Engine Drivetrain 1st Gen Cooper S GNAT - The Resurrection

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  1. Doggybags

    Doggybags New Member

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    Nice to see two of the original "set-the-standard" MINI's together.
     
  2. Crashton

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    Oh now I get it you are scamming Chad out of a free carwash. Bet you get a new pine tree air freshener too. :wink: Nice to see Gnat has made it to treeoz. :Thumbsup:
     
  3. agranger

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    #43 agranger, Feb 29, 2012
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    LOL! They will match the JCW injectors that came out of Gnat and went into Jango a few years back during a tuning weekend in Dallas. Are you going to drop back to the IE Engineering fixed front camber plates that I sold with the springs? Those were solid as a rock and were made after the design change to a beefier setup. I pressed some fresh grease into the bearings before I sold 'em... if you have 'em, be careful: that grease is the stickiest stuff known to man!

    PS: Only the rear springs are betas. They sit a bit lower (1/4 inch to 1/2 inch) than the final production version of the TSW springs. The beta springs I had on the front were hand-turned and a flaw caused one of 'em to snap when I hit a small bump down near John's Cafe one morning. TSW replaced 'em with a new set of production-run front springs, which is what you now have in your posession. I thought that Jeremy sold those to someone else in MM.org. I wonder how many hands these things saw?

    This pic was taken with the springs and stock struts, if you want an idea of drop:

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    And a pic of the springs themselves! Those poor parts were removed over a year ago and must be very lonely by now!
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  4. Nathan

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    The camber plates were not part of the purchase. I have a set of Vorschlag's that may or may not be used again.
     
  5. Jason Montague

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    :cornut: After all that she's been through, Gnatster still looks great.:Thumbsup:

    Jason
     
  6. Nathan

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    #46 Nathan, Mar 1, 2012
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    The results of the Compression and Leak down tests are in...

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    Compression Test

    Cylinder 1 - 150 lbs
    Cylinder 2 - 90 lbs
    Cylinder 3 - 130 lbs
    Cylinder 4 - 100 lbs

    Leak Down Test

    Cylinder 1 - 25% Low - Suspect Rings
    Cylinder 2 - 90% Low - Suspect Intake Valves and Rings
    Cylinder 3 - 60% Low - Suspect Exhaust Valves and Rings
    Cylinder 4 - 75% Low - Suspect Rings
     
  7. Doggybags

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    BOOOOOOOOOOO. Hopefully this time it will be sorted all out, but something's gotta be wonky for this to happen to you again.
     
  8. Nathan

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    #48 Nathan, Mar 1, 2012
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    The tear down has begun...

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  9. Crashton

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    Good to know that a can of motor medic wasn't going to fix it. :smilewinkgrin:
     
  10. Nathan

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    Look ma...No Engine!

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    Sure does sit funny now....

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  11. Nathan

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    Engine on a cart...

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  12. Redbeard

    Redbeard JCW: because fast is fun!
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    Does that make it a Karting motor? :ihih:

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    I'll just show myself out. :crazy:
     
  13. DneprDave

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    Well, that's one method of weight reduction. :D

    Dave
     
  14. Justa Jim

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    But it's a scooter now, Dave. :)

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    Cool beans MoM scooter FTW!!! :D
     
  16. Nathan

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    It's this banter that keeps me smiling as we dig deeper and deeper into my little hell. :Thumbsup:
     
  17. BThayer23

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    Just cut a hole in the floorboard!

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  18. Metalman

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    No no no.....
    It's engine "a la carte"....:D
     
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    This is what I like to call "The Mr. burns". :lol:
     
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    Looks like a Waffle House waitress... :D
     

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