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[jameswildcooper]

looking good bud.

Does smudge make smooth cf boots showing weave

yep he sure does

[Tarks]

few more pics









next job after the boot floor and valance will be this both sides need doing.....


oh and thanks to tarks for helping with the welding and also helping put the engine together

no worries mate gimmie a shout when you have boot floor panel ill pop back round

[jameswildcooper]

i have been thinking about colours over the past few weeks even though i got ages lol but anyway ill have the roof boot and bonnet showing weave so you have to think about what colour will look good with that as i dont think my red goes well with carbon. So ive been thinking either black OR this porsche grey although some may say its black.

[mini93]

that is a nice colour!!!....hmmmmmmm naa metalica wouldnt go well on my rally mini not easy to upkeep

[lemmingzappa]

nice work !
just read through this whole thread and it makes me wish I knew enough about engines to do stuff like this

[jameswildcooper]

nice work !
just read through this whole thread and it makes me wish I knew enough about engines to do stuff like this

get a spare engine mate and have a go at stripping it then try put it together im sure you will learn. Just need to practice. my old man is a mechanic thats the only reason i know what i do as ive helped him fix cars since i was little lol and the rest like supercharging my engine ive learnt how to do that my self.


also i ordered new cam bearings today

Edited by jameswildcooper, 07 February 2007 - 07:13 PM.

[jameswildcooper]

just nipped morspeed and now simon is putting the whole block together. so next saturday i pick the block up all finished ready for gearbox and supercharger to be put on :D

[Wigan]

Just read the whole project from page 1 ..

Bloody amazing is all I can say! Well done James and good luck with the rest of the build B)

[jameswildcooper]

Just read the whole project from page 1 ..

Bloody amazing is all I can say! Well done James and good luck with the rest of the build B)

thanks

[jameswildcooper]

dropped all my engine parts off at morspeed earlier the block and head will be all put together and painted up for saturday.

bring on saturday

[mad4mins]

that porsche grey would look the nuts!!! let us know how you get on with the super!!

[mini93]

sorry your not assembling the engine yourself :S i would love to do it...im going to aswell...eventualy the grey is nice

[jameswildcooper]

i was going to build it myself but then morspeed said they would put it together for free so went with that offer.

dont worry think were going to be building a 1275 turbo engine soon for our other mini we will put that together ourselfs no doubt

[mini93]

oh if its for free, thats different. quite nice of them

[jameswildcooper]

my engine

Edited by jameswildcooper, 17 February 2007 - 07:30 PM.