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good progress mate do you want me to tig the manifolds for ya.

My small bore turbo project http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=473901

Thanks James! Yea il get you to have a look at them, also I'm waiting for a good mate of mine who is pretty clever with all this stuff to come up and give me a hand...........

hahahah....i meant james.....

lol you guys. we will have to all get down there.

My small bore turbo project http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=473901

Actually made some decent progress this week!

Just need to drill and tap the coil overs for a rose joint, then a few more adjustments,

But finally gettting to the point of it being a straight forward engine conversion!!!

4 engine mounts to be made, but I will utilise the standard ones for the most part,
Then get the front subby built back up,

Anyone know if you can use a single bolt in a twin bolt (early) style shell? The only thing I can see wrong is the bulkhead needing reinforcement? And maybe reshaping the lower rear mount?

Good effort haha!

Reading up on RTS Clutches

looks well made mate, but can help notice how much bump steer that is going to have?? or is it camera angle?

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Cheers Brett, any ideas on how to alter this, it all needs setting up and sorting out, would you have mounted the steering arm lockers higher?

Yes i moved to the darkside

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i would try keep the bottom arms and 'steering arms' and parallel as possible for as much of the suspension travel is i could - would be a better way to word it i think
you can get beneficial toe during the stroke but i have not got too far into that yet

Edited by Brett on 6th Aug, 2013.

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Kinda made sense, although I think traction might be a bigger problem??!! Hahaha

well if the toe is doing odd stuff when the back squats... traction will be a problem!!

Wrong post, I give up today!!.

Edited by nala56 on 6th Aug, 2013.

Main Build
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=489133

Upgrade to Turbo
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=448367&fr=0

I think I'm gonna have to wait to see what it's like then start adjusting things as I'm not really too sure on how to alter this apart from doing as Brett says and move the turnbuckles up?

Anyone got an idea as to how high the engine should sit on top of the frame rails , so it dont hit them when it's under load?

It's gonna be mounted fairly solidly on runbers with stabilisers I was thinking 10mm?
Also with regard to drive shaft angle how straight they need to be? I'm gonna try move the engine as forward as poss but this means A slight angle back to the hubs?

Not a massive problem?

That semi spaceframe looks much better, still think you have ruined a nice mini with a vauxshite engine though

Thanks Neil?!? Hahha
It's ok it's only a mini!
It' should be fun,
Here's the current height of the motor....


Really don't want to go any higher than that really,

This ones wonky, but I've had to move the turbo for the mount, no big issue

Is there anyway of spinning the engine around and using a transaxle? the weight distribution would be much better the engine might sit a little lower

I think there should be enough room, but when I took some measurements for a Renault 21 box it came out the rear too far, kinda stopped with that to be fair,

Would have been happy going that way,

But really just want to use it now, no doubt once it's done il change it
For know it will have to do,

ron,just try to make the steering arms and the wishbone parallel for now , I would take out the rod end and bore out the eye and put it back in upside down for now .

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

This any better?

New



Old

hmmm, no, now that looks less parallel..

but on the other hand with it below it looks as if you would get toe in on compression which would make it more stable ...
like brett says to get it parallel looks like youd have to move the eye up , or down ,depending on which side you put the rod end on the arm.

I suppose another advantage to using a new eye position would be you can make it a little more inboard so the track bar is longer,as long as the wishbone.

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

In the first pic that rod end looks at its limit of travel and will be stressed if the suspension moves any further.