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[minimuk]

just beautifull......

[grahama]

Half as good with mine and I will be happy, coming along great.

Graham

[ryan22_lgm]

this is nice the colors are really cool

[MJWarren]

Fantastic!

[davej]

Excellent work, looks great.

[Down&Out]

Love stuff like this, so inspirational!

[james94]

i want your car and your skills :), cracking job

[Bash Master]

Thanks for the comments guys! Always appreciated

It felt good to stand back and look at the engine once it was fitted. Really is a big step forward in the build as far as i'm concerned. I did also install the front brakes and carb today so will get some pics up of that tomorrow.

Really looking forward to Bingley next weekend, i haven't been to any shows since MITP last year. I have a list of parts to look out for and will also be getting some ideas on the dash layout when i look round the minis.

[Bash Master]

Pics as promised



I was a bit disappointed when i offered the carb up into the bulkhead box to find it was a very tight fit. Had to bash a flat onto one side of the air filter to get it to fit with a 1mm gap. Not ideal but i don't really want to run trumpets. Might look into getting a smaller filter/s instead



The new brakes etc. Not all finished, need some longer bolts for the damper mounts and some nuts for the track rod ends.

[TheAngryFerret]

looks great mate, its come along way since i came fetch that 998 engine last year.

[ToM 2012]

absolutely beautiful love the colors keep up the good work

[metrovan88]

that looks awesum mate im sure ive seen that car before. im looking forward to seeing it once its back for the bodyshop tomorrow. get some more pictures up. so that people can see what it looks like now with those deep dish 10s on

[Bash Master]

Been a while since my last update. The body shop have had the mini for the last 3 weeks to sort out a few little scratches and things and just got it back today. Bought plenty of things for it whilst i was waiting so there will be lots of updates soon. Anyway, this is how she is looking as of now.





Whilst the mini was gone and i had some spare time i thought it would be good fun to start building a small go kart with my brother as a bit of a side project. Only a small one with a garden chair for the seat mind but i have a nice honda 13hp engine to power it so should be pretty fast. I plan to get the frame sand blasted once it's finished so i can spray it a colour.

[minimuk]

your mini looks fab, great colour sceme and attention to detail in engine bay, I am a little concerned re the carb, have you had the engine running in the current position, if so is the carb vibrationg against the bulkhead recess on that tight spot??

[Bash Master]

Yes i know, not good really but when i made the bulkhead box i fitted it in the middle thinking that the carb would fit it. Unfortunately it didn't fit though. Have bought a smaller filter that should fit better but would have prefered to keep the k&n to be honest

Forgot to mention i have finished all the wiring in the engine bay now so the dash can be wired up next. Just need a couple more gauges and some switches and i can get on with it.