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[conlad]

Noiceeeee!

[Jordie]

Thanks.

Had some random older fella follow me tonight, from blaydon upto crawcrook (gateshead). He came along side and gave a thumbs up :)

Few bits and bobs to do at the weekend, hopefully get the back end lowered a little as its too high. Got new knuckles and cones eariler in week and ive had the hi lo's for ages.

[mike.]

Hows that carpet underlay doing... Much difference in noise?

I've still not got round to buying any yet!

[sonikk4]

Looking good Jordie, how about painting the center caps the same colour as the body??

[Jordie]

its better yeah. i had no sound proofing before. stones bouncing up can be heard less etc too.

i need to source centre caps for the front wheels. i was thinking about leaving em chrome n get roofless to make me stickers for the ends.

jordie

[tuktuk]

Hey Jordie, the car is looking ace!

Is it just my brain or has the spray booth changed ? Looks totally different in some pics yet the same as it always was in others ?

My dads mate has just bought a shorty, it's the blue one with the silver hard top and comedy spoiler, was that Garry's ?

[Jordie]

Some of the pictures are a proper spray booth at a body shop in south shields. Unfortunately due to time restraitents, i had to take it back to the club to paint.

They closed weekends, so couldnt get access u see and car had to be back on road for the monday for work.

I'll try get across at some point so you can see it, maybe i could pick you up for the next club meeting, come and have a pint or two?

Jordie

[Jordie]

Grahams shorty blue with roof and doors was up for sale i think. Gary was gunna buy it but i think he said he had enough with the yellow and the red one. so it could be grahams blue one yeah.

[Jordie]

Loads of stuff arrived ready for abit of tinkering at weekend.

2x cones for rear
2x knuckle joints
1x set tiebar bushes
1x poly engine steady bushes
1x set tiebar bolts/nuts.

Dug out the rear hi-los tonight so all the bits there ready for weekend. Even dug out another set of tiebars which are straight, just incase mine are bent or anything. Better to be prepared espically when doing the work at home and the lockup is 15miles away.

Jordie

[tuktuk]

Yeah sounds good, or just let me know when the next one is and il bring Danielle over.

Think he said he got it for £800. Wish i had knew it was going!

[Jordie]

£800 is cheap like.

[Jordie]

New tie bar bushes fitted
New poly engine steady bushes fitted (bulkhead one was a nightmare as usual, had to cut bolt out and use new bolt)

Was going to do Hi Lo's on rear but didnt get chance due to doing heater matrix, thermostat and coolant change on my brothers corsa. Fiddly job that heater matrix on them, bit like doing the clutch/brake master clevis pin's....laid in a similar position.

Jordie

[colinu]

Looking good! Wish my project (your old blue/black Mini) was progressing as fast... hopefully back on the road within a month or two.

[Jordie]

Cheers, It was a busy week, including taking a mini to liverpool on its journey to the USA. Too much to do in so little time, long hard days, but it looks 10x better now with new door and new panels, fresh paint etc.

Jordie

[Jordie]

Arch trim finally arrived, only 2 weeks wait....thanks minisport. :/

Anyway, ive ordered some black sill trim to go between the arches also so will do them both together.

Car as been driving really nicely, even the dark mornings with everything on. I think I will make a weather sheild just to protect the connections as ive got electronic dizzy anyway, aswell as a new fan belt and adjustment ready for any winter weather we may have.

That second hand rear heated window is a god send, the old one had broken elements and never demisted. This one works brilliantly. Makes them cold mornings alot easier.

Need to put some fasteners on the fibreglass speaker shelf as it bounces a little on bumps and i hate rattle noises.

Jordie