Mini rebuild

[Enigma]

For those of you who where asking yesterday how the mini rebuild is going here is the mini now

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/mini58.jpg

Link to all pictures HERE (http://s712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/)

or

SLIDESHOW (http://s712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/?albumview=slideshow)

[=OG=CuZ]

Your doing a very good job m8.
When is you completion date?

[Enigma]

Your doing a very good job m8.
When is you completion date?

Will have to stop work on it as the winter draws in but hope to have it on the road for early next year.

[=OG=Cowboy]

Looken Good E!!

[=OG=MAINEiac]

Nice E......it looks like you have come along way. I love those little cars. They are a classic. Looks like that one is going to SCREAM when it finally hits the road.

[smith]

those cars are iconic just amazing little things. its looking very good E good luck getting it on the road:)

[Enigma]

update on the mini

<a href="http://s712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/?action=view&current=mini61.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/mini61.jpg" border="0" alt="custom grill"></a>

<a href="http://s712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/?action=view&current=mini64.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/mini64.jpg" border="0" alt="carbs3"></a>

[=OG=Jonesy]

Years ago I had a friend that had one. I drove his a couple of times. What a blast!
Nice E I'm jealous! Great job on the restore!

[smith]

hey E are you planing on doing much tuneing with the engine or are you going to leave it NA?

[Enigma]

hey E are you planing on doing much tuneing with the engine or are you going to leave it NA?

The engine was a 1275cc MG metro engine , it has a stage 3 gas flowed race head with has over sized valves and has been machine to add 24cc and it ported and polished. Plus I have added the honda fireblade carbs which should give about 25% more torque over the mid range. I am also fitting a LCB manifold and straight through 2" exhaust.
So I guess you can say it will be tuned a bit :wink5:

[=OG=CuZ]

What is the HP that engine can produce?

[Enigma]

What is the HP that engine can produce?

standard engine is 73 bhp but no idea what this will be till its up and running and I can get it on a rolling road but this is taken from a site where the bike conversion has been done

The figures shown that top end performance was the same as the weber, but low to mid range power was up by appox 25% ie: at 4.5k we saw a power gain of 8 bhp and also saw gain of appox 25% on the torque in these areas also.

plus the stage 3 head is supposed to

achieve a 50% significant power increase, 30% increase in torque

But I am not sure what the guy has done to the engine he has or what cylinder head he has so I really won't know till it done

[=OG=Cowboy]

Have em put it on a Dyno too E while they're at it!

[Le Crabe]

This English car was very popular in France, you made a wonderful work, congrats. You know the "Cooper version" ?
Here (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/1963_Austin_Mini_Cooper_from_The_Italian_Job.JPG)

[Enigma]

Yes Le crabe I know of that one but a real cooper can only be the MK1 Austin Cooper s

like THIS (http://classicmotorsports.net/articles/monte-carlo-minis/) one.

These are the cars that changed the way cars were build forever.

[Enigma]

Another Update.

Union Jack roof now done :)

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/mini67.jpg

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/mini68.jpg

[=OG=CuZ]

Wow!
Very nice m8.....

[chalkie]

Is that a dent on the boot lid E?

[Enigma]

Is that a dent on the boot lid E?

:cryin: yes I didn't spot it before I painted the car :cryin:

[chalkie]

You should be able to remove it without damaging the paint though?

[Enigma]

You should be able to remove it without damaging the paint though?

If I could get at the back of it I could but its behind a support section

[chalkie]

Ah, scrap it then :)

[Enigma]

Ah, scrap it then :)

lol

[=OG=CuZ]

This was Cowboy and JB's car from the 80's.
Notice the flag.
Was that your sister or a friend?

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZZ-CqtHjAnk/Rj2wHhd0eTI/AAAAAAAAAHM/tpUXx7FjSi0/s800/DUKES_OF_HAZZARD_GENERAL_LEE_GOSSIP.jpg

[Enigma]

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4827/warning20animation.gif (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/warning20animation.gif/)

THREAD HIJACK DETECTED

[=OG=Cowboy]

E is right. We should stay the course. Daisy is our cousin.

[=OG=War_elephant]

Daisy can hijack anything she wants to :prrr:

[=OG=Cowboy]

yes she can. She can even dent Enigma's Bonnet! :devil:

[=OG=Fickdich]

yes she can. She can even dent Enigma's Bonnet! :devil:
Your damn right she could.



