Hey Everyone,
Been a little while since I posted. Mostly because I have been enjoying the car and not working on it much. I have however decided to pull the motor and give it a little more umph.
The planned upgrades are below:
- New Performance Cam - Minisport ST948 Fast Road
- Re-work the head for larger valves(probably)
- Fix a clank thats happening in the motor with new bearings and a crank rework
- New Final Drive 2.95:1
- Center Oil Pickup
I got the engine out this weekend and its getting taken apart this week. First picture of the project!
So what engine did you have?
Quote from: sparetimetoys on May 05, 2014, 08:20:34 PM
So what engine did you have?
It's a 1275 from an Austin America. I am keeping the engine though. Just gonna spice it up a little. :-D
I was thinking it may have been the 850 and you would have some parts to unload
Some amazing news. While tearing down the motor we found out the pistons are already overbored!! I have a 1293cc not a 1275cc. That was super exciting and makes me wonder if I already have a performance cam in the car. Not sure there is any way to tell for sure though. I don't have any pictures of the motor but I have some of the freshly repainted engine bay for my upgraded motor to go in.
Should be able to mic up the cam just like anything else and see what it is.
When I bought my '65 there were Isky stickers on it...when I rebuilt the motor I was super un-excited to find out all I had were stickers. ::)
Quote from: Mudhen on May 08, 2014, 10:01:06 AM
Should be able to mic up the cam just like anything else and see what it is.
When I bought my '65 there were Isky stickers on it...when I rebuilt the motor I was super un-excited to find out all I had were stickers. ::)
Haha stickers still add 10-15hp I have heard. What does mic up mean?
Mic as in, 'micrometer'. Checking it out the same as you would a piston or crank to work out the exact measurements.
What's 1293 - is that +.020?
Yup thats right +.020!
Any updates on how this is going?
I have been super behind on this post. I have a few updates I will post in order below. Super exciting stuff!!
Looking forward to the updates.
We're all waiting patiently 4.gif
Sory to see the way that guy jumped on you over on that other site. I just mostly read there because it seems like some one gets their panties in a wad over any question or idea I put up there.
It's all good. Folks over there get all ornery but that's life. I'm midway though a drive from NC to DC so once I make it there ill update with a ton of pictures. Should be back in the car next week!!
Minimania is kind of a necessary evil, where there is tons of great info but BS to put up with. As far as vendors go it's cheaper to buy from minispares, minisport, gb carparts, and myself. Minimania is always the most expensive but that's his perogative. I think I'm going to scale back my mechanical parts to the more popular items and carry them in stock. Maybe do special request orders on what I don't carry. My guy in the UK gives me a headache when I drop ship parts.
Love the pics
Quote from: 94touring on June 27, 2014, 07:38:16 AM
Love the pics
Thanks!! I have been so bad about taking pictures on my projects lately.
Are the interior lights you added to the dash area for lighting the gauges or just extra interior light? Looks like a good idea for either. I need a little extra light on my gauges, stock gauge lights just not quite enough.
The idea was to add them for interior lighting for maps and general "argh I can't see because my mk1 is pitch black at night" needs. They were super easy to do and if you were to do it I can do a write up on them specifically.
Quote from: SomethingNew71 on June 27, 2014, 11:54:16 AM
The idea was to add them for interior lighting for maps and general "argh I can't see because my mk1 is pitch black at night" needs. They were super easy to do and if you were to do it I can do a write up on them specifically.
That would be cool.
Saturday was the day!
She lives!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw-P8KQN5yE&list=UUZIUfOFhrQ9nrR06IOoAJ2Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw-P8KQN5yE&list=UUZIUfOFhrQ9nrR06IOoAJ2Q)
Congrats I like the tip of the hat to Dr. Who on the license plate.
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Awesome!! How does it feel?
I am a huge Dr. Who fan so I couldn't drive my mini without at least a little tip to him. My real plate actually reads thedoctr hahaha. The car feels amazing though 3500-4k rpms and it pulls really well. Overall the car feels just happier though. With the ported head and big valves its just munching on tons of air. Man I love this car!!
What did you set your valve clearances to?
I think I put the same cam in Buzz and it just sounds loud, at least at idle. Once the rpms are above idle it quiets down some.....
Let me check with my mechanic cause I can't remember what we did.
I set mine to 15 thou at TDC firing, but they tick pretty good there....