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Nice work. Any chance you could explain how you got the transfer housing bearing removal tool to work? I understand the principle but just not how you did it. :)

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

Thanks for the kind comments guys.

Matt, the first one, you remove the needles and the cage of the bearing, then the split nut slips into the outer race. The modified clutch plunger then threads into the split nut, the big socket goes over that with the thrust bearing onto to give it less resistance. The washer next and then the nut. You tighten the top nut and it pulls the whole assembly up through the socket.

The second one is way more simple, screw the screw into the oil hole in the casing above the bearing race, fill the race with grease and put the tool onto of the grease, tap down with a hammer and the grease forces the race out past the tool and out of the casing.

Hope that makes sense.

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

Update time.

Well the engine is now almost fully assembled, it took awhile as I had to work out the best way to make new holes in the HG and I had to modify a new set of head studs as there was an issue with some of the studs lengths.





I made a cam timing tool similar to the BMW one. Once I have the cambelt on ill check where the timing is at and adjust if nessesary.



Ive been working on the body the last week as im waiting for my paddle clutch plate to come back from having new pads fitted. So I cut out the drivers side inner wing in prep for twin rad set-up.



I also removed the master cylinders and started cleaning up the bulkhead area, but ive somehow lost the pic.

Now the last pic is a of my oil feed to the head and turbo, my friend has suggested that I should have a seperate feed for both but I dunno if its nessesary due to the turbos feed being restricted. What do you guys reckon ?

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

i think i would have either a seperate feed, or a much bigger pipe feeding the head .then t off that .or run what you have with a pressure guage on the head and tubo to see what they are getting .

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

Looking good mate, who's conversion kit have you used?
Adrian

looks like your at the same stage as me. keep up the work looking good

Adrian, the conversion kit is all my own design.

Thanx Phil.

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

Looks epic!

If that one is done can I take over your old motor?

1978 Clubman (soon to be S)
2011 Countryman Cooper

Looks nice n smart :) mate.

Update time, Engine is in the car for mock-up purposes of the rad and intercooler set-up.





There will be a similar radiator and scoop on the clutch side as well, just need to finish the brackets and source a usable rad.

The scoop mold in the above pic is a test version. The mold is made using expanding foam, the carbon or fg is then laid over it. Ill be using a similar method for making the plennnndulauns.

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

I have a rad for you dan, you must just come and pic it up.

1978 Clubman (soon to be S)
2011 Countryman Cooper

I assume your going to make an airduct for the rad, judging by the foam buck?

Wian, awesome.
Rob, yes the foam will be used as a mold for the duct.

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

Ok not much on an update, but ive been thinking about the design for the plenum chamber. I want to use a single TB, 45 or 50mm seems the right size from the calculators ive found on the net. What are you guys using ?

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

43mm going into mine.

Make it too big and throttle response at low throttle conditions will be shit