sorry about the long delay guys ive had to make an unexpected trip up to cairns and will be here till sunday.. Im loosing sleep wanting to get this damn engine out .

Tricky im south east side of brisbane and i was already thinking deeply about using your services to build the subframe for me im sure my engineer would be much happier .

Oh and ive decided to just cut off the shafts off at the cv's cause it sounds much easier.

thanks again guys

Updates with pics when i get back home on monday

cheers, goffy

Anywhere near Norman Park?



NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! You need them.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

Gof,

As per JC's instructions - do not cut anything yet!!

Driveshafts we need!!

We can help you dismantle if you are not having any luck......

Cheers,
Tricky

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lol lucky i just came on this morning to check before i was just about to go down to the garage with the grinder.

looks like its back to the spanner

goffy

Where are you? Maybe I can swing by and lend some assistance.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

Got it!

i was on a time limit cause i was borrowing the engine crane and i had to have the engien removed by the night and started to cut one of the drive shafts but realised it was a stupid thing to do. So now im missing about half a mm from the driveshaft just up near the brake caliper but it looks repairable.

To end the mad rush i went out and bought an engine crane today for a great price of 200 (i'm very proud ) since im going to have to use if to remove the engine from the mini as well as manouvering the starlet engine around all the time i think it was a good investment.

Anyway with the help of the crane i ended up removing the whole brakes driveshafts and all as suggeste.....so so so much easier thanks guys.



Thanks JC but i finally figured it . All thats left now is getting the engine cleaned up (my mate is doing it for free for me) and waiting for the engineer..then its over to organising somehthing with tricky for the subframe.

Photos coming when the camera decides to work

cheers, goffy

Oh and i live in Mt Gravatt just around the chandler sports complex

Just around the corner from Brisbane's most gentlemanly mini parts dealer!

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

Back on track now .

After a week off for my bday i got a brand new digital cam . So heaps of pics ready for you guys

Ok since last update ive removed the engine, wiring and dash and basically everything i need from the half cut


Where'd my engine go











Have to love all the goo and oil from the engine



One starlet dash free form the halfcut


My fantastic labeling skills


And spaghetti for the sparky...im so glad im not wiring it


I even put in a little package for him

semi update....

everything is out of the halfcut and its now sitting at the back of the garage...now its just a waiting game to see what queensland transport says to my proposal, if it rejects it im going to build it anyway and just using it for racing and invest in a car trailer

cheers, goffy

Gof,

Excellent stuff.

Let me know if I can be of any help.

Cheers,
Tricky

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quick question...



is this the water pump or somethign for the powersteering/aircon from the 4EFTE??


cheers

Correct, that is the water pump.

The powersteering pump is on the front side of the motor.

Dan

Sweet thanks dan. Guess that means i shouldnt take it off

cheers, Goffy

only if you don't want a dead motor.

You can replace it with an electric water pump if you need the room for something else!!

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and a few conversions:
13B Extend in a 1600
4EFTE in a mini ute (all slowly)