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 Expert Posts: 4458    Location: Jelling, Denmark | I got a new exhaust for christmas  so here is a few pictures of it fitted. The exhaust is the Maniflow one box system for the metro, and I quite like the sound of it, although its a lot quieter than the centre exhaust  sadly the stiffening bar I made for the rear suspension doesn't fit over this exhaust, but I will just make a new one.     Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 12:36 PM | ||
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"MG Metro 1300"  Location: Warwickshire, UK | Damn you and your shiny new maniflow  Wish I wasnt so cheap otherwise id shell out for one  | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | JamieS - 31/12/2008 4:58 AM Damn you and your shiny new maniflow Wish I wasnt so cheap otherwise id shell out for one havn't figured out why its green though | ||
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 Regular Posts: 164 | DotMatrix - 31/12/2008 5:22 PM JamieS - 31/12/2008 4:58 AM Damn you and your shiny new maniflow Wish I wasnt so cheap otherwise id shell out for one havn't figured out why its green though Probably was made in NL | ||
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| "MG Metro 1300" Location: Warwickshire, UK | lmao think its just maniflows colour.. my old maniflow was green aswell  | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | The battery gave up the ghost. only held enough power to crank it about 20 seconds, so did a bit of car-pushing a couple of days. bought a new battery, so now it working great again, starts very well apart from the starter solenoid now acting up. so I'm going to change that as well. the white spots all around the engine bay is salt spray from the roads.  Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 12:42 PM | ||
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| "MG Metro 1300" Location: Warwickshire, UK | Try taking the cables off the solanoid and cleaning them up with sandpaper.. salt might have deteriorated it if that works cake the contacts in terminal protector or vacalene Edit: Is that copper grease I can see on it? That would protect it but as far as I know its also conductive  Edited by JamieS 23/2/2009 3:08 PM | ||
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 MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | JamieS - 23/2/2009 8:07 PM Try taking the cables off the solanoid and cleaning them up with sandpaper.. salt might have deteriorated it if that works cake the contacts in terminal protector or vacalene Edit: Is that copper grease I can see on it? That would protect it but as far as I know its also conductive Good advice, I think I had to do that to my mk1 at one stage. I think I got a new one of ebay for a couple of quid. | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | JamieS - 23/2/2009 10:07 AM Try taking the cables off the solanoid and cleaning them up with sandpaper.. salt might have deteriorated it if that works cake the contacts in terminal protector or vacalene Edit: Is that copper grease I can see on it? That would protect it but as far as I know its also conductive yes. that is copper grease which I applied just because of this problem, quite conductive, but never the less, it didn't solve the problem. I think the only way out is a new solenoid. | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Metromartin - 23/2/2009 10:28 AM JamieS - 23/2/2009 8:07 PM Try taking the cables off the solanoid and cleaning them up with sandpaper.. salt might have deteriorated it if that works cake the contacts in terminal protector or vacalene Edit: Is that copper grease I can see on it? That would protect it but as far as I know its also conductive Good advice, I think I had to do that to my mk1 at one stage. I think I got a new one of ebay for a couple of quid. I allready have a new mini one in a cardboard box on a shelf, so just have to change it when I get around to it | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | changed the start solenoid. think its off a early mini. looks like it with the connectors and all, but works great.  Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 12:43 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | I have bought a few things to get a few more horsepower out of the A series. My plans are to fit these things to the 1275 currently in my car together with the 1.5 roller rockers I am currently driving with. the cylinderhead has been ported and so on by me. the things in the pictures are: 4x 36mm rimflow inlet valves 4x 29mm rimflow exhaust valves double valve springs new valve guides maniflow tubular manifold kent 296 scatter cam double cam chain              Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 12:50 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | you may notice that the inlet and exhaust ports are not totally smooth, which I know. I have just been trying to remove as much material in there as possible, not to make them as smooth as possible. the combustion chambers I have been trying to make smooth, with partial succes, but at some point you have to stop sanding As soon as I get the time to deliver the cylinderhead, its going a shop to get machined down 1 mm, and to get the valves inserted together with lead free seats. | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | So I had a very busy weekend working on the car non stop. I have taken a few pictures which you can see here. the pictures shows the installation of the stuff I bought for the engine. - friday I took the engine out. - saturday I took the engine apart put the new camshaft in, checked for valve clearance, took the new cylinder head off again, and fitted springs and fitted the belt verier adjustable belt drive I found in the garage. The reason for not using the double chain I bought was that I didn't have the right cam offset key, and wanted to adjust the cam correct. - sunday I fitted the new cylinderhead and adjusted the valves, fitted distributor, starter, put the engine back in, gear linkage and fitted inlet and exhaust manifold. So all thats left now is to put some water and oil in, connect the exhaust, tune in ignition and air/fuel mixture and then go for a drive I really cant wait to fire it up!      Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 1:55 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | here is a couple of pictures of the new engine with dual HIF's in the engine bay.       Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 1:59 PM | ||
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| "MG Metro 1300" Location: Warwickshire, UK | Dunno if youve started that engine yet but I bet it does or will sound sweet | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | JamieS - 13/8/2009 7:21 AM Dunno if youve started that engine yet but I bet it does or will sound sweet dont worry. I have had it started and it does sound well, revs really good after fitting dual carbs, and you can easily hear the carbs inside the car Im going to go work on it again this weekend. cant wait to drive it again, and get it rolled | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Metromartin - 13/8/2009 9:57 AM nice engine bay, the twin carbs look ace!! thanks. im also quite pleased with it. spent a bit of time sanding and polishing the carburator bells on the polishing machine | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | slight problem friday driving home friday. lucky for me I was almost home. what sort of sound do you think this made?   Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 2:11 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | also. fitted rollcage today, looks nice    Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 2:13 PM | ||
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