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apbellamy

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Rotherham, South Yorkshire

21st Nov, 2009 at 05:35:10pm

I hope so *happy*

On 21st Nov, 2009 BENROSS said:
power wise at 15 psi if set up correctley

my guesstimate is 145 ish BHP

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

apbellamy

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King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

22nd Nov, 2009 at 07:12:11pm

I got the exhaust hung this morning.

When John eventually showed (he said something about man love in Mike Race's garage *oh well*) the real work started.

We filled the engine up with oil, back filled the oil pump and turned it over on the starter. Mikes dodgy oil preasure gauge pipe was blocked, so we're not sure how much preasure we got but it was enough to switch the oil preasure light signal. I made a pikey head shield.



Then we dropped the engine in



And made a start on plumbing it in.





It's going to be a little crowded under there when the intercooler is piped in and the oil catch tank is mounted.

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

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22nd Nov, 2009 at 07:17:02pm

She's in mate, good to see your well on the way *happy*

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
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apbellamy

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22nd Nov, 2009 at 07:20:09pm

On 22nd Nov, 2009 Miniwilliams said:
She's in mate, good to see your well on the way *happy*


Thanks. If I wasn't so tired, I'd be quite motivated now!

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

Brett

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22nd Nov, 2009 at 07:46:11pm

fantastic :)

Yes i moved to the darkside *happy*

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22nd Nov, 2009 at 10:56:25pm

good progress gents :)

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eu gosto de mamas = i like boobs

turbominivanman

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23rd Nov, 2009 at 12:08:07am

Crowded ?

You're havin a larf !!

Could fit a crapper in that bay.

Well done boys. Soon have it poppin. Does look rather splendid.

Richard.

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23rd Nov, 2009 at 12:11:06am

Yeah, wish I had that amount of room.,

I have to remove the intercooler to change the oil....

On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged...

Joe, do you have a photo of your tool?



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23rd Nov, 2009 at 05:07:18pm

I had to remove the intercooler pipes to fill with oil !

Rob Gavin

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23rd Nov, 2009 at 05:21:51pm

looking good guys - liking the whole project ethos too

apbellamy

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23rd Nov, 2009 at 09:03:00pm

On 23rd Nov, 2009 Rob Gavin said:
looking good guys - liking the whole project ethos too


ethos?? Fast as fook, rough as fook and no money left for petrol??

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

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23rd Nov, 2009 at 11:42:57pm

sounds about right!

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26th Nov, 2009 at 11:10:49pm

*happy*

'89 Austin Metro GTa :)

apbellamy

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King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner

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28th Nov, 2009 at 06:21:22pm

While John's been busy getting pissed for free at the Good Food show, I've been slaving away in the garage.

Got the CPS fitted.



Fitted the boost controller. Kept it inside the engine bay to try and stop us winding the boost up all the time.



And I've done some plumbing.







I didn'tallow for the length of the alloy bends when I measured up for the interfooler hoses, so I've got loads of hose and a elbow spare and a 45 degree silicone elbow on order.

All being well it should be running soon *surprised*

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

turbominivanman

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29th Nov, 2009 at 12:28:07am

Nice one Andy.

Should flow real nice with those shallow i/c bends.

I must admit though, with all that space, I'd have run the air filter down to a cold air source.

There's a real risk you might be finished soon then ??!!

Richard.

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apbellamy

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29th Nov, 2009 at 09:49:05am

The air filter is a bit big to be shifting around the engine bay as space is a bit limited in that area. I may well run a duct to it if there is room...

The interfooler worked out well for an ebay guess...

Yep. It may well be finished soon, allthough it won't be back on the road until the new year.

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

BENROSS

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29th Nov, 2009 at 04:21:19pm

andy i wil have the lambda bung welded in for you this week.
i will drop it of a johns






apbellamy

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Rotherham, South Yorkshire

29th Nov, 2009 at 05:15:13pm

Cheers Steve *smiley*

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

wil_h

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29th Nov, 2009 at 06:01:54pm

Looking good. Is the dizzy just for insurance? Dont forget to remove the drive when you take it off.

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On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


John

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Mongo

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29th Nov, 2009 at 06:15:05pm

Dizzy is there for initial fire-up and MJLJ testing. Then we will move over and remove the dizzy & drive.

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

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29th Nov, 2009 at 06:30:54pm

I always keep my dizzy on for a few weeks after fitting mapped ignition too. I've never had to use it once I've unplugged it.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


apbellamy

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King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

29th Nov, 2009 at 06:32:18pm

We've got a small problem with the clutch now.

I've used a short mini braided hose for the supply to the slave cylinder and intended to use the original steel pipe from the master cylinder to flexi hose, but all the unions are different and teh flexi hose is kinked at the slave cylinder as the engine sits further away from the bulkhead in the metro. SO, the search is on for a custom braided hose...

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

John

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Mongo

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29th Nov, 2009 at 06:34:40pm

Maybe someone like JF could enlighten us to what he uses.

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

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29th Nov, 2009 at 06:55:55pm

pop into your local pirtek or listers if there's one up there, they make up custom braided hoses. got my oil feed from listers for £18.

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Well here is the news, you are not welcome here, FUCK OFF.

apbellamy

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King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner

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29th Nov, 2009 at 07:15:48pm

Thanks. I've found a male 7/16 to female 3/8 adaptor so that we can use the standard mini long braided hose. Just waiting for them to confirm the TPI

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*
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