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[mini_mad69]

Sounds good Dean. How hard do you think it would be to make a frame like yours?


I realy am fed up with a-series now.

[vini]

Sounds good Dean. How hard do you think it would be to make a frame like yours?



I realy am fed up with a-series now.

to be honest,it doesnt look that complicated.gonna be dropping the subby this weeked so i can give it a re paint and strenghthen the floor mounts while its off.youre welcome to pop up and have a look.or i could take some pics for you

[mini_mad69]

Sounds good Dean. How hard do you think it would be to make a frame like yours?



I realy am fed up with a-series now.

to be honest,it doesnt look that complicated.gonna be dropping the subby this weeked so i can give it a re paint and strenghthen the floor mounts while its off.youre welcome to pop up and have a look.or i could take some pics for you

Im about this weekend so it's an option, if not.. some pics would be great.

[Burnard]

from what i can see the hardest bit of the allspeed frame to make its the towers, which i guess you could just cut off a standard subby and then modify.
The rest of it is just steel box section and thick plate. not even any curves to do, just angled bends.

[vini]

from what i can see the hardest bit of the allspeed frame to make its the towers, which i guess you could just cut off a standard subby and then modify.
The rest of it is just steel box section and thick plate. not even any curves to do, just angled bends.

tower mountains are all part of the standard mini subframe,so no mods there Dean

[Burnard]

Im pretty sure the hole where the drive shaft goes through gets moved forward or enlarged for the vauxhall.

[vini]

got lots done today.gear box wasnt coming out on its own so out with the engine




stripped the head off and dropped the sump ready for inspection and strip down and managed to get it up on my bench without breaking my back lol

got on with tackling my rear quarter too.just gotta get some paint mixed up and see what kinda job i do blending it in with the old paintwork

[l_jonez]

the trick with spraying and blending in is you only mask of stuff you dont want sprayed (windows etc). if you mask of the area like above you get straight lines which are harder to blend in

[vini]

spent this afternoon pottering with vini.while the engine was out i thought id give the bay a bit of a tidy and replace a few lengths of brake pipe that was looking a bit dented ive also ditched the old cooper braking and upgraded to 7.9" discs with alloy 4pots.i origonally had these fitted when i was running 13x7s and didnt realise my 10s would fit over them,,,,but they do lol Dean

[vini]

bought myself a engine stand last week,so set it up in the back room of the shop and took vinis engine to work with me lol.got most of it stripped down ready for repaint and full rebuild.started ordering and receiving parts for the rebuild so far ive got,new waterpump,new oilpump,gasket set,cambelt and my diesel gearbox is on its way. Dean

[mini_mad69]

Good stuff Dean.

Got a cam and throttle bodies yet?

[vini]

Good stuff Dean.

Got a cam and throttle bodies yet?

no havent organised them yet,gonna see what funds allow after christmas.been busy buying other bits though lol. bought a harness bar from jon betts and got that fitted today.my turbo diesel gearbox arrived last week and also ordered a kent adjustable vernier and a new set of silicone leads Dean



old box at top of pic and new turbo diesel box on bottom of pics.cant actually see any visible differences.gotta give it a clean up and repaint and put some fresh oil in before its bolted on to engine Dean

[l_jonez]

pretty sure the castings are the same, its just the gear set thats different

[vini]

pretty sure the castings are the same, its just the gear set thats different

yeah thats what i thought.not really gonna find out until i pull him out of the drive,but im not planning that until march lol Dean

[Burnard]

Looking good.

All the small block castings are pretty much the same.

Whats the gearbox number?

More importantly, where did you get it from?

Chris

Edited by Burnard, 05 December 2010 - 06:15 PM.