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#46 Marky Tizz

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 07:27 PM

Looking good Ian, shame you can't get to see Slarky before hand.... try and get a video of her running if you can and show me, I'll see if I can work out what's going on :cry: Also, I'll try and catch you on MSN and let you know how to try and get it running drviably yourself.

Speak soon

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#47 ianpettifer

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 07:37 PM

also

does anyone know what K&N filter i need? what size etc 1.5??

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 07:42 PM

Forgot to mention, just ordered new black/silver plates for show purpose obviously :cry:


They are really going to suit your mini :cry: .

#49 ianpettifer

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Posted 28 February 2009 - 05:49 PM

Hey

so got the bearing done nice and early :yinyang:
Then drove 2 miles to find a horrible clicking noise and i think my cv joints gone.

And to top it all the cars is running even worse ;)

God knows how im getting to work lol

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Posted 01 March 2009 - 07:18 PM

hey

so took the car apart today :)

Found out its the inner cv joint thats going and is just clicking for the mini under deacceleration ( if thats a word :P )
Went to halfords and bought some cleaning stuuf :)

Got AUTO GLYM;

Ultra deep shine polish
Hgh definition wax

the wax is awesome!!!!!!!

Also Refitted the K&N and put oil in the dashpot and shes running ok again :D

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#51 1987_ParkLane

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Posted 01 March 2009 - 07:36 PM

Nice stuff man :) .

#52 mini mayhem

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 04:55 PM

really nice looking car shame it doesn't want to go anywhere

#53 ianpettifer

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 08:21 PM

LOL

Topped dashpot oil and she runs better and just checked the level and its gone down again so topped up.

Gona take it for a quik spin she how she is

BRB :owned:

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 08:27 PM

THe k&n depends on what carb youve got, did you find out in the end?

#55 ianpettifer

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 10:56 PM

Car ran sweet and then i checked the daspot and was low so topped up nw runnin *melon* lol.

will take for drive to work tmoz and see how she goes :owned:

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Posted 03 March 2009 - 07:48 PM

Good looking car mate, ill have a look at it on sunday.

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Posted 04 March 2009 - 12:16 AM

sweet mini mate black minis rule

#58 ianpettifer

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Posted 06 March 2009 - 09:28 PM

hey

NEw black and silver plates arrived today woooooooop

so fitted them and did an oil change :P

Malvern here i come =]

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Posted 10 March 2009 - 10:28 PM

Pics up of plates on please :w00t: .

#60 ianpettifer

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Posted 12 March 2009 - 09:12 PM

UPDATE

HEy

So finished my awesome cusotm grill and it looks sweet but no pics yet sorry.

Got home today and there is a whining noise which was the inlet manifold to carb gasket, so i fixed that.

Slark on friday 20th cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!

Am still looking for a stage 3 head and 1.5 rockers

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