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[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

great work loving the car im steering closer and closer to black now its all your fault hahahahaha

[ianpettifer]

stage 3 head is here woooooooop
oh and the carb

gave them both a nice clean and are looking great yay!!
Wanted to remove the valves but i dont have the tool doh so cleaned best i could

am gonna start the process tomorrow after work;

take bonnet off
remover rocker cover
drain water
remove thermostat etc
undo head and manifold nuts
remove rocker assembly
remove push rods
remove head

Fit gasket
fit stage 3 head
fit 1.5 rockers
do everything else
start up
then yay all night

am gonna fit carb when i go to slark rr

[1987_ParkLane]

Sounds great mate, keep us updated .

[ianpettifer]

UPDATE

Got home so tired but i cracked on

Got the head off and all cleaned up all ready fot the stage 3 and 1.5 rockers tmoz

yayay

[1987_ParkLane]

I was just looking through your thread and thinking how much I want ot base my mini on your , and realised, do you have a rear fog light ?

[ianpettifer]

no i dont have a fog light lol

ok so today i cracked on and;
Fitted the stage 3 head and 1.5 rockers yayay
shes running ok and tickover is fine just gota get to the rollers

am blummin nackered tho

[1987_ParkLane]

no i dont have a fog light lol

ok so today i cracked on and;
Fitted the stage 3 head and 1.5 rockers yayay
shes running ok and tickover is fine just gota get to the rollers

am blummin nackered tho

Haha oh right, sounds like some good stuff you have done today .

[ianpettifer]

yehhhh

shes really torquey now and the sound is just amazin!
cant wait to get her on the rollers

[1987_ParkLane]

yehhhh

shes really torquey now and the sound is just amazin!
cant wait to get her on the rollers

Yer should be a nice little result .

[ianpettifer]

Painted my sills today and shes looking real tidy
ohh and ive updated my sig woop woop

[1987_ParkLane]

Painted my sills today and shes looking real tidy
ohh and ive updated my sig woop woop

What did you paint them with?

[ianpettifer]

hey
been busy so not had a chance to update etc.

Painted sills with hammerite and they look sweet

Went to coleford car show with the foresters and it was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

plans for mini are ;

3 point harnesses
chrome sill trim
alluminium parcel shelf

nice

[1987_ParkLane]

Sounds good mate, like to hear your spending more money on it .

[nino87]

mate that car is nice
if it was mine id paint the centres of those alloys in matte orange

[M44K TS]

I have a brand new roll of chrome sill/gutter trim here if you want it?

I've decided to go for plain black for mine.