Thought it was about time I got these pics up
The conversion started Xmas 2004 & after quiet a few delays, like a rebuild on my
Cooper S after it broke a valve spring, lack of finances, just getting p*******d off with
spending heeps of time on it & seeing no real progress the car is now finally finished
& on the road YAHOO!
The car was purchased in Toowoomba early 2004 & although was generally in quite
good nick was fitted with an Aplus 1275 that was a little disapointing as far as power
was concerned but smooth. I decided to go down the Suzuki G13B conversion route
rather than rebuild the A series & (hot) it up
First the engine bay was stripped out & front subframe removed, the wireing harness
was a disarster so that ended up getting the big chop & thrown into the corner
I knew basically how I was going to build the new subframe (thanks to DT) but how to
bend the tubes presented a bit of a problem. I sent some samples to a friend in Sydney
he computor bent a few sets for me Problem Solved & he still has the program.
Next build a jig to hold the subframe to stop things twisting when the welding started
Here's the jig note the big yellow brace bolted to the top of the towers, this stops the towers from twisting & pulling in
This photo shows the almost completed subframe in the jig, the yellow brackets where
the bottom suspension arms go were use to locate the engine. I had a dummy gearbox &
just put a long shaft through the diff to support the engine on these brackets
Here's the completed subframe
Engine mounts
The bottom suspension arm mount is boxed in
Mini pot joint driveshafts are used. This is the sliding jig I used to get the correct length
for each shaft. The shaft was cut & resplined to suit the Suzuki pot joint
A hole is cut in the r/h inner guard to alloy the mounting of the alternator
Alternator mount was then fabricated
Fabricated adjustable tie bars & Mini Spares adjustable bottom suspension arms
Suzuki gearshift mount & cut/shut shift rods
Engine bay all nicely repainted with subframe installed
VL Commodor fuel pump & filters
Metro turbo ventilated brakes useing a single hose. The machined up block joins the
ports in the 4 spot calliper
Final engine installed with SR20 throttle body & front mount AFM & K&N filter
A Diahatsu 1200 radiator fits perfectly with just a little taken out of the fan shroud
A combination of V8 Valiant & Datsun 1200 make up the radiator hoses
So here it is all finished, looking fairly standard (which is what I wanted) complete with
"granny" rear louver, Honda Prelude front bucket seats & 12x5 Superlites
Next job fit the Mini Spares dash & redo the interior
Who can pick the decals?
ENJOY
