My various projects thread.

[BruceK]

It sure did.  All that bondo on the right front wing was a big surprise to me.

[94touring]

Front shield in. 35 minutes flat!  I spent more time getting the ribber on the lip and centered up than it took to get the glass actually in.

[94touring]

Brand new housings for the next monster rotary build.

[MiniDave]

You need to port them first?

[94touring]

Yep. I've got the porting templates and the carbide burrs all ready to go.

[gr8kornholio]

I'm getting probably as excited as Bruce is to get his car back and see it in person.  Really hoping to get this vibration issue with mine fixed and get out and do some proper driving  71.gif

4.gif rotary build

[94touring]

Couple more pics. We ended up painting the doors.  Car was done in single stage originally and just didn't have the same effect without doing the whole car in base/clear.

[94touring]

Today I got Bruce color sanded up and ready for a buff. I need tp replenish some supplies before I finish it off but here's a wing.

Started porting some rotary irons.  So far so good.

[94touring]

Some exhaust porting.

[MiniDave]

Do you make house calls for windshield installs?   :D

I can't find anyone to do this windshield on this 73 Mini.......the guy recommended to me broke two appointments - hell the first time he no-showed and no-called - and I told him to pound sand the third time.

[BruceK]

Today I got Bruce color sanded up and ready for a buff. I need tp replenish some supplies before I finish it off but here's a wing.

I know that right front wing is composed of two parts welded together, but you sure can't tell based on the perfect reflections.  Very nice! 

[94touring]

Do you make house calls for windshield installs?   :D

I can't find anyone to do this windshield on this 73 Mini.......the guy recommended to me broke two appointments - hell the first time he no-showed and no-called - and I told him to pound sand the third time.

That sucks!  Haul them cars down here and I'll knock them out!

Bruce- unless you stick your head inside the wheel well and see the stiches and fresh paint, you'd never know.

[Jims5543]

You text me about intake porting. You want my response here? I know a LOT about this subject having made my intake 25% larger before anyone was doing it.

Will respond tomorrow I am beat, I am getting up every morning at 05:15 to head to gym.

My life is insane right now

[94touring]

I'll update the rotary stuff later. Here's Bruce's finished product minus me putting some chrome back on.

[BruceK]

She looks fantastic!  Much better than when she rolled into Dan's shop.   

I really like the look of the new flares too.   I am pumped about getting her back home soon and enjoying my refurbished Mini! 


Dan, did you ever consider making up a sticker or decal for your business?   I'd be proud to show one on my car.

[gr8kornholio]

LOOKS FABULOUS!!  4.gif

[94touring]

She looks fantastic!  Much better than when she rolled into Dan's shop.   

I really like the look of the new flares too.   I am pumped about getting her back home soon and enjoying my refurbished Mini! 


Dan, did you ever consider making up a sticker or decal for your business?   I'd be proud to show one on my car.

I haven't. Mainly cause I'm too busy to come up with anything, plus I'm trying to work less on other people's projects and more on my own.  I can't get anything done! Lol

Another pic on the show room floor.

[BruceK]

Anybody know a graphic designer or artist who can create a business logo for Dan?  Once you have the design or artwork it's very easy to get a run of stickers or decals made. 

[MiniDave]

Emma looks awesome!

I'd be happy to have one on my car too, but I don't want to overburden Dan with work anymore than he already is!  :-)

What would you have for a logo?

[94touring]

Almost forgot about the door issues I had today. Went tp roll down the passenger door to put the mirror on and all hell broke loose.  Thought the one rail had fallen off, which it did, but also found that the rubber had twisted up inside the door.  However the main culprit was the door mechanism popped off the track.  In order to fix it required taking it out of the door, drilling out 2 rivets that hold a plate over the teeth, then simply placing the terth back where they needed to go, put the plate back, and reassemble.  I gave the plate a few hits with the hammer to make it more snug with the gears so they are less prone to slipping off again.

[MiniDave]

Exactly what I had to do with the '73 Mini......

[gr8kornholio]

If Dan or anyone has a logo idea, my misses is pretty crafty.  I'll mention it and see if she has any ideas.

[94touring]

Exactly what I had to do with the '73 Mini......

Took me a couple hours of fiddling and investigating before I had it all worked out. It helped I have a spare guts to a door I could look at to figure out what went wrong.

So rotaries.  Finished all my porting this evening.  I've also come across a company that makes some go fast parts for rotaries.  Suffice it to say I'll be dumping money when I pull the motor eventually on this intake system they make. They bore out the throttle body much larger, then offer their own lower and upper manifolds that are 35% bigger in the airflow department. Also the manifold is setup to accept 4 injectors, rather than the stock 2. Gives me the option to run a better fuel system basically. Power wise it was dyno tested on a 13b at 14psi and the results looking at the graphs they posted  were at minimum 25rwhp gain throughout the whole powerband, 50 more at peak (375 to 425) and at 8k rpms the power was previously roughly 315 and went up to 415...gained 100 there! 

[94touring]

Final photo.

[gr8kornholio]

Ok Bruce, you can't park next to my mini anymore.  That looks awesome  77.gif