Update

Well it took a few weeks to get the wiring sorted out. i had to resolder every wire for the ECU and engine. So much soldering i burned up a 200w soldering gun and had to get another one.

Filling the transmission with oil was tricky. I had to remove the reverse light switch and feed a small hose in and tape it to a funnel. The normal fill hole was inaccessable behind the modified mini subframe.

more wiring

Yesterday i wired up the headlights, relays, and headlight switches. The wiring will be a lot of work, since i just found out only 1 brakelight is working, the neither rear blinker is working. The wipers were running for a minute then stopped... at least the engine wiring is mostly done, just need to trim some of the harness shorter and resolder.

Wiring

I Started soldering all the wire connections together. The ECU is all hooked up and mounted. Now i have to do the wiring to the gauges and the fuse box. I would have gotten more done last week, but i was so excited about learning how to ride the velodrome...

Engine Running

Andreas and I temporarily wired the engine and ECU together and the engine started up right away, no smoke. We did find some fuel leaks quickly and had to tighten some connections. This motor is beautiful. Now the problem is the cv boot came off the joint and wont fit because it is rubbing the frame. Ill tackle that later.

more

I forgot to add, I finished the fuel lines and connected them to the motor. a 5/16 pipe from the tank and fuel pump goes to the filter then the intake manifold. Then a 1/4" line returns from the manifold to the tank. I think it is close to standard for the B16 honda motor.

The vacuum lines were a little confusing at first. Some are not needed, but some are. I was missing a MAP sensor (didnt come with the B16 motor) and it should be hooked to the vacuum line on the throttle body (the smaller of the two fittings, the larger fitting is not used in the mini since it is for a honda smog/ fuel vapor system). The other vacuum line that is needed goes from the back of the intake manifold through the fuel pressure regulator cutoff solenoid and then to the fuel cutoff valve (that controls the fuel return line to the tank). The solenoid came attached to the same bracket the MAP sensor was bolted to. Ill add pictures later.

Radiator

Just finished some custom bracketry for mounting the 1st radiator. it is a near perfect fit behind the grill, with just a 1/16" to spare around it. The second radiator it a little tougher to mount, i had to modify the mounting tabs a lot to get it to fit in the wheelwell,
The radiators are from honda motorcycles, an older 500 and newer 750 if i remember correctly. The nice thing is one is designed as a secondary radiator and doesnt have the cap opening, just inlet and outlet.

I also finished hooking up the brake lines this week, just no fluid reservoir yet.

Intake Manifold

After cutting a lot of excess material off the back and bottom of the intake manifold, it still wouldnt fit in the mini. It bumped the firewall and the body cross-beam. I ended up milling about 0.100 in. from the mounting flange on a slight angle. The angled flange raised the back of the intake about 0.25 in. while hardly changing the port angle. The honda motor shouldnt lose too much power by my changing the angle so slightly. Clamping the intake in our mill was a pain, but thanks to my dad, we managed. I think this was a much better solution than cutting the bulkhead. I did have to grind a small notch in the mini cross-beam and a small notch in the first runner on the honda intake.