mini with a little bit of micra

[l_jonez]

not sure if anyone is interested but i thought id share a few pics of my mini with its new cg10 heart

mini

cg10

rover k series manifold made to fit

inlet manifold modified to accept bike carbs

built a subframe

idler pully and bracket for alternator belt also a trigger wheel fitted to allow me to use megajolt

drive shafts made

coil pack mounted with some new leads made

engine painted

old g-A-y series out

cg10 and new frame in

everything put back together

next step is to find some 1.3 cams for the time being, then buy a whole 1.3 unit i can rebuild over time and create a bit of a monster.

 

[Skinner_87]

Brilliant job mate!! subframe is very neat

Was the megajolt hard to set up?

 

[l_jonez]

nope, already had it installed in the mini, ive just changed the map to a "safe" one until i get it on the rollers

 

[Skinner_87]

nope, already had it installed in the mini, ive just changed the map to a "safe" one until i get it on the rollers

Awesome, does it use a TPS or MAP sensor?

Do you find the front end much lighter over the cast A series?

 

[l_jonez]

its runs map, it gives a actual load input rather than just throttle position so much better.

the front is lighter but its hard to compare it really as ive fitted harder springs and lowered the ride hight when i built the frame

 

[l_jonez]

pic to show the manifold

i fitted 6mm push fit fittings to each injector hole to get a take off for each runner

 

[frank]

grand job i_jonez
you did,nt go for the smaller RS5F41 g/box then eh

 

[l_jonez]

grand job i_jonez
you did,nt go for the smaller RS5F41 g/box then eh

it would have made things a bit easier but this engine&box came up soo cheap it was rude not to buy it. also means when i build my monster 1.3 i can retain a 1.3 box although im tempted to keep 1.0 box for the added acceleration. dont you use a 1.0 box frank? whats it like coupled to a 1.3?

 

[frank]

dont you use a 1.0 box frank? whats it like coupled to a 1.3?

yes mate, mine,s the smaller type 41 box, with a hybrid clutch (holding up amazingly well )

 

[l_jonez]

Had a look through the blogs, hoes any one know for any with some engine builds? I need some inspiration

 

[frank]

Had a look through the blogs, hoes any one know for any with some engine builds? I need some inspiration

a couple of engne build threads here
http://www.micra.com.au/community/message.php?messageid=72737
http://www.micra.com.au/community/message.php?messageid=65695

 

[l_jonez]

Ah brilliant thanks

 

[l_jonez]

Quick drive before the carbs and Megajolt get set up

http://static.photobucket.com/playe...obucket.com/albums/hh21/lrjonez/VIDEO0019.mp4

 

[Retepetsir]

That is fantastic!

 

[Sukugami]

Looks awesome, thanks for sharing

 

[l_jonez]

Thank you. There's plenty more pictures on my photobucket

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh21/lrjonez/flame

 

[l_jonez]

Looking for a set of 1.3 cams if any one has some ?

 

[l_jonez]

Air box finished and fitted along with filter

I'm now on the hunt for a 1.3 engine and box

 

[frank]

ace job as always

 

[Noddie]

really nice! whats it made from?

 

[l_jonez]

really nice! whats it made from?

It's made from fiberglass, some pics of it being made....

 

[Noddie]

great work!

 

[Ed]

That's pretty cool. I get a lot of questions about the micra EFI etc on these mini conversions. I've sold ecus to a few of them now I think.

 

[l_jonez]

Thanks I decided to ditch the efi and go with what I'm used to which is mappable ignition and carbs, there's nothing like the sound of bike carbs at full throttle.

 

[Ed]

Can understand, much easier for the home brew garage that's for sure.

 

[andy]

this is fantastic mate, would love to do this if i had the space..

 

[l_jonez]

Can understand, much easier for the home brew garage that's for sure.

Yep some ITB's will come eventually but I want to see how good i can get the carbs running first

 

[hoopdub]

awesome work, nice and snug haha. how much work was it to get the kseries fannymold to fit?

 

[l_jonez]

Wasn't that bad as long as you can weld,

Cut runners
Cut flange into 4 sections
Redrill flanges to suit micra
Bolt on flanges
Bend runners to line up
Weld back together

Because there was a limited amount off room in the mini I had to cut off the flange which bolts the manifold to downpipe. Pic shows it before being modified

Vs standard

 

[hoopdub]

excellent, thanks for the info just noticed your in S wales, so am i i work in a breakers down cardiff if you need some micra bits

 

[l_jonez]

excellent, thanks for the info just noticed your in S wales, so am i i work in a breakers down cardiff if you need some micra bits

Ah your in ponty, I'm in Aberdare, but work all over ponty for Welsh water. I'm currently looking for a 1.3 engine and box if one comes up let me know

 

[McCheung]

Brilliant job amazing how you go it to fit inside the mini. 1.3 in that would fly haha

 

[l_jonez]

Picked up a 1.3 engine today

 

[Antony]

hurry up and get it in!!!!!

 

[l_jonez]

hurry up and get it in!!!!!

No rush, going to fit some 1.0 pistons first

 

[Antony]

was just thinking...... the "built not bought" thing........

do you think mine could be "bought cos i can afford it"...lol

 

[l_jonez]

Could be lol


The built part is where I get the most enjoyment

 

[l_jonez]

The 1.3 is finally going in on Monday along with fitting a wide band o2 sensor

 

[squarepants]

that manifold is awsome i need a home made one in my life

 

[l_jonez]

that manifold is awsome i need a home made one in my life

There's much more space in the micra engine bay so it would only be the flange that meets the block that would need to be modifyed

 

[K11SS]

Great work here Jonez! Seen a few of these now and I kinda want a Micra heart with a Mini dress on

 

[l_jonez]

Right then the 1.3 started today after a but of a fight - that's the good news

The bad news being it turns out it has a blown headgasket ( water leaking into a cylinder) and even with it running very hot the compression is 3 bar lower than the minimum allowed. The old tea spoon of oil down the bores confirmed its the cylinders/pistons.


Sooo tomorrows job rip the engine back out

 

[Antony]

bad news that....... good news is theres hundreds of thousands of cg13's out there..lol

 

[JoeK11]

Looks like an amazing build the vid sounds great! May have missed a trick here but whats megajolt all about?

 

[K11SS]

Looks like an amazing build the vid sounds great! May have missed a trick here but whats megajolt all about?

I believe its engine management!

 

[l_jonez]

Megajolt is a mappable ignition system.

The 1.3 got stripped this morning

 

[frank]

journals look healthy pistons and rings ok ?

 

[l_jonez]

Looks to be a bit of wear on 2 pistons, got to try get a bore gauge on the cylinders but they don't look to good, there's a few scores :-( at least the crank seems to be like new, will get the micrometer on it tomorrow.

New pistons and a rebore should sort it out nicely. Will probably fit flat top pistions

 

[l_jonez]

Pistons already removed, proper poor man's engineering

After a a bit of heat the vice has no problem pushing the pin out

 

[JoeK11]

Cant you use the pistons and block from the cg10? as that one was fine wasnt it?