R50/53 MY BUILD UP, continued...
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No Steve no big elongated HUMMER, Just a POS Ford Ranger that I tried to volenteer to burn, just to get a firetruck out to fill up all the barrels that are holding down the tents. Its Hard to get the umbrella girls when you drive such a beast.
Well now that the hangover from the brew swap has loosened its grip, I guess I better walk back to the parking garage and see who all has showed up.
Well now that the hangover from the brew swap has loosened its grip, I guess I better walk back to the parking garage and see who all has showed up.
#556
No need to Steve.
I got the pump off. BAD NEWS, The car wont be making it to MITM.
Here's what I found:
The tensioner and both guide rails are good.
The oil pump is good.
There is evidance of the crank hitting the oil pump case around the front main.
And there's copper colored metal shavings in the oil pump veins.
That suggests that the rod/main bearings are toasted! Possibly a new crank, depending on if it was damaged or not.
The thing that makes NO sence, is that this log was taken with the engine rattle the night it started. Look at the purple line thats the KNOCK NOISE, it has one spike to 100 and the rest is 60-80 which is good. Normally if the crank is floping around the KNOCK levels would go through the roof.
I am going to yank the oil pan and assess the damage, if it's too bad, it looks like a motor build is in my future. But being currently out of work, and toataly broke, it might take all winter and part of next spring to get the money needed. Thats ok by me, the car wont leave the garage in the winter anyhow. The part that bug's me the most is that this had to happen 10 days before the MINI event that got me hooked into not just buying a Lotus! Either way, next Wendsday through Sunday I will be up in Winter park at MITM, However the car will be confined to where it sits now.
I got the pump off. BAD NEWS, The car wont be making it to MITM.
Here's what I found:
The tensioner and both guide rails are good.
The oil pump is good.
There is evidance of the crank hitting the oil pump case around the front main.
And there's copper colored metal shavings in the oil pump veins.
That suggests that the rod/main bearings are toasted! Possibly a new crank, depending on if it was damaged or not.
The thing that makes NO sence, is that this log was taken with the engine rattle the night it started. Look at the purple line thats the KNOCK NOISE, it has one spike to 100 and the rest is 60-80 which is good. Normally if the crank is floping around the KNOCK levels would go through the roof.
I am going to yank the oil pan and assess the damage, if it's too bad, it looks like a motor build is in my future. But being currently out of work, and toataly broke, it might take all winter and part of next spring to get the money needed. Thats ok by me, the car wont leave the garage in the winter anyhow. The part that bug's me the most is that this had to happen 10 days before the MINI event that got me hooked into not just buying a Lotus! Either way, next Wendsday through Sunday I will be up in Winter park at MITM, However the car will be confined to where it sits now.
Uggh, Sucks. I've taken out the Bearings on mine twice now. Both times it took the crank down beyond repair. The 2nd time I caught it VERY quick and was amazed it had damaged the crank the way it did. One of the MAIN reasons I got away from the Mini Crankshafts and into another Crank that uses Another bearing type (and Rod) so it won't fail as easily.
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Sorry havent been on my own thread for a while. I have decided that one of my toys needs to go, and after a lot of thought and consideration, I came to the conclusion that one of them just needs more work than its worth. So the Suzuki Samurai that I have been building up, beating up, and just plain fabricating for the last 5 years, is the one thats going away.
It has been a great little beat'em'up truck, it was a fun project, lots of good times where had (even with the constant break downs) and it will be missed. It is just not worth the constant maintanance, and upkeep anymore. All the local trails that I built the thing for are permenantly closed, or on their way down that road (Thanks in part to all the Hippy Enviornmentalists, and the irresponsible few who think that 4Wheeling is about tearing stuff up), and it is not built by any means for daily street use. So I just cant see holding on to it any longer.
That project has tought me how to weld and fabricate parts more than I have ever immagined, it has tried to kill me on a few sepperate ocasions, and it has been the most FUN out of any car I have ever had. Once I drove it from Denver to Nashville, no top, no doors, no padded seats, 55 MPH the entire 1200 miles, just for the hell of it. I almost sent it tumbling down the mountain more times than I can count, and even made a believer out of more than a few people when demonstrating its capabilities.
In the end it's all just memories, and hopefully a decent chunk of change to put into the MINI's new engine.
Goodbye ZooK, you will be missed but not forgotten.
It has been a great little beat'em'up truck, it was a fun project, lots of good times where had (even with the constant break downs) and it will be missed. It is just not worth the constant maintanance, and upkeep anymore. All the local trails that I built the thing for are permenantly closed, or on their way down that road (Thanks in part to all the Hippy Enviornmentalists, and the irresponsible few who think that 4Wheeling is about tearing stuff up), and it is not built by any means for daily street use. So I just cant see holding on to it any longer.
