Don't fancy myself as a sprayer lol, and once I'm happy with my Rover my attention (and more importantly, my wallet) will be going on my mini instead
.cheers
Ben
How Much?
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benjwildeboer
, Mar 09 2008 08:45 PM
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benjwildeboer
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 08:45 PM
Yo guys, just wondering, if I stripped my car myself, how much do you reckon it would cost for a body shop to fit a new rear subframe (mine is rotted through) and respray the whole car?
Don't fancy myself as a sprayer lol, and once I'm happy with my Rover my attention (and more importantly, my wallet) will be going on my mini instead.
cheers
Ben
Don't fancy myself as a sprayer lol, and once I'm happy with my Rover my attention (and more importantly, my wallet) will be going on my mini instead
.cheers
Ben
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 09:36 PM
Dont know the anser to the cost but you should have a go at the subframe yourself to save your self a few quid! the only really hard bit is the undoing of the old bolts! 
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 09:59 PM
is it just bolts to get the rear subframe off?
aahhh thats not too bad then might have a crack at it. Summer project nar mean?
I might give the spraying a try myself aswell.
I dunno weather to spend a grand or so to get the bits needed to slip my 1.8 vvc lump in or spend a grand or so getting a real nice a series :s
decisions decisions....
Ideally I would like at LEAST 100bhp, preferably closer to 120bhp.
I'm going stripped out aswell for now as I can't afford a decent interior haha
cheers
Ben
aahhh thats not too bad then might have a crack at it. Summer project nar mean?
I might give the spraying a try myself aswell.
I dunno weather to spend a grand or so to get the bits needed to slip my 1.8 vvc lump in or spend a grand or so getting a real nice a series :s
decisions decisions....
Ideally I would like at LEAST 100bhp, preferably closer to 120bhp.
I'm going stripped out aswell for now as I can't afford a decent interior haha
cheers
Ben
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 10:05 PM
a-series all the way.
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benjwildeboer
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 10:10 PM
How hard is it to get the a series up to those kinds of power levels?
1275 with cams, big carb and what else? apart from the usual breathing mods. If I do go a series then I'd quite like to strip down the engine and rebuild it myself, just to learn a few things if not anything else!
Would like to keep single carbs if poss.
cheers
Ben
1275 with cams, big carb and what else? apart from the usual breathing mods. If I do go a series then I'd quite like to strip down the engine and rebuild it myself, just to learn a few things if not anything else!
Would like to keep single carbs if poss.
cheers
Ben
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 07:50 PM
How hard is it to get the a series up to those kinds of power levels?
1275 with cams, big carb and what else? apart from the usual breathing mods. If I do go a series then I'd quite like to strip down the engine and rebuild it myself, just to learn a few things if not anything else!
Would like to keep single carbs if poss.
cheers
Ben
its not too hard to get power... but u lose reliability... i got 1293, 286 kent cam, stage 3 head, lightened and balanced 1.5 roller tips with a weber 40 and pushin 88bhp @ wheels but getting through a set of plugs every 3-4 weeks
Fittin subframe is easy, just soke the bolts a week before hand with wd40
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