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23rd Nov, 2012 at 05:37:51pm

Right iv been on here for a while lurking! Iv finally got all the bits needed for my project and should see some progress this weekend hopefully.

Heres the mini:





Its a 86 City E. Had it restored last winter i think!

Iv got bits scattered all over the house.

But the spec will be:

1310 10cc cast omegas
Centre main strap
balanced rotating assembly
Lightened verto flywheel
RTS clutch
Benross head
S/C gearbox with X pin diff
S/C drops
GT1752 turbo
megajolt
alloy intercooler
playmini exhuast

That's the basic jist of things, il get some more pictures and let them do the talking.

hazpalmer

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23rd Nov, 2012 at 05:49:25pm

Heres some more pictures:








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somewhereintheuniverse near selkirk scotland

23rd Nov, 2012 at 06:15:07pm

looks good to me mate,bits all over the house rings a bell lol

give em hell

hazpalmer

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23rd Nov, 2012 at 06:19:58pm

On 23rd Nov, 2012 mercenary62 said:
looks good to me mate,bits all over the house rings a bell lol


iv got the engine in the hall way, and all sorts of other bits in my room. Can't move!

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23rd Nov, 2012 at 06:31:10pm

yep i know that feeling so does the memsab

give em hell

madmk1

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brookwood woking

23rd Nov, 2012 at 06:39:53pm

Looks good, you should be up and running by sunday then.

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

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23rd Nov, 2012 at 06:45:12pm

I like the two-tone paintwork, looks smart.

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hazpalmer

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23rd Nov, 2012 at 06:48:06pm

On 23rd Nov, 2012 madmk1 said:
Looks good, you should be up and running by sunday then.


haha i wish! Got to put it all together, run extra fuel line. Mod downpipe, sort oil drain and feed, rebuild carb and sort out the extra gauges amongst other things.

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23rd Nov, 2012 at 06:49:11pm

On 23rd Nov, 2012 Jay#2 said:
I like the two-tone paintwork, looks smart.


i copied it from a minimag feature car, that i saw when i was at school and said my mini would be like that.

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23rd Nov, 2012 at 07:19:09pm

Best of luck harry. Thought the mini was smart last time I saw it. Will be better with the turbo.

BHP sells engines, but Torque wins races!


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23rd Nov, 2012 at 07:27:57pm

On 23rd Nov, 2012 madonminis said:
Best of luck harry. Thought the mini was smart last time I saw it. Will be better with the turbo.


Cheers since you saw it iv had the front end resprayed and the roof as well. And i got my new bonnet fitted, so it just needs a engine to get it going!

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28th Nov, 2012 at 07:37:38pm

Not done much on this! My mate robs coming over on saturday to collect all my engine bits. That way we can piece it all together and get everything right before we drop it in!

In the mean while, i fitted my electric fan to my rad. And changed fly wheels too.




Clutch and fly wheel were out of the metro van, its a RTS. I changed the fly wheel over for a minispares lightened verto jobbie.

Original: 4.9kg
New: 4.2kg

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19th Jan, 2013 at 08:55:05pm

UPDATE!

Last sunday Rob and his Dad came over to collect the mini and take it to their garage.



Got all the engine bits bolted together, went together without any problems...



We dropped the engine in and trial fitted the turbo on the manifold. We were not happy with how close it was sitting. We tried rotating the house and looked at how to mount the actuator. In the end we took a grinder to the bulk head for a little extra clearance.




Once we were happy with how it was going to fit, we mounted the manifold to the engine ready to drop in.



Got it all dropped in and got the engine mounts in. And i had to make up a bracket for the actuator.




After today we got the alternator on, starter on, actuator bracket finished. We also got the carb and plenum on. Got the trigger wheel and sensor and bracket mounted.

All comments welcome as this is my first turbo build, and although Rob knows minis he hasnt done a turbo one before.

Harry

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19th Jan, 2013 at 09:06:59pm

Looking good mate

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brookwood woking

19th Jan, 2013 at 09:39:38pm

Get a MPI manifold Gasket as they are better.

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

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

On 1st Nov, 2007 Ben H said:
There is no such thing as 'insignificant weight saving', it all adds up.


Rob Gavin

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19th Jan, 2013 at 09:50:29pm

Have you seam welded the bulkhead box?
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