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[carboy001]

No such thing as a budget with minis mate

With the subframe mount just get a pair of pliers and wedge the ends in and get someone to hold them whilst you undo the nut.

Replacing the gaitors on the driveshafts was the most tedious ive done, just think through the process before you do it.

Bottom dash rail id either get a mk2 setup and put back the lower dash rail or if you want it flush get a mk1 panel or custom up something. Mk2 ive gone for

[analogue_radio]

I'll see if I can rope Dad in over the weekend and get him to hold the pliers, I've tried it myself but didn't have enough hands

I'd rather go flush, with the MK1 set up I'd still have room for a few switches, but my dashboard plan is similar to this..



So any switches that didn't fit I can mount in there, with the rally style letters underneath for each switch. I also want to loose the switch panel for the fog light.. so that can go up there as well with the rest, also need an additional switch for a reverse light as I'm converting to MK1 rear lights.

I'll keep my eye out for something second hand at MITP

[ianpettifer]

Good work mate

that orange car is lush by the way, whose is it?
and do i see a turbo? lol

[analogue_radio]

It's Nics over on Turbo Minis, not sure what he's running now.. that's an old picture, but it's gorgeous, and red

[1275 SPRITE]

and do i see a turbo? lol

Good eyes Ian, I never spotted that first time round
Good work Luke. What was that place called in Long Eaton please?
Its a good idea to get a welder and do it yourself, thats what I'm going to have to do I think, as I cant find anyone to do mine. With a bit of practice (actually A LOT of practice) we should be capable of doing it.

[ianpettifer]

haha it does look orange tho right?

please say yes lol

[analogue_radio]

Here you go James -

john whiteman engineering and powdercoating. 01159468566 tell him dave price told u bout him u mite get sumthin off but ask for john himself or pat.

& some pictures of his work,





Haha Ian, I'll give you it.. it does look orange from the flash, but it's definitely red It's got the mother of all Intercoolers, I'll find the link for his latest update.

[analogue_radio]

Ian -

http://www.turbomini.......6060&fr=275

[ianpettifer]

lool

sound as a pound

[ianpettifer]

wow that is mental!!!!!!!!!!!1

200bhp at the same plac emine got a meer 75 loooooooool

what a machine tho, something to aim for with our turbos eh james ? lol

[1275 SPRITE]

thanks for that luke, but my subframes are probably too rusty to start with lol

[1275 SPRITE]

what a machine tho, something to aim for with our turbos eh james ? lol

Yes definately lol

Although our power figures will probably sail past that

[ianpettifer]

pahah i was hoping for double those figures actually loooooooool

[1275 SPRITE]

haha lol, me too

[analogue_radio]

Mental day today, only just got the chance to update this as I had to get quickly cleaned up and fed before my shift so I didn't have the time for a good write up.

Dad told me we can pop into Long Eaton early tomorrow morning to drop the bits off for shot blasting & powder-coating, so today I had to work hard and crack on, get all the bits ready. Didn't have much to do but I was constantly running into problems, main one being the support pins in the rear sub-frame mounts..


Just couldn't get these out, spent hours and hours trying, in the end I rang up John Whiteman, the place I'm taking the bits tomorrow morning and asked if he had any tools there in which I could get this bloody thing out, some sort of small dremel or a cutter small enough to get into the gap to cut the bolt off.. he said they've got a flame torch, job done I hope! (i've made a proper mash up of it)


Oh and I knocked the lower suspension arms out, easy when you know how!


Stripped down the rear brakes so I could get the backplates done, with the help of a table mounted vice for the brake adjuster!


By the time I'd finished my hands were just black all over, sign of a good days work


Box of assorted bits for tomorrow, will lay them out tomorrow and take note of each bit. Just to make sure I get everything back.


& the sub-frames.