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| Author: | Gongrat [ Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hydro or dry? |
I have a 70' Matic, 60 thousand miles, and am converting to manual as the auto is stuffed, should I retain the Hydrolastic suspension or convert to dry? I bought some engine mounts to mount the manual engine in the auto frame, but now I'm thinking of switching sub-frames to dry. the hydro hasn't failed yet, but I don't want any more issues with it after I rebuild the car. any thoughts? Craig |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hydro or dry? |
Keep it wet mate. Plenty of spare s/h bags still about, I can re-hose them if they leak where crimped on. My `70 matic still has its original pipes and rear bags (front bags got changed as 20 years ago I fitted a GT subby + brakes etc). Just bung 1.5deg front arms, Mini front shocks and comp rear hydro bumpstops in, and it'll out-handle dry cars on the crap bumpy roads we have now. 
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| Author: | Bubbacluby [ Thu Feb 25, 2016 5:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hydro or dry? |
I would keep the hydro and have the auto rebuilt for rarities sake Everyone has a manual, not too many have an auto, or atleast keep it aside to one day go back in
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| Author: | jubblies [ Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hydro or dry? |
drmini in aust wrote: Keep it wet mate +1. PM sent |
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| Author: | Gongrat [ Thu Feb 25, 2016 10:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hydro or dry? |
Thanks. I've been through two Auto motors already, one got blow by in cylinder 3, and god knows what happened to the second one, I was driving down the road and thick black smoke came out the exhaust and I pulled up. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hydro or dry? |
park the autobox & motor under the bench and make it a BigBlock wasaMatic like mine. You can always go back if you sell it. |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hydro or dry? |
craigpowell wrote: Thanks. I've been through two Auto motors already, one got blow by in cylinder 3, and god knows what happened to the second one, I was driving down the road and thick black smoke came out the exhaust and I pulled up. Sounds like you need a better engine builder or to modify your rev limit 
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| Author: | weeman90 [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 8:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hydro or dry? |
In my matic I took out the auto and changed the subframes to dry and put the motor aside till I can get it rebuilt and chucked in a manual. Anyone know a good place to get the auto motor and box rebuilt preferably in Adelaide but will send it interstate if needed? |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 8:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hydro or dry? |
weeman90 wrote: In my matic I took out the auto and changed the subframes to dry and put the motor aside till I can get it rebuilt and chucked in a manual. Anyone know a good place to get the auto motor and box rebuilt preferably in Adelaide but will send it interstate if needed? Greig Malaure at Mini Classic here in Sydney rebuilds them. Mini Classic (parts & mechanical repairs - Home of Australia's Fastest Group N Mini) 2 / 27 Hope Street, ERMINGTON, NSW, 2115 Tel: (02) 9874 7211 Mob: 0411 869 438 (Greig Malaure) |
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| Author: | weeman90 [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hydro or dry? |
Thanks doc I'll give him a call |
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