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[andywaller]

yeah just a bit, i think minis look good in black, my first mini was black too!

thats the plan anyway as usual i may change my mind!

[andywaller]

bit of work done so far today:

made the trianulated bits for my front subframe, to stop the frame flexing.

i also bought some drill bits for cutting out big circles but B&Q had sold out of the drill bit that goes in the middle so cant get that done

ive also just finished neatly cutting out the metal where the boot floor is going, so will trail fit that in a mo.

i also found a place that sell nice petrol tanks but have to resist these things now till after the paint is on!

[MINIMON]

can you say what this company that sell tanks is or is it a secret so no one copies you

[andywaller]

of course i can say, but not exactly it was just an ebay shop, he has some in austions but will make custom jobs up to order aswell. i think i searched for alloy fuel tank.


changed my mind on colour, again, but this time its a secret, shhh. lol

[Dog]

Better not be orange lol

[andywaller]

na loads of people seem to be going orange in all different car scenes at the mo, its a bit more subtle than that.

[Dog]

Aye I know what you mean!

I've always liked the old layland grey!
But people kept telling me, your making a fast n loud car, make the paint work reflect it... reason I've got orange...

[andywaller]

been feeling rubbish today so instead of doing more work on the shel i turned my attention to the front subframe, ive now triangulated the turrets and lightweight/ weakend the front of it too. im going to get it blasted then i will seam weld it.











i also got my front end delivered from curley on friday, im really impressed with it, seams a lot stronger than i thought it would be but still has a bit of give in it. i lines it up with my bonnet and arhes and it looks lush, cant wait to get it fitted.

i got a bit dissapointed as i was mucked about by the courier and i dint get it until nearly a week after i should of arrived, but they sorted it out in the end and even knocked of the carriage.

the coolest thing about it is if you catch it from some angles you can see the weave throught the gel coat







now i need to order my dash from them, going to wait till the paints on though.

[andywaller]

spent yesterday helping my mate polish his car, its my new target to beat

[Dog]

Looking awesome mate!

Wish I had my camrea working...

[andywaller]

whys that then, the slipper had loads done it it then?

[andywaller]

i put my front subframe in to be shot blasted today, should get it back early next week so as soon as i get it back im going to seam weld it then paint it, along with the rear frame.

ive nearly got all the bits to start building these up then, so thats something to do.

i also put in my minfins to be powder coated black as i thought the bare ally would be hard to keep clean, and the wheels will stand out more with black behind them.

im running out of things to do as its too cold to be out working on the car, i cant get the last bits done on the shell.

and i have no money to spend on parts till the end of the month :'(

[MINIMON]

whre do you weld when you seam weld (everywhere threre is a seam)

[andywaller]

whre do you weld when you seam weld (everywhere threre is a seam)

yep you got it. the most important bits are the towers and tie rod monuts.

as it goes i need to add some more triangulation to these when i get the frame back as i forgot before.

[andywaller]

well i bought a book and read it and now things are going a bit extreame with the mini, instead of being a road car that i could take on the track, its now going to be a track car that i can take on the road... if ya see what i mean.

so modifications that i am now doing include tubbing the rear arches and letting in a full with baulkhead. creating frount and rear fire walls, and also creating a full weld in cage structue. im also going to get a carbon boot lid, and will be running with ap racing master cyliners with remote reserviors so i can run a curley carbon ram air system on my weber.

ive had a busy week end doing loads to the mini. i even found time to fit a induction kit to my mates focus rs!!

so being as pictures speak a thousand words...........



brackets for handbrake removed







filler neck hole welded up













i have fished the boot area by trimming the floor, seam welding the rear of the seat base, and trimming the floor to fit

Edited by MOWOG, 11 February 2007 - 08:09 PM.