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Damn.yup,lets see though :)
My mates is the sir ii.
so jdm b16a sir ii
Thats a mouthful!
edit: hang on,if the engines are the same weight then its just the difference if body weight yeah?
3-400kgs sounds too much! eg hatches are light as.I owned a 73 Leyland LS in British racing green.Loved that car...but again a mate had the cooper S..grrrrrrr
Man that car sounded and went good.
Mine will weight about 700-750kgs all up when done.
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Is that good or bad? Not sure where your going with this?
Hahaha lloyd!
Wassup mate!
Damn that's light.
I'd say that it's a great thing though a bit of extra weight won't hurt either.Quote:
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If I was going to strip my 3rd Gen Civic down I'd be lucky to get it down to 800kgs without resorting to cutting random holes.
I think its amazingly light.
And mine is pretty loaded inside with current day features, stereo system, central locking, full dash, door cards, front and rear seats and a boot lined with mdf and carpet so imagine if I stripped it all out......easy 200 kegs could be removed.Quote:
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Get rid of that heavy sh#t :)
My mates I think is 890 w/o driver,but I would like to check that to be sure.
Man u can get obsessed with stripping weight out,hey Lloyd hahahaha.Man I still get images of u going to the drags in ya old stripped little beast.
I bet u had just as much enjoyment in that car as u have in the ep3.
It's all relative.
Oh btw,looks HOT (envious much......)
That's the benefits of working though aye!
Mfactory LSD diff and final drive arrived. New diff bearings came with it too.
Installing the bearings was as simple as heating them up with a heat gun till they started to smoke a little (this expands the bearing) then just dropped them onto the diff. No press required.
I also painted the subframe and its components. Looks pretty good I think.
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Awwwyiiiiiii
So I'm 2 days into a 4 day weekend and finally making some progress. Subframe was painted a couple of weeks ago so I was able to get straight into it.
- Programmed the mini fuel sender to the Honda fuel gauge using the Spiyda fuel gauge wizard
- Replaced the timing belt, tensioner, cam seals and crankshaft seal
- Replaced the sump gasket (even painted the sump)
- I mounted the new Walbro fuel pump to the original mini fuel pump bracket
- I made up some 5mm steering rack limiters
- Fitted the rocker cover with new gaskets
- Put the engine into the subframe (For the last time. Fingers crossed)
- Alternator and belt fitted
Then lowered the car onto the engine. The new hoist made this part simple. Worth every penny.
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fuk yeh,,,
looks amazing
It's just really refreshing to click in this thread.
Awesome.
Very nice, so when are u buying a supercharger? ��
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So very cool, such a tight fit aswell, I'd love to have a mini one day (among a million other things) but I don't see it happening but it's good to know stuff like this is out there
Plenty of info out there.
Forums and websites.
16vminiclub.com
Ausmini.com
Superfastminis.com
Allspeedengineering.com
Just to name a few.
Progress on the car at the moment is a bit like building a house. Right now I'm at that stage where heaps is getting done but from the outside it looks like nothing has changed.
Brake lines done. Some creative bending to make it fit.
Drive shafts together
New wheel bearings installed
New brake discs
New 4 pot minisport calipers
Suspension fitted
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Bit by bit it is still coming together......slowly.
After reviewing the feedback on some other mini forums I decided to modify the accelerator pedal to reduce that on/off switch feeling that people are talking about. I took an inch out of the top and added it to the bottom and raised the mounting point.
I extended the short shift Honda gear lever and installed it for the last time. Hopefully.
Radiator, wiring and a few other bits and pieces installed.
I also purchased a set of minivation bonnet hinges to make it easier to work on the car in the future without removing the bonnet.
It's off to get the exhaust done now.
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Miiinttt
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Another update.
As my engine was so far forward I had to get the exhaust custom made from headers right through.
The headers were made in two pieces to allow for easy removal. I also had them wrapped to protect the front grille and paintwork from the heat.
It then flows to a collector with 02 sensor, Flexi joint, custom cat, resonator then to the straight through Playmini muffler. I'm looking forward to hearing it when it's up and running.
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Hey mate have you measured up the bore of your front brake caliper pistons ? (for engineering) ?
thats gonna be loud but awesome build
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I also have a chambered muffler in case I can't stand the noise. Also need this for engineering.Quote:
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Yep. Have both 2 piston and 4 piston out in the garage somewhere. Required for engineering at my end too.Quote:
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Here you go.Quote:
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So I got creative with my dash. I enlarged the hole to fit the Honda cluster and made a surround out of acrylic to go over it. Of course it had to be carbon fibre wrapped to match the existing dash.