Then
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/17/article-0-04800DE2000005DC-272_224x514.jpg

Now
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/17/article-0-047FFE18000005DC-5_224x514.jpg

[=OG=Cowboy]

Guard your Mini E!

[smith]

the cars is looking great E cant wait to see some numbers:devil:

[Enigma]

finally got around to fitting carpets and seats this weekend , and the drivers seat has electric height adjustment so I wired that in aswell :crazy:

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/mini76.jpg

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/mini77.jpg

[smith]

are the rears on a fiberglass box? i like the seat choice but i hope they are heated!

[Enigma]

are the rears on a fiberglass box? i like the seat choice but i hope they are heated!

the seats sit on part of the body , the bit under the seat is a panel with the speakers in it , it is covered in a sort of felt material.
Not heated tho smith :(

[Shades]

Looking good E :yesnod:

[Enigma]

:cryin::cryin::cryin::cryin::cryin::cryin::cryin:

Major set back today , tried to fire up the mini and fired it instead.

carbs where over fueling and the engine backfired and set the engine bay on fire.

All the main wiring loom is now destroyed and the paint work on the bulk head and wiper panel is blistered.

Not a good day

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6778/pic0408.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/pic0408.jpg/)

[=OG=CuZ]

CRAP!
Wow, I hope all is okay....:nonod:

[smith]

:sad: :frown2:

[=OG=Cowboy]

Da Gone E. Did you use a Red Neck fire extinguisher to put it out?

[=OG=War_elephant]

Da Gone E. Did you use a Red Neck fire extinguisher to put it out?

That would be Cuz and a bottle of Knob Creek? :ciappa:

[Enigma]

UPDATE

dragged myself out to the car tonight , didn't really want to see how bad it was , really glad I did.

firstly when I got the car the main wiring loom had been unwrapped , I repaired it and double wrapped it with insulation tape ( this has proved to be a good idea )

The damage is far less than I first thought , there is 1 wire that has burnt and its a wire that is not used , the rest are undamaged as the wrapping took the damaged , now it is removed the wires are fine :smilewinkgrin:
Altough the fuse box will need replacing as it has melted.

secondly , when I painted the car I used 2 pack paint and gave the car 4 coats , the panel above the wires in the picture took the full force of the fire and its hard to belive but all it has done is blister in a few places about the size of a pea , this will be easy to repair.

So good news all round and it shouldn't take me too long to repair , just replace the fuse box , re-wrap the loom and flat and paint a small area.

The carbs may need stripping and rebuilding but thats mainly hoses the were damaged.

[smith]

make sure those carbs are happy this time around!

[=OG=Fickdich]

good to hear

[Enigma]

this weekend is repair time , should have it back how it was before the fire ( except paint ) and get a few other bits done.

got a guy I know to work out some rough figures off the spec of my car and he seems to think it will somewhere around this ( hard to get true figures till its on a rolling road )

this the setup
engine - 1275cc 73 hp (54 kW) at 6000 rpm and 73 ft·lbf (99 Nm) at 4000 rpm (as standard)
stage 3 race head - +24cc with oversized valves
straight though single boxed centre exit sports exhaust
Honda fireblade throttle bodies ( yes the ones that caused the fire )

estimated figures are

90-95Bhp at flywheel
75-80Bhp at the wheels
85-90lb of torque

:crazy:
should be interesting to drive seeing as the weight is around 690 kg 1521 lb

[smith]

thats actually very good power for such a light car.

[=OG=Cowboy]

that is light!!

[=OG=War_elephant]

and 4 wheel drum brakes, let the adventure beguin :eek6:

[Enigma]

and 4 wheel drum brakes, let the adventure beguin :eek6:

thats only on the older mini's , all 1275cc mini's had front disc's but 1000cc still had drums on the front till 1984 when all mini's had disc's

[Enigma]

repaired the wiring and rubbed the damaged paint down , looking a bit better

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/201/pic0410a.jpg (http://img156.imageshack.us/i/pic0410a.jpg/)

And here is what the car looks like now

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4739/pic0409a.jpg (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/pic0409a.jpg/)

[chalkie]

Think your tyres need another coat :D:D:D looking good pal!

