Hello,
First I want to thank jpodge for posting his adventure encouraging me, and others perhaps, to give this a try, and also helping me with some questions.
My mini is a roundnose 87 mayfair 998 from italy, which I bought last year and was restored by me (except the sandblasting)
Did not mess with the engine/gearbox much as it was in good order, replaced head with 12g295 with the big valve, faster cam, lighter flywheel, 123 dizzy, etc
The body was sandblasted and i had to replace both front wings, front panel, scuttle, bonnet, boot floor and lower section of the back, i went with the original small stoplights since i was doing so much welding, and added a sunroof because im tall
The car is fun to drive and pretty reliable
But i have to do something otherwise i get bored, this is when the K1100 conversion begins
The plan is to keep the 998 for this summer and install the conversion in the winter
So i bought a spi 1275 complete engine and gearbox from italy, a k1100 complete engine and gearbox from france, and some other bits of ebay from all across europe(I am from Romania)
Learned to weld aluminum, quite easy with the new welder.
I chose to go with SC conversion kit(front plates and pulleys), which just arrived, maniflow 2 inch headers, haltech elite 750, med damper with management pulley and sensor, waiting on some parts from minispares.
Just ordered the injectors and coils(thanks jpodge for the part numbers) and a "normal" throttle sensor like sprocket used on his build will see how it goes
http://www.vems.hu/wiki/index.php?page= ... 2FSprocket
Other things i will be experimenting with: davies craig electric coolant pump, fiat cinquecento front mounted radiator
Not too sure with the fuel pressure regulator, aeromotive is quite pricey, but really not trusting other cheap stuff made in china, i have the rail with the pressure reg built in, think is from k1200 and will give it a go
Disclaimer:
I am not a mechanic, just a bloke in a garage with no adult supervision, i do not know what i am doing.