I also wrapped the cluster fascia and added some chrome rings around the dials.
What do you think?
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Looks awesome
The 4 piston calipers have 6% less piston area than the stock 2 piston setup.
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Visually the 4 piston looks like it would apply pressure to a wider area. No?
It's to do with overall displacement (how much fluid is displaced) giving the actual clamping force - don't forget your master cylinder bore size as well into the equation
PS my mini came with drums on the front so anything is an improvement
Mine has discs with a booster. The original master cylinder and booster is staying. Just the discs, pads and calipers are changing.
The piston area is proportional to the diameter squared. The 2 piston setup has a total piston area of 4085mm2. The 4 piston setup has a total piston area of 3848mm2.
As you say, the 4 piston setup will apply load more evenly to the pad but this doesn't have a huge impact.
As long as it works the same or better then I'm happy with just the look of them. :)
A few more adjustments.
Brake booster moved to the left to give the dizzy some more clearance. Much better now.
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After taking the exhaust off to fix one of the studs, I learnt why I should have went for the ceramic coating. Bloody fibre glass wrap. Itchy fingers. Note to self.....never again.
So, ceramic coating done. Looks great but won't be really seen when the front grille goes on.
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And with some playing around with the Autronic ECU it now runs.
I still have to sort out a few things like the noisy IAC valve you can hear before the engine starts and in fact over the top of the engine. Some ECU settings will fix that when I work it out.
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Now to get everything else sorted like bleeding the brakes & clutch and hoping for the best.
Also still need to tidy up the wiring and put the dash back in. Relocate the subwoofer and amp now that I have added a second fuel tank.
Set up the suspension and wheel alignment and the list goes on.
With the iacv you might need to turn the duty cycle up or the frequency.
All looks fantastic tho mate.
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Cool thanks for the suggestion. I haven't looked into it yet but will do soon
great achievement man...
Definitely. Looking forward to getting it on the road now
That's really really nice. I would love to do one like it someday. Have you got it engineered yet?
Not yet but I have been working with the engineer throughout the process to ensure he is happy.
Im now getting to the pointy end of the build now.
Greased up the suspension and ball joints.
The clutch pedal travels a bit too far so I had to add a block of rubber to the back of the pedal as a temporary measure till I can come up with a permanent solution.
A 70-63mm reducer elbow, some 2 1/2" alloy tubing and some 63mm flexible tubing made up the Air intake. It was a tight squeeze but I got it in. The K&N filter needs a clean and re-oil.
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First test drive today. Excellent outcome. No issues. The ECU still needs to be tuned properly but it was good to go around the block a few times.
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Yeeeee so mint man 👌
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Thanks.
awesome work man
Awesome! :D
That's damn cool.
It's back together now. A wheel alignment has been done and it aligned quite nicely. No head aches.
I made up some wheel arch liners out of 1.5mm HDPE to keep the water and dirt away from the radiator and keep the engine bay clean.
Off to the Dyno on Thursday for tuning.
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whos gonna b tuning this babi???
There is a guy in Lilydale that I have previously used to tune my ECU. I also have contact with the support person of Autronic who will assist with some of the setup to maximise power and drivability around town.
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workshop??
keen to see who else is around these days???
EFI Dynamics. Has the dyno and installs and tunes other ECU's like Motec & Wolf EMS
nice...
ECU now mapped correctly. Nothing went bang which is a bonus. Pulled 88Kw at 8200Rpms at the wheels which is about right for a stock B16A. Very happy with the result.
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It's interesting to see the comparison of the B16A (blue)vs the supercharged 1275 mini engine. (Red)
Vtec kicks in at 5500Rpms which has been setup to ensure there is no dip in power.
Pretty straight power curve.
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Living the Honda life now at 8000rpm
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Yep. It is definitely cool to know you when you get to 5000 rpms that you still have 3000 rpms before changing gears.Quote:
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Even better knowing it gains more power at this point.
Today I achieved what I set out to achieve 18 months ago........to have a B16A powered round nose mini that is road registered in Victoria.
Looks awesome. Have you taken it on any drives yet? How does it go?
Yep sure have. Drives well and heaps of fun. Feels like a mini but with a higher revving more powerful engine. Torque steer is also part of the fun.
Very cool, well done!