[Spridgets] Fwd: [Wedge] Any Mini owners out there?

[brian]

 I put the disks and sway bar on about a year ago.  I had the parts for the
swap for the last 10-15 years, and moved them from Tucson, to Houston, to
San Diego before installing them.

The Datsun swap always struck me as a little pricey.  I've just acquired a
3.9 diff to help keep the revs down.  I have a good smoothcase with rib
case internals in the car, and I just rebuilt the rib case that has been
sitting under my workbench for the last 10 years (also made the moves).
What are people spending on these swaps now?

While the block was at the machinist, I rebuilt 2 sets of HS2 carbs from my
collection. My plan is to get this all together, and clear some of these
parts out.  I need to address my hoarding issues.
Brian



On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 4:23 PM Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
wrote:

> What!?! Your Bugeye does not have a 1275 yet? Make sure you do the Datsun
> transmission conversion also.  It's a whole different car.  Then you will
> have to upgrade the brakes to disc in the front.  Just find the parts from
> a later square body.  The whole brake, spindle and lower a arm just bolt
> right in.  Besides the fact, now you can install a anti sway bar with the
> lower a arms with the holes for it.  It's tons more fun and does not reduce
> the value of the car.  What are you waiting for?
> Mike MacLean
>
>
> On Thursday, September 13, 2018 9:58 PM, brian via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> I have a Elf I found on this list a few years ago (thanks to Billy
> Zoom). It had a worn out 998 in it that I replaced with a 1275 from an
> automatic transmission Mini.  That block took a few modifications to
> make work with the manual gearbox, and I went with the Schneider
> racing cam mild street grind cam, and that car runs like snot. I have
> no problem hitting 70+ up the 6% grade to work. It is a fun family
> car.
>
> The whole experience has motivated me to upgrade the Bugeye I bought
> in '83 to a 1275.  I have the same spec build being sitting on my
> workbench right now.  I finally got the block back from the machinist
> two weeks ago.
>
> Brian
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 9:26 AM WFO Herb via Spridgets
> <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > https://bit.ly/2N1yS57
> >
> > Or
> >
> >
> http://www.enginebuildermag.com/2018/09/eotw-vintage-british-leyland-engine/?eid=431048324&bid=2235650
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