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[nikilah]

is this on the z-cars website cause i cant find it. interested in more pics and costs etc.

[not so mini dan]

I want one!!!

[JetBLICK]

Stupendarific really cant wait to see this flying around!

[lvm18]

Nice piece of kit you have there Dan.

That should shave some pounds off whilst remaining stiff too! I saw one of those front frames on ebay (in purple or some similar colour) about 3 or 4 months ago....they are not cheap! I think it was about 1k.

I am looking forwards to seeing what is happening on the rear wheels.

Nice to see you covering up that lovely engine the way it should be (not like me), along with your inner CV joints.

I'm still waiting on the new pulleys and jackshaft for mine before I can start the build proper and drop the box onto it. Should have them by next Tuesday.....

Kind regards,

David

[danwebster]

Yes I have high hopes for it I must say. Its lighter than a standard setup thats for sure, but the best part of it is the adjustability and travel in the suspension, which should mean that a really good setup is not hard to find.

The rear end will be interesting, I'm now considering starting from scratch with my roll cage rather than butchering the existing one in there, which means I may have a 6 point safety devices cage going spare soon....

The cost of the front subframe was under 1k as I retained my existing coil overs which just happened to be the right size!

I'll get some better pics sorted soon.

[not so mini dan]

First dibs on the cage

[danwebster]

I've already sold it i'm afraid

[not so mini dan]

Awww Dan!!!

[danwebster]

New cage ordered....Custom Cages group A weld in....should be here in time for my week off starting 2nd July when progress should rocket on.

Nothing happening this weekend as i'm off to brighton for a couple of days!

[minidaves]

any of the orginal car left?

dave

[danwebster]

Almost none lol!

[danwebster]

My new cage is here....I must say that i'm really impressed with the service that Custom Cages gave me, phoned them up last week and said I needed it for monday as I had a week off work and wanted to get stuck in.....it came today!

Looks a serious piece of kit, full group A cage, which I will be adding to once its in to build my rear suspension.

Pics to follow tomorrow!

[lvm18]

Looking forward to seeing the pics of the cage and rear setup Dan

[danwebster]

I was feeling jealous of Davids shots of his engine on the bench so I thought I better get out and catch up......in all seriousness though, I've been out getting the engine ready for the dyno this week, which meant getting the carbs on and mounting the throttle position sensor, mounting the trigger wheel and sensor, and getting the oil system sorted.



As the KAD engine doesn't run a standard timing gear backplate, the mounting brackets that are on the market for crank sensors won't fit meaning I had to mount it myself somehow......as I don't run a standard subframe anymore, the mounts are different, meaning I could get away with drilling and tapping the side of the box and mounting the sensor here....

[who_loves_the_mini?]

looks awesome, really making me jealous