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[johny:)]

yea i will try and order them both so they will go through customs together did you get charged wen yours was posted

[johny:)]

decided to invest in a da sander today so i can start doing sum body prep wen i wate for the subframe to arrive front wings had to go to the metal as they had rusted through the black primer that comes on them also sanded the roof back was a good start

[johny:)]

Mini tec subframe has been orderd :)

[paul190181]

looking really good , cant wait to see another minitec build . are you going modify the bulkhead for the inlet or modify the inlet manifold ?

[johny:)]

i am thinking of moding the manifold and painting the bulk head as yours looks so nice picked up a japspeed 4 branch today for a bargin :) only thing is its all 1 peace will i have room to remove it wen its in the car if i need to i dont think i will will upload piks later

[johny:)]

[Kam]

The clearance with the 4-1 with the allspeed frame is that tight that it don't fit, only a 4-2-1 works, not sure with the minitec frame though but getting a 4-1 is cheap and plentiful but getting a 4-2-1 is not.......

Hopefully yours will fit but only time will tell

Good work on the bodywork side of things, wish I could do bodywork, would save an 'effin fortune

[johny:)]

i did want thee 4-2-1 exhaust this one was offerd to me cheap today for £30 in the box brand new so i thout i would have it the 4-2-1 also comes in 2 pieces so it could be removed easily if it dont fit i will just sell it on think my mates civic got a 4-2-1 exhaust who nows he mite wana swap it for a nice new shiney 1 lol

[johny:)]

engine came yesterday just took a few piks took the inlet manifold off going to work out where to cut it wen the engine is in

[Kam]

Good going, always nice to get the engine home, mind you this is your second or third honda one now isn't it!

That exhaust does look a bit too pokey-outey, can't see it fitting myself but only time will tell

Speaking of exhaust, in the last picture is the bottom of the manifold propping the engine up?

[johny:)]

Good going, always nice to get the engine home, mind you this is your second or third honda one now isn't it!

That exhaust does look a bit too pokey-outey, can't see it fitting myself but only time will tell

Speaking of exhaust, in the last picture is the bottom of the manifold propping the engine up?

it was nice to get the engine home saying that my starlet didnt like that engine in my boot

thats my second honda engine but i actuly made a few pound of the othere honda sold the engine and scraped the shell and made sum space in my garage by throwing all my old engines in the boot i hate doing that but i cant keep it all and no one wanted them i looked at the differences and that f engine is about an inch longer so would have never worked

That last pik dus look like its proped up by the exhaust but the engine was leaning on an old paint can at the back

I have been looking at vtec minis allot now thats all thats going through my head at the minit lol and i realy want to take the front of mine i think every thing will be so much easier but i dont now if i can bring my self to chop the front of as i just welded it on i could remove it with out damage its just having the balls todo it

[Kam]

I have been looking at vtec minis allot now thats all thats going through my head at the minit lol and i realy want to take the front of mine i think every thing will be so much easier but i dont now if i can bring my self to chop the front of as i just welded it on i could remove it with out damage its just having the balls todo it

I know exactly how you feel, my front end was completely mint, paint the lot, was not easy standing there with the angle grinder spinning a few cm's away as I knew as soon as that cut was made then thats it!

If you can get the front end off cleanly then good luck to you, I just butchered away at my one

[johny:)]

i have choped a few off in my time its not nice thinking wen its cut its to late then standing back and thinking ooops what have i dun this front is all new so i gota be carefull think its defo the way forword tho well the way back at the minit but in the long run

[Jamie_hail]

My front end too, was perfect - what a horrible moment laying in that first cut! Cracking on well buddy - any ideas for paint since she's bare?

[johny:)]

thanks jamie its geting there lol not decided all my minis so far have been red but i want to go different this time so mite go for vxr blue and white