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[AndrewJ530]

Whheeeyyy you got the MOT. Wht was your CO emission?

Edited by AndrewJ530, 14 April 2010 - 01:08 PM.

[mini_mad69]

Whheeeyyy you got the MOT. Wht was your CO emission?

I don't know, I just got a green piece of paper.

He said they were fine, that's all I know.

[mini_mad69]

Just noticed the exhaust is slipping and trying too pull itself apart again.

Had a look underneath and videoed it with my new phone that arrived today, and noticed that the rubber mounts have got soooooo much give in them.
SO have orderd some solid ones. The engine seems to move but take the subframe with it, so might stop the exhaust pulling itself off all the time.

You can see the little bit of flex more at the end.

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Oh and the supposidly 8.1mp and HD video erricson vivaz is rubbish!!!!

[mini_mad69]

SO went out to try and do a bit of re-inforcing of the subframe mounts, and once i'd scrapped off all the awful sound proofing I put on a couple of years ago, I realised there there are some back plates already there.



Had a little stab and realised there not attatched to the shell, just backing plates, probably there to stop the bolts pulling through. Here you can see my scrapper slid straight behind it.


So decided to just weld in the plates there were there to add some rigitdity.




My welding here is awful, realy realy unhappy with it.





No better on the passenger side either.



ANy advice would be greater appreciated, im using a clarke gas mig welder.





Then did a similar test to earlier but couldn't realy tell so will need to take it out again and see if the flex has gone.

I did notice my ultimate engine steady wasn't so ultimate and was flexing aswell. So welded up the joins on the outside of it. No help.

Then made a brace for it.





It's better, but the engine still rattles around like mad. Im going to replace the bushes in the standard steady with uprated ones and see if I can get it to stay still and get the exhaust stay on a bit better.



Will do more tomorrow.

[mini_mad69]

Fitted new solid subframe mounts, old ones had actualy torn the metal that bolted to the body. Much better and stable.

Took the exhaust off and welded mounts to the tailpipe to hold it on the car better and modified the clamps on the LCB to hold it on better.

No pictures of this though.





Before ride height.




Current ride height.



Taking out the excess weight has made a considerable difference. More lightweight panels next.




Just spent £60 on ebay, on it aswell.

[CaptainBland08]

i love your thread... always inspires me to do some work on my mini:/

you going to the riviera run this year?

loving the cage too ive just been given the exact same safety devices one to go in mine:P

Chris

[mini_mad69]

i love your thread... always inspires me to do some work on my mini:/

you going to the riviera run this year?

loving the cage too ive just been given the exact same safety devices one to go in mine:P

Chris

Thanks mate, come and say hi to me if you see my car at riv run, I'll be there.


I love the cage too, and your getting given one, nice one. I was given the rear section as a present and I bought the front section second hand.



I just wish I got more student loan to buy more shiney bits. Im always trying to weigh up, food or mini bits.......... but always manage to budget for beer

[vini]

congratulations on the new mot mate you allready for the riv run then?

[CaptainBland08]

i love your thread... always inspires me to do some work on my mini:/

you going to the riviera run this year?

loving the cage too ive just been given the exact same safety devices one to go in mine:P

Chris

Thanks mate, come and say hi to me if you see my car at riv run, I'll be there.


I love the cage too, and your getting given one, nice one. I was given the rear section as a present and I bought the front section second hand.



I just wish I got more student loan to buy more shiney bits. Im always trying to weigh up, food or mini bits.......... but always manage to budget for beer

im exactly the same... always spending my money on mini stuff... nothing else...

the cage was in pretty shabby knick when i got it... tad rusty and someone tried painting it pink:/

ill look for you on the riviera run and ill defo some over... although my mini looks like crap at the moment:P

ive got my work cut out for the run as i found one of my front shock mounts had snapped off a short while back:( out comes the welder...

[mini_mad69]

congratulations on the new mot mate you allready for the riv run then?

Just about yeah, going to change the headgasket and get it to run a little cooler.


But yeah driving it at the moment, looking forward to newquay now.


Ben

[mini_mad69]

i love your thread... always inspires me to do some work on my mini:/

you going to the riviera run this year?

loving the cage too ive just been given the exact same safety devices one to go in mine:P

Chris

Thanks mate, come and say hi to me if you see my car at riv run, I'll be there.


I love the cage too, and your getting given one, nice one. I was given the rear section as a present and I bought the front section second hand.



I just wish I got more student loan to buy more shiney bits. Im always trying to weigh up, food or mini bits.......... but always manage to budget for beer

im exactly the same... always spending my money on mini stuff... nothing else...

the cage was in pretty shabby knick when i got it... tad rusty and someone tried painting it pink:/

ill look for you on the riviera run and ill defo some over... although my mini looks like crap at the moment:P

ive got my work cut out for the run as i found one of my front shock mounts had snapped off a short while back:( out comes the welder...

Yeah, well mines pretty shabby at the moment. Looks rough. Yeah come and say hi.

[mini_mad69]

I was going to replace the head gasket before the riv run, because it was one of those Belgium made bad batch payen ones.

I have to replace it now, it let go in traffic today. I was only a mile or so from home so nursed it there. Hopefully there is not damage to block or head.

[AndrewJ530]

Hopefully it shold be okay for you mate. At least it's not going to cost you anymore seens though you'd already bought the gasket.

[vini]

ohh bad luck ben.ive got one or two spare ones here.will put them in the boot and if its goes again on the riv run atleast we got spares lol

[mini_mad69]

Hopefully it shold be okay for you mate. At least it's not going to cost you anymore seens though you'd already bought the gasket.

Well I ordered it today, so will get it in tomorrow.

ohh bad luck ben.ive got one or two spare ones here.will put them in the boot and if its goes again on the riv run atleast we got spares lol

Cheers buddy, see you on friday.