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[camp freddy]

Hey dogman, i'm going to bingley we'll have to meet up !
What are you doing front wise? Glass, std steel or steel flip!
I think i'll be going for a steel flip lifting from the front as in
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Edited by camp freddy, 03 January 2007 - 10:49 PM.

[Tomf]

Yea i should be going 2 SMD i should be going to a few more shows this year aswell, it will be good to see you again and hopfully ill see your mini

[Dog]

Hey dogman, i'm going to bingley we'll have to meet up !
What are you doing front wise? Glass, std steel or steel flip!
I think i'll be going for a steel flip lifting from the front as in
pics
 img_3276.jpg   8.99K   4 downloads
 samsflip.jpg   66.04K   39 downloads

Pm me your mobile number, and I can give ya a bleep, when I need some grub or a coffee lol

I am not going for either of that... I am going for Kevlar front, with a CF exposed weave bonnet...
I do like the idea of making the front flip up like that, but this only the first full rebuild I've done, so I'm not going all out on it... so going for the normal flippy (removable) front...

But I do have some rather tasty plans brewing for when this Mini is due for a rebuild




Tom, you'll soon see my Mini about, it'll be on my Club stand... along with a few other rather nice tasty Minis...

[clubminiflip]

any updates on this chap, its looking good, my mini is up the swanny at the mo, but getting there with my fixing it up situ haha

[Dog]

Well my phone has been in for repair...
but here the updates!


Subframe has been painted and rebuilt, using the Minispares geometary kit...
Rebuilt the master cylinders, and painted them...
Started to strip the sound proofing out, ready for red oxiding...

I also rebuilt my HIF44, and tuning the Manifold slightly...
I've also ordered 4 new ball joints, a full enigne gasket kit, I've also just got a quote for a crank reginde and hone, for £150-£200....

anyways, heres the pics...























And this puzled me for about 4 hours... then I realised I put the hubs on the wrong way round..... (numbnuts!)





Oh and my new toy

Edited by Ðogmatix, 19 January 2007 - 04:03 PM.

[minivanman]

And you only painted the bits of the subframe that are on show? Lazy git!

I've not had chance to make your boot cover yet, but it WILL be done for Bingley. Nothing like cutting it fine

Isnt the turbo carb different to a normal HIF44? My uncle has a full setup that he may sell if your interested dude.

[RacingGreen]

Isnt the turbo carb different to a normal HIF44? My uncle has a full setup that he may sell if your interested dude

I believe the turbo carbs are sealed.

[Dog]

Yep painted the bit people will see lol!


Full setup you say? What you calling a full setup? get me on MSN, and we'll talk!....

And yes a Turbo HIF44 is slightly different to a NA Hif44... I'll be runing my normal 1275 that I'm going to rebuild, until I get the funds to do something better, and more fun! lol

[Dog]

Helo all!

Been out with the paint brush today!

Sound deading removed!




All painted Still going to prime and paint the areas that are going to be seen, orange yet...




Master cylinders in place, just need to work out which pipe goes where



Also, has anyone got a close up piccy of the Master Cylinders? as I've forgoten which way the pipes go....

Still got all this C**p to fit lol!


Tomorrow, roll cage goes in!! and I'll test fit my seats...

[Bungle]

Still got all this C**p to fit lol!

where are you fitting the outboard ?

of is it a new Honda engined conversion

[mad4mins]

oh yeah those outboards are all the rage!!.. and maybe you could fit a mast and an anchor as well! that would look ace! lol

Edited by mad4mins, 20 January 2007 - 06:39 PM.

[Dog]

Outboard?

Or do u mean my bonnet ontop of 2 oil drums?

The Honda is a 400cc 4 cylinder Motorbike.... silver dream or something like that... its my Brothers... I hate motorbikes!

[Jammy]

And this puzled me for about 4 hours... then I realised I put the hubs on the wrong way round..... (numbnuts!)

Nice! Thats quite some negative camber your running there!

[clubminiflip]

ya doing well the dog, are you gonna have her running for avon park do you think, have you thought about welding in a turbo box now rather then later, just to make life easier if you turbo it in time to come, worth it whilest the motor is out, ya plugging on well with it for sure

[Dog]

Cage starting to going in...


Started to drill a hole for the bolt to go in, and from yesterdays painting, I poured some red Oxide down one of the seams, and well it hasn't dried yet, so when the drill went in, the paint started to come out.... it looked like my Mini was bleeding!! :'( :'(


Put one of my seats in, and I like the seats on the floor, only problem I have is the gearshift and handbrake... they both need moving back...





With the seat on the floor, this is my eye veiw... (camrea is at my eye level....) Nice and low