i thought there was a thread i started a while ago about this but i can`t find it
i may have hi-jacked someone elses thread

anyways,,, we had a bit of a slow-down period on this , simply waiting for a friend to get his ar$e back here to finish off some stuff

well,, now he`s finally arrived & ripping in again
the subframe is basically finished except for some neatening up & a few little gussetts & such,,, still yet to throw it back into a car body to make sure it`s all squeezed in nice

so we`ve made some axles, they`re done

we`ve made an exhaust manifold (extractors) so they`re done & been jet hot coated

& we`ve sorted an Alternater & braketry & pulleys & tensioner etc (major drama but nearly sorted)

& we`ve created a turbo manifold & dump pipe, just have to clean up the welds & get it jet-hot coated now

But today we got back onto the inlet manifold for Yamaha R1 Bike carbs

it`s a real tight squeez but it`s happening





























more coming

so,,, yes we are making 3 subframes,,, one for Clive N/A with R1 Bike carbs
& coated extractors

one for me , Turbo injected

& a spare,,, but don`t all rush me for the spare frame cause we havn`t finished my frame yet

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Great job. I'm watching this one very closely. I'd like to do a conversion on my spare Mini one day. Either this engine or the Swift GTI.

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TOO MANY MINIS AND NOT ENOUGH TIME

getting there,,, & now the tig sh!t$ itself,,, off to get the Tig fixed (again)

more to come next week
stay tuned

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Those extractors look unbelievably good! Me likee

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"Beware the lollipop of mediocrity: lick it once and you'll suck forever" Brian Wilson

The extractors look great. I too like to get mine ceramic coated. Makes a massive difference to the overall look.
Nice work

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Previously owned the Red VTEC Mini (B16A)

Project currently on the go:
1961 Morris mini
Engine conversion - WRX EJ255

Good to see this progressing Matt.
Here is the thread you started three years ago:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=79731&hilit=micra

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Too many cars, and too little time.

ah thanks awdmoke,,, i knew it was there, just couldn`t find it,,, wow & 3 years
no wonder i couldn`t find it

ah well

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

We have another Tig welder now so as soon as Dale is back from playing silly buggas elswhere
we`ll get back onto both inlet systems

Clive`s is the R1 bike-carby system, with the shiney extractors
& mine is the turbo injected one , still yet to sort the intercooler but it`s looking like a top-mount will be the simplest

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

What turbo are you using?

GT25/60
ball bearing Garrett jobby

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

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"Show me the Mini!"

Thanks Matt, Was pretty sure thats what you would say

well,,, to be a little more accurate
it`s actually a GT25-54
but that may be just getting a bit picky of me
i`m pretty sure it`s the smallest Ball-bearing type jobby available from Garrett

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

coming along nicely, sorry it`s taking so long, relying on a few different people helping on this project
it`s also stop start type work with moving all my dads stuff & cleaning up his properties
but they`re pretty-well done now so all hands on deck

Inlet manifold almost finished
subframe just needs a tidy-up, sand blast, etch-prime & paint
exhaust extractors done
& now just to finish off the alternator pulley & tensioner etc
Yamaha R1 bike carbs going onto Clives (this one) so just a little fiddle with length & fitment into dummy-body-shell shortly to confirm it all clears & we`re done


after these 3 frames are done i don`t think we will be doing any more Jap eng conversions
i think i`ll spend more time on the Bimmer Twinkys that way

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Frames coming along nicely
manifolds made
alternator brakets made
inlet systems (x2) made)
now the fun begins setting it all up to make em run



sorry, for some reason photobucket isnt playing the game atm
i`ll have to play with it later


the sub-frames are all wire brushed, blasted, etch primed & 2-pak painted
ready to whack the donk in & shove it into the car now

still lots of work to go, however these are a bit of a side-line thing for us
so std-issue mini customers come first, then when we get a bit of spare time we work on these & the Bimmer Twinkys of course

not making any more subframes tho, we have all out own stuff to get done now, race minis & monaco fastback conversions & getting our station wagons ready to run & sorting a few issues on my race-buggy, so sorry to all & everyone who have asked about any more getting done, computer says no
cheers & thanks for gorking
Matt
0407 135 656

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.