Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo)

I decided the chinese slim quick release was a load of rubbish and bought a proper weld on job. It's many times better but still has a very tiny amount of play, not enough to notice though so acceptable.

This is the slug and column



Tig welded



Also found a proper unicorn of an mgzr 160, 1 mature lady owner from new, 70k miles, hg and cam belt done 2 years go. Using this as a daily till I decide if I want the engine, the car is pretty rusty but the engine is really clean and its super quiet on tick over I got her to rev it over 6k neutral to test the vvc, she was panicing as it's only ever done the shopping!

Interior is mint, full stainless exhaust and one of those full screen pioneer headunits that cost a stupid amount 10 years ago.

This is so wonderfully bonkers. I always wondered how easy/difficult it would be to build a fast Allegro. Love to see what this will look like when it's finished. 

It could happen in the future, or even a vag 20v turbo - have seen one in a metro using modded engine and gearbox arms.

Also wondered if diesel would be different!

The issue with the 75 turbo is that the turbo would probably need to be out over the gearbox as there isn't enough room at the front.
I remember seeing how you'd shaped the front panel of the clubman to fit around the manifold of the K series.
I've got enough room for the full mgf rad in front of the manifold but only just - having a turbo there wouldn't fit, and then I'd need an intercooler too.

There is an Austin 1100 in Germany with the turbo in front of the engine, custom manifold. He is using a pair of small fiat rads each side of the turbo, but still has a big intercooler stuck out front.

Going to get a vvc running in it first, stuff like the roll cage and suspension has taken up a fair bit of time but all things I want to get done

Bodywork to sort out too!

So much work to do....

Offered up some box section for a strut brace utilising the existing top engine steady mount points.



Now all done and test fitted







Also some more cad templates for rear anti roll bar mounts.

Thanks mate, Jonny has fitted a kv6 into his Allegro fabricating engine mounts and front shock towers, using golf hubs and brakes I think.
The problem he found is that there is no room for the rad and it's going to have to move to the boot.

I've managed to fit an mgf rad in quite nicely so sticking with that plan for now.

Here is a thread that might be of interest to you - K series in an Austin 1100 - now gone turbo!

www.16vminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35909



Shock Cannons! Back from the bead blasters and rolled some 3mm plate to make the tubes. Now to figure out how long they want to be and put the ends / shock mounts on.

I found the other allegro v6 yesterday that will be some machine when completed,
Space is always the enemy I guess when shoe Horning in bigger engines ,
The 1100 link I've seen that one on the 16v forum that is a really nice looking car and some amazing work done there the way he made the rear disc set up I would never thought of that !
Anyway not to take any lime light away from your thread keep it mate I will be taking notes for later liked the possible bhp potential from the k series that's a big scary but we'll worth the fun you'll get .

Added extra steering column support today, the clamp is from a 1930s car! Just happened to be the right diameter and two sections.