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RE: Dion's Mini - Dion - 07-07-2016
Thanks Jared and Vinay
RE: Dion's Mini - Dion - 07-27-2016
Had unpleasant surprise on Saturday while getting the Mini ready for the next race meeting. While changing the oil I found what looked like a tooth from a gear stuck to the magnet of the drain plug.
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Initially after seeing that I thought... Forget the next race meeting I'm not stripping the engine again... But after a few minutes the desire of wanting to race out weighed all the effort of stripping and repairing the gearbox.
So once again out came the engine
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The rear diff cover was removed to confirm what I suspected had broken
Pinion gear broken
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Saturday evening I stripped the gearbox from the engine
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Sunday the gearbox was stripped, cleaned, reassembled and fitted back to the engine.
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All assembled and ready to go back into the Mini.
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Monday evening the engine was put back in the Mini. Just a few small jobs to do before the next race and I hope this is the last time I have to do this until the engine refresh and check in December.
RE: Dion's Mini - Dion - 08-07-2016
I'm not going to say much, will let the pictures do the talking.
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RE: Dion's Mini - Vinay-RS - 08-07-2016
really sorry that this happened to you Dion. I do hope you can get Pampers fixed.
RE: Dion's Mini - Boyscout - 08-07-2016
Ouch, that's a nasty one! Do you know what happened first? over revved and dropped a valve? or did the conrod give way first? looks like the piston was driven hard into the head chamber
Sorry for your loss, guess it is new engine time
RE: Dion's Mini - Jared Mk3 - 08-07-2016
Ouch . . . Sorry Dion.
RE: Dion's Mini - Dion - 10-22-2016
After a long wait I finally got all my engine parts back from the engineers. Some changes to the new engine compared to the old one. Using 1360 Hypatec Pistons instead of Omega and a new cylinder head.
Engine parts ready and waiting to be collected from the engineers.
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Superb engineering done. Crack tested, wedged and nitrided crankshaft.
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Hypatec Pistons fitted to resized conrods
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ARP bolts
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Excellent looking newly ported cylinder head
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Gearbox rebuilt, old gears and diff were transferred to the new casing
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Change of colour to more of classic colour
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Engine assembly
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Engine back in the mini
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Relocated the oil cooler from the side to the front
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Ready to go
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Now to run in the engine and then keep fingers crossed for better reliability and faster lap times
RE: Dion's Mini - Jared Mk3 - 10-22-2016
Looking good
Green looks familiar 
RE: Dion's Mini - Vinay-RS - 10-23-2016
Engine bay and the new motor look great. Looking forward to seeing pampers take to the track
RE: Dion's Mini - Dion - 10-23-2016
Thanks Jared and Vinay. ?
Can't wait for the next race.