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[evil ewok]

phoned mini speed and it turns out they are having problems with suppliers for the coilovers but should have them by next week so hopefully (maybe) get the engine in place and start making mounts lets just hope my welding is upto the challenge lol

started modifying the turbo box to make room for the k series gear selector linkage. didnt get much done though as run out of gas

cut out


new shape tacked in

[evil ewok]

borrowed some gas off as friend until i can get my bottle refilled so could finish off the bulkhead box.

also had a play around with my new welders settings, (well new to me), and the welds seem a little better now.



all boxed in


i know my welds are not very good, but they survived the hammer test which is the main thing

[tedmcedd]

looking good man! i need to start on my welding... got the mk2 to weld up!

[evil ewok]

looking good man! i need to start on my welding... got the mk2 to weld up!

cheers mate. can you already weld or need to learn? i reckon you should just rivet the panels back on, just add a few more for extra strength. would definitely save some weight

are you back down to hatfield soon or have you finished uni for the year? if you back let me know when as i still need to come see the bean lol

[evil ewok]

well i've now got some decent brakes for the project. bought a metro turbo setup off nickp1380 and collected them today.



already rubbed down and painted the calipers


will fit the discs and flanges tomorrow

[tedmcedd]

do you not need metro hubs too?? i think i heard that somewhere or i may be wrong... was it don't fit metro hubs?? hmmm might be worth checking!! lol

yeah i can already weld, well i can on the uni welder! lol mine is a gasless mig so we'll see how it turns out!

im back home for the summer now im afraid... have been for a while sorting out the bean... ill let you know when im back down...

[evil ewok]

done a few bits on the car, not really big steps as still waiting on suspension to turn up so i can get the engine in

fitted the turbo 4 pots and vented discs.



the metro hubs have wheel aligning lugs so stuck some spacers on (not sure if i'll keep the wheels spacered yet) but makes it look sooo wide, at least the tyre doesnt hit the subby anymore and i have full lock back

from this:


to this:


also got a set of bonnet hinges from bmwalex and made some brackets to use them as internal boot hinges. they still need a little tweeking but it works ok.







one thing i did find out doing this is its hard welding inside the boot whilst trying to hold bits in positions, when all you have for access is 2 6x9" speaker holes in the parcle shelf lol

found this in the boot floor, looks like its just the top skin of metal.



what is the best way to fix it?

cheers

[warhonowicz]

are you sure the petrol tank is going to fit with that new boot hinge?

[evil ewok]

are you sure the petrol tank is going to fit with that new boot hinge?

i'm going to be using an alloy tank which will sit in the middle of the boot havent decided what size yet though. most likely either a 6/8gallon or a 12, but the 12 maybe excess weight

[evil ewok]

whilst waiting for parts still, thought i'd have a go at trying to get my current fg front to fit properly with the allspeed frame.

managed to the front sitting against the A panel quite nicely



only problem is the amount i had to 'trim' off the the front to get it to fit!





the front cross member sits about 1cm proud of the front 'step' piece so it wasnt just me going over the top


i thought the allspeed k series frame was meant to fit in standard length front, or is it just my front is a bad mould?

cheers

[tedmcedd]

you'll need pads in those calipers lol

i found my FG front was slightly shorter than a standard one... but i had a standard subframe too... hmm....

[evil ewok]

you'll need pads in those calipers lol

i found my FG front was slightly shorter than a standard one... but i had a standard subframe too... hmm....

who needs pads? they just add weight. was thinking i might just cut a hole in the floor and use my feet, less metal to rust then

thinking about a +90mm front to solve my fitment issues. would also give room for a bigger rad and possibly in the future an oil cooler and intercooler

anyways....

well my coilovers have fianally arrived after 5 weeks! should work out the mounts tomorrow and get them fitted, then if i can get some 5mm steel should be able to start on engine mounts over the weekend

was bored at work today so started drawing some ideas for the mounts.



sorry its bad quality, just scanned the paper into the pc and it was in pencil, hopefully you'll get the idea though. the top pic was the block side mount, the middle right the gearbox mount, and the bottom pics was an idea for a rear mount. was thinking of using a rubber ive seen used on vauxhall builds i think, looks similar to mini exhaust mounts lol.

got a few small updates as well, but dont have time as off out for a meal in a min

cheers

[evil ewok]

so heres the few small updates i mentioned earlier:

decided to redo the boot hinge mount. used some 1" box section and its definitely more rigid and smoother to open.


stripped down the doors, amazed by how light the yare without glass and winder mech. im now considering polycarb race windows lol, not sure how practical/secure they would be for a daily drive though?


window chanel was a little rusty


n/s door had a few patches of bubbling but nothing major


found this inside the door, looks like its written in silicon lol


heatwrapped the k series manifold

will probably have to be stripped again if it needs modifying to fit inside the allspeed subby

had another play with the roof skin and got it sitting quite nicely, still needs some adjustment on the corners though


started to smooth in the welds from tubbing the arch


then bored with not seeing much progress that really showed so took a trip to halfords and bought a few bits, this is what happened over the next day or so...


in primer




then to satin black




started puttingthe interior in now but dont have any pics.

also my front coilovers turned up yesterday after 5 weeeks!
but having a few issues fitting them. the top bolt/pin doesnt fit through the bush on the shock, it came with 8 spacers but not sure where abouts they needed to be fitted (top or bottom?) and they dont have instructions

im probably just being stupid, but help please! lol

[evil ewok]

got the front coilovers on, just need to make some spacers for them, as theres still some room on the 'pins' after using all the ones that came in the kit.

just need to get the metal plate to build the engine mounts now.

also just won a roll cage on ebay. its a safety device bolt in race type (6 point, roof bar,dash bar, door bars that join onto rear legs and a rear strengthening bar between the rear legs)

[tedmcedd]

looking good mate!

just a thought, why not fibreglass your front end around the k series subby... because it doesnt look like the shape would change that much, just have some other bulges... if you get me!?? lol

the longer fronts i always think look a bit odd... but looking at your super large wheels, that might help keep it 'in scale'

i'm rambling.... lol