mankey

[delly]

how much

[Miniböttcher]

ooooooohhhhhh, you for get the 'cc' at the end, ha ha ha ha ha

it will be good, a different convertion, there are a few out there but not seen any at show yet. so it will be good to see one all done.

riv run here we come.

[monkeyjim]

Thought it interesting to point out the engine capacity is the same as the A series .

[delly]

right here we go again with mankey
havn,t done much for a while but in the next 2 weeks i,ll be fitting her new 16v micra engine

then replacing a few body panels, hilows all round ,neg camber all round

i have 2 10 x 6 weller wheels (need 2 more if anyone has them)
to go on her

colour is going to be white with black roof
or
yellow with black roof ??

need idea,s for fuel tank ,can i just fit a fuel return pipe or do i need a diffrent type of tank ?

after some recaro seat,s for her if anyone has some

got to get her to riv run

[MiniGT5]

yes you can just plumb a return pipe into the tank but it needs to be high up above the level of fuel or it will not work properly... I guess you could even plumb it in above the tank into the long filler neck

N.

[monkeyjim]

You will need a return .
I guess you could plumb it into the van tank .

Personally I would want to keep the van tank in its standard position but not many people realise that in the early 60's the fuel tank was a upright type like a saloon one and it was fitted in a similar position to a saloon one .
So .......would it be a good idea to fit a injected saloon fuel tank ?

The fuel pump and tank sender unit is combined , fitted in the top of the tank with flow and return take offs built onto the top of the pump .

Give me a shout when your putting engine in , happy to give a hand . Cannot do weekends tho as building up a old Mini with a Nissan engine in to be ready for Riv Run ;D

[Stephen]

I've seen a couple of conversions where the MPi pump is grafted on top of the estate fuel tank. Not something I'd do myself though, maybe ask a pro welder like Alan Stone over at SLS in Hailsham to have a go...

The early fuel tank was very slim in comparison, you wouldn't want an injection tank in there really- bit bulky.

[Miniböttcher]

if it was me i would weld a return hose to the estate tank as it under the car, out the way, plus you dont use the space up in the boot.

but take it off empty it out of petrol fill will water to you get rid of all the gases, empty the water out and work out where you want the the return hose and weld in on,

then run a electric fuel pump, some thing like a su pump,or fasit,

[katentel]

my offer of help need not be said

[Matt~Attude]

i used my standard tank with my injection kit, i didn't weld a return to it instead i used an 8mm fuel pump union drilled a 10mm hole in the top of the tank (used some grease to help catch the metal filings when drilling) took the sender unit out used a nylock nut on a socket and extention bar through the sender hole and i used a fibre washer with a rubber oring to make it leak tight. done the job as i didn't have a welder available. also another thing i done with sender removed i used a long flat head screw driver to remove the nylon filter that sits on the pick up pipe inside the tank (dunno if estates have them) apparently its quite restrictive for injection engines (so vmax told me) makes sense as you use a diffrent type of fuel filter with the injection.
matt

[delly]

found this on youtube
are those motorbike carb,s ?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzHhB3GZUq4

[Matt~Attude]

look like yamaha r1 carbs (Mikuni 40mm) . 89% sure they are but could be wrong
matt

[AntMan]

They are defiantly motorbike carb's and pretty sure matt's right

Ant

[Miniböttcher]

yeap there r1 carbs you all right

not worth doing matt, its a pain to set up 4 carbs, there not cheap to buy plus they will drink petrol

photos taken from the yamaha r1 website

[delly]

you spoil all my fun dean
what about this then
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMSQciDEicM