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Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:33 pm
by Fanfaniracing
That engine will scream with only one pot in the end! :twisted:

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:21 am
by e-type
Suspension upgrade, rear anti roll bar fitted, Minispares item, but upgraded with rose joints. :-)

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:39 am
by roger mcnab
hi mate
what is the set up that you are running at the rear of your car i am setting up a beam type rear on my clubman what shocks are you using and any other advice would be a big help
cheers roger mcnab v8 powered clubman in oz :D

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:26 am
by e-type
The set up at the rear, is pretty basic, I have fitted old Hi-Lo and the anti roll bar. The previous owners fitted a 5 mm shim, between the subframe and the radius arm, and the brackets for the radius arms have been modified. This has been made to move the radius arms outwards, so that the longer handbrake arms that is fitted will clear the subframe. (Longer handbrake arms for easy handbrake turns). 1 degree of negativ camber, and 2 mm of toe in. Damping is very old "blue" Spax adjustable, that came with the car.

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:27 am
by roger mcnab
hi mate
on the first look i missed the sub frame hiding behind the anti roll bar on my car the rear sub frame has been cut off so it is a beam with trailing arms
it will have coil overs and the camber adjusting bracket fitted as well
i was wondering how the suspension stopped from bottoming out
cheers roger mcnab ;)

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:40 am
by e-type
Changed the steering wheel, for a black and larger size Moto lita. I need the larger wheel now that the diff is set at 6kg :D

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 3:50 pm
by Fanfaniracing
Looks nice!

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:15 pm
by e-type
The car came with a late seventies Recaro LS seat, a nice seat, but very heavy an a little to modern for this car.
So I found this old seat in the basement :D

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:04 pm
by e-type
25D Distributor has been on a dyno, and I have modified it to give 7.5 degrees of advance. will see how it goes :D

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:06 pm
by e-type
Old Lumenition back in place

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:24 pm
by e-type
ADO16 radiator fitted. The one that was fitted to the car was leaking, but found another one in the workshop.

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:10 pm
by Fanfaniracing
Nice progress!

Did there are any problems fitting a ADO16 Radiator?

I also think about fitting one but then gave up as i thought there is not enough space...

Carbs already fitted? 8-)

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:00 am
by e-type
No problem fitting the ADO16 radiator, a bit close to the bonnet though :D

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:03 am
by e-type
Carbs and filter king fitted, the 4 nuts for the inlet manifold was a nightmare

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 10:12 pm
by e-type
A little update, the Rally Mini is now running, could still use a little fine tuning, but took it to a test day today, and it did really well. My son and son in law, and I , all had a go in the car, great day :D

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 10:16 pm
by e-type

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 11:07 pm
by Time Bandit
That looked spot on! 8-)

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:02 am
by jay weinstein
Really enjoyed the video...made my arms cramp up just watching... :shock:
You should be very proud of yourself for what you've accomplished with that
mini in such a short time. Have fun !!!

JW

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:17 am
by Fanfaniracing
Wow! Congratulations!

Seems to go very well! 8-)

Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:53 pm
by e-type
Fanfaniracing wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:17 am Wow! Congratulations!

Seems to go very well! 8-)
Thank you, Fanfaniracing, still need a little fiddling with the carb settings, especially in the lower rpm range. Please Pm me your carb settings for comparison. Regards Thomas