So, back in May last year I purchased a black Leyland mini that had a mildly warmed up 1275, 1.5 su, set of extractors and a points dizzy.
After a few weekends in dad's shed I managed to get a rwc for it and headed off to VicRoads for that long winded debate on how " it's a trailer, boat engine, never been on the system"
Apart from the young lass announcing " you don't have a vin so you'll have to apply for one " it was pretty plain sailing after the " old bloke" asked " what's the problem? "
A quick look at the mini and yup " well, it's an old car so it won't have a vin, just take his money and stamp the paperwork and read this this and this .....lol"
With nearly $1200 lighter in the pocket it was a very entertaining ride over the the east as I have not owned a running mini for almost 10 years ... many grins and giggles
Fast forward about 3 months to where I was cruising the inter webs .....
After talking with a mate { over a scotch or many } it was decided that running something like a megajolt would be a good idea and maybe looking into some form of efi. And an idea was hatched.
First on the list was a trigger wheel and crank sensor, then a 50mm twin 440cc injector throttle body and a Microsquirt. Over the Christmas break from work I pulled the power unit to fix a few leaks, change the cam and fit the trigger wheel.
My drinking cohort promptly rocked up and spent a wee bit of time sorting the " new" electrics, muttering " bloody 2 fuse boxes should never been used, should be replaced, my Alfa has many fuses"
After a quick blast { tuning session} on the Ring Rd I was set to never have a points related drama ever again
With a bit more research I decided that a 7 port with itb's would be easier to tune than a 5 port running a wet manifold, siamesed ports and all that charge robbing malarky. Off to the interwebs .... click click .....10 days later I have a 7 port alloy head thingy.
fast forward a bit .... so using an 1100S block bored to 73.5mm and dry decked, A+ crank and rods, new cam, light flywheel and a pair of 40mm dcoe pattern throttle bodies, Brownrigg extractors and a MED water pump plate to assist with the Davies Craig ewp80 and 11in thermo fan.
As for fuel delivery I'm using a " retrofit in tank pump kit" from the US. It's a Walbro 190 pump mounted into a 35lt tank, the only thing that I really had to do was extend the pump bracket by 3 in so it would reach the bottom of the tank.
I'm hopeing that over the next 5 days I can get the rest of the things sorted, rad mount, top and bottom hoses, wiring and o2 sensor and maybe just maybe it will make all the noises of an engine coming into life by mid next week.
