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[dave20046]

who knows. maybe

ohh yer......... rearvalance. dam bodykit

Could you tell me what that bodykit is on your first picture on the first post in the thread? How much did it set you back and do you know how much it'd cost to get professionally fitted?

[E.L.M.O]

nope but as soon as the KOD fathers in London I have my pic of a few.

Just need the thing here

i think john guessworks has one for sale dude.

What an engine? got a link?

Why isn't it in London?

Because I cant get it here!
I used to live in Swindon and when I moved back to London I didnt have any way of getting it here.

who knows. maybe

ohh yer......... rearvalance. dam bodykit

Could you tell me what that bodykit is on your first picture on the first post in the thread? How much did it set you back and do you know how much it'd cost to get professionally fitted?

The first picture in this thread? Its the same body kit thats on it in all the other pictures....?!
I bought it with the kit already fitted.
Zeemax has just changed the design of their kits but you might still be abled to get one if you contact them
Zeemax http://www.zeemax.com/
The Old Thatch, Caston Road, Griston, Norfolk, IP25 6QD, England
01953 883 844, email [email protected]

I think for the old kit (Zeemax CS1) your looking at around £550. to have it professionally fitted you will have to phone up some body shops and get a quote. Its all dependant on how much prep work they have to do. ie how well put together your mini is. If the pannels are out then its more work they have to do getting the kit to fit correctly and there for more time and money.
the garage may give you a rough quote (if your lucky) and then say that they charge by the hour, there for if it takes them longer they charge more.

[Hannioli]

The KOD Father is finally making it's way to London!!

Neil's on his way to pick it up and trailer it home hopefully it'll go smoothly wheel changing and moving a mini that's been in one place outside for 6 months in this weather *fingers crossed*

[Hannioli]

and it's in Londinium! and so's my Neil

Only took him most of the day!! but now Neil can get to work on getting a working engine in that beast!!

[mini93]

he better do!!!

[Pie]

about time too lol

[Mini_Magic]

At least one Mini got moved this weekend!

See you at Ace.

[mike49]

pictures neil, pictures!

[E.L.M.O]

will post pictures up soon.
its looking a bit of a state.

mike you can always come over and take a look sometime if you want? (the mini that is.... no crude comments you lot!)

Yep the KOD father is back in London.
I say back, hes never actually been to London before! well, not with me.

It wasnt smooth sailing. Because my trailer is so crappy, I always have to change the wheels on the KOD father to get him on the trailer because of his huge 175's. The 2 back wheels however, we adament that they were not going to come off. after breaking a couple of tools I got the rear drivers side off and changed but the rear passanger side was stuck and staying that way. He would rather break tools than budge so I gave up and left that wheel on. Luckily it didnt seem to get to damaged on the trailer.
I also couldnt find the keys. They werent where I thought I had left them. So I also had to bust off the steering lock and ignition barrel. (yes I know most mini keys fit other minis but being the KOD father the little git wasnt allowing the 2 mini keys I did have to turn.) So if anyone has a key and barrel for a 1970+ mini (normal barrel with electrics and steering lock) and they dont want it please let me know! Before removing the steering lock I attempted to lift the front of the mini up with my engine craine that I Was also collecting. I opened the bonnet and lifted the car up by rapping a rachet strap around the subframe and then attaching it to the engine craine. This did lft the front wheels but didnt allow the car to be moved anywhere as the craine was on mud and just dug in. I thought that was going to happen. Still while it was up there I changed the front wheels. And then left the car down, Then realised that the weight of the car had completely buckeled the rachet. Its bent and twisted and looks very bizzare! Took a while to free the strap and luckily I had a spare rachet and hook I could use with the strap, other wise the KOD father wouldnt have been sucure enough on the trailer and most likely would have ended up bouncing down the M4, or M25!

So with the lock off, wheels changed we loaded him onto the trailer, drove home (most of which I did alone as the guy who game with me- Mumzad ie ticktack felt it was all to much for him and he shut down and snored for a good hour on the way back)

Getting back, we unloaded the KOD father, pushed him into postion, and I headed back to Swindon to drop the trailer off and pick up a couple of boxes. All in all it went well. Finished the trip around 4am where I got to hannas in Padington. Then had to go home because I had left the keys for hannas mini there (it was the car we had driven to pick up the hire car and was still parked up there so we needed those keys.)
so we went from paddington to Chingford then on to Paddock wood to drop the car off. We got there at around 8:30am after passing Tom on the motorway.

I was shattered! as you can imagine very tired but it also took about 2 days for my muscles and bones to stop aching!

Edited by E.L.M.O, 07 December 2007 - 05:51 PM.

[minimadjonesy]

got a steering rack with lock and key in the garage matey! should have given me a call!

[E.L.M.O]

Great! will do mate.

Wish I had more time when I came to Swindon. I would love to have had a day when I could have gone visiting people

[samwell]

have u got a garage at your new gaff or even better a huge barn which i can rent some space in????

[E.L.M.O]

Nope not yet. In a waiting list for a garage.
Going to look at barns down the road from me when I get a chance. Your in Bucks, you know im in East London right?

[samwell]

yes i do, but i spend most of my time in east london, and there's nothing around where i live, so i wouldnt mind having a base there, as i can always pretend to be "at work"

[E.L.M.O]

ok, pm me
my KOD father threads been spammed enough!