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[conrod]

Just out of interest what is a Minilite replica?

It's a copy of a very light alloy wheel

Thanks, who makes it? I have Minilites on my van bought new in 1999. No one could afford the original extremely light minilites made for racing, I think they were about a thousand quid each back in the days....might be wrong. Cheers Kev.

no Idea who makes them - they are met black / grey at the moment - will be silver when I finish - maybe ???

Ironically the idea of Mag alloys was to keep the un-sprung weight down
I bought some cheap chin alloys for my other car a while ago and they are slightly heavier than the steel ones
but they look good
Nearly cleared the garage

Talk of the devil....my neighbour showed me his genuine magnesium minilites today. Talk about light!! 10 x 5.5's he ordered them from Minilite UK and as he has a machine shop here he told them not to machine them as he would do it here. My Minilite Ali mags are twice the weight of his. Thats a rough guess..I should go up and weigh them before he puts tyres on them. Cheers.

[sledgehammer]

Well I've got it today
seems better than I first thought
I will post photos
just took me 1 1/2 hrs to change the bypass hose
I'm sure it used to take me 10 min's years ago
the engine bottom end sounds dry / hollow - hopefully an alternator / water pump bearing
can't get the bearings to knock
the clutch is adjusted weird with hardly any movement
and gear selector is tight / hard to find 1st or 2nd
all fixable - so not too worried
I'm expecting this project to last a few years
the annoying bit is the roof , is in excellent condition , and that is the bit I am removing

[sledgehammer]

Well I got rid of the rust in the front end ...
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Edited by sledgehammer, 08 August 2011 - 09:57 PM.