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[vaux_mike]

got to do a bit of bodywork. when you know this car was totally under water in 2005 its doing good!
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hi mike it mike @ minispeed good to see its coming on nicely i will keep an eye on progess speak to u soon mate

[Rosslin Racing]

cheers Mike, come on and put some info up on your projects...

[Rosslin Racing]

I have taken the diff out and repaced it with a MK6 Jkd Lsd- I still have the std Promotive diff set up 18/62 fitted.

[JOHNBURNT]

what happens if you buy a mini outside of switzerland that has passed a sva and is new registered ? can you drive /mot then? or does every car have to be factory spec? as there was a fella who built a rwd z car mini and had it registered as a 2008 car so it would be classed as facory spec

[Rosslin Racing]

the problem is that they know Minis well, if you turn up with an R1 in the front or back they will just laugh. saying that, I could have it type approved which would cost me around 5k plus one or two minis ( to smash up.) if it passed all the tests I would have the right to sell minis modded to that type.
so importing a mini like thats not going to work.

Edited by Rosslin Racing, 01 October 2009 - 08:15 PM.

[Rosslin Racing]

I removed the exup thing and tapped the holes,then glued with green locktite grub screws in.



the making of the oil cooler adapter,



the finished part, you can use the yamaha seal i have added an extra

Edited by Rosslin Racing, 28 September 2009 - 07:54 PM.

[sotiris]

special part...........!!!

were will place the oil filter?

[Rosslin Racing]

I have the Promotive front subframe so the oil filter sits on the Righthand side when looking from the front. the oil cooler should fit to the left of the engine.

Edited by Rosslin Racing, 01 October 2009 - 08:09 PM.

[Rosslin Racing]

just a few bodywork photos.

[roofless]

I removed the exup thing and tapped the holes,then glued with green locktite grub screws in.



the making of the oil cooler adapter,



the finished part, you can use the yamaha seal i have added an extra

so mine's in the post then

nice toys you got over there

[Rosslin Racing]

well I have been doing work to the project, one of which was to lose weight, I have the shell down to 115kg. i am going to double check that weight when i have finished.
I also have an idea for the chain tension system

Edited by Rosslin Racing, 10 January 2010 - 07:42 PM.

[Sean12]

comming along really nicely mate, love the custom made oil cooler adaptor, really tidy !

look forward to seeing more pictures soon!

[Rosslin Racing]

comming along really nicely mate, love the custom made oil cooler adaptor, really tidy !

look forward to seeing more pictures soon!

thanks Sean12 more photos to come....

[Rosslin Racing]

Deseaming!!


before it all begins the outer seam, this should not be cut until you have cleaned all the seam seal off the inside.



I then cut 4.5 cm wide metal strips and spotwelded the over the inner joint.



once thats done you can cut the outer seam away and weld closed, I dressed the joint first.

[Rosslin Racing]

Fitting MK 1 lights, I cut the old inner frame out to make the panel flex a bit this helped me fit the panel that holds the MK1 Lights

Edited by Rosslin Racing, 23 January 2010 - 08:19 PM.