Craigie-B 1310cc t2 mini turbo project :) (updated 17/11/2012) Now MOT'd
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oh :( I hope not!

like i say im not 100% on that

Done now needs redoing lol

Okay, heres the progress from 26th and today, didnt do anything on 27th as it was raining :/

So here we go:

26th:

Got the water return from teh turbo fitted:



Figured I would sort the surface rust on the floor out:

Driver Side:


Passenger Side:


Brushed and wire brushed:



Hammerite Rust Primered:



New oil pipe painted and fit:


Boost controller mounted:


FPR Mounted:


Fuel/Pressure pipes to the FPR:


Air Filter mocked up:


Pipes fitted to carb and plenum:


end of 26th:




Todays Progress:

So I took pictures after I had finished work (about 20 minutes ago):

Painted the floors:




Got the new heater brackets bolted on and painted:


Air Filter mocked up and ready for clips tomorrow:


Changed the neoprene pipe that came with the boost guage to the silicon stuff I had:


Fuel Pressure regualtor finished:


Fuel Lines cut and ready for clamping to the body tomorrow:


Im Buggered! Hopefully get it all finished in the next day or two? Then itll be ready to get it running and get it MOT'd, Tax'd and drive it woooohoooo!!!

looking really good mate :) - excitingly close to being done!

yeah! Hoping to have it finished in the next day or 2!!!!

so close - looking good buddy, make sure the boost valve is shut off when you take it for the first few runs! then only increase in quarter turns..

i learnt this the hard way, gave it a few turns and subsequently shit my pants.

Thanks for the advice :) how will I know if I have turned it off or all the way on, the little diagram on the top says both way is posiitve?

Take a pipe off and try and blow through it.

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

On that controller clockwise increases boost, so unscrew all the way to start with.

(it has a left hand thread)

Craigie, see this link http://www.turbo-mini.com/59247/index.html i think you have the connections wrong in your carb!

Pedro Silva

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Your right!

Ill swap that over today :)

Thanks for pointing that out!!

Craig, you really need your boost tap inside of the car, so that you can adjust it while you drive, some times you want boost and some times you don't.. Alan

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Ill move it inside the car later on mate, I need to get it up and running first as im running out of time drastically, got the battery on charge now so hoping to get it running over hte next day or two

top man gr8 work mate

give em hell

So it was pissing it down ALL DAY, finally got a few hours in at 5ish and got the air filter on finally, boost piping on finally, swapped the fuel feed on the carb to the correct point and then got the grill on finally as well as changing the battery positive terminal as the old one was split. I also made a final to-do list and here are the pictures:



Everything is so tight:











Battery is on charge ready for tomorrow, then I will get the megajolt map beamed across and we will go from there

Looks great with the bonnet back on - nice one mate. Won't be long now.

Hoping to get as much of this list complete as I can tomorrow and friday then aiming for first start on Sat morning

'Fit HT leads' needs to be added to your to Fo list.

Also, dont forget 'lots of swearing' and 'threats to set on fire' otherwise it'll never start.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Good Suggestions!!

Okay so I was going to update this yday, however photobucket and firefox no longer get along as the Flash plugin keeps crashing.

Anyway yday I got alot done,

Bumper is on:



New wheel arch on:



Got the heater in and the heater pipes:




Got the steering wheel and stalks back on for final fit:



Tidyed my wiring up:



Then thought I would attach my fuel hose:







Fuel hose looks a bit shit right? Not only that but it catches on the front steering rack gaiter. So my uncle has given me some 8mm copper line, about 4.5M of it so hopefully we will have enough to make up some new rigid lines tomorrow.

Heres the list for end of yday:



Heres todays progress:

Was a bad day for the family today, first anniversary of my grandmas death. Didnt think we would get anything done however my grandad said he wanted to do a bit so we got the aux guages on and wired in, parcel shelf etc in. It actually looks like a car now :)




Fuel line and exhaust (maybe) tomorrow then its ready to start up and after I put the interior back in it should (touches wood) be ready for MOT.

Watch this space!

nice one looking good

Done now needs redoing lol

One step closer :)

Yeah man, everyone cross their fingers for this weekend!

Pedro Silva

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Re-made all the fuel line today using 8mm copper only just came in. Will get some piccies for you guys tomorrow, maybe get it running tomorrow not 100% :/