Monty the Rwd R1 engined tarmac eating Minus by Alburglar

3 minute(s) of a 160 minute read

Getting to the nuts that fix the front of the rear-subframe, inside the minus is pretty close to impossible so I made up some brackets out of 1/4 inch straight bar and welded on some nuts , to make life easier in the future. A must do for any minus owner!


My first time welding with gas today too and It's much nicer!

5-13-2006

brief update:

Forget my plans for vtec for the time being.
Nurburgring prep has started. Engine is out in order to investigate oil pressure gremlin. If it is simply gearbox swarf in the pump (fingers crossed everybody please), then it is gonna get sorted farily swiftly an I'll be treating myself to a high lift rockers and perhaps a nice quaife ATB LSD.
If it is broken up piston rings then I'll be forking out for a re-build. Either way it should be ready for the ring run, whatever state of tune it's in!

I've also got hold of a torsen LSd box for a k-series so may have a little tinker with that and see if it'll fit up front whilst the a-series is on my bench!

6-29-2006

Right. forgot to take pics, but engine is now in three chunks. gearbox, block and head ready for a big clean and re-re-build and to find my oil pressure gremlin.
The good news is that there is nothing majorly wrong. A wahser in my four pin diff had let go and some debris had been floating aroung in my engine oil. No serious damage though. Thank God -even the diff is undamaged!

Bottom end bearings look fine - even centre main, but when you rub you finger over them they feel ever so slightly pitted. But they were gonna be replaced anyway, whilst it's apart.
New oil pump - Probably.
Oil pressure ball bearing is badly scored so it's getting replaced.

It has a major leak down number three piston so new rings are on order, and one valve above number three also needs re-lapping.

Apart from that I'm taking the oppurtunity to give it a little upgrade, as I've mentioned before. Quaife Auto Torque Biasing diff, which requires a straight cut crown wheel (fingers crossed they do a 3.4:1 final drive to suit my 13s) and new output shafts too.

It will also be treated to swiftune 1.5:1 roller rockers. I can smell 100 plus bhp and 100lbs of torque at about 2 rpm, LOL
Vroom Vroom.

7-30-2006

hmm...

...well its stripped