mish

is your mini an A+ engine. becuase my gears are factory a+ drop gears and diff, how ever i have found that alot of parts in the A+ gearbox are diffrent (more larger / stronger) this includes diffrent crown wheel and pinion and also the diffrental has some diffrent parts that make it much stronger than the standard a series

some more progress photos. One block ready to go! The head! Gearbox stuff

yes should be a good motor and i estimate it to be more than 85 the factory a series 1275 engine produces 60bhp but the a+ 1275 metro engine produces 73hp factory. with the head work i have done plus the rest it will be easy 85 i hope and i have done all the work myself with the help of my old man who is a mini nut from way back if i dont use the downdraft i will use a sidedraft dolorto or weber. the colour is the factory browny bronze (keeping in genuine and also if i did change it then would have to do the inside to) and i dont know when i will have it going im just waiting on the painter at the moment just assembled most of the gearbox today with new syncro's and bearings. cant wait !

Have now got a rebuilt engine thats about to go into my soon to be resprayed + beated mini. its out of a 1988 austin metro these are the following engine mods 1275 bored +20 with mehle pistons Metro head with extensive polishing + 3 angle valve grind and bullet nose bronze guides and unleaded seats 1.5 ratio roller rockers double row vernier timing chain (adjustable) Custom Kelford camshaft similar to kent 276 new oil pump and water pump new bearings + seals all round LCB exhaust streight through to rc40 mufler 28/36 Weber downdraft carb metro electronic dizzy hopefull will make 85+ HP the downdraft worked well but yea will need to change it now!!

my mini and the engine that im gonna put in it out of a Austin mayfair metro just after i clean stripdown and rebuild ofcourse

yo, just registered on this board. just wondering if there any other ppl in CHCH on this with suped up mini's?! :: 1980 Mini Clubman 1275GT - Mods : 1.5 ratio roller tip rockers, LCB - full 1 3/4in flow exhaust, 28/36 DCD Weber Carb with ramflow filter.