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Right? I was going through them quickly as it was. I'll have to start her in 6th gear.

 

Thanks for posting Nathan. I do have another image as well that is kinda cool. We'll be making use of the mounting points for the standard ICE, but we are machining a bracket to attach to them to the new motor.

 

We will be using a poly mount, we'd like to use one of the stiffer aftermarket models. Luckily, since it is an 02 we do not have to deal with that hydraulic unit. Good call.

 

Update: It's Alive!

We have been making some real progress on the build. Things are happening much faster now than they were over the first few weeks where everything was getting drawn out in CAD programs and talked about theoretically.

This morning, our Motor was hooked up to the Getrag from the MINI using a custom Flywheel, and held in place by a series of solid mounts combined with the oem mounting points. When offered a few volts from a Lead-Acid battery the wheels got turning, almost silently. It was a big moment for us, but there is still a lot of work to be done before our first scheduled drive on Monday.

I have been creating daily 2 minute video mockumentaries, and having some fun with them. Today's will be the 10th episode of our reality TV show that does have some good information about the build despite the tone. Here is a link to the first one;

 

Friday's Episode is my favorite so far;

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Still working on making it a little faster, but we have some real progress...

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