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Post by Miniböttcher on Jun 19, 2011 21:01:10 GMT
well done grant, its coming along well and it wont be long till you be in convoy with use to shows in a mini, i cant speak i do it in a bini
what colour are you doing it
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Post by biggelmo on Jun 20, 2011 4:51:47 GMT
The same original 80's white with a black roof.
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Post by biggelmo on Jun 22, 2011 19:19:42 GMT
The new poly exhaust mounts arrived today but I'm to tired to go and fit them after a long day in Hemmell Hempstead.
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Post by Miniböttcher on Jun 22, 2011 22:34:23 GMT
how much more have you got to do,
are you getting it taxed and MOT'ed so you can drive it to shawn to spray it.
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Post by Stephen on Jun 23, 2011 12:25:57 GMT
If this gets sprayed before mine is all finished I'll be having words!!!
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Post by biggelmo on Jun 23, 2011 13:22:28 GMT
Calm down calm down.........
The plan was to be on the road for the beginning of August and be at Bewl Water for its first show and then go to Minis in the park at Santa Pod later in the month but I don't think the money will stretch that far (boo hoo),but it should be ready to be painted towards the end of August.
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Post by biggelmo on Jun 23, 2011 13:23:58 GMT
Sorry,end of July and being trailored to Sean.
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Post by Stephen on Jun 23, 2011 13:28:25 GMT
No I mean if Sean paints yours before he does my doors, bonnet etc....
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Post by biggelmo on Jun 23, 2011 17:01:00 GMT
Sorry Steven I don't know about that, when I asked Sean about painting my car in late July he said to let him know a week before I wanted it done.
Tonight I will fit the poly exhaust mounts then Saturday I'll sort the OSR radius arm,adjust the OSR brake,sort the hand brake then with Lewis' help bleed the brakes so that we will hopefully have a driving car by Saturday evening.
Then Sunday we're marshalling at the Beachy Head Bash.
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Post by biggelmo on Jun 23, 2011 20:19:22 GMT
Poly exhaust mounts fitted,you can see how the heavier duty poly mounts raise the back box compared to the standard mounts which were letting it drop down.There's now about a 4mm gap between the top of the exhaust pipe and the hand brake cable guide on the subframe.
I've also noticed that the NSR wheel has gained some "tow in" from fitting the negative camber bracket,a quick measure with a vernier that the negative camber bracket has the radius arm pivot pin hole moved forward 3mm hence the tow in.
The pivot hole isn't slotted to allow for tow in adjustment but the 2 lower fixing bolts that bolt the bracket to the subframe are slotted.
I know from RC car racing that increasing rear tow into increases straight line stability but too much can cause understeer in corners,so the question is HOW MUCH TOW IN DO I NEED.
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Post by delly on Jun 23, 2011 22:12:31 GMT
very nice work mate  |
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Post by Stephen on Jun 24, 2011 8:42:45 GMT
Haynes recommends 3.17mm toe in at the rear, 1.58mm toe out at the front.
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Post by biggelmo on Jun 25, 2011 17:38:52 GMT
All went to plan today,we sorted the NSR radius arm pin.Once again the old pin was heavily worn and pitted and just replacing the pin has cured the problem.
We then fitted the negative camber bracket,adjusted the brake,sorted the hand brake and bled the brakes with an easi-bleed.
With all this done it was time to drop the car back on its wheel an then see if it would move under its own steam.......And it does.....yippee.
There was no graunching from the gearbox when selecting 1st and reverse and the clutch seemed to work smoothly.
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Post by Miniböttcher on Jun 25, 2011 19:40:42 GMT
Bloody he'll that's a big mile stone. After all that work not only is it finally on it's wheel but in drives as well. that's good going.
Not seen any photos for a while
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Post by biggelmo on Jul 1, 2011 17:06:02 GMT
Right, there's been a change of plan....... After much deliberation,chats with Lewis and an impatient desire to be on the road on the 1st of August we've decided to forget the tarty paint job and for the immediate future and go down the "Rat Look" path. We had toyed with various paint ideas including NATO camouflage but the funds are getting short and the current state of the car is screaming Rat Look, it will also mean we can enter into Rat look show classes. So now I'm on the scrounge for some used/rusty bits to complete the job as I threw the old bits away in haste when we started the original project. I need... A pair of bumpers (rusty OK but no sharp edges) A pair of headlight trims/rings (as above) I'll also post this on the "Wanted" board. Can anyone help  |
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