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[mini_mad69]

Right, due to some unforseen circumstances, im completly skint. So turbo conversion is off now. I will also be selling the small amount of parts ive accumulated aswell.

I've got a few pics from the last couple of months, but not alot. Im going home tonight, and will start too bring the car back up too scratch as anyone who has seen it a show recently will see how much of a state it's gotten into. Im almost ashamed too be driving it.








Also since refitting the headgasket the car seems like it has more torque. I don't have to rev it as much and seems too pull quite hard. Maybe I didn't set the valve clearences properly the first time around.


My to do list for this weekend is:


Fit new knuckle joints
fit adjustable lower arms/tie bars
Fit new polyflex bushes
Fit passenger recaro
respray rear arches
refit drivers side front arch
Raise/level out the ride height
Fit oil cooler
Fit heater matrix properly too try keep engine cool
fit new steering rack/column
try too tidy up the interior
Refit transfer gear breather
try too sort out engine rocking

Theres a terrible oil leak from the speedo drive assembly, which is annoying and I keep having too refill the oil and my road is looking a mess at the moment. Although with all the work I have too do to the car im not going too have time too pull the engine and sort it out.

Edited by mini_mad69, 29 October 2009 - 04:37 PM.

[ScottyBoi]

Its a shame to hear about the turbo conversion, but i am still looking forward to the end result

The list looks good mate... All the best for the weekend!

Scott

[mini_mad69]

Its a shame to hear about the turbo conversion, but i am still looking forward to the end result

The list looks good mate... All the best for the weekend!

Scott

Cheers mate. It's a very long list, im not sure how far I will get through it, but im going too try.

I've also got too give it a good polish and about an inch of wax as there seems too be alot of sap and rubbish sticking too my car.

I have started to get a few negative comments about the car recently, mostly about it being tatty. Funnily enough recently a few people have come close too a kick in their face.


Ben

[ScottyBoi]

Cheers mate. It's a very long list, im not sure how far I will get through it, but im going too try.

I've also got too give it a good polish and about an inch of wax as there seems too be alot of sap and rubbish sticking too my car.

I have started to get a few negative comments about the car recently, mostly about it being tatty. Funnily enough recently a few people have come close too a kick in their face.


Ben

Dont let it get to you man! There is always a worse mini out there... All you have to do is look at mine!

by the way i think i saw your car at Malvern!

When you left was your following a Orange Clubby? Then you pulled in to get fuel.. If so you was just in front of me!



Scotty

[mini_mad69]

Dont let it get to you man! There is always a worse mini out there... All you have to do is look at mine!

by the way i think i saw your car at Malvern!

When you left was your following a Orange Clubby? Then you pulled in to get fuel.. If so you was just in front of me!



Scotty

Yeah probably. left quite late compared too most?

The car looks ok from the back atleast

[ScottyBoi]

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Yeah probably. left quite late compared too most?

The car looks ok from the back atleast

Yeah i swear it was you because i remember the White rear arch

[mini_mad69]

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Yeah probably. left quite late compared too most?

The car looks ok from the back atleast

Yeah i swear it was you because i remember the White rear arch

Yeah it would have been me, i pulled into a texaco garage i think. Did you get a look at the car in the show?

Should have said hello, I don't bite. Was looking for a distraction so I didn't have too do my head gasket.



Ben

[ScottyBoi]

Yeah it would have been me, i pulled into a texaco garage i think. Did you get a look at the car in the show?

Should have said hello, I don't bite. Was looking for a distraction so I didn't have too do my head gasket.



Ben

Yeh i remember you pulling in now!

Yeh i saw the car... Didn't look bad mate so don't worry what other people have been saying...

Haha yeh i should of come and said hello... I saw you doing your head gasket i thought you looked busy so didn't want to disturb! I was with my Girlfriend, Shorty and Peepzy for most of the day!

[AndrewJ530]

Awwww no way man. So you are selling your turbo parts? Just puch through mate, don't sell them lol.

Nice list you got there though. If anyone can get it done in a weekend, you can mate. Chin up

[GreaseMonkey]

I admire your determination, by now I reckon many of us would have given up but you have just carried on

[mighty mini jack]

With Mr monkey on this one, your doing a great job mate!

[mini_mad69]

Just arrived home. Roll pin fell out of gear linkage on the way. Got stuck in 4th, so put in a bolt, that fell out and stuck in 2nd. So called rac and he bodged it.


Home now, thanks for the comments guys. I'll try take a few pics of my progress.

[mini_mad69]

Tiny amount done. Realy struggled. Can't get the U bolts back in for the new rack.
I spent hours on it and got soo fustrated with it I gave up, my dad has said he may give me a hand too try work through the long list of things I have too do.

So tomorrow im going too soncentrate on the suspension and interior and let him *melon* around with the stupid steering rack.



car in the garage




Started stripping out some bits for access, removed the centre console aswell, this is permenant and will not be going back in.





Subframe dropped



Rack out





bits out.



One bent U bolt doesn't help, buit managed too reshape it in my vice and then cleaned the threads up.

[Danny_California]

Nice to see some progress ben, dont listen to people's critisism as they're usually just jelous. Pah, I had one guy come up to me when I was stood with amys car polishing in the engine bay and say "That thing's falling to bits with you!" Pointing to the one missing rad bolt because some *melon* of a previous owner sheared it off! I just gave him a funny look and held my tounge lol.
Hope it wasnt me who cut to the bone when I said "I remember when it looked nice!" haha You know I was messin But seriously, who's close to gettin a kick in the chops? I'll kick his face off lol

[1380rich]

looking good, keep up the good work. look forward to seeing it

rich