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[joakwin]

my adjustable suspension parts

just need to order new control arm bushings
and coil conversion kit and my front suspension will be 100% rebuilt

peace

[joakwin]

wipac halogen light kit

im gonna wire it up with relays, so i still need to get relays before i can install them

[miniallsort]

looks great

[joakwin]

im thinking two spot lights right in the center of this thing

im gonna try and see if i can find some halogen spot lights

[joakwin]

got some new toys in the post

front and rear Gaz adjustable shocks

[joakwin]

this is what the shocks look like, drop shocks, they look nice, i can't wait to see how they will ride

[joakwin]

hd tie rods from mini spares
not pictured, a set of poly and rubber bushings

im not sure yet but im thinking about paint the tie rods a gloss black

[joakwin]

my stock lca and brake shield cleaned up and painted gloss black

i just ordered poly lca bushings

after that all i will need for my front suspension is new cones and it will be done,

one step at a time

[joakwin]

new inner cv joint boots

and the other day i built the front end ball joints

[joakwin]

the cowl hood is almost done with all the welding work
i have one side of the hood fully welded up
and the other side needs about 5inches to be welded still

ones i get the welding done, then im gonna grind it down and do
the body work and paint myself
but the grinding will take me a few weeks to get done because
im doing other stuff to the car as well

[joakwin]

and the last picture for the night

the start of the system for my mini

tc sounds tc-9 magnet
and tc sounds oem audiomobile mass 2012 basket

i now have a pair of baskets and matching magnets

so now i need to save up for my recone kit and the subs will
be like brand new again
its gonna cost me about 180pounds to get the recone kits(pair of 12's)
with shipping to out here in the uk from the states
custom built to whatever spiders i want, whatever ohms of the coils,
whatever wire i want the coils built out of
to handle whatever rms power i want them to

oh yeah, 3inch coil and the magnet weighs 25pounds, about 11.33kg's

[joakwin]

today i rebuilt my drivers side cv shaft

i took the bearings out of the joints and cleaned them
and then i re-did the grease in them and put it all back together

i had to put new inner cv boots, so i said screw it and went all out on it

so next week sometime im gonna do the samething to the passager side

my poly lca bushings were ordered today
along with my rear roll pan

[joakwin]

today in the post i got

new track rod ends,
ball joints( i needed new boots so i had to order the kits),
rear roll pan,
diff axle seals,
lca poly bushings,
exhaust hanger mounts,
oil filter,
steering arm lock washers,
knuckle joints
fan belt

and im still waiting on the steering rack boots to come in, probably be in monday

and this weekend im picking up my fiberglass dash

i still need to paint one steering arm and my uca

so my next thing to order is gonna be

a full dynamat extreme sound mat kit or the fiberglass door cards

im thinking im gonna do the mat 1st so i can install it this summer while we have some good weather outside
and the door cards next pay period

Edited by joakwin, 29 May 2009 - 09:25 PM.

[joakwin]

here's a mock up picture

new knuckle joints, hi-lo's
and re-done upper control arm
and my old rubber cones cleaned up a bit

still not sure if im gonna get new rubber cones or not

Edited by joakwin, 29 May 2009 - 09:32 PM.

[joakwin]

here is my last upper control arm ready for paint

and the 1st of the rear trailing arms ready for paint

i sanded them down with a wire bush and then sanded them by hand
to get as much rust off as i could
and then some rust protection paint, gloss black

and its good to go ones the paint drys all the way