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[andywaller]

jammy if you are asking about the lower arms, they are only rose jointed at the subframe end, the hub end just uses a standard ball joint.

mini93 thats cool i hate welding too! be good to see some pics of the car!

minimon your right i sure have got a lot of work!




im getting really stressed that i cant do any more work on the car, i think i will be working on it non stop once i get it in the shed!

i have already planned the hole lay out of the shed, where all the tools are going and everything!

[ed4ran]

You may have planned where your tools are going, but you know they will end up on the floor

[andywaller]

You may have planned where your tools are going, but you know they will end up on the floor

so so true.


i have just measured up the back garden and i recon i can squeze a 12x10ft shed in there! gives about 3ft either side without wheel arches. should be plenty of room.

its going to take some convincing though, my dad only wants it to be 12x8.

[milamber]

Thought I'd pop over from TM for a quick nose.
Glad to be of help Joe & Andy. Will need help when I get the metro running & racing.
Andy you don't hang about do ya geez!!!!!!!!

[andywaller]

cool mate glad too see you on here!

it was really good to meet you, and the box was top notch.

i have cut the main bit in as you see, just need to fiddle about with it a bit more and then i will fire over the measurements and some good pictures for you.

if i get a chance i will be making the template for the upper bit as well!

oh and if you ever need a hand with the 'tro give us a shout.

[danwebster]

No worries, that seller is a regular on turbo minis, seems a good bloke, just roun the corner to us to,

Another thing i just thought of, well a couple actally,

how about drilling some holes so you can get a socket through to undo the tricky wok bolts (like in the pic), and trimming the driveshaft joint holes so a built up inner pot joint fits through. Plus remeber so seam weld it, especially the tower tops.

I keep coming back to this thread, its really interesting me....

One quick tip, rather than drilling holes to get to the tricky wok bolts, just leave those 2 out, after all you have the weight of the engine pushing it against the subframe so its never going to come loose.

I learnt that one pretty quickly as its a right pain getting them out, after the 1st engine removal I left them out since then with no probs.

[andywaller]

cheers dan

these are the sort of things im sure will come to me with a highly tuned mini. but its always good to get a heads up before i start!

i might finish off the subframe one eveining this week if i get a chance, sort of job i can get stuck into while my dads car isnt in the garage.

Ive got the metal plate to triangulate the towers with so i just need to drill it and weld it on again. then i will get the grinder on the drive shaft holes as mini13 sugested, and then i can get it out the way!

[andywaller]

oh yeah, i am going to seam weld the rest of it aswell

[mini13]

Andy,

I've been having a bit of a clearout, as I don't have a mig anymore I have a fullish reel of mig wire gathering dust, it has your name on it...

also, I bought some stainless 2.5" tube (1.5m i think) and a couple of 90deg stainless bends, as there's no way they are going to fit between my Mk1 tunnel and sumpguard i'll let them go cheap if your interested, probably a bit big for an NA engine though....

Joe.

[andywaller]

awsome mate, are you about this week end? i will have to pop over for a chat and compare some ideas.

lol yeah i have managed to stick to the NA idea at the moment , and i think im going to use SCs manifold aswell on mine so i will probably be ok for tube! thanks for the offer though!

[mini13]

yep,

should be about most of the weekend, have to pop over to bazildrain to get some gas on sat morn, but don't have any plans apart from that except getting the exhaust finished

[andywaller]

how about i pop over after lunch time, i will lend i hand if you need it aswel.

[mini13]

cool. i'll pm my adress.

[milamber]

Might pop over as well chaps. Sold a set of alloys to a bloke in Bradwell. I'll grab that turbo elbow if thats cool mini13 me old fruit! Let me know if thats cool dude.
AW.....bring your template, I'll start working on it. If you want some seam welding done, I can do it at work mate. Might as well use the firms gas & wire. No charge! buy me a few cans of boddingtons!

[andywaller]

wow thats cool mate, i havnt really got much to go on as it seems to take ages to make it in cardboard! i will try and get it done tonight and tommorrow so i have got something to work with!