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16 Posts Member #: 4347 Member Highlands |
19th Nov, 2008 at 08:02:26am
Just building my 1978 mini turbo.
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 9258 Posts Member #: 123 Post Whore Betwix Harrogate and York |
19th Nov, 2008 at 08:46:10am
Hello
Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph
On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination, talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry. |
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 (2)[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/150672766@N03/]Rod Sugden[/url], on Fli) 5988 Posts Member #: 2024 Formally Retired Rural Suffolk |
19th Nov, 2008 at 09:05:22am
Hello and welcome.
Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ??? |
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16 Posts Member #: 4347 Member Highlands |
19th Nov, 2008 at 05:28:46pm
thanks for that. I'll have a look an see what i can find. I had a look for a while but theres so much stuff on here it can get tricky to find what your after. I'm not moanin though - ace to have all this knowledge (?!) in one place. In reply, your right, block was skimmed, head looks like it was an i'm guessin it must have been since its a recon - i told em to take the smallest amount off possible to make it flat.... +30pistons are standard metro turbo type, whatever cc that works out to. I've not got a burette yet so i've not cc'd em, cant see any markins on em either apart from the size. |
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 3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
19th Nov, 2008 at 06:02:54pm
already answered but your boost allowance is directly controlled by the CR and fuel quality along with type of cooler. mine has been built for up to 20 psi boost running stock turbo pistons standard stroke crank the head has had 28cc chambers cut and i am running a large 2wd cossworth cooler
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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16 Posts Member #: 4347 Member Highlands |
19th Nov, 2008 at 10:07:29pm
ok, budgets fast runnin out, (skint 20yr old). got old school flywheel in off an ancient allegro engine i had knockin about an an puttin one of them red "race" 70 quid clutches in off ebay. What can gearbox take in h.p.s do u reckon - ive had a look what people say but everyone says different?!
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 9812 Posts Member #: 332 Resident Cylinder Head Modifier Mitsi Evo 7, 911, Cossie. & all the chavs ...... won no problem |
19th Nov, 2008 at 10:11:35pm
a warm welcome!
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 4559 Posts Member #: 786 Post Whore Bermingum |
19th Nov, 2008 at 11:21:53pm
Hi,
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3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
20th Nov, 2008 at 09:18:46am
yeah that could be troublsesome well time consuming as unless you were told what the crank was machined to you will struggle. put a bit oil on the back of the thrusts pop em in and sit the crank in then check the end float with a dti gauge. i could lend you one but would have to kill you if you broke it or failed to return it
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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5988 Posts Member #: 2024 Formally Retired Rural Suffolk |
20th Nov, 2008 at 09:27:04am
On 19th Nov, 2008 haveyoubooked said:
My turbo gearbox seems in good nick an (not treid it on road but theres no worn teeth or dodgy bearings, an I was hopiin to leave well alone. cheapest i found them s/c drops was 200 ish, I would srongly advise you look very closely at the main pin in the diff - most people on here would say upgrade to the x-pin diff anyway if you can afford to - but if you don't upgrade, the pin is a well known wear point. I've had one break on a standard MG Metro (wrote of the gearbox casing) and on a spare low mileage A+ box I stripped a couple of months ago, it was worn 1/3 of the way through. The A+ pins seem to be made of cheese. I would definately look at the diff before worrrying about drop gears. Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ??? |
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3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
20th Nov, 2008 at 10:44:40am
Just buy my car and save time and hassle it allready has all the right bits on :)
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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16 Posts Member #: 4347 Member Highlands |
20th Nov, 2008 at 06:16:20pm
hey, thanks for answers, i got a dti gauge that i nabbed of me dad. Ill give that a go. so sling a cross pin diff in an cross hope for the best with the rest of the cogs... |
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16 Posts Member #: 4347 Member Highlands |
20th Nov, 2008 at 06:18:50pm
...p.s never buy an engine as a box of bits, the monkey that took it to pieces has omitted to put back in the box all the subtle bits like BOLTS AND NUTS. |
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3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
20th Nov, 2008 at 07:21:22pm
yeah its bad news, even if you get one built, unless you know its been done properly i strip em down every time. you will get there fella, just post up in the wanted section any bits you may need between everyone here me included (if anything is left after the car is gone)
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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16 Posts Member #: 4347 Member Highlands |
20th Nov, 2008 at 09:22:30pm
thanks for that mate, so far ive been waging the biddin war on ebay an as i say im damn near skint... reckon ive spent 1000+ already... on engine, turbo, new parts, machinin, flip front, 7.5 inch discs etc etc.... the only item i havent got is a rocker set up. As i said i got an old 1.3 allegro aseries which i nicked flywheel, clutch, timing backplate and cover, pushrods off. Would its rockers/pedastle and shaft be ok or has the turbo engine supposed to be differnt? thnks for all your help |
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3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
21st Nov, 2008 at 09:36:42am
problem you will have is if i have read correct you have skimmed the block this mill make the pushrods over extend the rockers and snap em unless you shim them up under the pedastle. i have seen this many times. only way to check is after the build when you do the clearences make sure the pushrods are not bowing another tell tale sign is the valve spring will bind up under load (ie being pushed way too far)
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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Site Admin  8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
21st Nov, 2008 at 10:33:29am
welcome |
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16 Posts Member #: 4347 Member Highlands |
21st Nov, 2008 at 08:03:23pm
in reply, no, I'm only 20 - had the mini a just3 years. bought it for 50quid as a floorless, doorbottemless, bootfloorless, holy subframed, drivers door hanging off pile of poo. I practised my mig welding and put in new bootfloor, rear valance, subframe, 4 floor panels, drivers rear wing, 2 doorskins/bottoms, drivers a post and apanel an a few other minor repairs. Then i slung the MG metro engine it came with back in after the respray. It was quick, but not quick enough... hence the turbo project. cut the perfectly good restored front end of to fit fiberglass removable one and after 35hours making it fit well wished i'd never bothered... Ian, would you mind if i came and had a look at your mini, for some ideas on where stuff goes. I'm in horncastle. Is there any other turboers in the area? |
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Site Admin 8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
22nd Nov, 2008 at 09:39:06am
Dont think there is anyone else local at all really with a turbo.
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3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
22nd Nov, 2008 at 02:49:59pm
How many hours are you from Pontefract that is the question you need to ask yourself.....all turbo'ers at some stage will make a pilgrimage to the BENROSS temple for work to be carried out
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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16 Posts Member #: 4347 Member Highlands |
24th Nov, 2008 at 08:58:32am
haha, i go up there quite often for work. took min up there with its 1275 mg metro in too. i'm not sure i'd want to take my stripped out turbod version of the car that far... Found out what was up with the thrusts... The turd who built the engine last time had negleted to fit thrust washers im guessing. This has led to the crank "machining"! itself into the thrust washer groov. thankfully the crank doesnt have a mark on it due to it been nitrided/tuftrided. no 1 main bearing cap seems to have taken most of the beating... So i filed no 1 caps burred lip off. put shells in, and then tried a +0.015 thrust in one side (worn side) and standard in the other. An guess what... By some AMAZING fluke, with this combination i get 0.0015 endfloat, which is about right by the book. Think this will work ok, seems nice to me? (would get some material put back on block an remachine but i cant afford it...) |
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). Ive got brakes an everything in boxes ready to fit. At the moment im bulding the engine, got the block back last week from the machinists - I took it in to remove some pitting as I bought the engine stripped down and it had been stored damp, but when it came back he told me it had been warped, thank goodness i didnt just slap the new head on.
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