motor has to come out then,and crank and rods out?

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872-874 South Rd
Edwardstown
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i'd say so....

things'd get a bit scratchy if you didn't, i'm guessing

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it's only 1cc or so. No big deal.
I did one in the car, once...

Just tape all the holes up on top of block, put some grease around top of bore when finished, turn motor over. Presto! crud sticks in grease, wipe it out. Repeat until clean.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Bring your Die-Grinder one weekend.. I'll supply a carton of the golden liquid......

J

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is that beacuse there is a bigger gap in between the middle two cylinders on 998 compared with 1275?

Sort of partly the reason- it's that 1275 bores are not only spaced differently, bores are much bigger. So, the exhaust valves on a 1275 head overhang the bores on a 850-998-1098.
Inlets clear- just!
`Pocketing the block' involves grinding or milling the deck away along the gasket line of a 998 gasket (exhaust valve side), approx 2.5mm deep.

Full instructions are in Des Hammill's book- `How to power tune the BMC/BL/Rover 998 A series engine'.
Around $40 from Pitstop Bookshop, at www.pitstop.net.au

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Am I correct in saying that you just follow the lones of a 1275 gasket to pocket the block for a 940 head

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

No- you follow the lines of a 998 gasket. But you MUST fit a 1275 gasket with a 1275 head- the 998 one won't seal the chambers.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

think ill go for a standard metro engine modify it myself and fit a mirage motosport turbo manifold with a t2 or t25 probally start that when i finish school and get a proper job and it will be the best clubman ever

2nd arfter mine

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BRICKWORX RACING
872-874 South Rd
Edwardstown
SA 5039
PH: 8297 9494
FAX: 8297 7133

lol i dunno mines pretty good

hah... no such thing as a good clubman!!! (watch the abuse come!!!! )




Jokes


My cr will be round 7.9:1 so it will be a bit to high to run much past 10psi i think.... well at least without an intercooler it aint the best idea....

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68matic: "i havent seen much head in my life "

if i didnt think so highly of you duke nuke,i would have fired up
when i get kezjims old manifold and turbo,its gunna be bolted strait onto my 1098,get all the stuff made for the rest of it,and keep it at low boost,and just boost very quietly to work and back (under 1Km from my house) and sort out some bugs untill i get around to the 1310 with same turbo,im going for all low down response
drag ya some time

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BRICKWORX RACING
872-874 South Rd
Edwardstown
SA 5039
PH: 8297 9494
FAX: 8297 7133

hah! we'll see what happens....
GR built engine, with GR head and a nice t25 on the side of it
But you never know, I might keep blowing boxes and diffs, so I'll have to push it across the line

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68matic: "i havent seen much head in my life "

just a quick update on my budget build that hasnt started yet.
I picked up 2 1.75 inch SU carbies from a Datsun yesterday for $50!!