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HUN wrote: I suspect you will end up breaking CVs and bending half shafts with that much power.

The 150bhp that I am looking for will do that, never mind a turbo engine.... Uprated shafts and CV's are in the budget and are a must....

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Finally got the rebuilt R7ME box from M&T Transmissions, even though it wasn't their fault for the delay (carriers mess up) they adjusted the bill by. £100 in recompense as I had lost my fitting date and the sale of my R72 box....



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Keith just sent me a picture of his current build.... Now that would look a picture under a Jimny bonnet....



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Have they tapped the gearbox breather Pal
Should have a stub tube coming out

jackonlyjack wrote: Have they tapped the gearbox breather Pal
Should have a stub tube coming out

Not tapped, the standard breather tube is there and ICE4x4 are joining it to my 8mm tubes....

sniper

I got a little despondent following the gearbox delays, it made me consider what it would be like to be without the car for the six to eight weeks that the MX5 engine and box swap would take. Certain family obligations mean being without a car is a pain in everyone's bottom.....

So I have decided to delay the MX5 project until I can afford to give Keith a complete car to work on. I'll keep my eye out for a VVT mot failure later in the year and if finances are still good, have the swap built in to a car and then swapped to mine, if all proves positive.

The R7ME and manual transfer box are in and working fine, frustrated at a noisy thrust bearing and the extended breather being missed but it was always going to be that sort of a job....

I came across an M16A VVT engine from a Liana with 120k on it, running fine. I bought it having decided to build a Suzuki engine now that the MX plans were delayed.

The finance fhurer has agreed funds for early spring to allow a rebuild but impatient me decided to have it put in to the car now and just see what I got.

The engine was fitted yesterday and is running fine, there is a notable increase in oomph whilst driving B roads. Yet to try low gears off road but I am quite excited by the prospect.....

Gearing is about bang on for the 30" tyres now fitted, yet to see how far out the speedo is....

So it's been quite a week.... New engine, gearbox and transfer box.... and barring the frustration of having to drop the box again to resolve the noisy spigot bearing, all is well.

sniper