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- Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:16 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: balancing/blueprinting the bottom end
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1989
Many a happy hour wasted on this crank. Then it blew the rear main bearing cap off and wrecked it. Lesson? Making it run is cheap, making it run really well can be veeeeery expensive. I'd never bother to do it again for a road car since the return for my time was not worth it. Getting the flywheel b...
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:49 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Running on 3 cylinders!
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7197
I've got a late MM block here that I bought years ago. None of the head bolts appear to go through into anything but metal. No waterways or oilways pierced Might it be gunk from the threads being boiled and squirting back up the stud? I had thought about re-bolting the engine when I came to rebuildi...
- Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:35 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: modified rear crankshaft oil sel
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2525
- Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:30 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: tapping for temperature gauge sender
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1356
- Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:32 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Series 2 gearbox in Series MM
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1071
- Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:56 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Front Hub Nuts
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3998
- Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:11 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Front Hub Nuts
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3998
I've found 2!!! Sadly, they are both right-hand threaded. I'll keep looking, though, and let you know what I can find. Have you thought about getting some cut? Ought to be quite simple to do. PS Much coarser thread than Midget/M1000 nuts. Are you sure that the MM was left-hand threaded on the other ...
- Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:27 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Front Hub Nuts
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3998
- Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:34 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Converting back to original engine + gearbox
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2808
- Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:32 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Converting back to original engine + gearbox
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2808
They'll have cut a knotch out of the underside of the crossmember where it goes over the gearbox. Almost everything else is the same. You'll need engine, box, propshaft (Hmmmmm, maybe not?), starter, exhaust manifold (different bore and angle) and I expect the clutch linkage is quite different since...
- Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Update on the restoration of my MM
- Replies: 200
- Views: 51139
- Fri May 22, 2009 5:54 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: DOHC conversion
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4255
- Fri May 22, 2009 5:51 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: DOHC conversion
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4255
Midget 1967 thin-flanged blocks came as standard with EN40B Nitrided crank and Cooper S rods. Pretty unbreakable but rarer than hens teeth. (I've only got 2!! :wink: ) I'd guess that you'd then need to get an ARP bolt set and centre strap to hold the crank in place for fear of the engine letting go ...
- Fri May 22, 2009 9:12 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Distributor Problems
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1327
If it helps, the Cooper S standard dissy (40819, IIRC) has the same max advance as the MM so you can time it to TDC in the same way as the MM and still get the same max advance when running at speed. Ought to keep you safe from blowing the engine. The advance curve of the S is quite rapid so you mig...
- Sun May 10, 2009 8:21 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Will my wheels fall off!!
- Replies: 93
- Views: 9891
Rostyle wheels use a steeper taper than ordinary Mog wheels. Probably 10 degrees difference, easily enough to knacker the wheels AND nuts. Some Mog wheelnuts have tapers at BOTH ends. I seem to recall that GPO vans had them. Midget rims are 13 inch but Vauxhall Rostyles have 14 inch rims on some mod...
- Sun May 10, 2009 8:18 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Will my wheels fall off!!
- Replies: 93
- Views: 9891
- Wed May 06, 2009 11:04 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Twin SU's
- Replies: 62
- Views: 22916
Having the middle 2 exhaust stubs come outboard more will allow all 4 pipes to be of equal length which aids exhaust pulse extraction (In theory?) There is enough of a gap at the rear for a float chamber to fit between the carb body and the crossmember without getting smacked but it won't work if th...
- Wed May 06, 2009 10:58 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Twin SU's
- Replies: 62
- Views: 22916
I have the same carbs but with zero degree float chambers and longer, by about an inch or two, inlet tracts. Might be possible to get a heatshield in there more easily with the carbs further outboard plus you'd have a better chance of having a bunch-of-bananas exhaust manifold under there. Doesn't d...
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:01 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Strange engine noise = engine rebuild!!
- Replies: 58
- Views: 16247
Might be worth checking to see what thread is on VW Beetle crank/head through bolts. I've a feeling that some are 8mm but most are 10mm coarse. A good source of precut threads and the bolts/studs are long enough that you could stick any thread you wanted on the other end. Homecut threads (as opposed...
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:56 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: what is this for?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2768