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[ad53ggz]

chucked a bit of stone chip about up the front ,,, and trial fitted the rear arches .
a bit of deseaming this weekend ( .

cheeky advert here notices you were looking for tubular front subframe clicky
Best of luck

Edited by ad53ggz, 23 January 2009 - 11:23 PM.

[smartuki]

i have now goten rid of the seams on the min.
im now going to start giving it a full flat down , an looking forward to getting my doors ect next week .
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[smartuki]

i got a bit of pudding into the minbin today ,looking a bit betternow .

http://i152.photobuc...ki/CIMG3358.jpg

http://i152.photobuc...ki/CIMG3365.jpg

[smartuki]

well one down one to go . i got the first engine on sat .
the second car came friday , yep thats rite im doing 2 cars , , as if one isnt enough stress lol

Edited by smartuki, 08 February 2009 - 11:41 PM.

[smartuki]

hear is the second mini , got rid of most of the unwanted bits now .
this one is going to be full steal,, we wer thinking of the blackbird engine just because i have a 900mls engine sat under my bench ,,, but now thinking another busa.

[smartuki]

oh yeah good news , the kit is off to the powdercoater . i cant wait to get my grubby little mitts on it .

[smartuki]

off to bed early tonight , up bright an early an off to pick up the kit ,,,,, wwwwwwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhoooooooo i cant wait .

[brandon7]

Nice one. look forward to seeing a pic of it when its sprayed and you got your motor in.

You doing a test fit on your shell for your frame? Or have you already done that before its sprayed?

[smartuki]

Nice one. look forward to seeing a pic of it when its sprayed and you got your motor in.

You doing a test fit on your shell for your frame? Or have you already done that before its sprayed?

i have had the deseaming work done an painted but only gide coat . all the insides of the doors are painted an all kitted up ready for fitting so, i will proply fit it all up an run it , then get it all out again and get the paint done .

looking at it think i may need to alter the rear arches a wee bit , but we will see .

i cant wait to get it in .

[smartuki]

after a wee spell on the wifes table in the front room , i have the front in the car . im waiting on a few bit that wer wrong being replaced an the packing blocks for the floor mount but its in .

[smartuki]

hear it is just hanging in the hole

[Renessy]

Isn't that the old setup for the front frame? On mine the springs are in a different place...

Good build though and give your wife a kiss for abusing her table....

[AllanMcD]

Thats the way they do them now they changed back.
Allan

[irishdude]

after a wee spell on the wifes table in the front room , i have the front in the car . im waiting on a few bit that wer wrong being replaced an the packing blocks for the floor mount but its in .

Gotta love that picture of the Front Subframe.. Love the Blue colour really makes all the components pop out at you. can wait to see the whole then up and running for you

[smartuki]

after a quick chat to rich at zeds just to make sure that im not going mad, its in the car an bolted down.