Popular Post kicker Posted October 1, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2022 More 3d shenanigans, this time a grille badge I was missing and rather than source one I could try and have one printed. First up was factory-ish style but a bit boring So next one was a bit more fun Back to the library Test fit Needs some paint but should do the job Less cool factory badge Another bracket ticked off is the forward shifter cable mount, just some mild steel folded up. Mounted in the coolant hose tunnel Lever installed with cable fitted and console in place. It was a bit of a fiddle but it all fits as long you follow a particular procedure. 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kicker Posted November 30, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2022 I haven't done much lately but worked up some motivation to sort this mess. I did a bit more to the template I had started earlier, cut some wood, cut some metal, bent some edges and ended up with something better looking. The curvy bits are the lugs for the ECU tray to bolt to. I tried to keep it as open as I could so as not to restrict airflow too much. There is still a bit more to add to it like some holes and captive nuts plus the oil cooler sub-bracket. Old and new I also fit the water pump controller and tidied all the wiring. There is not much space for extras but the wheel tub gives a nice clear view. 38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kicker Posted January 3, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2023 So, a story. Near the start of this thread I mentioned how I'd found a solution for getting drive to the wheels which encouraged me to carry on with the project. Well, I had been in contact with the company and all was looking good until I finally tried to order the unit and found out that due to a materials shortage they were no longer available and no eta on when they would be again. Bums. Anyway, I wanted to carry on so started down the path of having one custom made, this was looking good until I tried sourcing the gearset. I wanted a certain size, ratio and strength but couldn't get much help from local companies so I parked it for a bit. Then out of the blue I get an email from the first company saying they had a customer who was trying to sell their unit AND they were in Australia so maybe I could save some clams on shipping. So I fire off an email, the guy is a good sort, had a project but now wants to move the parts on. Things are looking promising, the diff is unused, price is two thirds of retail and I happen to be visiting his town over New Years. So a deal was done and I bought this back on the plane with me today. Other than the extra shaft it's all Mini internals so should have some options with ratios and an LSD if needed. 42 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kicker Posted January 27, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2023 New wheel time! I have had my eye out for a while, trawling yahoo for something wide and 4x110, spotted these Mk2's for a decent price so pulled the trigger. 10x5 lol 32 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kicker Posted February 25, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2023 Things are ticking along slowly, just little bits here and there when I'm not farting around with other stuff. Recent focus has been on getting the diff fitted. First up was seeing if I had enough room within the subframe I made a year or so back. Thankfully all was good with no rework needed so time to yank it all out to make working on it easier. The bits of scrap tacked on with a bit of tube at the end shows the axle line at ride height with the engine in. Now I can play around with it a bit easier. Heres my jig to hold the sprockets in line. 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kicker Posted March 6, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 Evolution of templates for the main plates holding the diff and also picking up on the lower rear engine mount. A couple cardboard stages then cad and cardboard then cad and mdf. Looking pretty good so far, I'll hold off on the laser cutting for a little bit in case I have forgotten something. I'll keep them solid for now as I need to fit a chain tensioner somewhere, after that they might get the holesaw treatment. More little brackets needed to finish it off but I'm happy so far. 27 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kicker Posted April 25, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 The metal versions turned out good, the diff is now hanging in the frame, a little bit more work to get the mounts finished but it's cool to see it in there. The chain run turned out spot on, TBH it was mostly luck, I just made it as long as I could and the tensioner would sort any extra slack. I've got a Scott oiler to help with chain life so we'll see how we go. 30 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kicker Posted June 2, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2023 After getting the diff in place my exhaust no longer fit, was expected but didn't know how much by. Basically the whole 180 bend was in the way so I fixed the can in place and cut it off. I bought a donut and used some straight offcuts to wiggle around things I added a couple brackets and painted it black, I might even wrap it to help keep heat out of the bay. Another job that needs attention is the accelerator, obviously the car pedal needs to operate the bike engine throttles, both are cable operated so the first question was what is the range of motion needed for each. The thottlebodies are 25mm cable travel from closed to fully open, car pedal was 36mm cable travel from fully up to the stop. I'm still trying to avoid permanent modifications to the car so I chose to come up with a mechanism to fit between the pedal and throttlebodies that would account for that ratio. The easiest way I thought of was to make a wheel the cables could attach to with different circumferences to get that ratio. Then I had the idea that I could CAD it up out of 2mm sheet so it could be assembled and tweaked in future if necessary by swapping plates out. After heaps of measuring stuff I sent my drawings away and got this stuff back. A little deburring, bending and notch cutting and I was able to assemble it Apart from not having a return spring fitted it worked really well! Time will tell if needs adjustment to the design but it's at least way to make brum brum noises in the meantime. 28 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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