Project part 2, new jdm route.
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Yes the alternator is wobbling, its loose in the video as im need to get the belt and a few more bolts, but its all where it needs to be.

Yea was very happy, after all the stress with mini with the turbo engine and wasted money, was nice to have it maling a noise after a fee years. It was nice to know i didnt balls the wiring aswell. :)

Doing the London to Brighton run and MITP and hopefully some others too

My project Toyota powered mini: http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=470448&fr=0

Mitp it is then.

Moved under its own propulsion today, so hook up the brakes, double check evry bolt and testdrive hopefully tomorrow.

Sweet glad its alive dude!!

Lol :)

Well its one step forward. 2 steps backs...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa260/r...03B69792FBA.mp4

Sounds as if the timings out, which is odd as it ran well before now suddenly its acting up. Better get the timing light out.

Well at least i can say ive drivin though now for long :p

Looking tidy mate

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

Thanks :)

looks really tidy and dam sight further along than when i saw it last when i came to pick up the subframe :)

you mayyyyy need a windscreen though :)

Yes it come on well im happy, just hope the new problem is electrical, not mechanical.

Mecahnical timing is fine after checking... So hopefully its electrical.

The problem....

Beand new dizzy, some dick didnt assemble it with a bolt in the rotor, so rotor wobbles around, spins off, smashes the arm to prices and then smashes up the plastic guard inside... Luckily thats the only damage.

Edited by Rick.SPI on 23rd Apr, 2013.

Well pictures speak more than words:



And a vid...



Its all running, still a little bit rich (think map related, As i had to mate the wires sure to having the wrong plug on the loom) no ecl on tho so wiring isnt 100%, got revs, temp and oil pressure.

Now for the mot related stuff, ie lights, and dash making. Then were rolling :)

Looks awesome mate. Loving the helmet in the vid but i guess there is still no windscreen lol

My project Toyota powered mini: http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=470448&fr=0

No windscreen mate no lol, its too handy having it out with wiring and leaning in etc.

Whey glad its working dude!!

Private road?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Ofcourse farm road.

Well no real progress exept a few lights mounted...



Poor really, especially when ive told the mot man its on its way next week :/ lol

You need to get the bottom hose outlet moved to the other side of the rad. It spoils the look of the car with it sticking out the front like that.

I might be moved one day, to be honest at the moment im just focussed on the mot and getting that done. Then when its on the road the finishing and ironing out stage will begin. Wether that means moving it or adjusting a grille around it we will see, have to take into acount the whole car isnt the prettiest so there isnt too much look to spoil at the moment lol.

Edited by Rick.SPI on 14th May, 2013.

Looks good :)
Vtecs are a whole good bunch of fun

Cheers, hopefully itl be a whole lot of fun, if i manage to wire in the lights in time haha.

right long time no update:

missed mitp :( but gotta move onwards lol.

im getting closer. got all lights, wipers and main electrics for the car, but having problems with the honda rubbish and matching it etc. aparently i cant use my denso alternator need a honda one, bollocks to that. thinking of ditching it all and getting some dta with the plug in kit from watsons, im bored of wiring, and the amount of time im spending doing it i could pay for the kit do a few private jobs and pay it all back in a couple of weekends...

anyway its looking like this now:



need a slamming, and got the dash roughly how i want it for now...



definitly getting there, the lists getting alot smaller.

keep at it mate. looking go so far.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

cheers mate, yes seeing light at the end of the tunnel. mot wont be long but engine management will need solving after. trying to get some advice on dta to see what its like.