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[stevenford_uk]

i have a solid shell that needs a respray, i am deffo deseaming her, fitting a flippy front, hi-lo's with spax, adjustable bottom arms and a complete custom rollcage that passes through the front bulkhead to the front subframe where the flippy front brace bars usually fit. (will all be integral for extra strength)
i am cutting all the rear bulkhead and boot floor out of her and panelling it all out with ally sheet.
i have seen a miglia shell with the top part of the front bulkhead removed and boxed in back to the dash, so i am going to do that too.

any other advice on prepping this shell will be greatly appreciated, i dont want anything there that doesn't need to be there (apart from passenger seat) and i am undecided yet if i want to get some lexian windows for her. my mission is to get her as light and stiff as poss with approx 130bhp from the turbo (engine not a prob, got that sussed)

[Total Richie]

https://www.speedgen...inFrameset.html

makes it easy to fit two bars from the dash bar to the front sub frame.

SDMIN03

good roll cage i found,

i think i am going to go down the same road as you. i send you my full plan when it's finished we could compare ideas, also i thinking of making some molds for fiberglass panels ie roof etc..

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Edited by Total Richie, 04 November 2006 - 06:13 PM.

[stevenford_uk]

can you plz send me a larger version of that pic plz,

you can add me on msn if you like we can discuss it further on there.

[email protected]

cheers matey

[stevenford_uk]

anyone know any more about the miglia prep work?? i want it to be nearenough exact!

[andywaller]

miglia shells ive seen have

multi point weld in cage
carbon front
carbon bonnet
carbon boot
carbon boot floor
baulkhead box
rear arches tubbed
seam welded, triangulated subframes
pespex type widows including windscreen (not road legal)
rear seat and pockets removed

[Sprocket]

anyone know any more about the miglia prep work?? i want it to be nearenough exact!

LOL

Dont deseam it then!!

[fikus01]

deseaming is old skool i rekon!! back in the 1275gt days!! i believe u can seam weld some areas and just connect your weld in cage to the body in several places otherwise!!

best bet is to contact custom cages for a full install!! not cheap tho they also supply kits!!

[danccooke]

how do you remove the rear seats and pockets, is that our good friend Mr Angle Grinder again?

[stevenford_uk]

i will be making my own cage for it i have a friend with a pipe bender and i have a bad ass industrial size welder and the skills to do it so i am tackling that one, i love deseamed mini's so i am deffo doing that, windows are going perspex barring the screen, complete rear bulkhead seat area and rear tubs are being removed by mr angle grinder and being replaced by ally sheet profiled by moi, i cant afford a carbon front so the fibreglass one will have to do for now.
engine wise i think its goin 16v bmw k1100i 1380 flat tops fully built.

what wheels do the miglias use? i want 10's but want them wide.

Edited by stevenford_uk, 06 November 2006 - 03:24 PM.

[*DJH*]

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[stevenford_uk]

thankyou very very much for that dude, i will be buying that tomorrow.

[*DJH*]

thankyou very very much for that dude, i will be buying that tomorrow.

That's O.k.

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[pinch]

the wheels most of them use are 7 x 10s and 8 x 10s i think, usually MB racing or spectrums. MBs are available from ML Motorsport, in Kent. very helpful.

[Sprocket]

engine wise i think its goin 16v bmw k1100i 1380 flat tops fully built.

Really

Which one?

[*DJH*]

i will be making my own cage for it i have a friend with a pipe bender and i have a bad ass industrial size welder and the skills to do it so i am tackling that one, i love deseamed mini's so i am deffo doing that, windows are going perspex barring the screen, complete rear bulkhead seat area and rear tubs are being removed by mr angle grinder and being replaced by ally sheet profiled by moi, i cant afford a carbon front so the fibreglass one will have to do for now.
engine wise i think its goin 16v bmw k1100i 1380 flat tops fully built.

what wheels do the miglias use? i want 10's but want them wide.

"seat area" Please Think Carefully Before Doing This As That Part Of The Car Provides Chassis Strength As Well As Strengthining The Body So It's Less Seceptible To Warping. All Racing Minis Still Keep This Part!

Also With Regards To Wheels, They Also Use These;

KAD F1 style five spoke magnesium wheels
Super lightweight but strong competition wheel
Available in 6J x 10, and 7J x 10
Sand cast in A8 magnesium alloy
Weight 6Jx10: 2.12kg, 7Jx10: 2.52kg
Offset 6Jx10 ET+6, 7Jx10 ET-22

Edited by DJH MINI MOTORSPORT, 07 November 2006 - 07:15 PM.