Were the bushes really rubber or that polyurethane cr@p "boy racers" use to add bhp . What I'm saying is I have 40 year old (black) rubber bushes and mounts in subframes that can still be used and pretty much every time I see poly bushes they are doing what yours did . (I don't have much faith in polyurethane bushes).
But the rest is looking good .

_________________
Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

You'd be surprised how much suspension flex there is when using rubber bushes. We back to back tested rubber vs poly on my old 944 race car and there was no comparison. Probably 2 10ths quicker just because of them. But like anything there are good and bad ones.

_________________
Potato

Polyurathane Ken, and they came from a reputable supplier - Pedders!!
I much prefer poly over rubber, and for a few reasons one of which Meeni has already explained.

I just think they were a bad batch!!

Cheers,
Tricky

_________________
"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

Where they in when the car was painted etc? Chemicals sprayed onto them?

Nope, completely removed. It was when they were removed that I noticed small cracks in them though!!

_________________
"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

Quick Update...

Didnt get a lot done today, still busy cleaning up from the storm last week. Some airborn missiles smashed into the TV aerial, breaking off some of the elements, and the TV reception was suffering. So I went to Masters and bought a digital ready antenna and installed it. Picture was worse than before, like I could only get SBS and nothing else. Reinstalled the original one, re-terminated the cable and voila - a good picture.... !!

Anyway, back to the Mini. Drilled and tapped the inlet manifold for the 1/4 NPT thread. Blew out the IM and tested the thread - all good!! Nozzles should be here next week.


Whle I was in a drilling mood, I thought I would drill the 10mm hole for the water-methanol tank fluid level sender unit. Simple job, but just thought I would get it out of the way. The only issue I will have here is that there are no baffles in the tank, will just have to make sure it is kept more or less full, to avoid pump starvation. Luckily the pickup is at the rear of the tank.


Also, when I ordered the bushes and other stuff from the UK, I ordered a brake reservoir cap that has the float level in it, to indicate low fluid level. Now this cap does not fit straight on to the Aussie late model master cylinder. For those wanting to do this you wll have to drill out the anti-spill lip with a 32mm hole saw. In discussions with the Engineer, we will use the integral break-fail switch and the low fluid level switch in parallel so we get a visual indicator in both conditions.


I havent installed the brake fail switch yet, need the master cylinder to be 'balanced' before installing it.

Thats all for today. Still waiting on some fittings from Earls before reinstalling the IM and finishing off the engine bay.

Cheers,
Tricky

_________________
"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

Is a brake fail lamp necessary? I mean, it'll be obvious when the brakes don't work!
Low fluid is good, I get that.

You can get and indication of a 'imbalance' condition (differential pressure condition front to rear), and still have brakes.

Its a double-redundancy feature and I would much rather have than have not! The Engineer thinks its a great idea too, and if he's happy, I'm happy!!

Wouldnt you much rather know what's going on with your braking system???

_________________
"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

Yeah ofcourse - I'll have a fluid level lamp too, but getting an indication of front / rear imbalance seems a lot harder to my mind than what you have planned.

Just a quick update....

Havent done a great deal this week, fell off a ladder Monday afternoon and hurt my back so I have been a bit immobilised. Finally felt up to doing a little bit today, and yesterday afternoon.

Concentrating on trying to finish the rebuild by areas, so I can finish totally one area and then close it out before moving onto a new area. At the moment I am concentrating on finishing the engine bay, befoe moving onto the boot and then finally the interior. Anyway, thats the plan!

So, a bit more done on the engine bay today, but far from finished:
Installed the GReddy boost contol valve, as well as finally getting all the fittings for the oil catch can. The oil filter is installed:


Machined a take-off for the oil feed for the turbo from the oil filter relocator. It also feeds the sender unit which gives oil temp and pressure:


Installed the GReddy vacuum sensor:


And the Sard rising rate fuel pressure regulator, in its old position, as it is better located here:


Also, all the heater and fuel lines have been run and fitted off. This space is where the brake booster lives:


Nearly time to install the VH44, as soon as I give it a tub. Mind you, will have to run the electrics first before I close up the space where the booster goes:


And finally run the hose lines for the WMI, and terminated them at the nozzles which arrived mid-week. They flow around 200cc/m at 200psi which is more than enough for the size engine. In the background is the vacuum take-off for the booster:


And finished running the water line into the boot:


Well, thats about it for now. Next week I want to make a start on the electrics, install the windscreen wipers and washers, finish plumbing the oil lines for the remote filter and oil cooler, and send the exhaust manifold out to be ceramic coated.

Thats it for now.

Cheers (from a stiff and sore),
Tricky

_________________
"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

Top work there trick, bad news on the fall mate but you seem to be healing.
Looking great as always mate.

_________________
So what's the last thing you remember...

I'm pretty sure you were..

WRONG ANSWER!!!

I'd hate to see how much you've spent on all those fancy speedflo? fittings...

_________________
If you want more inches, stroke it
Life's a garden.... Dig It!
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20746

I'm sure he's in enough pain, don't bring those things up too...

_________________
So what's the last thing you remember...

I'm pretty sure you were..

WRONG ANSWER!!!

Mate ,looking very sweet

Keep the updates coming bro ,very enjoyable

A good plan about doing it in sections ,less chance of forgeting things

Good work ol'sock

Cheers Hallsey

Earls Fittings Gordo, Earls!! Ummm, about $2k by now I would think!!!

Thanks Raist and Hallsey, and like you said Hallsey, if I do it by sections there is less chance of leaving stuff out or leaving things unfnished (I hope)!!

_________________
"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"