more progress!
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all i have to do it torque the flywheel bolt up, fit the wok and then fit the engine, going topick up a hoist in 5 mins. i started fitting the wiring loom today, i would take and post pics but i dont want to put other people off starting it, lol theres a lot of wires! also need to go pick my haynes up from my old work, but uits moving on and hopefully this bank holliday should see an engine in a mini
i havejust started a new job and my boss wasent to happy about me not wanting to work all bank holliday. but these 4 days, hopefully will be verry eventfull.

Dan

well good news and bad, i have the hoist hear and its fine for the job. but i cant put the engine in becouse i cant find the socket for the flywheel bolt! i am so anoyed, we got it off using what tools i have hear, i think lol so it must be around. i went to feebles last night to borrow his and its the wrong one i dont know what to do becouse i dont have any money at all to go and buy one and i am stuck hear now:( just thought i would have a moan.
on the plus side the corsa can actually fit the hoist in, even if i do need to be kissing the steering wheel! LOL

Dan

typical, you need a scoket and everywhere is closed cos its a bank holiday!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

If you are stuck will lend you my flywheel bolt socket (have both sizes, 1 1/2" (early) and 30mm (verto))

You'll have to come and fetch it though obviously.

thanks for the offer tom, i sorted it, dad just finished work in time for me to go round and get the 30mm socket:) engine is in place now so lots of progress has been made todya but the sun hasent gone down yet! i just needed a coffee lol. will be back in a lil bit :)

Dan

i did write this once... then lost it. lol

had a great day. hope tomorrows as good. picture speaks a thousand words aparently so hear it is :)



i WILL make the card board head gasket work!

thanks, Dan

lol well done dan glad to see its moving along finaly mate! keep at it
steve

doh! why did i start messing with it!

fenton will hate this, but i use a 38mm on my flywheels LOL

its a g#hardened EN24 aftermarket job tho so not too bad

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Some people, I don't know.

Next you will be using a hoe and other such gardening implements to mend you car......

As the correct size is 38.1mm - and you're basically using one 4-thou undersize - I'll let you off.

Don't expect the same from McGyver however....

joey ,,if you do chance to use a hoe,let us know how she turns out ..

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

what do you mean you havent used a spade handle to lever the engine out?
or a pick axe for bonnet vents.
i actualy noticed yesterday thanks to toms rant that my imperial spanners do seem to fit better than my metric ones did... but i still never rounded any bolts before that arent completley rusty (eg the rear subby bolts and i did use a 1/2" soket and a 13mm )

Dan

not so muc done today but i started a little later and had to run around places.

finished building the head back up at jimmys, its now on and torqued up, radiators in. (samco hoses are the biggest pain in the arse ever!!) think thats about it, got the little bits out of the way liek fuel pump and oil filter housing etc, sorted the clutch hose.

so glad i live in bradford today and have people that dont beleive in closing for public holidays and the local DIY shop that stays open and sells me jubilee clips and nuts and bolts at 8 oclcok at night haha!

tomorrows another day :cool:

Dan

danny came over yesterday and got his fusebox and built up his head, was lovely and sunny here, when he left and got home it started to rain!!! come back danny! haha

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Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

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