[Enigma]

Smith here is the calculations , these are not true as the software can not take into account the bike throttle bodies as they are not in the listed mods.

From what I read the throttle bodies can give upto 20% more BHP and torque.

Performance analysis...
Power at flywheel (bhp) : 89.585
Power at wheels (bhp) : 69.518
Transmission loss (bhp) : 20.067
Torque (lbft) : 94.100
0-60mph time (secs) : 8.062
Maximum speed (mph) : 120.951
Transmission ratio (mph/krpm) : 21.521
Quarter mile time (secs) : 15.214
Acceleration (g) : 0.339
Power to weight ratio (bhp/tonne) : 137.823
Specific output (bhp/litre) : 69.284
Fueling constant (bhp/mmsq) : 24.000
Tuning factor : 1.443

so the previous figures look good but add the 20%

89.585 + 20% = 107.50 BHP (more than first figures)
69.518 + 20% = 83.42 BHP @ wheels
94.100 + 20% = 112.92 lb torque

:crazy::crazy::crazy:

[smith]

those are some very good numbers! my goodness you should be running 14-16 at the quarter mile!

[Enigma]

Once the weather picks up and the nights get lighter it shouldn't be too long before I find out how close to these figure she really is :devil:

[smith]

ya just stay off the motorways lol average speed cameras.

[=OG=Cowboy]

Smith, E will be just a Blurrr as he zips past those low cost mounties!

[smith]

Smith, E will be just a Blurrr as he zips past those low cost mounties!

:lol:

[Enigma]

Weather picking up in th UK so its time to get on with the mini , fitted a new wiring loom as the old one was badly damaged after the fire.

She now has 2" staight through centre exit exhaust fitted and the carbs are now rebuilt and back on.

here she is now

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/PIC_0420.jpg

Here is the first attempt at starting her

http://s712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/vids/?action=view&current=PIC_0421.mp4

after a few adjustments and taping up the loom

http://s712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/vids/?action=view&current=PIC_0422.mp4

[=OG=Cowboy]

Looking Good E!

It sounded oil starved in the first video. Ran much better in the second.

That is one little car. What is the idle RPM second video?

[=OG=CuZ]

Looks good and sounds nice.

[=OG=War_elephant]

Sweet music :D

[Enigma]

Looking Good E!

It sounded oil starved in the first video. Ran much better in the second.

That is one little car. What is the idle RPM second video?

It wasnt oil starved it was because the valve timing on 2 of the cylinders was wrong and they were not closing.
RPM was about 1500

And the video's do it no justice for the way it sounds. its loud

[smith]

looking good E :thumbsup:

[=OG=Fickdich]

Good to see it run and not catch fire. Your almost there E, the end is in sight. I think it's funny you can reach in and start the car, keep one hand on the ignition and one on the throttle cable all at the same time.

[Enigma]

Next step will be fun , sort the clutch hydraulics then I can see what she drives like , should get interesting as the full travel of the throttle is only about 1 1/2 inch :eek6:

[Enigma]

finally got the interior sorted and everything in and working

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/PIC_0435.jpg

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/PIC_0434.jpg

must remember to clean the carpet :crazy:

[=OG=War_elephant]

all you need now is a meter from the govt to tax you by the hour as it runs, and monitors your odometer. And the tube attached to your back pocket/wallet, to suck the money out.

Nice job by the way.

[=OG=Fickdich]

Oh no! You put the steering wheel on the wrong side!

[Enigma]

Little video clip showing rebuild

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[=OG=CuZ]

A lot of work and time involved. But, it's well worth it. Nice job m8.

[Le Crabe]

Congrats, very nice job !

[Enigma]

spent some time polishing the wheels

from this

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/PIC_0436.jpg

to this

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/PIC_0438.jpg

now got 3 more to do

[Le Crabe]

175/50 R 13...you have a German tires. Michelin is the best !! lol...
Good work and courage for the others

[Enigma]

2 left to do now , hopefully get them done tomorrow and put them all back on the car so I can give her a try seeing as I have now hopefully sorted the overfueling problem.
May even video it :prrr:

[Enigma]

Wheels are all back on now so it was time to have a try , quick video an she still isn't running right but has stopped over fueling :yesnod:

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/the_enigma_album/mini/PIC_0441.jpg

listen to my son panic when I put my foot down

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[=OG=Cowboy]

He was fussing at you! Wheels look good, a lot of elbow grease there.

