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[minidude03]

got any updates?

[1976 clubamn]

after a while since i last posted, im happy to say she is almost finished.

it is haveing the sportspach arches fitted and an intergrali vent put in the bonnet to vent heat from the turbo.

also it has been noticed by a couple of freelance photo type dudes that take pics for Mini world, mini mag, fast car to name a few. photos have been taken and are being presented to the editors of said mags.

so im well happy that four and a bit years of work has been noticed by outsiders.

im getting her back on wednesday.

so when i do i will post up the finished photos for your pleasure

[1976 clubamn]

due to there being no photos you will have probaby guessed that i have not got mer back yet. The arches have not taken kindly to being painted and have reacted, so it needs doing again.

good job the weather is crapy or i would be well upset.

[1976 clubamn]

arches and lancia delta intergrale bonnet vent on and painted.

i am pretty happy with the result and i can now have some fun with her.

hope you like.

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[minipixie]

she's gorgeous!!!

[Jammy]

Hey, only just noticed that you complete this mini! I was following this for agessss!! Looks superb? Whats it like to be driving it now?? The only gripe I have is that the recess in the front arches that take the front bumper should have been filled?

[1976 clubamn]

Ahh the arches, yah not to happy about them myself realy. i asked the guy who sprayed her to fill them. so basicly i did'nt pay him. Much arguing followed this and threat of court action.

i sorted it though and he still didnt get payed.

Driving her is great but now it is winter she is shut up in a nice warm garage. While she is off the road for the winter, i am planning the next step of her rebirth

should be fun. will post my ideas soon

[1976 clubamn]

After driving her for a couple of months, i have encountered a few problems.

When the engine gets hot the oil pressure drops deadly low, so i got a new steal backed one fromm avonbar, also an upgraded clutch just so i could change it while i was there......

after striping the engine to do said jobs i found that the personn i got the engine from did not fit the clutch assembly correctly causing the pressure plate boss to weld it self to the crank. So i got a crank from my spares pile and went about fitting it............

when i took to gearbox off i found that there was quite alot of damage inside.. so i gave guess works a bell and he kindly sorted me out with a very nice box that was far beyond standard. Cheers Guess Works.

so now i am in the process of building her back up again. i hope to have it completed and ready for the showdown, but i wont put my name down yet because if its not ready then i dont go..

[Mincento]

sounds quite a bit of bad news, hope you get it all sorted so good luck

and put up more progress pics

wayne

[Guess-Works.com]

You'll do it Ben, at least your's is on the road....

[clarks.2006]

Cant say i like the two different types of arches but i love the rest of it!

[1976 clubamn]

Classic car show i went to the other day (befor stripdown)



Me Trying to clean the rear windscreen befor the mini mag photo shoot and getting stuck in the roll cage, not a nice place to be i can tell you


Some photo shoot pics




Hopfully i will be getting a copy of the photos taken on that day, when i do i will stick some up. they are amazing by the way. its hard to belive what you can do with good camera equipment

[1976 clubamn]

Hear is a photo of the damaged gearbox befor it went to John (guessworks)


And the crank shaft after removing the clutch assembly

The chunk you can see taken out of the crank was deposited on the otherside, the pressure plate boss was welded to the crank due to poor fittment by a suposed tradsman???????

Edited by 1976 clubamn, 11 July 2006 - 01:32 AM.

[GraemeC]

Left hand side of that gearbox picture, above the speedo drive, is that what's broken and damaged the rest of the box?

[Guess-Works.com]

dunno, aint looked yet