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[Dick Dastardly]

Excellent! That's helped to put a few fears to rest. I too had an elise way back in '98 which was a real pig on the limit- snap oversteer, but oh so sweet at all other times.

I went round Donington at the kit car show last September I think. I think I paid £25 or something, which Chris kindly knocked off the price of the kit which I ordered as a result. Having heard your experiences I'll definitely be dragging the mini up to Hull for setting up. The one at Donington didn't feel to be loading up to any lateral G's at all, before wanting to swap ends, so I've been quietly worried ever since. It's really good to hear that I'm going to have a nice handling car after all! Can't wait!

You mentioned it's quite difficult to get the power down- is this with the LSD? If so, it looks like I've got some lurid power slides to look forward to as well. Excellent!

Better get out and start working.......

Cheers!
D.D.

[R1minimagic]

Yes, I have the LSD fitted. I wouldnt say there is a problem with getting the power down in general. The problems came on the track when going for a quick lap time, one of the rears would light up for a second. I think the main problem was my tyres had gone off and were very hard. I borrowed Chris's A539's for the rear which improved things. I think with the A048's it should be better. Also depends on how tight your diff is...

[markrally]

Well i couldnt resist!!!!!! I managed to get a nearley new set of KAD Alloy calipers, grooved discs and goodridge hoses from our favourite auction site!!!!!
I will post a picture when they arrive.......

Mark :wales:

[The Matt]

I was watching that auction yesterday and was gonna send you a link. He had some gearbox stuff that I was thinking of getting too (assuming it was the same set). :wink:

[markrally]

Well not much to update, i havnt opened the garage since monday, working late shift this week so not much chance in the morning to do a lot, except buy mini bits on e-bay
I will have to clear the remainder of the mini bits i dont need soon from the garage as i cant move in there now, I have sold the engine/gearbox now, buyer collecting that on the 17th, rest of it is going on *-bay!!!!!!!!
Hope to have the rest of it stripped and doors off ready for my mates plasma cutter :fear: :fear: :fear: Cant wait...............

Cheers Mark

[1275UK]

Looking good Mark :grin: :grin: :grin:

[The Matt]

If you're taking the doors off you may as well go mad (and hurt your wallet a bit more) and get some GRP ones!!!!

[markrally]

If you're taking the doors off you may as well go mad (and hurt your wallet a bit more) and get some GRP ones!!!!

woooooooooo...........
Cant go mad yet, i havnt even painted it yet......
Im still undecided on a colour???
And i will fit a fibreglass boot with a bike can coming out of it,
The doors are a no no really as i fancy a bit of protection but they do weigh a ton with the winding mechanism in them!!!!!!!!!!!!
But i want a lightweight front but it has to look good and open like a steel version without havin all that bonnet pin stuff all over it.
Im going to the mini day in stafford on sunday for some ideas and maybe the show on the 11th aswell
Im up at Z-cars on monday dropping my engine off ready for fitting and the front subframe for powder coating.
Also getting some carbon seats, a fibreglass dash and the throttle cable adaptor.
still got adjustable bottom arms and tie rods and wheels/tyres to buy and my lurvely stack dash to collect from demon thieves.
Plastic rear windows on order with air intakes moulded in them for the busa ram-air box.

Phew........thats a few grand spent

will get some pics up over the weekend aswell.

Mark :wales:

[Ade]

my lurvely stack dash to collect from demon thieves.

Do you know that Chris/Z-cars are an offical distributor for Stack stuff? It'll be a fair bit cheaper than it'll be from Demon thieves!!!! :nugget:

[The Matt]

If you're taking the doors off you may as well go mad (and hurt your wallet a bit more) and get some GRP ones!!!!

woooooooooo...........
Cant go mad yet, i havnt even painted it yet......

Hee hee, nothing like peer pressure! :wink:

[markrally]

Well i didnt make the show today in stafford but i have finished stripping the shell so all going to plan so far.

Heres one i made earlier..........
Only the headlining left in as it would be in the way at the moment.

Mark :wales:

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[markrally]

and another...............

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[The Matt]

Cool, looks like you'll be on the road in no time! :grin:

[markrally]

Now i have the job of removing rovers best sound deadening material from the inside floorpan, Anyone got any tips for getting this stuff off other than a woodchisel and mallet???

But look at that heritage grey primer below it, GORGEOUS

Thats this week's job.

Mark :wales:

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[The Matt]

To be honest, whenever I've done it, it's come off in strips with a chisel. But the only time I have stripped it back is when I've been repairing floor sections around rust, so there may have been damp behind the stuff?

Pressure wash it!!!!