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[Dog]

Is that a full multi-point cage?

[andywaller]

yep notching all the ends and fitting it from scratch.

i dont really know if it is classed as a full multi point, all i know that nearly every tube is welded to the car as well as another point of the cage.

but its as full as you get i guess, the only thing i am adding is a frame for the drivers seat and a harness bar in the back.

[the_soon_to_be]

i hated notching my tubes when i did my cage, was a complete time consuming pit trying to get it right,

are you goign to weld it yourself ?

and will you be using mig or tig

[mini93]

nice!!! could i be cheeky and ask how much? can PM me if u like

i was thinkin about bolt in cage for ease of if i even need to replace a pannel

do you also have any piccys of a cage fitted in another cage already? looks quite mental nd good luck

[andywaller]

actually managed to get on the lathe at work today, so i turned 2.5mm off each of my hi lo nuts and i am going to drill them all the way through to lighten them a bit.

this week i am going to try and do a few bits of machining like modding my vented discs to fit and grooving them, taking some more metal from my hi los and finishing off my custom brace bars.

i have also decided that i am going to run my 6 pots with 8.4" discs under my MBs they fit with about 4mm clearance. they look absolutley mega aswell when you see how big the discs are.

[mini13]

Mowog,

You may have already found this out, but with the Kad 6 pots, vented disks and mini drive flanges you need to turn approx 600 thou off of the face of the disc mounting bell(where it bolts to the drive flange)

[andywaller]

i did know about this but not exactly. i think i need to take take it from the inside of the dics to allow clearance for the hub seal. is this right?

[Jammy]

I've always wondered how you weld tube together when its up against the body, or inaccessible?!

How do you plan to notch all that tubing?

[andywaller]

you have to weld some bits together first before you fit them. plus as soon as the basic cage is in and tagged in a few places i will be cutting the roof off ready for the new skin so i will have a lot more access aswell.

i havent decied yet i may buy one of the tube notchers for some of the bits but hopfully i will be cnc milling most of the ends to make sure they are perfect.

[mini13]

Actually thinking about it I may be throwing you a curveball there...

I just remembered that my 6 pots are on METRO hubs, I dont think this makes a difference but I could be wrong.

I seem to remember that the 6 pots use cooper S caliper spacing which is different to an 8.4" mini?

Anyway I had to do it on mine as with the Mini drive flanges (not metro ones) the disk was way to far back against the hub.

If it helps your more than welcome to drop round and take a look/measure up.

[mini13]

Here a link to a thread when i was trying to do it.

http://www.turbomini...p...t&tid=10028

[andywaller]

i have a quick fit up with the hub disc and calliper and they seemed to fit ok with the mini flanges. all the gaps are equal so i just think i need to machine the inside of the disc and gring the steering arms back as per usual with KAD stuff.

i will dig everything back out of the boxes soon and have a proper look a them.

it would still be nice to pop round and have a look at your set up!

[andywaller]

scratch that

i have just been up and dug the parts out. i it is just the inside of the disc that needs machining and the steering arms, i cant see where the paint leaves marks!

im loving all my parts now the front subframe should all tie together nicely, the tower bolts match the callipers and also my hi los are going to be anodised blue!

see what you think















money is a bit tight at the moment so i am going to have to stop buying bits and actually get down to some work on the car. i want to finish tubbing the rear arches as soon as i can!

[mini13]

No wonder your skint!!

Those calipers look great in blue, mine are gold, I didn't know they did other colours....

what are you doing for rear brakes?

I'll PM you my details so you can drop round if you want.

[andywaller]

yeah i know these and the cage cleared me right out this month!!!!!!

i like them in blue wasnt sure at first but it has really grown on me!

rear brakes i have got mini fins and standard shoes, my thinking is that with such a light rear end i wont wont mch braking at the back, im also going to have a biased adjuster on the pedal box so i can fiddle it to suit on the track.

as for the discs taken from the mini performance manual

"the discs need to be machined internally to prevent fouling the dust seal on the hub upright. the thickness of the part of the disc which bolts to the drive flange should be 0.660in when modified."

Edited by MOWOG, 14 June 2007 - 06:25 PM.