Jump to content


Photo
- - - - -

Kermit 1.6 8v


  • Please log in to reply
99 replies to this topic

#91 BenH

BenH

    One Carb Or Two?

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 742 posts
  • Local Club: CV1 Minis

Posted 16 October 2010 - 06:59 PM

Ok ok, fair doos as iv been off here for a while!

Not a vast amount to update on unfortunatly, desperatly trying to get Kermit in a garage where he belongs.
Havnt touched him for 2 weeks and thats unheard of!

Want to get this new floor fitted so then hes pretty much good to paint up and get cracking with the rest of the vaux stuff!

ok then pictures to try and keep you all interested!

removed the old sportspack arches and found more holes than a connect 4 game
Posted Image

Welded them up and put a protective coat of paint on
Posted Image

Then a bit of the stuff i hate even more than rust
Posted Image

Then 1st coat of primer ,more to come
Posted Image

Then welded up some holes and had to deseam a bit, not sure whether to weld in a dummy step or to deseam the lot,What do you guys think?
Posted Image

Another black coat and laquer on the boot floor as it had got a bit scruffy in there
Posted Image

Then the green coats and laquer going on,has since been flatted back and done again as i scratched it with a screwdriver doh! bootlid has also been painted and all ready to be put back together

Posted Image
Posted Image
Posted Image

To do before xmas-

fit carbon bumper and fit leds to light up numberplate
scrap twin exhausts for a single one (weightsaving!)
finish wiring in the boot
fit carbon parcel shelf
decide on a rear window-do i go for a heated one or a polycarbonate one?

hope you are all interested still, just going to have to bare with me while i sort out all the boring jobs and then the fun starts on the vaux stuff.

Ben

#92 maggies_minder

maggies_minder

    TMFs New official Spamster

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 4,393 posts
  • Location: i dont know
  • Local Club: sutton coldfield mini club

Posted 16 October 2010 - 07:10 PM

thats the madest petrol filler ive ever seen,

is that twin zorst square at the back?

#93 Burnard

Burnard

    4 gears good........... .......................5 gears Better

  • Banned
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 3,350 posts
  • Location: Reading

Posted 16 October 2010 - 07:16 PM

poly carb windows FTW mate, especially since your going for weight saving.

Ive found that mine doesnt actually fog up as much as the glass at the front does.

And weld a faulse lip in, dont bother with deseaming fully.

Next update needs to be less than 2 weeks! :D

#94 BenH

BenH

    One Carb Or Two?

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 742 posts
  • Local Club: CV1 Minis

Posted 16 October 2010 - 07:18 PM

thats the madest petrol filler ive ever seen,

is that twin zorst square at the back?



haha its just an over engineeered way to put fuel in the car just to save a measly 4kg aha but im sure itl be worth it1

the exhaust is free to anyone as ive chopped the tailpipes off the backbox but im sure someone could weld um back up

they didnt look right and youve just proved me right so im going for a single side exit me thinks

#95 BenH

BenH

    One Carb Or Two?

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 742 posts
  • Local Club: CV1 Minis

Posted 16 October 2010 - 07:19 PM

I think il go for polycarb Burnard. I should get 4 days on him next weekend so hopefully il have some decent progress but dont hold me to it!

#96 minimad01

minimad01

    Super Mini Mad

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 563 posts

Posted 16 October 2010 - 07:40 PM

getting there ben mate :thumbsup: cant wait to see it finished :D mines on ebay at the moment :) need somthing more practical an less money pit

#97 imaparana

imaparana

    Super Mini Mad

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 580 posts

Posted 20 December 2010 - 11:31 AM

looking good :)
any updates ?

#98 cheesebadger

cheesebadger

    Formally known as rich080487.

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 226 posts
  • Location: WGC / MK / Solihull
  • Local Club: MKMOC

Posted 17 February 2011 - 11:01 PM

Any updates mate, I'm following with interest!

Hope everyone at CV1 are good, hopefully see you all again soon.

#99 MiNi_BoRe

MiNi_BoRe

    Mini Mad

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 286 posts
  • Location: Caterham, Surrey
  • Local Club: TMF

Posted 18 February 2011 - 01:26 AM

Mini-bore- going to use and mpi rad i think, not sure yet as i might even use a thin suzuki swift one as there pretty tiny and my mates vvc runs one with an extra fan and it works a treat.


Cool, cheers, After looking, it might be an MPi rad in mine after all... Cheers for the help! Car looks mint! Good luck with the rest of the project! :lol:

#100 james962

james962

    Up Into Fourth

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,677 posts
  • Location: Banbury

Posted 18 February 2011 - 09:25 PM

You haven't given up with this project have you? I hope it's just a change in direction as i see you are selling some mini stuff.....




1 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users