G'day JC good to see you back, just ignor the crap that seems to entertain
small minds, I do.
That engine appears to be a long way foward in the engine bay (I'll check
mine tomorrow)
I was going to suggest you consider fitting the hair dryer above the gearbox,
a bit more pipework but should be ok.
Looking good keep at it.
If you want to part with that Cultus manifold---------------me please.

Blue

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Blue,

It looks to be a good (read as only) place to have it actually.

As for engine position - I decided to run a leccy water pump as the factory water pump pully was too close to the suspension tower. I'm fairly confident it's as far back as it can go.

Any turbo specialists amongst us? I need to know if the turbo needs to be positioned in any particular way? i.e. Does the prop shaft need to run parallel with the ground or can it be at any angle?



Is there only one way the exhaust and compressor housing go together? Meaning can i 'rotate' the compressor housing so the outlet is at a different location? I imagine there would be some sort of key so they would only go togwther one particular way.....

im sure the turbo has to sit straight, not on its side like in your pic...I think that is a starlet gt turbo ct9,,, the front cover can spin around to where ever you want it but you will need to make up a custom bracket for the wasgate actuator to work.

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76 Clubman B16a2 Vtec AWD Turbo 12.9@105mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9PW49e1hYs

It is... Does the actuator push or pull that rod?

that's right - and by the looks of it you'll have more plumbing problems for the inlet side of it... the thing to do would be to put it up over the gearbox, where the mini rad used to be, then route the exhaust down behind the motor instead of underneath it... that's what I'll do with my Honda - eventually

I'm trying to figure out where the alternator goes exactly. I saw the early pics of it sort of hanging off the front of the motor, which looks as though it would go through the driver's side panel in the engine bay. Is that where it's going?

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Spot on. It could go in the standard suzi position but it would require some serious hacking of the cone tower/enlosure. A few guys have done it but I wouldn't think that you couldn't get it engineered in Aus. I'm sure as I say that someone wil pipe up and say they have tho.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

I think I would be a lot happier keeping those towers intact too. It looks pretty tight for space in there, at least down the sides of the engine. Another way that might be possible is mounting the alternator at the transmission end (stay with me now ) and fabricating a shaft to get drive from the belt. Though I suspect this may get in the way of the exhaust, turbo or not.

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yeah theres a guy in the uk who has mounted his alt above the box, with like you said, a long shafted guided by a few bearings..

goes behind his turbo manifold aswell

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There is the BradWay (C) of mounting it (alternator) back to front inside the guard, I don' know is the space is more limited in the roundnose but even in my Clubbie it is looking as the only way to go.

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

Seems like a good way to do it as it maximises the room in the engine bay. Would be less fab work than the 'remote' mounted idea too.

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Hell yeah....my alternator bracket took about 20 mins including design time. Mind you, I did borrow the design from Bradway (C) also.....

I have some pics of the guy who remote located the alternator on the box side. Fitting it is that when I saved the file i called it 'lunacy', rather than something like 'alternator mount'.

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or "alternative alternator mount" ?
Seen those pics, & it does seem the hard way to go about it.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

Post em up if you can find em. I always enjoy seeing people doing things the hard way. makes a change from it being me all the time

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I reckon there would be more room at the back....and it wouldn't take up the room that is generally allocated to the new radiator position. Then again, under the driver's side front guard is a MUCH better option altogether. Or......you could do as I have seen on a mini race car......drive it off one of the rear wheels.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.