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[AndyMiniMad.]

Those wheels look very......very....very...Expensive!!...I love the exhausts on the F5000...Marshmellow toasters!!

Oh!! and thats a lot of negative camber on the rear of the Capri..

Edited by AndyMiniMad., 18 July 2012 - 03:57 PM.

[Artful Dodger]

Grand a pop for the rears, 2 grand for a set for tyres;)

Yeah the fords fail gnarly, got a 150 brake Kent in it:P

Edited by Artful Dodger, 18 July 2012 - 04:01 PM.

[AndyMiniMad.]

But They wont fit my Mini!!

Edited by AndyMiniMad., 18 July 2012 - 04:01 PM.

[Artful Dodger]

Haha, no, only just though! You could run the fronts all round on a mini, bit wide though. For comparison, the caterham front wheels are 6 wide...

[AndyMiniMad.]

What size chokes are you useing on the webber, Jets, Emulsion tube etc??

[Artful Dodger]

On the mini? No idea, when I bought it off Peter Baldwin he said setting it all up was included in the price, so iM taking it to him shortly to get it all mocked up to run, then get it running right:P

[Spud_133]

Capri's are coooooooooooooool!

[Artful Dodger]

Aaaahh yeah 8).

BUt you should hear the F5000!!! When it runs un-silenced it sounds silly awsome!!

[Artful Dodger]

not updated for a long time....

got a modified cylinder head 8) what do you think!











got my spots on!!!



exhaust mounts made and fitted



on our brake tester, now i have fully functioning brakes 8)

with minisport 4 pots, servo assisted (not currently working as no vacumn) front and mini finned rears, the rears can lock up and the fronts are the best my dad says he has ever seen on a mini



now going to run an ally rad from a C400 racing caterham, no fan = more horseys!!



got the head on test fitted, ancillarys starting to go on



head on with rockers! have compression 8)



WEBER!!!!



exellent!



and a bit more on work, cause i love it

built a lotus elan to compete in the spa 6 hour next week!



if you are down there come say hello!!

and we now have flooring and boards!! proper race team now!





more tuesday something new coming along!!!!!

[MRD1984]

hey mate were you at donnington today? i saw the Leos caterham doing a good few practice starts at the end of the pitland..... i was running the orange mclaren 12c....

[MRD1984]

superb looking mini by the way!!!

[Artful Dodger]

yup, we are:) leaving to get back up there in about 20 mins!

was that the white one? if it was, 8) 500 kg, 320 bhp, 7 speed paddle shift, launch, traction control and carbon prop and bell housing

You weren't testing with Stuart hall were you??

Edited by Artful Dodger, 14 September 2012 - 04:12 PM.

[MRD1984]

yeah it was the white one with the McDonalds sponsor.. quick car mate, sounded nice too...


Stuart wasnt there no.. he does GP3..


Im in the middle of building my 1310 at the moment...just balanced all the conrods. I built the gearbox yesterday and pick up all my engine bits next week.. ill probably do a build blog sometime soon...

[MiniElliott]

Really good build :) I am aslo building a 1310 but for road use. Just got the block back from the machine shop, im also using the same pistons as you and its a 1275GT block. Its just a pitty I dont have a close ratio box to go with it.

Elliott

[Artful Dodger]

Bit of an impromptue update: pulling engine apart to fit some specialist components con rods. Can't trust the ones I modified, think I will either destruction test them or run them in a road engine first, can't afford to have a rod go, this has cost enough as it is!!

And, here it is;)