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[BronkoMini]

Building up quite collection there. I ended up with three of those not too long ago.

Haha yeah I need a bigger garage

[BronkoMini]

Successful trip this morning, now the owner of a metro turbo engine:

[coopdog]

goodluck

[BronkoMini]

goodluck

Thanks, I gave up on the 998 turbo, would have been to much effort to build the engine again and this bundle came up for a good price.

[coopdog]

goodluck

Thanks, I gave up on the 998 turbo, would have been to much effort to build the engine again and this bundle came up for a good price.

And more power ;)

You know what the internals are like?

[BronkoMini]

goodluck

Thanks, I gave up on the 998 turbo, would have been to much effort to build the engine again and this bundle came up for a good price.

And more power ;)
You know what the internals are like?

The engine was rebuilt and has done 1000miles since I think, it's got +040 omegas in it, that's all I know really.

[BronkoMini]

Thought I'd left this behind not having a mini as a daily drive!

[BronkoMini]

Got a cool birthday card today:

[BronkoMini]

So an update on this. my brothers van is getting the turbo engine put in. So the new plan is to put a b16 honda engine in it, trying to stay with the fixed round nose, using an allspeed frame. 

[BronkoMini]

Did some more body work today. took ages to get the panel the right rough shape and size. Not used my welder for ages. no gas was coming out so i put a new bottle on, and still no gas, so for now i just tacked the panel in place. need to have a look on the web to see if theres any advice. 

Cut out and cleaned up the floor;

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Did some fetling to the panel: 

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Finally tacked into place: 

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[johnR]

I see you've got the heavy object mover's friend, the old skateboard, tucked under the bench there - use my son's old one far more than he ever did!

[BronkoMini]

I see you've got the heavy object mover's friend, the old skateboard, tucked under the bench there - use my son's old one far more than he ever did!

Haha yeah they’re proper handy for moving stuff

[BronkoMini]

So over winter the plan for this is to completely restore it, making it into a track/fast road car:

Sticking this in it:

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[BronkoMini]

Little update
Recycled my old bed frame and made the rough frame to transport the sub frame and gearbox around. just waiting  for the wheels:
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Got the first layer of carbon down on the main dash mould, not the best in the corners but as long as it does the job i'm not too fussed on looks, still need to made up a mould for the digi dash to fit on, need to get a digi dash first, any recommendations? 
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Also got some metal supplied to make up my roll over jig and some bracing so i can change the floor, also got some tube to make up some sill stands, great service from Booth and Son:
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[BronkoMini]

Popped the carbon dash out of the mould:

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Got the engine on the new trolley:

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Made the end pieces for the roll over jig:

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