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Engine Dissembling, Part 11
Switched gear to work on engine block a bit as I’m waiting for the deep 1-1/2″ socket. Managed to remove timing chain and camshaft. It’s all very straight forward. The only slightly tricky bit is to removing the timing chain gears. Both gears need to be pulled out at the same time. The smaller gear […]
Final Drive Ratio
I have always felt that the mini is too strained on highway, which isn’t surprising given it’s standard 3.44:1 ratio. 3.1:1 or 2.9:1 is probably better, given the 1275cc engine. The cross-pin diff looks like a nice upgrade.
More KAD Engineering Part Wishlist
Alloy Race Backplate and Alloy Race Flywheel.
5/8″ x 16 TPI, WTF?
Another half evening perfectly wasted on hunting down an odd ball bolt used by the mini. Someone mentioned that one shouldn’t directly apply flywheel puller on the end of crankshaft. So I decided to get a 5/8″ bolt to crew into the crankshaft. How difficult can that be? After an hour of driving around after […]
Mini parts from MED Engineering
I came across the website of MED Engineering, and their delicious mini parts: Slimline Starter Motor, $240 Lightweight Alternator, $230 Alloy Timing Plate, $40 S Damper Kit, $155 Oh well, we will see where my wallet is after the main engine block rebuild and subframe recondition.
Mini From Down Under 