74 replies to this topic

[vulpina]

Hello , its beautifull ;how are you gonna stick the carbon roof to the frame ?

[philly c]

Hi there the old roof has been cut off and a 2 inch lip left all the way round in order to bond the carbon roof using tiger seal the same adhesive which alot of modern car windscreens are bonded with

[brandon7]

that stuff is the *melon*. Once on never off

we use it for our carbon front arches on our Caterham

[philly c]

here are some over due updates i have fitted the coolant system and am now busy with fitting the fuel system. after the fuel system its time to crack on withe the brake lines and wiring loom with hopefully a turn over at christmas!!

here you go.....

[Teapot]

Love the reclining armchair dolly
Fab car, also

[philly c]

ha ha ha well glad you like that bit


phil

[banham]

Hello, Did you happen to weigh the old steel Mini roof after removing it? Is that carbon roof you have fitted from`Carbon´Weezel? I would like to know what sort of weight savings there is to be had by fitting a carbon roof panel. Regards Nick

[kez_19]

love this mini it looks great if i had seen this when i was in the prep stage of mine i would have also put a flat plate over the bulk head that looks neat and clean

michael

[miniQ]

this mini is flappin good

[bar8s]

looks like a nice build, I too would be interested to know if anyone has figures for weight saving when using a carbon roof panel, although they just look fantastic anyway.

[tid_171]

I see one major problem here...its not finished yet!

[R1minimagic]

What brakes are those on the back?

[Monte Busa]

Look like Wilwoods of some sort, but I'd love to know too, and how did the spacers / mounts for them to adapter to the Sierra attachments on the radius arms...

What brakes are those on the back?

[philly c]

hi nick the carbon roof saves around 10kg which is roughly what the old roof weighed hope this helps

[philly c]

Tiddy you cheeky sod ha ha i have had some one else's mini in the workshop for more performance parts than mini spares can shake a stick at, when you sending it to the spray shop? its all ready to go when you are!

The shell originally had a whacking big webber box in but then plans changed. The whole was too big so i cut as much of the bulk head out as possible and welded in a flat sheet of steel. filler was applied to perfect the finish.

The rear brakes are exactly the same as those on the front wilwood four pot with only a drilled disc unlike the front which are drilled and grooved. z cars provided a aluminum mounting bracket to allow them to be attached on the sierra mounts