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Post by paul1275s on May 20, 2009 19:31:10 GMT
Few more bits done today, finished the battery box in the scuttle and started to close up the windscreen top rail.. a job I have been putting off till now but in the end went quite smoothly!!   |
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Post by mccarefree on May 20, 2009 20:45:00 GMT
I hope you are going to put the ash tray back in....
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Post by paul1275s on May 23, 2009 18:05:02 GMT
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Post by paul1275s on Jul 24, 2009 19:57:41 GMT
Did my bit for the environment today and re-cycled some metal...... ;D ;D   |
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Post by mk1morris on Jul 24, 2009 21:13:36 GMT
looking good quit a bit done since i last saw it  |
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Post by bigtony on Jul 24, 2009 23:11:32 GMT
wow that wiked
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Post by Miniböttcher on Jul 25, 2009 12:27:02 GMT
does that means you have started on the mk1,
when is the first auto test in it, cant ne long now
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jul 25, 2009 14:45:12 GMT
Looking Good Guys! I Espcialy like the recycled front end! N  |
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Jul 27, 2009 13:10:47 GMT
Going back a few days... Pauls building up all the brake system  I cleaned up the engine to cream cake it up  I'd flushed the gearbox for a couple of nights but couldn't remove the all of the remains from Garys broken crown wheel and pinon.  So I took the gearbox apart for a deep clean. Pleased I did as I found all these other broken bits. Plus the Syncros baulk rings had worn out.  As Paul keeps calling me destructive I bought new life to these old standard oil pickups...  ..into a new central oil pickup.  Then put that pipe into our rebuilt gearbox. Went for a 2.7diff which we find works a treat on grass. Keeps the wheel spinning to a minimum.  Pauls beefed up the floor pan to handle the solid mounts.  Complete subframe is now inplace with new bearings, ball joints and blinged hubs. All hooked up to the steering and Paul even finished the handbrake. Next is to put the engine and gearbox together |
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Aug 13, 2009 23:52:23 GMT
Paul & I have both been in the workshop this week..... I finally finished the engine, cheers Dave for the crank seal fitting tool borrowed a couple of months now   The cockpit comes together. Simple ignition, start button, oil pressure and water temperature. Stero slot ready, speakers and subs to come...  Paul's well chuffed! Its goes.  Das auto, 1275, little work on the inlet ports, 2.7 diff with a hardened pin, carbs a stock Hif38 & a metro elecie dizzy. Metro cast manifolds and downpipe, exhaust is a mix of stock mini, metro, single backbox.  The lightened back end, featuring Paul's custom exhaust.  Ready for tarting up and an all day autotest in Ripe this Sunday!  Big thank you to the contributing cars Pauls Cooper My GT, Balmoral & duckling Gary's ducked engine and gearbox Carls also ducked engine for parts Mumsies burnt out loom from the BOC A Turbo car carb fittings Some Clubman shell gauges Some other Nightfire shell fittings Some other shell saved from Vtec Steve contributed to the loom. Some random cars exhaust out of the skip  |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Aug 14, 2009 16:33:46 GMT
Top Job Looks Great! What Colour you going to paint it  N |
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Aug 14, 2009 18:48:47 GMT
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Post by paul1275s on Aug 14, 2009 19:26:01 GMT
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Post by paul1275s on Aug 14, 2009 19:55:28 GMT
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Post by Tight Git on Aug 15, 2009 1:10:05 GMT
Saw it in the Flesh Yesterday, its an absolute beast.
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