A project i been doing UPDATED Its now running

martin · Post by **martin** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:18 pm

Gerry H wrote:A word to the wise and not telling you how to suck eggs but........ It would pay to stuff some rag in each of those inlet ports. It only takes a stray nut or washer and game over.

Hope you don't mind my mentioning it :oops:

Thanks for that mate but just as we finished bolting it in the inlets where stuffed with tissue

look to left of turbo in this pic

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:28 pm

Oh Yeah! Sorry

Just that if it were me, I could guarantee knocking something into there. :roll:

I'll shut up now

The paint job is nice. Something like the Aubergine that was popular for hot Minis in the late 60s / early 70s. Looked great with wide arches and de-seamed.

Great thread BTW :thumb:

martin · Post by **martin** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:33 pm

Its a skyline colour :-D

drifter · Post by **drifter** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:23 pm

Midnight Purple?

martin · Post by **martin** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:07 am

Another Update its not quite running but nearly just a few more odd jobs to do.

Turned the engine over mainly to check oil pressure this evening done that without the inlet on it held a nice 90 psi of oil pressure

Next was to get manifold loom and fuel plumed in its just about done a few loose ends to sort out tomorrow and will fire it up

Tried to buy a parallel fuel kit for a classic but could not get one anywhere so fabricated some

The fuel pipes will be tidied up at a later date main job is to get it running and bed in

Post by **Ben** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:38 am

What a cracking thread martin.

martin · Post by **martin** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:43 pm

update the engine is running :bigok: but on standard management we will now get the inside back together fit the gauges that need fitting and tie up a few loose ends. In January we will be fitting management and will be time to say goodbye to the MAFF and will be going MAP

The engine can then be run in change injectors and then can be mapped to its full potential

. The engine bay is going to be re wired and we will be changing it to a single coil pack instead of 4 independent ones so will update as we proceed

lsop · Post by **lsop** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:29 am

Great thread Martin!!!

Glad its all up and running!

How many bits did you have left over then?? :-D

martin · Post by **martin** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:36 am

pc185 wrote:Great thread Martin!!! Glad its all up and running!

How many bits did you have left over then?? :-D

Got some bits left over as its not fully finished and one or two things have been removed that where not needed but all is good :-D

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:00 am

Gerry H wrote:A word to the wise and not telling you how to suck eggs but........ It would pay to stuff some rag in each of those inlet ports. It only takes a stray nut or washer and game over.

Hope you don't mind my mentioning it :oops:

that is invaluable advice gerry i actually dropped a socket extention down the cross over pipe on the track
car and was well anoid.