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Well i have finally got off my arse and started the web site.

let me know what you think

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Edited by AlexB on 17th Feb, 2006.

looking good mate, nice colour!!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

looks cool dude. you may have problems with the actuator/air inlet pipe though by not having the top right corner of the bulkhead box cut at an angle...

Edited by Nick on 17th Feb, 2006.

Looks good!

But check this post out

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=7924

Regarding space for the air pipe as Bud says.......

You are much better off doing this now believe me, I did that mod on my own car with the engine in, what a ballache.......

Andy - I'm loving the FC101 on your site! Always been a fan of them - And i'm sooooo impressed you green-lane yours!

oh - and the turbo project looks good

indeed, i like the mini, will you keep it balck and looking the same? it reminds me of a 60's racer

im prefering the lightweight, i think theyre fantastic

look`s good

1293 Turbo mini

Andy, I was exactly the same as yourself, had made a reasonable job of the paint (not to the same level as you) and didn't want to chop it off. But HONESTLY you will NOT get the air pipe in! I tried loads of different approaches but with the radiator bottom hose, there just IS NOT the room!

BUGGER
well the wife did want a cream engine bay and i have got a couple of days off work !!

I only am letting you know as I had to do it with the engine in situ and it was a BALL ACHE!

Good luck buddy I am sure you will be able to make a good job of it.

THE FIRST CUT IS ALWAYS THE MOST PAINFUL

dya know - I don't think it was that bad to be honest... You clearly didn't have the box as far over to the master-cyls as you could have had...


Still - it's 100% better now!

I can without a doubt say it wouldn't have worked. If you look at the picture of where my box is situated (side-to-side, use the dimple in the bulkhead as a reference) Andy had his in a similar place, with a similarly shaped "square" bit of bulkhead sticking out.

I have fitted my air pipe today, it was still a squeeze even with the cut I made. I will take a picture at some point showing how tight it is!

good job andy

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Good call Tom.

What we need is a few pictures uploaded that show JUST how tight things are; so others will not struggle and know to do it right first time.

Luckilly Andy is a sensible type who listens to advice, and will be glad he did I suspect.

My old shell started without a bulkhesd box at all. It all squeezed in with a bit of hammering to the crosmember. I eventually put a homemade box in but didn't cu the corner as above. It still all fitted, but was tight. I now have an Avonbar box with fitted as above (ish). so hopefully it'll be less of a squeeze now.

Wil

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I'm really glad i did that now and not find out after i had put it all in

Thanks

A few shots taken today to show how tight a squeeze it all is, the bottom rad hose makes room for the air pipe tight, and you cannot bend it in a sharp enough radius to make it go up the "side" of the box. It has to sneak up the corner.

Great pics, Tom!

They are not bad are they, especially when I reveal they were taken with the camera on my phone, no fancy digital camera for me!

what cracking pic's thanks

but i may be being stupid but it looks like you haven't blocked off the other end of brass t piece coming out from the turbo... you know the brass one that supplies the actuator ??

Well spotted andy, you are right I haven't got round to blocking that up yet, it is on my list of jobs, the car has no doors bonnet or boot at the moment so the engine is running but has not been driven (or made any boost pressure yet) no not such a calamity!