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Anything to update on this?

Yes a mini sprint.... Looks like this maybe on the back burner bookface seems to have all his trinkets on the go

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-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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Paul's got it,
im Playing Car Chess at the moment......

Ive ended up keeping the Finishing one of my Fiat 500's that was started a long time ago,
So the plan is get it done,sell it....use the money on the pickup,

Then get the Sprint sorted,Rape the clubman of all thats needed, use it.

Rebuild,paint the clubman,etc, then sell that,use the money for Fuel in the pickup.

Get the pickup finished ,then......Die?

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I'l be taking that A-series comment back.....

Haha well thats good to hear, i was hoping to see this finished. And good on the a series part, more compound charging please! :)

Edited by george91 on 8th Feb, 2012.

It will be, i try not to give up on stuff, it was a massive race in the start, almost peaking to early, then money dryed up went else where....had to move etc, gets pushed aside but not forgotten,
#Would really like to have it done for mitp but who knows......need a couple of weeks straight on it.....and a couple grand....

i used to own a fiat 500 there good fun

yea, theyre not too bad, spent a bit on it over the years,
had to have disc's and alternator.lol
should be completed by next week,

what was your one Neil??

wish i could have finished this one befire the owner gave up !

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

yours Robert??
love the molegrips holding the jet engine in....lol

sold the fiat, sold the camper, sold the clubby, sold the RWD thingy...

put the sprint back on the shelf, and put the exhaust back on the Van on a daily basis....


RIGHT.....after an evening of forums, youtube and internet banking....i think its about time i got back on with this, not gonna turbo it straight away now, i think il get it running etc first then blow it up after ive used it for a bit....gonna go see it in the morning make a big list of to do, and to buy, along with a rough time scale,

i think when i left off i was trying to either get the brakes or the steering sorted, but i was waiting for a couple of mk1 metro ball joint and i got mk2's which dont fit in mini bottom arms i recall,

so il order those asap,

i was going to use a fancy pedal box, but tbh no need to really, so il just use a mini servo setup in the front as i have one already, and also its not like i have tons of leg room either,

i had a uj for the steering column but i maybe again for now i will just use a standard mini setup with a differnent mount of some kind,

well that should be enough to be getting on with for now...
i will keep this updated!!

Seems i had made a list already.....opps...out with the card then i guess....


Things to do to the pickup........

1. Get the rollcage completed!!!!
2. Finish the seat rails / sill bars
3. 3mm plate on the drivers side bulkhead
4. Rear angled struts(subframe mounts)and floor mounts
5. Need 2 25mmish tubes for the steering column mount,19mm Internal rose joint +insert adapter boss,19mm U.J X2 (23mm UJ’s are available , bore out the centre’s to 19mm then weld them to the column)
6. Seat mount brackets need to be made Copy Alex......

1. Get it rolling!!!!
2. Fit ALL ball joints and Front track rod ends.
3. Front lower subframe mounts
4. Rear steering arm fixed postion needs to be done,like RWD mini VAN on 16v.....=Box section, 2Xrose joints andL/H threaded Bar between both.
5. Rear Tie bars and mounting point needs to be sorted, 3mm plate in the rear lower 1”box section??? Solid? Poly???? Adjustable one’s to be modified.
6. Coilovers need to be bought for the rear!!!!!
7. I think the rear Triangulation supports should be removed and suspension mounting points should be taken from somewhere there?
8. Fit front shocks and Hi-lo’s........
9. At this point, it should be rolling straight and steer too,cage will be finished , although time for further gusseting can be done in some places if its flexing bad?
10. I suspect maybe the engine could be removed at this point as this would make it easyer to move????
1. Get the interior Completed!!!!!!
2. All the minor repairs inside should be addressed by now,inc tunnel repairs and seam sealing over ALL welds and edges that should be done,grind back welds where needed, floor may be a bit grapesed by now,so sort that too,
3. Prep rollcage,making sure all gussets and welds are completed,HARNESS BAR if thats not already done!! A quick 240/360 on the cage should do fine, the floor and other panels will get a decent scotch as they wont be seen under carpet, but will still be painted.
4. Once seam sealed and 100% cleaned and prepped only the interior and spare wheel area will be painted,A cover should be made for this area, 1.2mm alloy sheet?
5. Ford magnum grey for the interior,based in white.

