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[AndyFrenchMan]

Hello,

 

That's a really impressive work you're doing on this Mini. I follow your job with attention.

 

Regards.

[minimk1]

Hello,
 
That's a really impressive work you're doing on this Mini. I follow your job with attention.
 
Regards.

Thanks, it's comments like these I love to see :)

[minimk1]

look what arrived today 

 

 

 

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[minimk1]

picked up a std 998 head at 7:30 today it had the following 

 

double valve springs 

ported 

polished 

up-rated rocker and shaft the forged type 

new pushrods 

 

its actually been done really well and i only brought it for the rockers and pushrods and possibly the double valve springs depending on wether or not the head my dad just brought has the double springs or not, pm me if your interested in the  head and valves as these will just be lying around in my shed also i could take it to mitp if needed anyway ill save that for the classified ads and show you the pictures 

[samg2007]

Amazing work, wish I could weld as good as you! Following this for sure.

[minimk1]

Thanks I have noticed that my welding has significantly improved and when I spend enough time in the preparation I can achieve really clean welds but its just practice and there still not as neat as I would like but practice makes perfect and Im glad to hear your following

[minimk1]

Recived my rebound rubbers today

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[minimk1]

big update as my memory stick adaptor broke so i  had to order a new one, stupid cheap thing anyway i went to minispares to order a box full of hub and brake parts,and many other bits 

 

 

 

 

 

 

also mocked up my wheel the car will be slightly higher than this but it gives a good idea of the look also mocked up a stubby mud flap 

 

 

brought a set of kybs 

 

only kidding 

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on the left of this kit there are some sticky rubber pads what are these for ?? 

 

Edited by minimk1, 05 August 2013 - 09:16 AM.

[minimk1]

Found the seats that I am having !!!!!! Just love them they look so comfy

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[minimk1]

what a experience yesterday at work i was asked by my boss if i fancied going to the croxley green show in an original mk1 ford gt40, it was unbalivably good and the acceleration was like nothing ive ever experienced, and the sound of that v8 with 4 webbers sticking out right behined your head its undascrabable the experience of that car and the crowd it brought thanks very much to classic autos for yet again another great experience and a big thanks to aubury for making sure i went !!!!!!! what a time, saw a few nice minis there i shall try to get the pictures off of my phone later but wow what a car

[rally515]

You lucky bugger!! haha, some pictures of the GT40 pleeeeeaasee haha

[minimk1]

more to come tomorrow

 

[minimk1]

went to mitp on suday and that was great exept for the crash which left me feeling abit sick as i hoped that somthing like that would never happen to me, watching that lovley car hit the barier, and its not like a normal car either because the owner has put alot of time and effort into that car and it means alot more to him, glad to hear that the driver is okay and that he can fix it, i didnt really get much as it lacked a little on the autojumble front however me and my dad picked up a manifold each for £15 which i got to work making the exit smoother as soon as i got home and i also brought a towing eye cause i love the look of those things and it might come in handy one day hopefully not though

 

pics:

 

 

feels so good welding some metal that is thicker than the minis

 

they still need abit more filing though but alot better than before

 

[minimk1]

so i was thinking the other day as i am spraying the underside first i need to get anything that touches the floor welded up so it does not disturb the paint but doing this basically finishses off the inside anyway so i thought i could spray the inside,boot, engine bay and the floor all at once then put the subframes back on and all back together, put the engine in and steering etc and hav the car running and then mask everything up, prep the body and then spray it as this way i would not have to worry about ruining the outside paint by putting things on, is this a good way to do it and has anyone who has done it this way had a problem? as i cant see why i cannot do it like this if i mask things up properly, as it means the car will be more complete sooner as i dont have much work to do before i do the above spraying and i am getting engine components and suspnsion bits for my birthday on the 31st so that will not be a problem

 

hope how i explained it makes sense

Edited by minimk1, 14 August 2013 - 10:13 PM.

[minimk1]

Quite a big update to come I'm out tomorrow so it should be in the evening but the mini forum was not working for me today I'm not sure why anyways I will have the pics and full update then, basically I have cut out all the spreader plates for the cage, made the switch pannel gap smaller so to allow for the mk1 pannel, I have mocked up my switch pannel with battery cut off, lights switch and fuel pump switch,and today I have cut out some of the rear seat and bins, also I weighed my doors and alowing for perpex and hinges on my mk1 style door there was a 10kg difference!!! Meaning I have saved 20kg in total just on the doors alone, hopefully this should cancel out the weight of my cage