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[_mini1000_]

what sort of steering wheel have you got? liking the look of it :)

[Simonice]

Hey, totally stunning build, Have just read all 17 pages!!!!. I am just planning a project, so all the information will be a great help.

You don't fancy making another pair of the carbon door scoops do you? I'd love to have some on my mini :)

[2-alex-2]

haha love the robin but doesnt mr bean have one in his movies that he hate would be better than del boy .

as for the car great work looks raly nice

[liam-ds]

what sort of steering wheel have you got? liking the look of it :)

I think its a Austin morris one from the 70's it fits straight one without a boss only seen one fitted in one other mini and that was the one mine came out of

Hey, totally stunning build, Have just read all 17 pages!!!!. I am just planning a project, so all the information will be a great help.

You don't fancy making another pair of the carbon door scoops do you? I'd love to have some on my mini :)

Hi, thank you glad to help someone haha, I was going to put a thread up in the traders section as I have a pair that are nearly ready, drop me a PM and I will sort you out a a pair

haha love the robin but doesnt mr bean have one in his movies that he hate would be better than del boy .

as for the car great work looks raly nice

haha i don't know , thank you

will be updating with a few pics of today's progress in a few minutes once the pics upload

[liam-ds]

hi all the pics form today have uploaded i have been polishing the carb parts up again i have also had to tighten the earth strap from the body to the engine as it had worked loose again also filled the battery up just incase that was part of the slow whirling over problem will see if its any better in the morning. earlier i fitted my carb manifold to a spare head ive got in the garage iam currently 50/50 on running a pair of ram pipes with pipercross sock filters but i would prefer pretty long ram pipes and im not sure if they will fit so will have to measure up tomorrow :) enough blab a few pics

before i started



stripped final bits of the carbs





mounted on mg metro head (before more polishing)





both dash pot's polished up







thanks for looking will have more pics tomorrow

all opinions welcome Liam

[miniyellowmini]

Well done on the rebuild A nice Mini you have there you should feel proud

[hughJ]

Liam, just been through your thread again. What attention to detail. Like polishing these dash-pots. That is such a smashing wee car.

All the best, Hugh

[liam-ds]

Well done on the rebuild A nice Mini you have there you should feel proud

thank you iam thinking of trying show and shine at a few shows this year but with how car looks at moment doubt that will happen its very mucky damm lorries

Liam, just been through your thread again. What attention to detail. Like polishing these dash-pots. That is such a smashing wee car.

All the best, Hugh

thank you hugh yours is coming along how long you reckon until its done? going to be rebuilding the carbs soon so will be fitted in the not too distant future , again thank you :)

hi all not done much to the car this week apart from using it needs a good was now and the back end raising up also sprung a fuel leak from the carb so is using a fair amount of fuel so will need to get that swapped asap might do it tomorrow so might have some pics

Liam

[liam-ds]

hi all. didnt get any pics of the carb change as i have been busy with making composite parts and sixth form work etc. had a little play with a scrap of carbon fibre i had left earlier, was only planning for it to be a practice part but would look great lacquered and finished off. its a shame the lugs that hold it in have broken on one of the stems.

the result of one afternoon of boredom





will be skinning a pair to be fitted onto my car hopefully the end of the week so keep a eye out for a update

all opinions welcome Liam

Edited by liam-ds, 14 February 2012 - 09:12 PM.

[Mini Cheddars]

I have a 998 myself ('79 1000) and decided to have a look through a project thread. I've not really checked out this part of the forum until now and decided to read this thread the whole way through. I am SO jealous you have a garage and a pit! And I just LOVE Capri's so top marks for having a Mini and a Capri in the household!

You've managed to learn a great deal from doing this project. I was at L2B last year but can't recall seeing your one there. There were just so many Minis. I was at the very back at Crystal Palace but by morning I had lost my ticket so had to park in the Marina multi-story in Brighton. D'oh! Fingers crossed I don't do the same this year.

Props to you and your mums, dads and nanan's hard work! It's come out a treat!

P.S. I love your "hi all" at the start of almost every post. So friendly.

Edited by Mini Cheddars, 15 February 2012 - 11:29 PM.

[liam-ds]

hi everyone,i havnt updated this thread in a long while as not much had changed on rusty up until march this year when she was involved in a pretty heavy accident wish resulted in the front subframe been pushed back a good couple of inches, rusty has now been repaired and is currently been put back together again. heres afew pics of what rusty has been through

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ill get some more up to date pictures put up

 

Liam

Edited by liam-ds, 24 August 2014 - 09:28 PM.

[liam-ds]

hi everyone been on with putting some more bits back on today got most of interior in now, not be long till she is back on the road. anyway heres some pics of the progress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

front wheel looks to be in the same position as it was before the accident going to measure gap and compare it to clubby 

 

 

 

Liam

 

[miniyellowmini]

Good work getting Rusty back on the road