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[AndyMiniMad.]

Does this mean we will have to salute and call you "sir" now? Bugger I cant find a saluting smiley..

[danny1]

In the near future you will

Till then I'm just the best chef the navy has to offer lol

[danny1]

right pictures finaily lol

any way this was my horrible rust issue i had







and it now looks like






they still need some more work more the door and roof im not fussed about the inside as the car is gonna be more functional than show and shine spec

[danny1]

this is my rear pannle repair, its welded in now i just for got to take any pics, i still need to grind down the welds and neaten it all up






ive also got a few bits that ive aquired



my new dash




oh and this little beauty




oh and this is how my engine looks




although heads got to come of again as i forgot i needed to put my double vale springs in as ill get valve lock outher wise and risk the piston smacking the valve :/

[AndyMiniMad.]

Ok I know im going to regret this but....what are those things with the holes in?

[liirge]

Ok I know im going to regret this but....what are those things with the holes in?

UJ's I imagine its for an internal gearshift mechanism,.

I'll be very interesting to see how he does it, as I have a similar plan.

[danny1]

they sure are i picked them up real cheap, im planning on only using one......

and there a little big so ill have to borrow the lateh on the submarine and make some spacer plates to go inside them when im next duty chef, a pack of mars bars can bribe anyone onboard

i got to strip the last few things out this weekend like the front and inside still




so not much, and then sunday shes being sent to the body shop to be sprayed which is good as were moving house and i need to put the car some were so kills 2 birds with one stone

ill be taking pics of stuff i need rid of it this weekend coming, and it will be if you want come get it i wont be asking for much, just beer tokens really

[danny1]

ive been in a turbo mini today big grin now

so i might look at a turbo set up when ive got the mini back sparyed and on the road again

[AndyMiniMad.]

Turbo shhmurbo...Supercharging is the way forward...go on, you know you want to!! Although I have to agree the power from a turbo is very addictive..

Edited by AndyMiniMad., 27 October 2011 - 05:42 PM.

[danny1]

im just looking atm, i need to get the car back on the road, then i can look at turbos and supper chargers and various outher things.

as ive got a good block and box just need a good head and carbs and maybe fourced induction

[danny1]

well is tripped rest of the parts of my mini today, and the body shop guy came and colelcted her, he said i could have it back in 2-3 weeks, but ive had to make it longer as my parents are moving house, so im getting it delivered to my new house the weekend after we move in, which means ive had to pack all my parts up, its mad how much stuff i have that all needs to go back into the car, most of it wont be goign back in liek teh orginal seats, im thinking kirkeys, and im also thinkign about perspex windows as well, but who knows that stuff wont be happenign till next year as i dotn get teh car back till december now.

i cant wait though, its gonna be lovely to be working on a freshly paint shell, and building her back up slow time, but i do know what im gonna spend my xmas leave doing, and thats building her back up, aim is to have the car water tight by the new year and have most of teh electrical work done, so all ti leaves me with is the engine to change and the interia to do

new work shop is massive cant wait to get the mini in there, its like a massive double garage, plus weve got a barn as well, were it looks like they have taken engines out of tractors as theres rope wrapped round the top wooden beam, so should be strong enougth for a mini engine, ill just permantly borrow a winch from work

i got some pics ill up load later when i get back to base

[danny1]

EVEN SUBMARINES HAVE YOKOHAMA TYRES LOL

[AndyMiniMad.]

Hows the cornering? mine arnt so good in the WET!! ha ha ha.

[danny1]

i doubt there good in cournering but when they burst my god is it loud and scary ahaha

[danny1]

yay, mini has been resparyed, but i got to wait till not this weekend the one afterwards because of stupid work

but on the upside i have everything to rebuild it already in boxes ready to be putt together


plan of action rebuild car to pass an mot and then slap some road tax on it, next thing ill do is all the things i want to do like fixing new seats running cables inside the car and what not and fitting th big engine