not had much time to work on my mini so progress has been slow.

After reading the motivation thread, I put together a list of things left to do. I've probably missed a few bits, but it's a start.

Fit Driveshafts,
Change CV boot L/S,
Fit gear linkage,
Bleed the clutch,
Fit the alternator,
Fit brake servo,
Bleed brakes,
Throttle and choke cables
Finnish wiring MJ,
Get running, tax, mot,
Rolling road

Nearly there

Edited by theoneeyedlizard on 22nd Feb, 2008.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Very tidy install

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Can't wait to see this done. Agree with alex, lovely looking install. Makes me realise that mine is in dire need of tidying up.

why cant i see the pics???
moz

They're hosted externally, so should be fine.

I haven't forgotten about the manifolds Rubicon. I will be down soon, just been busy trying to get my girlfriends mini 35 through an MOT.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

what happened about the bore scratches in the end chap ?

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

By the looks of it I will have to invest in a Nic plenum.

I had mini13 over to have a look.

He felt that the marks were not as bad as the pics make out, but if it was his he would have it all apart anyway to check.

I've never done anything like this before, so I wouldn't be confident stripping the block down just yet.

So, we decided that in my situation, it wouldn't do any harm to suck it and see. If it smokes like a pig on a bbq or is down on power I will know what's up and will have to get it rebuilt. I would have to pay someone to do it now anyway. It was running in Carl's car before selling it to me, so there is a good chance that it will be fine, as I have only changed the head.

Cross all of your digits for me lads!

In the 13's at last!.. Just

looks great mate. not far off completion then.

The main problem is getting the intercooler to fit.

I will take a pic tonight with the radiator, brake servo intercooler and pipework in place.

It's tight to say the least!

In the 13's at last!.. Just

ditch the servo

bin the brake servo, you know it makes sense.

I was thinking about it, but I'm not sure exatly what parts are needed to convert it to non-servo. As far as I know it's just the pedal box and master cylinder that I need to source. But do I keep the front/rear bias thingy? and what master cylinder do I need to get?

In the 13's at last!.. Just

When i swapped mine i got the non servo brake pedal and clutch dont know if thsi was needed but swapped them into my servo pedal box, Then i fitted the non servo mastercyclinder and piped it into the regulator on the bulkhead.

looking good and it will be fine. looks like a different engine than when i had it lol.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.