1. First fixings!!!!!
2. internal brake lines,Copper lines ,Hydrolic handbrake and brake LINE LOCK to be purchased ,fitted inside, if Metro turbo 4 pots have not been rebuilt by now,they need to be asap! Braided lines to each calliper and fixings need to be bought....Brake servo to be fitted first then work back from there.........Vacum needs to be run from the rear too!!
3. Fuel lines, 8mm internal lines, to be P-cliped along the tunnel, Maybe two lines with 2 pumps should be used to feed the engine? Pump’s to be bought and mounted in the lower rear section behind the seats,Alloy fuel tank will be fitted in the front, custom size, or an ebay jobbie will do must have 2 take offs for both pumps...Regulators need to be sorted too...which ones???
4. Front to rear water pipe either copper or stainless, or whatever is lying around at the time? With rubber bends, Universal alloy rad and fans need to be purchased too, as well as fitting, a water header tank and fan swith control system? AND possibley a ELECTRIC water pump if Mech one cant be done?
5. 12V+ copper cable to be run to solendiods in the rear engine bay? Battery mounted in the front,behind the rad , but infront of the raditator low as poss..
6. So now its rolling, can be sat in and steered, can brake , has a fuel tank, rad, and battery, fuel pumps and ALL lines must be completed by now, minus the electrical system.

Also....thought id get these sorted too whilst i had the time,


should lock the steering arms up nicely!

I thought they were replacements for that rubbish engine mount from the clubby from riv run

no boost will last 2months then you will twin charge it!

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-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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Hahahaha oh god.....what a day!

yes paul i have a feeling you could be right,
atleast a turbo could keep the noise down...

got it out ready to move home, for now...

then sorted space out, so i could take the engine out




so i could cut out all the rubbish metal that was left in.....:/



still more to do but im on the right track again!!!

thats insane. I love it

so now ive binned the subframe, what a stupid idea.....im going to run corsa front struts etc in the back on a semi space frame kinda thing....



Also picked up anF23 gearbox from a VX220 2.2 which turns out is the wrong F23....i neded the turbo one....lol, hey ho its sorted now,new one should arrvie this week
but with it came the gear selector and cables, saves me messing around with linkage bars....

this tank came too, only an ebay jobbie, it'l do , im going to relocate the filler to the top tho as its a bit stupid where it is.....but its within my budget and it seems to fit well,


And seeing now as i have vut the cage out for the new design im fitting these mounts in so i can get to the tops of the cage when welding it....

All it was , is that i have had alot of time to sit down and think about things, ie the first being the water pump problem, then alternator , then the shock issue etc etc,

then obviously i have almost twice a normal mini engine bay size there was no longer any need for it all to cramped in,

anyhow, i feel like ive been slacking, although ive been working on it most eves i needed a break over the weekend, also crashing the minivan and having to drive the camper about has slowed me down a bit.

i started making the roll cage feet so i can lower the cage enough to be able to weld around the tops and hard to reach areas, these took a little while as each one was different and i went a bit spazy with the Tape measure.....:)

Also the gearbox and linkage arrived after being messed around i ordered it from thorney sport, im now using a VX220 gearlnkage and Vectra V6 F23 box,so its all inter changeable and saves me lots of hassle,one less thing to worry about!!
Dead van.....


rear arch mock up....


bit more rear frame done


cage foot

Take one Porsche boxter manifod




And a 10mm flange


Then cut a few bits out then weld it up.....until the welder packs up!!!


Might not be the prettiest thing but it will work and be within my budget!

Corsa front legs turned up today, gonna pop over to GAZ and see if I can get some smaller coil overs made up, just need to figure out how tall They need to be!

Edited by rubicon on 22nd Feb, 2013.

ALso carried on messing about with the manifold,

I thought you were going to leave the turbo off for now?

I will be at the mo, couldn't help myself nice location for them though

since ive been unable to weld anything i didnt really do too much this weekend, which is good as ive needed a day off,
started the fish mouthing procedure again,found a decent file for profiling them nicely,



the rear of the frame is going to be something like this now,obviously with a longer tube running across the rear valence, i would of liked the two points to have tied into each other but, this way i get a bit more space and im sure when its gusseted it will be stong enough