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[vini]

looking real nice Ben ordered grp5 carbon arches 2 months ago and still no sign Dean

[MiNi_BoRe]

Looks sweeeeeeet mate! Cant wait to start my project... saving some more funds atm though.... and cheers, ill remember them when it comes to it! I cant wait for you to finish this project, i wana see it for real! lol. Keep up the work and the updates!

[se_juggles]

Thumbs up for the tescos Hoover! Haha I've got one of them in my garage bargain... great project mate gl with it

[Danny_California]

Just read through this build, gotta say I love how you just got stuck in! Just wish I wasnt a student anymore so I could have all those nice carbon bits. You should get it weighed when complete just to see how light it is, that thing is going to be stupidly fast! by the way I think at some point in it's near future that car has to run force racing 10's!

[BenH]

looking real nice Ben ordered grp5 carbon arches 2 months ago and still no sign Dean

Takes agesssss, only just got my coilovers but need another inch lower! shall i just cut the springs?

Looks sweeeeeeet mate! Cant wait to start my project... saving some more funds atm though.... and cheers, ill remember them when it comes to it! I cant wait for you to finish this project, i wana see it for real! lol. Keep up the work and the updates!

Thanks:) makes updating worth it with good comments like that! Good luck with your project!

Thumbs up for the tescos Hoover! Haha I've got one of them in my garage bargain... great project mate gl with it

Ha apart from having to keep cleaning the filter its a great bit of kit! bargain!

Just read through this build, gotta say I love how you just got stuck in! Just wish I wasnt a student anymore so I could have all those nice carbon bits. You should get it weighed when complete just to see how light it is, that thing is going to be stupidly fast! by the way I think at some point in it's near future that car has to run force racing 10's!

Thanks Danny, going to take it on a weigh bridge as soon as its done . I want force racing wheels! they are super light too, maybe for christmas!


update...

coilovers finaly arrived but still need another inch and a bit lower but there set to the lowest so a bit annoyed! bit of a crappy picture


Right soo... i don't have a front end so everythings guesswork so alternator and rad position will no doubt change once i have my roundnose but untill then i still need it all plumbed in.





micra rad and expansion tank







And..........



Manifold must of been painted with non heat temp paint because as soon as i started it ,it bubbled up aha!

Excuse the turning over twice business at the start! trying to do too many things at once!
Sounds a bit rough but theres air leaks and timing to sort out, sounds a bit poo on my laptop

[Scholes2012]

Great progress, didn't think you where that close to starting it up, you must of been putting in some late nights, keep the updates coming

[Minisport7]

i love the progress you've made, any german heritage? very efficient! Keep it up, and genuinely look forward to the end product.

[george91]

I'm sure i've read before that coilovers sometimes need to settle, and they lower once they have been used a bit, so you might be ok with the ride height.

Edited by george91, 07 June 2011 - 07:33 PM.

[vini]

i cut this much out of my coils before it sat anywhere near right Dean

[leaky]

WOW what a project. I'v just sat and gone though the whole thing. It coming along really well. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished item!

[scotty_1987]

just read the project thread there..good work gone into it !

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

lol nice work looks like an ashley manifold they never used UHF paint lol always cheap mid steel and 2pk paint
shouldnt matter to be honest gets hot enought to stop rust
was that minus the exhaust system sounded blowy lol

[Leon_mini]

just looked all through the project and it looks great, i hope to do something like this one day, keep it up (Y)

[izzy]

looking good, i really like the green on the car and the carbon goes very well with it.

[BenH]

Jeeze i need to update this pretty soon,
Saxo-f tgat was just with the downpipe on so it sounded blowy as hell!

Cars so nearly finished now, iv been working really hard and since moving it to a garage iv really knucked down on it.

Done-
Exhaust system
Wiring half completed
Frontend fitted but needs painting
External pull cables for power and extinguisher fitter
Extinguisher plumbed in
Windows fitted
Roof sealed on
Race/rally style Graphics stuck on
Fuel and power lines laid inside car
New rad fitted because the micra one didnt fit
Lightweight Battery and bracket fitted


Just waiting for my tilton pedal box to come
Plus seats
Paint the frontend and bonnet plus a door and then the fun begins

Might show a sneaky picture but holding off as i want to show it off once completed!