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[minimadjonesy]

welcome to the site, that looks like a very interesting project! keep us updated

[1275UK]

How easy is it to lift the body off the engine/subframe like you have done ? I ran through this in my head sometime back and decided it would do away with needing to get a hoist. Is the body heavy on its own to lift up and over the engine ? Two people job ?

I guess the brakes need disconnecting, any other fiddly things I have overlooked doing the job in my head

Ta

[Suki]

i've done it alone, with 2 people its much easier, because you have to step over the engine...

i did it this way:

i lay wood under the engine and the front subframe so that the engine couldn't fell down... the i took a stone in front of the rear wheels, took all the tubes and kabels of and took the screws from the front subframe of.


then i took the doors of (they weight the most)

after this i took a piece of wood an place it at the front ent of the tunnel to lift the car, then i place an old tyre unter the car, where the body could lay on (the rear end still has wheels) so you could lift the last inch and roll it back an lay it down...


the weight of the body is ok, i'm not really strong, but i did it like you can see on the pictures

greetz Arne

[Suki]

I changed my decicion, that i won't tell you so early what i planned to do at the mini, so here are the things (i would like it, if you wouldn't discuss your opinion, and helpfull things sor details are always welcome):

the color for the body, that i prefer at the moment is an color from the company "Standox" it's called "miamimint" here is a picture: klick me i'm a link

The color for the engine, and the wheels i don't know yet

the other things i want to do / change are these:
-7x13" revolution 5-spoke
-aluminium dashboard, polished with another arrangement of the instruments
-clean, central locked doors
-no roof (speedster)
-cobra classic seats with Schroth seatbelts
-totally different backlights (small, flat ones, and they should be installed "halfs tunneld" )
-and no edges
-and an elektric Boot lid

thats it for the moment....


greetz

[ben]

as you are changing your wheels will they be up for sale in the near future?

cheers

[Suki]

no sorry, the wheels won't be free for sale in the near future

they stay with the car..


greetz

[1275UK]

i've done it alone, with 2 people its much easier, because you have to step over the engine...

i did it this way:

i lay wood under the engine and the front subframe so that the engine couldn't fell down... the i took a stone in front of the rear wheels, took all the tubes and kabels of and took the screws from the front subframe of.


then i took the doors of (they weight the most)

after this i took a piece of wood an place it at the front ent of the tunnel to lift the car, then i place an old tyre unter the car, where the body could lay on (the rear end still has wheels) so you could lift the last inch and roll it back an lay it down...


the weight of the body is ok, i'm not really strong, but i did it like you can see on the pictures

greetz Arne

Thanks Arne

[ben]

ok cheers and good luck with the project

[Suki]

the project is stopped for a while, because there are some problems with the transport of the body.

so the roof stays there some more time now i build the mini ready for driving an with the time and the mony some things will be build for the project, so that later only the roof gets off.

but i'll post pictures from the changes...

greetz suki

[minipip]

Suki, what wheels and arches have you got?

cheers

those arches are groupe 5. they are what im currently after lol