mini ford xr3 (1.6 8 v cvh motor)

[WISLER]

hi all been browsing the forum for some time and i am busy building a mini club man with the ford xr3 1.6 cvh motor :oops: i know its not the best but its all i got good to be difrent :lol: .i am so far half way with the subframe and doing the motor.

motor spec:40mm webber side drafts.head ported and gas flowed.head skimmed to second lowist :shock:compreshoin chamber power coated cam in :? .fly wheel lightened and all internals balanced.crank knife edged and lightened.

sowi for the spelling will up load some pic's soon :oops:

if any 1 has done this befor please your help will help me big time(e mail brett.theron@telkomsa.net :wink:

[sherv]

hey man welcome, another south african! load some pics up so we can check it out

[WISLER]

:D will do some bro just want to get my frame going just a bit down as the motor mounting i had cast i f#@ked up did the pcd wrong :oops: but i will your biuld looks good bro got some hectic stuff going on there man :shock:

[sherv]

thanks man, on abit of a break this year (not in the country for a few months) you should take some time and read through the build diarys some really great tips! wish i had before i started! :shock:

[WISLER]

here we go guy sins i took the pic's i have made some changes :wink:

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk23/WISLER101/Picture249.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk23/WISLER101/Picture248.jpg

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http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk23/WISLER101/Picture214.jpg

tell me what you think and what i should do to make it stronger

[K_2Konrad]

this is my sybframe for gtt engine - hope it will help you

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3473/snc00106435jf5.th.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snc00106435jf5.jpg)

*EDIT by duck* I have fixed the picture link for you :D

[WISLER]

nice very nice i have made my sud frame very simalar to that i only have a problem with the engene mounting it sits right up against the right sub from tower and i must cut the fire wall to get the carbs and intake in.ant advise

[K_2Konrad]

nice very nice i have made my sud frame very simalar to that i only have a problem with the engene mounting it sits right up against the right sub from tower and i must cut the fire wall to get the carbs and intake in.ant advise
if you have clubman why not move engine to the front - in my round nose it fits ...except the radiator...

http://picasaweb.google.pl/K2Konrad/MiniBudowa#5241504748308300610

[WISLER]

nice very nice i have made my sud frame very simalar to that i only have a problem with the engene mounting it sits right up against the right sub from tower and i must cut the fire wall to get the carbs and intake in.ant advise
if you have clubman why not move engine to the front - in my round nose it fits ...except the radiator...

http://picasaweb.google.pl/K2Konrad/MiniBudowa#5241504748308300610if i do the cv's will b at a very sceary angel and start to make problem when i put power on.so i am going to cut the fire wall say like 20 or 40 mm and the break boster will sit and the left.what you think