mish

Well i have a AP racing Metro Turbo verto clutch which is actually meant to have more clamping than original turbo plate and 190mm Helix organic clutch plate which i dont have much information on but i have been told that with this setup should be good for 130HP+

YAY my bits have arrived!

thanks ill look into that

lol yea well im pretty sure i put my seal in properly so i reckon in just the high rpm with my lumpy cam that has made is seap oil...

Oh i might be able to arrange that whats ya cell zac ill txt u when i find out

so anyway ive orderded one of these

"These are a top quality seal designed with high revs and temperatures in mind....made from better material and a better design...its the one nearest on the photo...when using higher engine revs temperatures tend to increase and a standard seal can begin to weep oil....so if you do any type of motorsport or run a turbo, fast road or track day car this is the seal for your engine... Fitting all Mini clutches from 1959 to 2001...apart from the automatic and very early thin-tail cranks which were fazed out by 1961....this is seal which sits behind the flywheel...it keeps oil off the clutch...if you can wet your fingers with oil from the giggle pin or hole in the bottom of the flywheel housing, or anywhere on the clutch / inside the flywheel, you need a new one.....should always be renewed when rebuilding your engine/gearbox or clutch....... These fit the early type and the verto type clutch.....

We also list the plastic protector for the back of this........

They measure some 0.030" smaller internal diameter than a standard type, this will give a better seal."

so should be good

Well i firgured what caused my clutch to stop working, wasnt actually the drift / power slide which caused it...

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could anyone tell by the oil everywere?

Looks as if i broke the mounting for my front engine steady, lucky i got the hook up

Mmm look at that laser cut, 3MM stainless goodness

Yea thats true will defenantly put an over ride switch in dash !

oh i so want one of these http://www.carbonweezel.co.uk/road_bonnets.html

if only i had $550 pound ex shipping to waste

Oh shoot i popped my clutch in the weekend atleast i though i had haha, thats what happens when u a little *cough* tipsy and try do a handbreaky / power drift round a corner to show off to ppl at the pub close by

Anyway.. i ordered a new 30% Preformance uprated pressure plate and mated 190mm organic clutch plate today so am looking forward to recieving / fitting them

Does anyone else here have a mini with a verto clutch system like mine does ?

Also am considering getting my flywheel lightned and balanced before i put it back on..

Oh and also maybe a Alloy radiator with electronic thermo controlled fan system instead of the power draining useless engine powered fan..

What you'll think?

Any one dyno'd there mini's? wanna compare

P.S. The purple line is a mini 7 race car with alot more money spent than me

hurry up and get one going so i can give u a drag

The Finale!

Todays work!

Under carpet felt

Well i have been busy!.

The mini is all running, still needs to be tuned, but its been reg'd and warranted and certified

Have recently purchased some new carpets and dynamat sound deadning. btw thanks Zac for hooking me up.

some recent progress photo's

Update!

Have now recieved all parts that i will require to finish my mini off

new purchase : Weber 45 DCOE + manifold

fabricated aluminum bracket for my oil cooler

so will be spending some time on it now as i wanna get it going!!!

Update!

Installed brake and drive assembly.

Installed wiper motor and wipers

Update

Fitted engine to vehicle

Fitted adjustable tie rods and 1.5 fixed negative camber arms

Rear camber brackets, not bolted up yet

[footnote]Edited by mish000 on Saturday 31st October 01:25[/footnote]

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Hi there,

here is my rebuild of My 1980 Clubman 1275GT Mini

here is what it looked like before the rebuild

Since then have removed the engine that was in it and replaced it with the engine out of a 1987 Austin Metro mayfair. this is the engine before reconditioning

Since then i have fully rebuilt this engine, started by disassembling and inspecting everything, decided to rebore the block to .30" and have it acid dipped. After that i brought some Mehle pistons to go with new rebore.

this photo is after i painted the block with VHT engine enamel and fitted the new pistons, as you will notice later on also replaced frost plugs and oil bungs. You will also notice that i have replaced the oil pump and water pump

I also had the head crack tested and planed, aswell as $500 worth of other work (bronze valve guides, unleaded seats) also spent many hours grinding head to david vizard spec's (bare in mind it was my first go at all this)

as you will also notice i have respayed the head with 1000 degree thermal paint.

Have had the cam that came with the metro engine reground by kelford cams with a fast road grind

here is a photo with the head now on the block

after this i have rebuilt the gearbox and differential replacing all bearings and seals aswell as new baulk rings. Also have replaced factory differential with a minisport crosspin diff

Here is a photo with my 1.5 ratio roller rockers showing

i now have the engine complete have just gone and spent alot of money on some nice ignition components

just waiting for the mini to get back from the painters and will be ready to put the engine in.

Update 08/09

its painted!! about time lol.. just gotta wait till they put the glass back in it etc then pick it up friday

Have recieved mini back from painter! at long last

have removed the drive shafts and replaced the CV's also waiting for another box of parts from UK

Getting new inner hubs, negative camber kit + adjustable tie rods and new poly bump stops and suspention bushes aswell as some new rack boots cos they poked too.

here are some photos

4 Pot Metro calipers all rebuilt with new pistons and seals and new vented discs

New CV's, stripped down the wiper motor cleaned and regreased internals and respray.

new 70amp alternator .. looking good...

Got new tires for my freshly painted rims, Falken 165/60R12 ZIEX ZE912's

here is a list of all the performance parts on this engine.

+30 pistons from MEHLE

Roller-master double row vernier timing chain

1.5 ratio roller rockers

Head skimmed and worked.

Custom Kelford cam F10 intake F26EX\7.5 Application: Fast road

Flamethrower .6ohm coil, Nology Hotwire HT leads, Nology silver tip spark plugs

LCB exhaust manifold.

28/36 DCD Webber, with Ramflow filter

Streight through exhaust with RC40 high flow muffler built by Magoo

Gearbox

Rebuilt with new baulk rings and bearings

Minisport crosspin differential

Brakes

Have rebuilt some 4 pot calipers with brand new stainless steel pistons and new seals from a MG metro and have new vented rotors to go with it

Suspension

will post pics soon

1.5 negative camber kit front + rear

adjustable tie rods

polybushs throughout

thanks ppl for looking and hope it inspire's you with your builds!

any questions or comments welcome!

thanks! , i would hope within a month defanantly within two! the last parts i have to order is the new clutch system (verto hydraulic) hoping to have the car painted and back to me within two weeks

so will be a matter of getting those parts fitting my new engine and brakes and then refitting all the shit i taken off

Progress update!

ready for painting

so you convinced me i ended up getting the minisport crosspin diff, fitted it up today gearbox is pretty much assembled now so just need to fit up the block etc and wait till i get the car back from the painters and it will be complete!

Yeah, I started with a A+ MG Metro block and head and mated it to a late 1275 GT G/box. I broke the shaft on the intermediate drop gear a couple of years ago - I think it only had 60 hp at the wheels but I was giving it a hard time at taupo. Lol we had to tow it with a rope all the way back to Auckland. I can also recomend getting a cross pin diff because if you are spinning the wheels the spider gear shafts wear through there hardening and turn down pretty fast. I have tried making up bronze bushes - but they just got destroyed. I am on my 3rd one but I do a few motokhanas and trackwork. It is one of the bits I am swapping out at the moment with my latest rebuild.

yea i would like a cross pin diff, just a matter of funds if you know what i mean there not cheap