That project has tought me how to weld and fabricate parts more than I have ever immagined, it has tried to kill me on a few sepperate ocasions, and it has been the most FUN out of any car I have ever had. Once I drove it from Denver to Nashville, no top, no doors, no padded seats, 55 MPH the entire 1200 miles, just for the hell of it. I almost sent it tumbling down the mountain more times than I can count, and even made a believer out of more than a few people when demonstrating its capabilities.
In the end it's all just memories, and hopefully a decent chunk of change to put into the MINI's new engine.
Goodbye ZooK, you will be missed but not forgotten.
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What scoops are you using?
Cutting the factory sheet metal is easy enough, it's the measuring and layout that will get you. You need to test your template on the top of the hood to make sure you get the look you want but, you also need to check it on the underside to see how much framing needs to be cut away. Also you need to check measurements down to +/- 1/8" for clearance on engine bay objects, airbox, plastic cowling, strut braces, wiring aparatti, etc. If your measurments are off, it could mean lots of $$ for a new hood!
I haven't done much poking around under the hood of an R56, so I'm not sure where anything "can" fit. I would like to see some pic's of the install though.
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''"Cutting the factory sheet metal is easy enough, it's the measuring and layout that will get you.""
Cutting up any factory sheetmetal is easy as long as you only plan on doing it once.
So anyway, heres the build-up, I couldnt get the daggone old NAM quick reply box to take my pics, so I just whipped up a quick HTML sheet, heres the link:
http://ihiconnectsme.com/minihoodlouvers.htm
I think they came out pretty nice overall.
Lessons learned (pretty similar angst to dicing up the 92 GP):
1. Make the template opening slightly bigger, I had to do some hand fitting and they were still a PITA to pop in.
2. Drill the stud holes first, tore the sheetmetal at one corner when the drill bit bit in like an English Bulldog. Nothing bad, the louver covers it all.
3. The bracing under the hood is a PITA too, still have a little clean-up work to do there.
4. The air cleaner is now going to get dripped on. Big. May have to do something about that, its a K&N Typhoon and the top is open.
Cutting up any factory sheetmetal is easy as long as you only plan on doing it once.
So anyway, heres the build-up, I couldnt get the daggone old NAM quick reply box to take my pics, so I just whipped up a quick HTML sheet, heres the link:
http://ihiconnectsme.com/minihoodlouvers.htm
I think they came out pretty nice overall.
Lessons learned (pretty similar angst to dicing up the 92 GP):
1. Make the template opening slightly bigger, I had to do some hand fitting and they were still a PITA to pop in.
2. Drill the stud holes first, tore the sheetmetal at one corner when the drill bit bit in like an English Bulldog. Nothing bad, the louver covers it all.
3. The bracing under the hood is a PITA too, still have a little clean-up work to do there.
4. The air cleaner is now going to get dripped on. Big. May have to do something about that, its a K&N Typhoon and the top is open.
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And Here's what the interior looks like right now.
Looks kinda empty, I like it.
Take a guess at where my tiny battery goes.
Here is the days parting shot, unusual elivated shot from the roof of the garage, if the house and trash cans wern't in the way, it would be a decent pic.
Looks kinda empty, I like it.
Take a guess at where my tiny battery goes.
Here is the days parting shot, unusual elivated shot from the roof of the garage, if the house and trash cans wern't in the way, it would be a decent pic.
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I just left the hole! For some reason BMW thought they would mount the antena through a square hole. That makes plug choices verry small, not to mention the fact that I hate looking at plugs. I'm looking for some small shark fins that I can paint to match the roof, that will cover the 1/2" or so hole the antena left in the roof.
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Today I went out to wipe the dust off of the car (It might be broke but that dont mean it cant look good) and had a couple ideas of things to do in the future.
For one I started thinking up a new airbox design (since somebody took my last one, and decided to call it theirs!) I think I got it figgured out how I want to do it, it's just taking all the measurements necisary and geting the supplies to do it.
I also pulled my JCW bumpers down from the loft, and did a little thinking about splitters, under body trays, and a rear defuser.
The airbox will be coming first, Im doing some draft's now, and might do some test pices soon just to see what I will be getting myself into. My welding skills need improovement again.
For one I started thinking up a new airbox design (since somebody took my last one, and decided to call it theirs!) I think I got it figgured out how I want to do it, it's just taking all the measurements necisary and geting the supplies to do it.
I also pulled my JCW bumpers down from the loft, and did a little thinking about splitters, under body trays, and a rear defuser.
The airbox will be coming first, Im doing some draft's now, and might do some test pices soon just to see what I will be getting myself into. My welding skills need improovement again.
#566
I just spent the past 3 hours reading this thread, non-stop from page 1 to 23 haha. You sir, are an mad scientist of sorts and I LOVE IT! Your car is such a beast.. apart from the latest major problem, everything has seemingly gone off without a hitch. Sorry to sound like such a fanboy, but you're quite the inspiration to the DIY community! Keep up the great and creative work!!
#571
I have always wondered if the front bumper had the brake ducts built in, or if they started with a standard aero bumper.