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[Will]

wow

[gavfoz]

**dribble**

How smart are they and the rest of the parts you've used/made.

Has this project got a budget?

[Dog]

My god!!!

Can I have 10% of your wages from now on I think I can move out then with a few months lol

[andywaller]

cheers guys

im really looking forward to getting the front subframe built up now, its going to be special!

there isnt a buget as such, when i get paid i spend it on the mini!

dog belive it or not i only earn £5.20/ hour, i just have to save really hard! i might not ever earn that if things dont work out at my job!

[andywaller]

ok so i really cant afford this but, ive had it on order for a while and they have just taken the money from my account today!

on its way is........

a full miglia spec rollcentre cage, fia approved (pending inspection) exactly the same as in peter baldwins miglia.

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet


and i have been out in the garden again digging up t the base for my workshop.

[wilcooper]

£5.20, and you 20 right? isnt minimum wage like £5.35, going to £5.60 in october?

edit: meh ignore that its £4.45, going to £4.60 for 18-21 :/

Edited by wilcooper, 05 June 2007 - 10:26 PM.

[andywaller]

yeah i know i already looked into it, but the work interests me and i can do all my own machining when i need to, it a bonus.

[steveobennet]

those brakes should come with a warning, may cause nose bleeds! either way they're very tasty

[andywaller]

got my cage its a monster!

[mini-majic]

piccies!!!!!!!!!!

[andywaller]

lol i think i have bitten off more than i can chew.

there is enogh tube to cover a whole garage floor, its absolutly mental how much tube i a suspposed to be fitting in such a small car.

im off to take some pictures

[ed4ran]

Im very intrigued to see all this metal!!

[andywaller]

ok here are a couple of pictures

i just counted and there are 31 bits of tube, breaks down to:

main hoop
2 front legs
front main bar
4 door bars
2 sill bars
dash brace bar
main hoop lower brace
2 roof bars
2 rear diagonal bars
2 back stays
turret brace
4 backstay to main hoop braces
exhaust tunnel hoop
2 floor brace to exhaust hoop bars
front baulkhead brace bars
exhaust tunnel to passenger side dash brace

i still cant believe it!

[Ollie180]

wow! cant wait to see it together!

looks like a fun job lol

[the_soon_to_be]

erm, so you have to notch all them tubes yourself then

rather you than me