[=OG=CuZ]

Very nice Enigma. :yesnod:

[smith]

looks amazing E! hey what was the original width of the minis tires? it was 175 was it that sounds really wide.

[Enigma]

looks amazing E! hey what was the original width of the minis tires? it was 175 was it that sounds really wide.

most early mini's had 10" wheels and the standard sizes was 145/80 or 165/70 on coopers and early GT's, the 1275GT then went to 12" wheel followed by all the other models in 1983, the standard tyre sizes for a 1.0ltr model was 145/70 , 13" wheels were introduced late on in the mini's life and many options where then available for different sized tyres.
Mine are 175/50 13 which will not normally fit on a mini of this age but I have the wide arches and the origional arch under them has been cut back to take the larger wheel size , the back also have spacers on to push them out even more

[Enigma]

hey smith check this out , I am not normally a fan of the new mini but this is something else , MINI Countryman WRC Turbocharged 184 bhp

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[=OG=CuZ]

If Skinner would have helped you paint, I'm sure the blue car next to you would be the same color. :biggrin5:

[smith]

ya the new mini is not for me lol but i do love rally! so basically your mini is going to stick to the road like glue that is a very nice car:devil:

[Enigma]

ya the new mini is not for me lol but i do love rally! so basically your mini is going to stick to the road like glue that is a very nice car:devil:

its like a gokart :wink5:

[Enigma]

little update

car now 99% so will be on the road soon

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[smith]

that sounds good:devil:

[Le Crabe]

Very nice...I like the sound of the motor.

[Shades]

Silly E your on wrong side of car! :prrr: looks great!!

[Enigma]

Updated slideshow video

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[chalkie]

Christine, really, does the radio fire up by itself?

[Enigma]

Christine, really, does the radio fire up by itself?

Not yet but the lights did and things keep altering on her with no reason :crazy:

[Enigma]

Really thought I had it all sorted today , getting sick of this damn car

sorry about the sound , I had the window open :crazy:

whoops just noticed my comment at the end

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[chalkie]

Oh dear, is it sorted?

[Enigma]

Oh dear, is it sorted?

NO

Can not work out why its doing it

[=OG=Cowboy]

Something is getting Hot! ... I have seen this before. ... A Relay, gets hot stops the engine. 78 Ford.

[=OG=Jonesy]

Seen that happen once on a TR-6. Coil pack even though it was a new one when it got warm the motor would shut down. Once it cooled off about the time it takes to drink a 6 pack it would start and run until the coil pack got hot again. The way I figured it out was the old hit and miss tactic just started replacing thing 1 at a time and low and behold it was the coil pack which was new at the time but the last to replace and try.:devil:

[Enigma]

Seen that happen once on a TR-6. Coil pack even though it was a new one when it got warm the motor would shut down. Once it cooled off about the time it takes to drink a 6 pack it would start and run until the coil pack got hot again. The way I figured it out was the old hit and miss tactic just started replacing thing 1 at a time and low and behold it was the coil pack which was new at the time but the last to replace and try.:devil:

New coil ordered , made up new wiring for the coil feed so once the coil arrives its time to try again

[=OG=Jonesy]

Good Luck E! Nice Mini!

[=OG=Cowboy]

Maybe we could get the Kidd to design E a two phase multi volt guitar peddle for the Mini!

[=OG=Jonesy]

:yesnod::lol:

[=OG=Cowboy]

That TR-6 is a Triumph?

[Enigma]

That TR-6 is a Triumph?

yes its a triumph , this is one

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IcrqyU7sX2M/THU5dVireoI/AAAAAAAAABk/NEDQfirltcw/s1600/tr6_1b.jpg

[smith]

Something about old British sports cars is so amazing. I think its the way they look.

[Enigma]

Something about old British sports cars is so amazing. I think its the way they look.

Here's mine today after I had been out in her and getting 4 wheel alignment done and without breaking down :p
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/631/pic0427b.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/20/pic0427b.jpg/)

[smith]

yup something about it just screams "look at me! I'm awesome!!"

[Enigma]

If you are a lover of the mini check this out , you will LIKE IT

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[=OG=CuZ]

Lol, now that is a mini. :)