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I'm hoping it makes a noticeable difference.....we'll see. I'm making so many changes (bigger bores, higher compression, different cam, new...
The head is already down at the machine shop, tho they are waiting on valves and guides from me.....in the meantime I forgot to post a pic of how...
Got the last few bits cleaned and ready, so I cleaned, primed and painted the case. Trying to decide if I might like a color for the engine other...
Rebuilding an engine and/or a transmission is not just taking the old bits out and putting new bits in (unless you're Edd China) but also endless...
Today I spent all day cleaning parts, I swear I spend more time doing that the the disassembly and re-assembly combined! The worst part is...
Today I disassembled the gearbox for overhaul.....it was leaking from every seal and gasket, it had a crunchy second gear synchro and a noisy...
OK, not a video, but just some pics. I spent a lot of time cleaning the block and pistons up - that doesn't make for good video so I didn't...
Part 3, where we talk about cylinder heads and valves.... [MEDIA]
I know, I'm not as entertaining as those two, nor do I have an editing team to help with the filmography. In fact, my son pointed out to me that a...
Appreciate the kind words, I hope it's not too boring or not informative enough.
OK, here's part two, where I remove the oil pump, cam and lifters, pistons/rods and crank. [MEDIA]
I'm going to try and be thorough, and I don't want to bore people but I'm sure there will be tiny details that I'll miss describing. Things that...
I'm starting a series of videos showing how I rebuild a Mini or Sprite A series engine..... Here's the first installment...... I don't know if...
It's ready to run, all wired up, gassed up and so on, however I found late tonight that the choke isn't working correctly - so I guess I'll have...
Got it loaded into the test stand, probably won't get to fire it up till Sat, my brother is coming to town for the weekend...... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ready to go into the engine stand.....waiting on a distributor - yes it has one in it now, but that's an old points dizzy and I have a new...
Yep. Front end is all done, letting some paint dry on a bracket I missed before so I can install the radiator. Then it's pretty much ready to go...
Well, my oil pressure cheat worked a treat! (I forgot I was going to video it - oh well) It went exactly like I thought - at first the drill...
Absolutely! I wonder if I could have just given it a good bop on the end and not had to take it all apart, but I might have damaged something else...
Dave, yes all the Mini automatics can be shifted manually, as far as modifying it to take more HP - not sure. The stock trans was strong enough to...