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#31 MiniKid..

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Posted 30 March 2007 - 07:14 PM

Oh yea, just saw that :-

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Posted 31 March 2007 - 04:46 PM

Today's progress....

From this
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To this

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In under 2 hours :-

Tomorrow I strip the engine.

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Posted 31 March 2007 - 04:58 PM

does ur rollcage come thought the bulkhead then? never noticed that before, must be a custom jobbie you've done because the saftey devices ones are lower and go round onto the crossmember bit?

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Posted 31 March 2007 - 05:00 PM

Yes, I welded those bars in myself to mount the coil overs onto. The cage is a standard safety devices 6 point cage with a few added extras by me :-

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Posted 31 March 2007 - 05:04 PM

Not bad, not bad at all. I expect it will be stripped and rebuilt within a week then working
at this pace LOL. Good progress.

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Posted 31 March 2007 - 11:38 PM

Wish i was as efficient and competant as you, i would have had my mini back on the road ages ago :-

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Posted 01 April 2007 - 11:18 AM

You do have to be fairly commited thats for sure. As for competancy, building this car was the first time i'd ever attempted anything mechanical so I'm no expert by any means!

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Posted 01 April 2007 - 11:37 AM

Errrr...Dan? dont look now but......SOMEONES STOLEN YOUR ENGINE!! :xxx:

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Posted 01 April 2007 - 11:43 AM

I bloody hope not....because at the moment its still sat in the shed as a complete, ready to run engine....just add oil!

I'm off to strip it now though :xxx:

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Posted 01 April 2007 - 11:54 AM

STRIP! STRIP! STRIP! STRIP! STRIP! STRIP! STRIP! :xxx:


The engine before bumhole gets any ideas being the cornish pixie he is!

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Posted 01 April 2007 - 12:36 PM

Having watched the several vids of it on google and youtube over and over again, this mini has sort of become an icon for me. :)

I'll be following this with great intrest, oh yes! :xxx:

Damn minis like this make me wish that I lived in the UK.

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Posted 01 April 2007 - 12:46 PM

Can i ask what size and which wheels those are?

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Posted 01 April 2007 - 01:28 PM

Think their 13x7 superlites?

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Posted 01 April 2007 - 01:44 PM

Dan, can i just ask... with a mini like that, with that huge KAD engine, how the f##k do you get insurance for that!

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Posted 01 April 2007 - 01:58 PM

I was thinking this the other night lol




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