Charlie - Mini Mk3

[Vinay-RS]

Awesome stuff dude. One step closer to getting her running.

[Jared Mk3]

Awesome stuff dude. One step closer to getting her running.

Thanks

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Any suggestions on engine colour?

[Miniac]

Rocker cover and dipstick look sweet Jay, in terms of engine colour my personal thoughts are that if it's the original 998cc from the mk3 I'd paint it the original black. I see you've got a Cooper box on the motor as well, are there any other upgrades that have been done to the motor? I think your Motortune Rocker cover will make a seriously good impression while the bonnet is open at shows.

[Jared Mk3]

Rocker cover and dipstick look sweet Jay, in terms of engine colour my personal thoughts are that if it's the original 998cc from the mk3 I'd paint it the original black. I see you've got a Cooper box on the motor as well, are there any other upgrades that have been done to the motor? I think your Motortune Rocker cover will make a seriously good impression while the bonnet is open at shows.

Cheers

Original engine colour on these would have been a pinkish-red colour. I can still see remnants of it under the flaking red. This unusual colour denoted SA made motors at the time. The remote gearbox is standard for these motors, which is nice. They also had a unique gearset compared to all the other cars - to compensate for the extra weight. In terms of mods, there's nothing. The major thing with this motor is that it has less than 20000miles on it, so pulls really well.

[Miniac]

Sounds like a good basis for some minor mods.

[Jared Mk3]

Sounds like a good basis for some minor mods.

I have a Maniflow for it, as well as an RC40 system. Need to decide on carb now.

Quick test fit of the rocker cover and dipstick today :



And, let there be light :

[DomMINIque]

Was watching the whatsapp chat today around what colour your motor should be.

I think you should consider a retro period colour (not necessarily Leyland) that would tie into the whole theme of your car.
Something that would should off your attention to detail and cleanliness would definitely be a home run in my book.

Maybe a grabber blue from this colour chart (Ford). I think its a shade too dark though.



Otherwise there are these two shades of blue.



Otherwise there is this 0669 colour which with your rocker cover and a few other shiny/chrome bits would work well I think.



Otherwise if you're feeling brave I would maybe consider the purple (0605) with chrome, but then I think you'd have to sticker bomb one or two smaller items in the engine bay to get it to tie into the theme for the rest of the car. I think the purple would work well with the sticker bomb.

[Jared Mk3]

Thanks Dom! Those are great  Very retro colours as well. Quite like that Grabber Orange.

The problem with blue is that the car is already blue. It might end up being too much. That purple would be a brave choice. Mind you, I know a place online here in SA that will mix any colour you want into high heat paint used on industrial machines.

[Miniac]

Be daring Jay and paint it purple

This is what my GTS motor originally looked like before the rebuild with a new block...


This is it at present after the rebuild, I'm yet to decide on a colour for it myself...

[Enzio]

Jay, have you considered silver? It fits in nicely with the aluminium gearbox and clutch covers AND it will leave the nice little details to stand out like your polished rocker cover and minion dipstick