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[coopdog]

looking good!,
the engine block colour is very nice

[Miniowner123]

thanks, just a shame most of the paint was stripped after being bored and cleaned

oh well i can paint it again. progress is coming as the pistons have been fitted to rods and i've basically got everything now apart from the mirage manifold, hopefully should have that in a week

[Miniowner123]

well bad news this week, the cabriolet will have to be sold

basically my house is being sold so i've got to get rid of some cars and because my mpi project has taken me 2 years i've decided its best to finish and keep that, also the turbo engine that is being built will be fitted to that instead

so i'll keep this project running but instead of turbo it will be converted to mpi with my fresh built engine i already have and then sold privately or auctioned off

bad times but needs must, dont seem to be getting a break with my mini projects, something always gets in the way

[The.Yellow.Mini.Guy]

well bad news this week, the cabriolet will have to be sold

basically my house is being sold so i've got to get rid of some cars and because my mpi project has taken me 2 years i've decided its best to finish and keep that, also the turbo engine that is being built will be fitted to that instead

so i'll keep this project running but instead of turbo it will be converted to mpi with my fresh built engine i already have and then sold privately or auctioned off

bad times but needs must, dont seem to be getting a break with my mini projects, something always gets in the way

Aww thats such a shame man!

Edited by The.Yellow.Mini.Guy, 30 May 2012 - 10:16 PM.

[Miniowner123]

well at least the turbo build continues........just in a different car

[mini*mad]

Hey buddy shame to hear about the cabrio problems!
Let us know how much you want for the cabrio :)

[Miniowner123]

not too sure on pricing, depends on how quick the move will be, i reckon around the 5000 to 5500 mark, but i may try my luck with ebay

[Jordie]

nice car, love the colour.

one thing i noticed, is that its usually better to get the block bored with the pistons, so they can check everything with the pistons your using. rather than doing it without them.

shame you have to sell it, bad time to sell aswell lately. We have a cabriolet conversion project that we are hoping to finish and sell this year.

Jordie

[Miniowner123]

thanks, the block was bored to see how far they would have to go, only one bore was quite worn, so i then provided them with the pistons a couple of days later to put on the rods and sort everything out, i basically let the engineering company take the lead on this one as they're a truisted company my friends garage have used for years, fingers crossed all is well on the engine front very soon

bad time to sell anything really, i've got my volvo v40 t4 up for sale to but even thats taking a while to sell, i think im looking at a loss in the long run but my hands are tied, i'll soon forget about it all when the cash is in my hands though

good luck with the cabrio to, definitely need it with this crappy car market at the mo

[Miniowner123]

here's the new replacement engine to be fitted for the sale of the car

mpi engine with 37,000 original miles, stripped and checked, anything that needed doing was done, including a rebuilt gearbox and new clutch, plus a bit of go faster paint



and will post up pics of the car before it goes to paint this week, basically front end and interior stripped, mpi subframe fitted along with all new bushes and mounts, brake calipers all painted up and new pads fitted. also for the mpi conversion the front panel had to be cut to clear the rad fan, also the slam/front panel strengthener had to be moved over

pics to follow shortly

[Miniowner123]

found a little bit of the scuttle that didnt look too good so cut and wleded a new piece in, also blanked off the lhd wiper holes while i was at it


and a pic of the front panel i cut, along with the strengthener repositioned

just refitted the hubs and driveshafts to get it back on its wheels for moving to the paintshop later this week, should have already been there but the bank holiday got in the way

Edited by pinhead, 04 June 2012 - 05:35 PM.

[Miniowner123]

car is now at the paintshop :)

couple of pics before the she went, with her new super duper front ride height

[Miniowner123]

back from paintwork the other day, had the front panel, scuttle, engine bay, inner windscreen surround and b pillars done, came out quite nice apart from some overspray on the subframe but i've since repainted the affected areas, so here's the results







will start re-assembly tomorrow if the rain holds off long enough

[The Matt]

That's really interesting. I've never seen inside a genuine cabriolet shell before... Now I know what kind of reinforcement my Keith's Convertible's job SHOULD have in there!

[Miniowner123]

lol yeah probably lots more than it actually has, i've not even put pictures up of the parcel shelf re-inforcement or the sills and flitch panels, also the windscreen surround is double skinned at the top and has a bar that goes round the inside then down each pillar and connects to the inner wings, alot of welding has gone into one of these, probably would explain the rediculous price when they was new