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[andywaller]

oh yeah i have got a set of carbon fiber and kevlar mix door cards being made for me, should get them next week, with a few other carbon bits im getting done

[miniman86]

looking good mate!! i am loving them wheels and tyres!! that reminds me i need some new a032's on the front of the red one, theyre abit bald!! 4000 miles!! :'(

[andywaller]

more nice bits, just ordered an spa design FIA approved quick release steering boss.

now i just need a steering wheel, good job christmas is on the way.


and i have also sorted out getting my dash rails and steering colum housing flocked, im exited about that!

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[andywaller]

i just angle grinded my arse.



no damage just a graze, bloddy gave me a shock though

apart from that im getting on well today. i cut the whole of the inner sill out of the rear. i have also cut off the last remains of the over sill along the edge of the seam.

i have cut out the rust and patched the area that would be in the rear pocket and i am now preping inner sill area ready for metal to go in, i hope that i can get the rear bit done as that means tommorow when i am hungover i can fit the roll cage and have a play about with seat positions!!

[mini bunnykin]

how did you manage to angle grinder your arse andrew??? silly billy hehe

glad no damage was done though

[Bungle]

i just angle grinded my arse.

do we want to know how

[Mincento]

i just angle grinded my arse.

now that would of been a pisser if you had to explain that in the A&E how did you manage it?

and progress is looking good and loving the wheels they are perfection one thing i found odd thpugh about the way you are doing things (not criticising) is that youve donethe repairs and are then planning to have it mediablasted? isnt that what you do first so you can find all the rust easily?

wayne

[minivanman]

Looking really good mowog! I'd like to see the dash when its finished, I'm thinking of getting mine flocked or coated in some way.

I hope this KAD bug isnt catching....

[andywaller]

well i always seem to end up working in a mess. i was climing into the car arse first and i dunno really i must have hit the switch, i dont think i have ever moved so quickly in my life


i will put up plenty of pictures of the dash rails vanman thats if they turn out as good as i think they will!

minicento i know what you mean about the order, i wasnt going to get it done but then i changed my mind half way through. the other thing is that i thought it is easier to see the rust when it is well rusty, if all the metal was primered i may miss some bits.



on with progress, i welded up half of the rear inner sill and the cage is now fitted into the car. i need to buy some more nuts and bolts before i can mock any of the cage extras as it still needs to be fully pulled into its final place.

the one bonus i had today was that because i removed the rear pockets the cage went in easier and i didnt have to tornquet the rear legs, which means i can now have a cross in the cage like i wanted. down side is i need to order more tube now!

i can also weld in the harness bar instead of boltin it in which makes m happier too!

[andywaller]

picked my bits up from the powder coaters and they look brilliant, although i see what people mean when the say it flakes off.

[andywaller]

few pictures of what i have been up to. i will put more up later but my battery ran out











rust gone from inner sill and half is now welded up.

rollcage inside the car, just waiting to get more mounting plates and bolts so i can finalise position.

seat mounts fixed into place.

im just waiting for my boss to arrive then i can modify the steering colum to suit my new seating position. i also need to fit my pedals back into the car so they can be modified.

i have also cut the extra bits of roll cage tube to the rough lengths needed, then once i have measured up fully they are going away to be welded up.

today i have been wire brusing the seams of my subframes ready to be welded and am marking up and pilot drilling the lightweight/ weakening holes. i need to finish them and make templates for the bits to be triangulated so they can go away to be done tommorow.

oh and i thought id put up a pictures of the other mini in my life *

[SqUeAkY]

Alright Andrew, just spoke to your brother, he told me about the car, thought i might just take a look. Look's like you have got your hands full.

[andywaller]

Alright Andrew, just spoke to your brother, he told me about the car, thought i might just take a look. Look's like you have got your hands full.

oh cool, you know mcdonalds is bad for you! lol.

yeah full would be one way of describing it.

[andywaller]

right then picture up date

parts from powder coaters





carbon anyone?



my seat, its a pefect fit for me



subframes pilot drilled for lightweighting and seams baremetalled for welding







hole in rear arch to be patched





roll cage tube cut roughly to size, is that a lot to add?









welded up hole





general pictures

[Dog]

Tis looking good there young mowog!!
Looks like you've almost finished your welding too!!!

Wish I had a garage with power, I;d be soooooo much further now if I had...
Whats next of the t do list?