56 replies to this topic

[Renessy]

Looks nice man!

Wheelarches look good on the car!

You'll have to keep it up to make your deadline though!

[Poly_Patje]

Just a quick update:

My HayaMini Project website is coming together. Some pages are online and the Photo Album is active too.

My website can be reached by clicking www.hayamini.nl

[markrally]

I can only see the intro page??
There are no links on it for any pics or gallery, A good start though


Cheers

[Poly_Patje]

I can only see the intro page??
There are no links on it for any pics or gallery, A good start though


Cheers

Oh my, forgot to mention. It is completely built with all web standard, but browsers like Firefox cannot display the correct page yet
I am already looking at this problem and figuring a way out to get it fixed.





Ok, changed to code of the pages so it should work properly now.

Edited by Poly_Patje, 16 May 2007 - 08:53 PM.

[GianniPotenza]

Hi Poly_Patje


Which panels did you use for the arches? is that fiat?


Greetings Gianni

[Poly_Patje]

Hi Poly_Patje


Which panels did you use for the arches? is that fiat?


Greetings Gianni

Hi Gianni,

These are Volkwagen Golf type 1 outer arches. They are made for max 16" wheels (width) and are oval. Some extra work is needed to make it round again but that is much easier then making metal arches from scratch.

Greetings, Patrick

[Timtom]

You've got a real nice mini coming together there!!

Keep it up!!

I wana see it driving!

[Poly_Patje]

A simple update on the project.

The past few days I started thinking the boot lid. Now I came up with the idea to get rid off the heated air inside the motor compartment.
The original boot lid will be used as a positive mold to create the negative mold. When this mold is completed I can make my own carbon fiber boot lid.

I have updated my photo album on my website.

[pixelpirate]

nice build mate, your a brave man taking on all that rust AND a major engine conversion, but it looks like you know what you are doing

your websites working fine now (im using Firefox) and you have some great pics up too.

good luck with the build ill be checking back here now and again

[Poly_Patje]

The past few days I made some progress with the front floorpans.

It had some dents so I came up with the idea to reinforce the front floor panels with 2mm thick plates. So I started at 04-06-07 and welded 4 plates to the floor. It is much stronger now. There are still 6 pieces left to weld. You can see the images at my website.

[Poly_Patje]

Ok, the past few weeks I spent a lot of time to reinforce the front floorpanels. This is completed and I replaced the dashboard bar by a thick 42mm tube.

Here are some pictures.












More pictures can be viewed at www.hayamini.nl

[Poly_Patje]

Ok, a short after a long periode.


Today I ordered a brand new set of calipers and discs. I ordered a set of Wilwood 6-piston calipers and these will be used on a set of 310mm 2-piece disc system (seperate rotor and disc instead of a one-piece disc so I am able to determine the offset/placement of the discs and calipers).

I also started making a set of bracebars that goes in the front from 20mm round tube (4mm sidewalls). The upcoming week I hope to begin working on the steel flipfront. I already have all panels laying around and bought a set of heavy duty hinges go make it removable.

Almost every week new pictures are added to the online photoalbum on www.hayamini.nl

[Poly_Patje]

Ok, for those who kept an eye on my project.

Last week I clamped the front panels together. It was a real pain in the #ss but it all came together as it should. This will become a flipfront and all panels will be welded together, even the hood so it will be one piece.

Tonight I closed up the fuelcap opening at the rear left side and used the good old-fashioned lead load techniqie to make it smooth. I do like this old proven technique very much.

Here are some pics of the current progress:

[Poly_Patje]

I am back again for a short update.

Last few months I spent many hours on the project and bought got the brakes. Now I have a set of red Wilwood 6-pot calipers (which are normally used as a brake upgrade for the Subaru WRX) with 310mm vented/grooved/drilled discs. This should bring the Mini from fast to zero as quick as possible.

The front is getting somewhere and is able to flip open. The rear valance is reinformed with a bar and some plates. The rear rollcage is connected to the b-style with triangle plates. Uhm, I also bought a powersteering column to build in. The only thing left for this steering column is fabricating te controller (PCB) and program it so it will adjust the amount of steeringassist upto 15mph and then disable it totally.

But I received terrible news. I must leave the current space by the end of this month (October) so I have to get several things sorted out and arranged so I can move the complete project to a new location.

Below I have attached some pictures to make it a bit more visual.