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2-24-2012
Hi Just been thinking about my engine plans and did some research on different ways to tune a 998 at first I thought I would bore it out to a 1098cc but after reading about them, I think I will keep it a 998 to keep the revs nice and high. also it will save me some money that I can use to spend on getting my 998 fast, going for about 70 to 75 bhp and be high revving. Will be using a 12g295 or a type of cooper head and all other parts will be upgraded.
8-23-2012
Have done so much to my mini scince the last post but just havent got round to uplouding it however i will do it tomorow. My plans for my little mini have changed. I want to keep the engine a 998 and just tune it up with mods to around 75hp i am deseaming the rear valance, and at the moment i have been working on a door project making my mk3 doors fit mk1 handles and locks with an inside pocket aswell one of my dads great ideas. so far so good and today i welded up the original door lock wholes and started to perfect my fabricated area the door is going to be reskinned but for prefrence i have allready pricicly marked and cut out the handle wholes. Few weeks ago i went to mitp brought some great things for my car, mk1 green rocker cover , yellow spotlights, two door handles mk1, stickers, some pannels and an aa badge pictures tomorow
8-24-2012
as promised the pictures howver didnt manage to get the picture of my boot repair as the camera ran out of charge but these pictures are of my mk1 door conversion project also take no notice of the door skin as i will be replacing this but the mk1 handle wholes will be in the cut out position
still have some more filllering to do on the converted area but it is taking shape nicely and has taken lots off weight off the door as i will be converting the windows to the earlyer sliding windows the pocket i have left at the bottom will stay as a small pocket with the holes welded up nice and flush with a nice chrome strip to finish off the top.
other than that it wont look to much different to the stage i am at now i have trial fitted the mk1 lock and handle and all works fine all that needs to be done on the car for the conversion is a small amount of welding on some plate so the mk1 latch will sit properly and then the conversion is complete on the lh.just got to mirrior it on the right hand which should be easy enough i hope. also i have never seen or herd of this conversion before so if anyone knows anyone or has any pictures of the conversion being done that would be great.
other than that the progress on my mini is gradual as my dads mk1 cooper is in the garage being put back together so i am unable to cut or weld if i dont roll my dads mini out and im not too keen on doing that all the time so the door project has come at just the right time as welding outside is ideal at the moment.
also done my first welding job on a chassis off of a citroen h van for a bloke down the road and did a good job of it and thats about it for the update i will take a picture of my boot repair tomorow and also of the lh back of my car as i have trial fitted a mk1 light and it looks so awsome!! really pleased with the outcome.
